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James Coburn

James Coburn

James Harrison Coburn III (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor. Coburn appeared in nearly 70 films and made over 100 television appearances during his 45-year career, and played a wide range of roles and won an Academy Award for his supporting role as Glen Whitehouse in Affliction.

Born

Aug 31, 1928

Laurel, Nebraska, USA

Died

Nov 18, 2002

Known For

Acting

Movies

139 acting

3 crew

Popularity

2.9

movie

Known For

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

2001

as Waternoose (voice)
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

1960

as Britt
The Great Escape

The Great Escape

1963

as Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979

as El Sleezo Cafe Owner
Eraser

Eraser

1996

as WitSec Chief Beller
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

as Mr. Crisp
The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

1996

as Harlan Hartley
Payback

Payback

1999

as Justin Fairfax
Maverick

Maverick

1994

as Commodore Duvall
Hudson Hawk

Hudson Hawk

1991

as George Kaplan
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters, Inc.
2001 • as Waternoose (voice)
★ 7.9
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
1960 • as Britt
★ 7.5
The Great Escape
The Great Escape
1963 • as Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
★ 7.9
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
1979 • as El Sleezo Cafe Owner
★ 7.2
Eraser
Eraser
1996 • as WitSec Chief Beller
★ 6.1
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993 • as Mr. Crisp
★ 6.4
The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor
1996 • as Harlan Hartley
★ 5.6
Payback
Payback
1999 • as Justin Fairfax
★ 6.8
Candy
Candy
1968 • as Dr. A.B. Krankheit
★ 5.1
Maverick
Maverick
1994 • as Commodore Duvall
★ 6.9
Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk
1991 • as George Kaplan
★ 5.7
The Player
The Player
1992 • as James Coburn
★ 7.2
Young Guns II
Young Guns II
1990 • as John Simpson Chisum
★ 6.5
Midway
Midway
1976 • as Capt. Vinton Maddox
★ 6.6
Duck, You Sucker
Duck, You Sucker
1971 • as John H. Mallory
★ 7.7
Charade
Charade
1963 • as Tex Panthollow
★ 7.7
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973 • as Pat Garrett
★ 7.2
The Man from Elysian Fields
The Man from Elysian Fields
2001 • as Alcot
★ 5.9
Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs
2002 • as Thunder Jack
★ 5.6
Affliction
Affliction
1998 • as Glen Whitehouse
★ 6.3
Cross of Iron
Cross of Iron
1977 • as Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
★ 7.1
Major Dundee
Major Dundee
1965 • as Samuel Potts
★ 6.7
Hard Times
Hard Times
1975 • as Spencer "Speed" Weed
★ 6.9
California Suite
California Suite
1978 • as Actor in Diana's Movie (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Ride Lonesome
Ride Lonesome
1959 • as Whitt
★ 6.7
The Life of Bruce Lee
The Life of Bruce Lee
1994 • as Self - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee
★ 7.0
Our Man Flint
Our Man Flint
1966 • as Derek Flint
★ 6.4
Bite the Bullet
Bite the Bullet
1975 • as Luke Matthews
★ 6.4
Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers
2001 • as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Loved One
The Loved One
1965 • as Immigration Officer
★ 6.2
Deadfall
Deadfall
1993 • as Mike Donan / Lou Donan
★ 4.1
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966 • as Lieutenant Christian
★ 5.9
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
1972 • as Colonel Pembroke
★ 6.3
Hell Is for Heroes
Hell Is for Heroes
1962 • as Cpl. Frank Henshaw
★ 6.5
A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965 • as Zac
★ 6.3
The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War
1997 • as Jack Buchan
★ 6.1
The Last of Sheila
The Last of Sheila
1973 • as Clinton Greene
★ 7.0
In Like Flint
In Like Flint
1967 • as Derek Flint
★ 6.2
The Americanization of Emily
The Americanization of Emily
1964 • as Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings
★ 6.7
The Last Hard Men
The Last Hard Men
1976 • as Provo
★ 6.1
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.1
Keys to Tulsa
Keys to Tulsa
1997 • as Harmon Shaw
★ 4.7
Looker
Looker
1981 • as John Reston
★ 6.2
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"
1981 • as Henry Bellamy
★ 4.8
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun
1963 • as Narrator (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The President's Analyst
The President's Analyst
1967 • as Dr. Sidney Schaefer
★ 5.9
Mastergate
Mastergate
1992 • as Major Manley Battle
★ 6.3
The Internecine Project
The Internecine Project
1974 • as Robert Elliot
★ 6.0
The Cherokee Kid
The Cherokee Kid
1996 • as Cyrus Bloomington
★ 5.5
High Risk
High Risk
1981 • as Serrano
★ 5.9
Sky Riders
Sky Riders
1976 • as Jim McCabe
★ 6.2
Mr. Murder
Mr. Murder
1998 • as Drew Oslett, Sr.
★ 5.0
The Hit List
The Hit List
1993 • as Peter Mayhew
★ 4.9
Waterhole #3
Waterhole #3
1967 • as Lewton Cole
★ 5.9
Intrepid
Intrepid
2000 • as Captain Hal Josephson
★ 4.4
Kurosawa
Kurosawa
2000 • as Self
★ 7.0
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
1984 • as The Gypsy
★ 5.2
Greyhounds
Greyhounds
1994 • as John Dolan
★ 7.0
The Avenging Angel
The Avenging Angel
1995 • as Porter Rockwell
★ 5.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 • as Self
★ 6.0
The Carey Treatment
The Carey Treatment
1972 • as Dr. Peter Carey
★ 6.0
