James Coburn
Known for
Acting
Life
1928 – 2002 (aged 74)
Born in
Laurel, Nebraska, USA
Credits
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Biography
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.
Known For
Monsters, Inc.
01 Nov 2001
The Nutty Professor
28 Jun 1996
The Great Escape
03 Jul 1963
Eraser
21 Jun 1996
Payback
05 Feb 1999
The Magnificent Seven
12 Oct 1960
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
09 Dec 1993
Maverick
20 May 1994
Photos
Filmography
2002
- American Gunas Martin Tillman
- The Yellow Birdas Rev. Increase Tutwiler
- The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jonesas Narrator
- Snow Dogsas Thunder Jack
2001
- The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
- Texas Rangersas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Monsters, Inc.as Waternoose (voice)
- The Man from Elysian Fieldsas Alcot
- Walter and Henryas Charlie
- Marilyn Monroe: The Final Daysas Narrator (voice)
- Proximityas Jim Corcoran
- Missing Piecesas Atticus Cody
2000
- Intrepidas Captain Hal Josephson
1999
- Noah's Arkas The 'Peddler'2 episodes
- Paybackas Justin Fairfax
- World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on Tapeas Narrator (voice)
1998
- Mr. Murderas Drew Oslett, Sr.
- The Heaven and Earth Show1 episode
- Afflictionas Glen Whitehouse
1997
- The Second Civil Waras Jack Buchan
- Keys to Tulsaas Harmon Shaw
- Skeletonsas Frank Jove
- Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Yearsas Host
1996
- The Cherokee Kidas Cyrus Bloomington
- Football Americaas Narrator
- Profileras Charles Vanderhorn2 episodes
- Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Rightas Narrator
- E! True Hollywood Story1 episode
- Arli$$as Sid Perelli1 episode
- The Nutty Professoras Harlan Hartley
- Eraseras Beller
- Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasis
1995
- The Set Upas Jeremiah Cole
- Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murderas Jeffery Winslow
- The Avenging Angelas Porter Rockwell
1994
- A Christmas Reunionas Santa
- Greyhoundsas John Dolan
- Maverickas Commodore Duvall
- Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justiceas Jeffrey Winslow
1993
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habitas Mr. Crisp
- Deadfallas Mike Donan
- The Hit Listas Peter Mayhew
1992
- Mastergateas Major Manley Battle
- Picket Fencesas Walter Brock1 episode
- HBO First Look1 episode
- The Playeras James Coburn
- The Fifth Corneras Dr. Grandwell6 episodes
- Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232as Jim Hathaway
- Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Timeas Narrator (voice)
1991
- Silverfoxas Robert Fox
- Hudson Hawkas George Kaplan
1990
- Captain Planet and the Planeteersas Looten Plunder (voice)13 episodes
- Young Guns IIas John Simpson Chisum
- Steve McQueen: Man on the Edgeas Narrator
1989
- Train to Heavenas Gregorius
- Call from Spaceas Studio Boss
1986
- Death of a Soldieras Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
1985
- Martin's Dayas Lt. Lardner
- Sins of the Fatheras Frank Murchison
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Cyrus Ramsey1 episode
- Draw!as Sam Starret
- Pinocchioas The Gypsy
1983
- Digital Dreamsas God's Gift to Wyman
- Malibuas Tom Wharton
1982
- Faerie Tale Theatreas The Gypsy1 episode
1981
- Darkroomas Host16 episodes
- The Fall Guyas James Coburn1 episode
- Lookeras John Reston
- Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"as Henry Bellamy
- High Riskas Serrano
- Mr. Patmanas Patman
1980
- Loving Couplesas Walter
- The Baltimore Bulletas Nick Casey
1979
- Goldengirlas Jack Dryden
- The Muppet Movieas El Sleezo Cafe Owner
- Firepoweras Jerry Fanon
1978
- The Dain Curseas Hamilton Nash3 episodes
- California Suiteas Actor in Diana's Movie (uncredited)
1977
- White Rockas James Coburn
