James Coburn
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 31, 1928 (98 years old)
Place of Birth
Laurel, Nebraska, USA
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
| 2024 | Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last WesternSelf | |
| 2011 | Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's WarSelf | |
| 2006 | Sam Peckinpah: PortraitSelf | |
| 2005 | Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam PeckinpahSelf | |
| 2004 | Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the DragonSelf | |
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster YearsSelf - Host | |
| 2002 | Snow DogsThunder Jack | |
| 2002 | American GunMartin Tillman | |
| 2002 | The Yellow BirdRev. Increase Tutwiler | |
| 2002 | I Love MuppetsSelf | |
| 2002 | The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called JonesNarrator | |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc.Waternoose (voice) | |
| 2001 | Missing PiecesAtticus Cody | |
| 2001 | ProximityJim Corcoran | |
| 2001 | The Man from Elysian FieldsAlcot | |
| 2001 | Marilyn Monroe: The Final DaysNarrator (voice) | |
| 2001 | Walter and HenryCharlie | |
| 2001 | Texas RangersNarrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2001 | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | |
| 2000 | Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | KurosawaSelf | |
| 2000 | IntrepidCaptain Hal Josephson | |
| 2000 | Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'Self | |
| 1999 | World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on TapeNarrator (voice) | |
| 1999 | Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1999 | Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood HeroSelf | |
| 1999 | PaybackJustin Fairfax | |
| 1999 | Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives OnSelf | |
| 1999 | Noah's ArkPeddler | |
| 1999 | Noah's ArkThe 'Peddler' | |
| 1998 | AfflictionGlen Whitehouse | |
| 1998 | Mr. MurderDrew Oslett, Sr. | |
| 1998 | The Path of the DragonSelf | |
| 1998 | Bruce Lee: The Intercepting FistSelf | |
| 1998 | The Heaven and Earth Show | |
| 1997 | Keys to TulsaHarmon Shaw | |
| 1997 | SkeletonsFrank Jove | |
| 1997 | The Second Civil WarJack Buchan | |
| 1997 | The Disappearance of Kevin JohnsonHimself | |
| 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 YearsHost | |
| 1997 | Earth's Two-Minute WarningSelf | |
| 1997 | Scene by SceneSelf | |
| 1996 | EraserWitSec Chief Beller | |
| 1996 | The Nutty ProfessorHarlan Hartley | |
| 1996 | Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasis | |
| 1996 | The Cherokee KidCyrus Bloomington | |
| 1996 | Football AmericaNarrator | |
| 1996 | Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the RightNarrator | |
| 1996 | Arli$$Sid Perelli | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1996 | ProfilerCharles Vanderhorn | |
| 1995 | The Avenging AngelPorter Rockwell | |
| 1995 | National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the EdgeNarrator | |
| 1995 | The Set UpJeremiah Cole | |
| 1995 | Ray Alexander: A Menu for MurderJeffery Winslow | |
| 1994 | MaverickCommodore Duvall | |
| 1994 | A Christmas ReunionSanta | |
| 1994 | The Life of Bruce LeeSelf - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee | |
| 1994 | GreyhoundsJohn Dolan | |
| 1994 | Ray Alexander: A Taste For JusticeJeffrey Winslow | |
| 1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitMr. Crisp | |
| 1993 | DeadfallMike Donan / Lou Donan | |
| 1993 | Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronSelf | |
| 1993 | The Hit ListPeter Mayhew | |
| 1993 | Return to 'The Great Escape'Self | |
| 1993 | The Curse of the DragonSelf | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest | |
| 1992 | The PlayerJames Coburn | |
| 1992 | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232Jim Hathaway | |
| 1992 | True Facts | |
| 1992 | MastergateMajor Manley Battle | |
| 1992 | Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a TimeNarrator (voice) | |
| 1992 | The Fifth CornerDr. Grandwell | |
| 1992 | HBO First Look | |
| 1992 | Picket FencesWalter Brock | |
| 1991 | Hudson HawkGeorge Kaplan | |
| 1991 | SilverfoxRobert Fox | |
| 1990 | Young Guns IIJohn Simpson Chisum | |
| 1990 | Steve McQueen: Man on the EdgeNarrator | |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the PlaneteersLooten Plunder (voice) | |
| 1989 | Train to HeavenGregorius | |
| 1989 | Call from SpaceStudio Boss | |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf (voice) | |
| 1989 | Clive James' Postcard fromSelf | |
| 1988 | Walking After MidnightSelf | |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelf | |
| 1986 | Death of a SoldierMaj. Patrick Dannenberg | |
| 1986 | Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked AwaySelf | |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1985 | Martin's DayLt. Lardner | |
| 1985 | Sins of the Father | |
| 1984 | Draw!Sam Starret | |
| 1984 | PinocchioThe Gypsy | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteCyrus Ramsey | |
| 1983 | Digital DreamsGod's Gift to Wyman | |
| 1983 | MalibuTom Wharton | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale TheatreThe Gypsy | |
| 1982 | WoganSelf | |
| 1981 | LookerJohn Reston | |
| 1981 | High RiskSerrano | |
| 1981 | Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the DollsHenry Bellamy | |
| 1981 | Mr. PatmanPatman | |
| 1981 | Darkroom | |
| 1981 | The Fall GuyJames Coburn | |
| 1980 | The Baltimore BulletNick Casey | |
| 1980 | Loving CouplesWalter | |
| 1979 | The Muppet MovieEl Sleezo Cafe Owner | |
| 1979 | Superstunt IISelf | |
| 1979 | FirepowerJerry Fanon / Eddie | |
| 1979 | GoldengirlJack Dryden | |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go HollywoodSelf | |
| 1978 | California SuiteActor in Diana's Movie (uncredited) | |
| 1978 | Formula 1 - Speed feverSelf | |
| 1978 | The Dain CurseHamilton Nash | |
