James Coburn (I) (1928–2002)

Actor | Producer | Director

Lanky, charismatic and versatile actor with an amazing grin that put everyone at ease, James Coburn...

Born: August 31, 1928
Died: November 18, 2002 (age 74)

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Filmography

Known For

The Great Escape Sedgwick 'Manufacturer' (1963)
The Magnificent Seven Britt (1960)
Duck, You Sucker John H. Mallory (1971)
Known For

Affliction Glen Whitehouse (1997)
Actor

Arli$$ Slaugterhouse Sid Perelli (2002)
American Gun Martin Tillman (2002)
Snow Dogs Thunder Jack (2002)
Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Mr. Waternoose (2001)
Monsters, Inc. Waternoose (2001)
The Man from Elysian Fields Alcott (2001)
Walter and Henry Charlie (2001)
The Yellow Bird Rev. Increase Tutwiler (2001)
Texas Rangers Narrator (2001)
Proximity Jim Corcoran (2001)
The Good Doctor Dr. Samuel Roberts (2000)
Intrepid Captain Hal Josephson (2000)
Missing Pieces Atticus Cody (2000)
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story Morris Gunn (1999)
Noah's Ark The 'Peddler' (1999)
Payback Justin Fairfax (1999)
Vengeance Unlimited Boone Paladin (1999)
Stories from My Childhood The Archbishop (1998)
Mr. Murder Drew Oslett, Sr. (1998)
Affliction Glen Whitehouse (1997)
Keys to Tulsa Harmon Shaw (1997)
Skeletons Frank Jove (1997)
The Second Civil War Jack Buchan (1997)
Profiler Charles Vanderhorn (1997)
The Cherokee Kid Cyrus B. Bloomington (1996)
Okavango: Africa's Savage Oasis Narrator (1996)
Football America Narrator (1996)
The Nutty Professor Harlan Hartley (1996)
Eraser WitSec Chief Beller (1996)
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson James Coburn (1996)
C.E.O. Dwight Owen Barnes (1995)
The Set Up Jeremiah Cole (1995)
Picket Fences Walter Brock (1995)
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder Jeffery Winslow (1995)
The Avenging Angel Porter Rockwell (1995)
A Christmas Reunion Santa (1994)
Greyhounds John Dolan (1994)
Maverick Commodore Duvall (1994)
Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice Jeffrey Winslow (1994)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Mr. Crisp (1993)
Deadfall Mike Donan / Lou Donan (1993)
The Hit List Peter Mayhew (1993)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers Looten Plunder (1990-1992)
Mastergate Major Manley Battle (1992)
Murder, She Wrote Cyrus Ramsey (1992)
The Fifth Corner Dr. Grandwell (1992)
The Player James Coburn (1992)
True Facts (1992)
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 Jim Hathaway (1992)
Silverfox Robert Fox (1991)
Hudson Hawk George Kaplan (1991)
Young Guns II John Chisum (1990)
Call from Space (1989)
Train to Heaven Gregorius (1989)
Death of a Soldier Maj. Patrick Dannenberg (1986)
Martin's Day Lt. Lardner (1985)
Sins of the Father Frank Murchison (1985)
Draw! Sam Starret (1984)
Faerie Tale Theatre The Gypsy (1984)
Digital Dreams (1983)
Malibu Tom Wharton (1983)
Looker John Reston (1981)
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls Henry Bellamy (1981)
High Risk Serrano (1981)
Escape Narrator (1980)
Mr. Patman Patman (1980)
Loving Couples Dr. Walter Kirby (1980)
The Baltimore Bullet Nick Casey (1980)
Goldengirl Jack Dryden (1979)
The Muppet Movie El Sleezo Cafe Owner (1979)
Firepower Jerry Fanon / Eddie (1979)
The Dain Curse Hamilton Nash (1978)
Cross of Iron Unteroffizier Feldwebel (S / Sgt.) Rolf Steiner (1977)
Midway Capt. Vinton Maddox (1976)
The Last Hard Men Provo (1976)
Sky Riders Jim McCabe (1976)
Jackpot (1975)
Hard Times Speed (1975)
Bite the Bullet Luke Matthews (1975)
The Internecine Project Professor Robert Elliot (1974)
Harry in Your Pocket Harry (1973)
The Last of Sheila Clinton Green (1973)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid Pat Garrett (1973)
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die Colonello Pembroke (1972)
The Honkers Lew Lathrop (1972)
The Carey Treatment Dr. Peter Carey (1972)
Duck, You Sucker John H. Mallory (1971)
The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots Jeb Stuart Thorington (1970)
Hard Contract John Cunningham (1969)
Candy Dr. A.B. Krankeit (1968)
Duffy Duffy (1968)
The President's Analyst Dr. Sidney Schaefer (1967)
Waterhole #3 Lewton Cole (1967)
In Like Flint Derek Flint (1967)
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round Eli Kotch (1966)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? Lt. Christian (1966)
Our Man Flint Derek Flint (1966)
The Loved One Immigration Officer (1965)
A High Wind in Jamaica Zac (1965)
Major Dundee Samuel Potts (1965)
The Americanization of Emily Lt. Commander Paul 'Bus' Cummings (1964)
The Defenders Earl Chafee (1964)
Route 66 Hamar Neilsen (1964)
The Man from Galveston Boyd Palmer (1963)
Kings of the Sun Narrator (1963)
Charade Tex Panthollow (1963)
The Twilight Zone Major French (1963)
The Eleventh Hour Steve Kowlowski (1963)
The Greatest Show on Earth Kelly (1963)
Combat! Cpl. Arnold Kanger (1963)
The Great Escape Sedgwick 'Manufacturer' (1963)
Stoney Burke Dr. Henry Jamison (1963)
Ripcord Bert Tucker (1962)
King of Diamonds Dekker (1962)
Hell Is for Heroes Cpl. Henshaw (1962)
Naked City Harry Brind (1962)
Tales of Wells Fargo Ben Crider (1958-1962)
Bonanza Elmer Trace (1959-1962)
Perry Mason General Addison Brand (1961-1962)
The Dick Powell Theatre Charlie Allnut (1962)
Checkmate Gresch (1962)
Rawhide Colonel Briscoe (1962)
Cain's Hundred Arthur Troy (1962)
The Rifleman Ambrose (1958-1961)
Cheyenne Kell (1961)
The Brothers Brannagan Dell (1961)
Acapulco Gregg Miles (1961)
Laramie Gil Spanner (1959-1961)
Outlaws Culley Scott (1961)
The Untouchables Dennis Garrity (1961)
Klondike Jeff Durain (1960-1961)
The Tall Man John Miller (1961)
Stagecoach West Sam Murdock (1961)
The Detectives Duke Hawkins (1961)
The Aquanauts Joe Casey (1961)
Lawman Lank Bailey (1960)
Zane Grey Theater Charlie Doyle (1959-1960)
The Magnificent Seven Britt (1960)
Death Valley Days Steve Barnes (1960)
Wanted: Dead or Alive Howard Catlett (1959-1960)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective Victor Tavo (1960)
Tate Jory (1960)
The Deputy Coffer (1960)
Peter Gunn Bud Bailey (1960)
Have Gun - Will Travel Bill Sledge (1959-1960)
Bourbon Street Beat Buzz Griffin (1960)
Men Into Space Dr. Narry (1960)
Sugarfoot Rome Morgan (1960)
Bat Masterson Leo Talley (1959-1960)
Wichita Town Wally (1959-1960)
Bronco Jesse James (1959-1960)
The Texan Cal Gruder (1960)
The Millionaire Lew Bennett (1959)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Union Sergeant (1958-1959)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Floyd (1959)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Buckskin Frank Leslie (1959)
The Magical World of Disney Jack - Outlaw Leader (1958-1959)
Tombstone Territory Chuck Ashley (1959)
Whirlybirds Steve Alexander (1959)
Johnny Ringo Moss Taylor (1959)
Face of a Fugitive Purdy (1959)
The Californians Deputy Anthony Wayne (1959)
The Rough Riders Judson (1959)
M Squad Harry Blacker (1959)
The Restless Gun Vestry (1958-1959)
Black Saddle Niles (1959)
State Trooper Dobie (1959)
Trackdown Joker Wells (1959)
Ride Lonesome Whit (1959)
Wagon Train Ike Daggett (1958)
General Electric Theater Claude Firman (1958)
Suspicion Matt Carson (1958)
Actor

