James Coburn
Acting
Born: August 31, 1928 · Laurel, Nebraska, USA
Died: November 18, 2002 (aged 74)
Highest Rated
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.
2001
The Nutty Professor
1996
The Great Escape
1963
Eraser
1996
Payback
1999
The Magnificent Seven
1960
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
Maverick
1994
Charade
1963
Duck, You Sucker
1971
Hudson Hawk
1991
The Twilight Zone
1959
Photos (4)
Movies (99)
Monsters, Inc.
Waternoose (voice)
The Magnificent Seven
Britt
The Great Escape
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Payback
Justin Fairfax
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Mr. Crisp
Eraser
WitSec Chief Beller
The Nutty Professor
Harlan Hartley
The Muppet Movie
El Sleezo Cafe Owner
Maverick
Commodore Duvall
Candy
Dr. A.B. Krankheit
The Player
James Coburn
Hudson Hawk
George Kaplan
Young Guns II
John Simpson Chisum
Duck, You Sucker
John H. Mallory
Midway
Capt. Vinton Maddox
Charade
Tex Panthollow
Snow Dogs
Thunder Jack
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett
The Man from Elysian Fields
Alcot
Cross of Iron
Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
Major Dundee
Samuel Potts
Affliction
Glen Whitehouse
Hard Times
Spencer "Speed" Weed
California Suite
Actor in Diana's Movie (uncredited)
Our Man Flint
Derek Flint
The Loved One
Immigration Officer
Texas Rangers
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Bite the Bullet
Luke Matthews
Ride Lonesome
Whitt
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
Colonel Pembroke
Deadfall
Mike Donan / Lou Donan
High Risk
Serrano
A High Wind in Jamaica
Zac
The Last of Sheila
Clinton Greene
Keys to Tulsa
Harmon Shaw
The Last Hard Men
Provo
Duffy
Duffy
Looker
John Reston
In Like Flint
Derek Flint
Sky Riders
Jim McCabe
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Lieutenant Christian
The Americanization of Emily
Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings
Mastergate
Major Manley Battle
The Second Civil War
Jack Buchan
Pinocchio
The Gypsy
Hell Is for Heroes
Cpl. Frank Henshaw
Kings of the Sun
Narrator (uncredited)
The Cherokee Kid
Cyrus Bloomington
The Hit List
Peter Mayhew
Face of a Fugitive
Purdy
Intrepid
Captain Hal Josephson
The President's Analyst
Dr. Sidney Schaefer
Greyhounds
John Dolan
Mr. Murder
Drew Oslett, Sr.
The Carey Treatment
Dr. Peter Carey
Waterhole #3
Lewton Cole
Digital Dreams
God's Gift to Wyman
Draw!
Sam Starret
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Eli Kotch
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Host
The Honkers
Lew Lathrop
The Set Up
Jeremiah Cole
Firepower
Jerry Fanon / Eddie
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Narrator
The Internecine Project
Robert Elliot
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Jeffery Winslow
Proximity
Jim Corcoran
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"
Henry Bellamy
The Man from Galveston
Boyd Palmer
Loving Couples
Walter
The Baltimore Bullet
Nick Casey
Martin's Day
Lt. Lardner
Goldengirl
Jack Dryden
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
Missing Pieces
Atticus Cody
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Jim Hathaway
The Avenging Angel
Porter Rockwell
The Yellow Bird
Rev. Increase Tutwiler
The Night America Trembled
Sam (as Jim Coburn)
A Christmas Reunion
Santa
Mr. Patman
Patman
Death of a Soldier
Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
American Gun
Martin Tillman
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Narrator (voice)
Hard Contract
John Cunningham
Call from Space
Studio Boss
Walter and Henry
Charlie
Skeletons
Frank Jove
Harry in Your Pocket
Harry
Malibu
Tom Wharton
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Jeffrey Winslow
The Murder Men
Arthur Troy
Train to Heaven
Gregorius
Sins of the Father
Frank Murchison
White Rock
James Coburn
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Jeb Stuart Thornton
The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones
Narrator
Football America
Narrator
Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasis
1996
TV Shows (76)
Perry Mason
Donald Fletcher · 1 eps
Perry Mason
General Addison Brand · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Cyrus Ramsey · 1 eps
Bonanza
Pete Jessup · 1 eps
Bonanza
Ross Marquette · 1 eps
Bonanza
Elmer Trace · 1 eps
The Rifleman
Cy Parker · 1 eps
The Rifleman
Ambrose · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Ike Daggett · 1 eps
Peter Gunn
1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Major French · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Jack Harvey · 1 eps
Tales of Wells Fargo
Idaho · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Dennis Garrity · 1 eps
Combat!
Cpl. Arnold Kanger · 1 eps
Cheyenne
Kell · 1 eps
Rawhide
Colonel Briscoe · 1 eps
Profiler
Charles Vanderhorn · 2 eps
Studio One
Sam Chandler · 1 eps
Lawman
1 eps
Lawman
Lank Bailey · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Arli$$
Sid Perelli · 1 eps
Naked City
Harry Brind · 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Buckskin Frank Leslie · 1 eps
The Fall Guy
James Coburn · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Andrews · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Union Sergeant · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Poke Otis · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Leo Talley · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jess Newton · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Charlie Doyle · 1 eps
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Looten Plunder (voice) · 13 eps
The Defenders
Earl Chafee · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Henry Turner · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Jesse Holloway · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Howard Catlett · 1 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Victor Tavo · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Lew Bennett · 1 eps
Picket Fences
Walter Brock · 1 eps
The Deputy
Coffer · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Gypsy · 1 eps
The Texan
1 eps
The Detectives
1 eps
Stoney Burke
Dr. Henry Jamison · 1 eps
Checkmate
Gresch · 1 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Floyd · 1 eps
Bronco
2 eps
HBO First Look
1 eps
Trackdown
Joker Wells · 1 eps
Suspicion
Matt Carson · 1 eps
Black Saddle
Niles · 1 eps
Johnny Ringo
Moss Taylor · 1 eps
Outlaws
1 eps
Stagecoach West
Sam Murdock · 1 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
Buzz Griffin · 1 eps
The Tall Man
John Miller · 1 eps
The Restless Gun
1 eps
Cain's Hundred
Arthur Troy · 1 eps
Men Into Space
Dr. Narry · 1 eps
Darkroom
Host · 16 eps
The Aquanauts
Joe Casey · 1 eps
The Californians
Anthony Wayne · 1 eps
The Californians
Deputy Anthony Wayne · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Jack - Outlaw Leader · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mexican Police Captain (uncredited) · 1 eps
Death Valley Days
Steve Barnes · 1 eps
Wichita Town
2 eps
General Electric Theater
Claude Firman · 1 eps
Tate
1 eps
Noah's Ark
The 'Peddler' · 2 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
The Dain Curse
Hamilton Nash · 3 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Atticus Cody · 1 eps
Klondike
Jeff Durain · 17 eps
Self / Appearances (44)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 3 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self · 1 eps
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 1 eps
Scene by Scene
Self · 1 eps
The Life of Bruce Lee
Self - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
Self
Clive James' Postcard from
Self · 1 eps
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
Kurosawa
Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
Himself
I Love Muppets
Self
The Curse of the Dragon
Self
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth
Self (archive footage)
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Self - Host
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Self
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Self (archive footage)
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Self
Walking After Midnight
Self
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
Self
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
Self
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Self
The Path of the Dragon
Self
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
Self
National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Wolf Men
Self - Narrator (voice)
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
Self
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Self
Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War
Self
Earth's Two-Minute Warning
Self