- Cross of Ironas Unteroffizier
1976
- Midwayas Capt. Vinton Maddox
- The Last Hard Menas Provo
- Sky Ridersas Jim McCabe
1975
- Bite the Bulletas Luke Matthews
- Hard Timesas Spencer "Speed" Weed
1974
- The Internecine Projectas Robert Elliot
1973
- Harry in Your Pocketas Harry
- The Last of Sheilaas Clinton Greene
- Pat Garrett & Billy the Kidas Pat Garrett
1972
- A Reason to Live, a Reason to Dieas Colonel Pembroke
- The Honkersas Lew Lathrop
- The Carey Treatmentas Dr. Peter Carey
1971
- Duck, You Suckeras John H. Mallory
1970
- Last of the Mobile Hot Shotsas Jeb Stuart Thornton
1969
- Hard Contractas John Cunningham
1967
- The President's Analystas Dr. Sidney Schaefer
- Waterhole #3as Lewton Cole
- In Like Flintas Derek Flint
1966
- Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Roundas Eli Kotch
- What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?as Lieutenant Christian
- Our Man Flintas Derek Flint
1965
- The Loved Oneas Immigration Officer
- A High Wind in Jamaicaas Zac
- Major Dundeeas Samuel Potts
1964
- The Americanization of Emilyas Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings
1963
- The Man from Galvestonas Boyd Palmer
- Kings of the Sunas Narrator (uncredited)
- Charadeas Tex Panthollow
- The Greatest Show on Earthas Kelly1 episode
- The Great Escapeas Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
1962
- Combat!as Cpl. Arnold Kanger1 episode
- Stoney Burkeas Dr. Henry Jamison1 episode
- Hell Is for Heroesas Cpl. Frank Henshaw
1961
- Cain's Hundredas Arthur Troy1 episode
- The Defendersas Earl Chafee1 episode
- Acapulcoas Gregg Miles8 episodes
- The Murder Menas Arthur Troy
1960
- The Magnificent Sevenas Britt
- Klondikeas Jeff Durain17 episodes
- Route 661 episode
- Stagecoach Westas Sam Murdock1 episode
- Outlaws1 episode
- Checkmateas Gresch1 episode
- The Aquanautsas Joe Casey1 episode
- The Tall Manas John Miller1 episode
- Tate1 episode
1959
- The Detectives1 episode
- The Untouchablesas Dennis Garrity1 episode
- Bourbon Street Beatas Buzz Griffin1 episode
- The Twilight Zoneas Major French1 episode
- Johnny Ringoas Moss Taylor1 episode
- Wichita Town2 episodes
- Men Into Spaceas Dr. Narry1 episode
- The DuPont Show with June Allysonas Floyd1 episode
- The Deputyas Coffer1 episode
- Bonanzaas Elmer Trace1 episode
- Face of a Fugitiveas Purdy
- Ride Lonesomeas Whitt
- Black Saddleas Niles1 episode
- Rawhideas Colonel Briscoe1 episode
1958
- Bat Mastersonas Leo Talley1 episode
- Lawmanas Lank Bailey1 episode
- Naked Cityas Harry Brind1 episode
- The Riflemanas Ambrose1 episode
- The Texan1 episode
- Bronco2 episodes
- Peter Gunn1 episode
- Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Howard Catlett1 episode
1957
- Trackdownas Joker Wells1 episode
- Suspicionas Matt Carson1 episode
- The Californiansas Deputy Anthony Wayne1 episode
- The Restless Gun1 episode
- Perry Masonas General Addison Brand1 episode
- Wagon Trainas Ike Daggett1 episode
- Have Gun, Will Travelas Jack Harvey1 episode
- The Night America Trembledas Sam (as Jim Coburn)
- Richard Diamond, Private Detectiveas Victor Tavo1 episode
- Tales of Wells Fargoas Idaho1 episode
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Charlie Doyle1 episode
- State Trooperas Dobie1 episode
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Union Sergeant1 episode
- Cheyenneas Kell1 episode
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earpas Buckskin Frank Leslie1 episode
- The Millionaireas Lew Bennett1 episode
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas Mexican Police Captain (uncredited)1 episode
1953
- General Electric Theateras Claude Firman1 episode
1952
- Death Valley Daysas Steve Barnes1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Atticus Cody1 episode
1948
- Studio Oneas Sam Chandler1 episode