Studio One in Hollywood Sam Chandler (1957)
Director

The Rockford Files (1977)
Producer

The Mists of Avalon (2001)
Writer

Circle of Iron (1978)
Archive footage

Masterminds (2016)
I Am Steve McQueen (2014)
I Am Bruce Lee (2012)
Special Collector's Edition (2011)
Muppets 201: Rarities from the Henson Vault (2009)
Il falso bugiardo (2008)
How the West Was Lost (2008)
Paybacks Are a Bitch (2007)
The McCartney Years (2007)
Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007)
Payback: Straight Up (2006)
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait (2006)
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
Go West, Young Man! (2003)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
RIP 2002 (2002)
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
The Making of 'Midway' (2001)
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001)
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999)
Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do (1995)
Biography (1994)
Hey Folks, It's Intermission Time (1993)
Hollywood Mavericks (1990)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
Bruce Lee, the Legend (1984)
Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show' (1981)
Archive footage

The Murder Men (1961)
Frontier Justice (1961)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Convoy (1978)

All Filmography

Awards

Won 1 Oscar.

Another 8 wins & 7 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

In Japan his masculine appearance was so appealing he became an icon for its leading cigarette brand. He also supported himself in later years by exporting rare automobiles to Japan.

Quotes

It was the desire to do the complete thing. I only took taking acting lessons because my whole thing, really, was to direct. But my first jobs were acting jobs.