movie
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989 • as Self (voice)
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966 • as Eli Kotch
★ 5.6
Face of a Fugitive
Face of a Fugitive
1959 • as Purdy
★ 5.7
Goldengirl
Goldengirl
1979 • as Jack Dryden
★ 5.4
Loving Couples
Loving Couples
1980 • as Walter
★ 4.8
The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
★ 8.4
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
1999 • as Self
★ 8.0
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Martin's Day
Martin's Day
1985 • as Lt. Lardner
★ 6.2
The Set Up
The Set Up
1995 • as Jeremiah Cole
★ 4.3
Mr. Patman
Mr. Patman
1981 • as Patman
★ 4.7
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997 • as Host
★ 7.3
Draw!
Draw!
1984 • as Sam Starret
★ 6.5
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992 • as Jim Hathaway
★ 5.9
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000 • as Self
★ 7.0
movie
Superstunt
1977 • as Self
Skeletons
Skeletons
1997 • as Frank Jove
★ 4.2
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
2003 • as Self - Host
★ 6.5
Proximity
Proximity
2001 • as Jim Corcoran
★ 4.3
Hard Contract
Hard Contract
1969 • as John Cunningham
★ 5.1
Digital Dreams
Digital Dreams
1983 • as God's Gift to Wyman
★ 7.0
Firepower
Firepower
1979 • as Jerry Fanon / Eddie
★ 5.0
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
1997 • as Himself
★ 3.7
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990 • as Narrator
★ 7.0
I Love Muppets
I Love Muppets
2002 • as Self
★ 6.3
movie
Silverfox
1991 • as Robert Fox
movie
Superstunt II
1979 • as Self
★ 7.0
The Man from Galveston
The Man from Galveston
1963 • as Boyd Palmer
★ 5.6
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth
1976 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.8
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
2005 • as Self
★ 7.6
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.1
The Honkers
The Honkers
1972 • as Lew Lathrop
★ 6.0
Death of a Soldier
Death of a Soldier
1986 • as Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
★ 2.8
The Curse of the Dragon
The Curse of the Dragon
1993 • as Self
★ 7.2
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
2001 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.8
The Baltimore Bullet
The Baltimore Bullet
1980 • as Nick Casey
★ 5.7
The Yellow Bird
The Yellow Bird
2002 • as Rev. Increase Tutwiler
★ 10.0
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
1986 • as Self
movie
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
1999 • as Self
★ 8.0
Harry in Your Pocket
Harry in Your Pocket
1973 • as Harry
★ 5.6
movie
National Lampoon's True Facts
1992 • as Self
★ 10.0
Call from Space
Call from Space
1989 • as Studio Boss
★ 8.5
American Gun
American Gun
2002 • as Martin Tillman
★ 5.4
Duffy
Duffy
1968 • as Duffy
★ 6.2
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
2004 • as Self
★ 8.7
Walter and Henry
Walter and Henry
2001 • as Charlie
★ 8.6
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994 • as Jeffrey Winslow
★ 10.0
Malibu
Malibu
1983 • as Tom Wharton
★ 3.8
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995 • as Jeffery Winslow
★ 7.0
Missing Pieces
Missing Pieces
2001 • as Atticus Cody
★ 5.7
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Formula 1 - Speed fever
1978 • as Self
★ 7.1
A Christmas Reunion
A Christmas Reunion
1994 • as Santa
★ 7.0
movie
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
2006 • as Self
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993 • as Self
★ 7.1
movie
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
1992 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.2
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
1998 • as Self
★ 2.5
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
2024 • as Self
The Path of the Dragon
The Path of the Dragon
1998 • as Self
★ 6.8
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970 • as Jeb Stuart Thornton
★ 4.6
The Wolf Men
The Wolf Men
1969 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 9.0
Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War
Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War
2011 • as Self
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Return to 'The Great Escape'
1993 • as Self
★ 8.5
White Rock
White Rock
1977 • as James Coburn
★ 5.4
Walking After Midnight
Walking After Midnight
1988 • as Self
★ 9.0
The Murder Men
The Murder Men
1961 • as Arthur Troy
★ 10.0
movie
Action on the Beach
1964 • as Self
★ 9.0
The Night America Trembled
The Night America Trembled
1957 • as Sam (as Jim Coburn)
★ 7.5
Train to Heaven
Train to Heaven
1989 • as Gregorius
★ 9.0
National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge
National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge
1995 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
Sins of the Father
Sins of the Father
1985 • as Frank Murchison
★ 7.0
movie
World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on Tape
1999 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones
The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones
2002 • as Narrator
★ 10.0
movie
Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right
1996 • as Narrator
Football America
Football America
1996 • as Narrator
Earth's Two-Minute Warning
Earth's Two-Minute Warning
1997 • as Self
Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasis
Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasis
1996