| 1977 | Cross of IronUnteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner | |
| 1977 | White RockJames Coburn | |
| 1977 | SuperstuntSelf | |
| 1976 | MidwayCapt. Vinton Maddox | |
| 1976 | Sky RidersJim McCabe | |
| 1976 | The Last Hard MenProvo | |
| 1976 | Bruce Lee: The Man, The MythSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1976 | The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest Star | |
| 1975 | Hard TimesSpencer "Speed" Weed | |
| 1975 | Bite the BulletLuke Matthews | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| 1975 | People's Choice AwardsSelf | |
| 1974 | The Internecine ProjectRobert Elliot | |
| 1973 | Pat Garrett & Billy the KidPat Garrett | |
| 1973 | The Last of SheilaClinton Greene | |
| 1973 | Harry in Your PocketHarry | |
| 1972 | A Reason to Live, a Reason to DieColonel Pembroke | |
| 1972 | The Carey TreatmentDr. Peter Carey | |
| 1972 | The HonkersLew Lathrop | |
| 1971 | Duck, You SuckerJohn H. Mallory | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSelf | |
| 1970 | Last of the Mobile Hot ShotsJeb Stuart Thornton | |
| 1969 | Hard ContractJohn Cunningham | |
| 1969 | The Wolf MenSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1968 | CandyDr. A.B. Krankheit | |
| 1968 | DuffyDuffy | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1967 | In Like FlintDerek Flint | |
| 1967 | The President's AnalystDr. Sidney Schaefer | |
| 1967 | Waterhole #3Lewton Cole | |
| 1966 | Our Man FlintDerek Flint | |
| 1966 | What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?Lieutenant Christian | |
| 1966 | Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-RoundEli Kotch | |
| 1965 | Major DundeeSamuel Potts | |
| 1965 | A High Wind in JamaicaZac | |
| 1965 | The Loved OneImmigration Officer | |
| 1964 | The Americanization of EmilyLt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings | |
| 1964 | Action on the BeachSelf | |
| 1963 | CharadeTex Panthollow | |
| 1963 | The Great EscapeSedgwick 'Manufacturer' | |
| 1963 | The Man from GalvestonBoyd Palmer | |
| 1963 | Kings of the SunNarrator (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on EarthKelly | |
| 1962 | Hell Is for HeroesCpl. Frank Henshaw | |
| 1962 | Combat!Cpl. Arnold Kanger | |
| 1962 | Stoney BurkeDr. Henry Jamison | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1961 | The Murder MenArthur Troy | |
| 1961 | Cain's HundredArthur Troy | |
| 1961 | AcapulcoGregg Miles | |
| 1961 | The DefendersEarl Chafee | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1960 | The Magnificent SevenBritt | |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1960 | KlondikeJeff Durain | |
| 1960 | Outlaws | |
| 1960 | The AquanautsJoe Casey | |
| 1960 | Tate | |
| 1960 | Stagecoach WestSam Murdock | |
| 1960 | CheckmateGresch | |
| 1960 | The Tall ManJohn Miller | |
| 1959 | Ride LonesomeWhitt | |
| 1959 | Face of a FugitivePurdy | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneMajor French | |
| 1959 | RawhideColonel Briscoe | |
| 1959 | Black SaddleNiles | |
| 1959 | The Detectives | |
| 1959 | Wichita Town | |
| 1959 | Johnny RingoMoss Taylor | |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June AllysonFloyd | |
| 1959 | The DeputyCoffer | |
| 1959 | Men Into SpaceDr. Narry | |
| 1959 | BonanzaPete Jessup | |
| 1959 | BonanzaRoss Marquette | |
| 1959 | BonanzaElmer Trace | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesDennis Garrity | |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street BeatBuzz Griffin | |
| 1958 | Naked CityHarry Brind | |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | |
| 1958 | Bronco | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or AliveHenry Turner | |
| 1958 | Lawman | |
| 1958 | Bat MastersonPoke Otis | |
| 1958 | The Texan | |
| 1958 | The RiflemanCy Parker | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or AliveJesse Holloway | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or AliveHoward Catlett | |
| 1958 | Bat MastersonLeo Talley | |
| 1958 | The RiflemanAmbrose | |
| 1958 | LawmanLank Bailey | |
| 1957 | The Night America TrembledSam (as Jim Coburn) | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonDonald Fletcher | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveVictor Tavo | |
| 1957 | The CaliforniansAnthony Wayne | |
| 1957 | The CaliforniansDeputy Anthony Wayne | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will TravelJack Harvey | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonGeneral Addison Brand | |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells FargoIdaho | |
| 1957 | SuspicionMatt Carson | |
| 1957 | TrackdownJoker Wells | |
| 1957 | Wagon TrainIke Daggett | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJess Newton | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreCharlie Doyle | |
| 1956 | State TrooperDobie | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsAndrews | |
| 1955 | The MillionaireLew Bennett | |
| 1955 | CheyenneKell | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsUnion Sergeant | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpBuckskin Frank Leslie | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneyJack - Outlaw Leader | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneyMexican Police Captain (uncredited) | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterClaude Firman | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1952 | Death Valley DaysSteve Barnes | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameAtticus Cody | |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope ShowSelf | |
| 1948 | Studio OneSam Chandler | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter |
| 2001 | The Mists of AvalonExecutive Producer |
| 1978 | ConvoySecond Unit Director | |
| 1974 | The Rockford FilesDirector |
| 1978 | Circle of IronStory |
| 2011 | Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's WarIn Memory Of |