James Coburn

Acting

James Coburn

Born August 31, 1928Laurel, Nebraska, USA224 credits

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

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

Movie

2024

Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War

Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War

Movie

2011

Sam Peckinpah: Portrait

Movie

2006

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
7.4

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Movie

2005

Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
8.6

Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon

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2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
7.8

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Movie

2004

Filmography

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
2024Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Westernas SelfMovie
Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War
2011Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's Waras SelfMovie
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2006Sam Peckinpah: Portraitas SelfMovie
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
2005Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpahas SelfMovie
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
2004Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragonas SelfMovie
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage)Movie
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
2003Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Yearsas Self - HostMovie
American Gun
2002American Gunas Martin TillmanMovie
The Yellow Bird
2002The Yellow Birdas Rev. Increase TutwilerMovie
The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones
2002The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jonesas NarratorMovie
I Love Muppets
2002I Love Muppetsas SelfMovie
Snow Dogs
2002Snow Dogsas Thunder JackMovie
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001The Unbeatable Bruce LeeMovie
Texas Rangers
2001Texas Rangersas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Monsters, Inc.
2001Monsters, Inc.as Waternoose (voice)Movie
The Man from Elysian Fields
2001The Man from Elysian Fieldsas AlcotMovie
The Mists of Avalon
2001The Mists of AvalonExecutive ProducerTV
Walter and Henry
2001Walter and Henryas CharlieMovie
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
2001Marilyn Monroe: The Final Daysas Narrator (voice)Movie
Proximity
2001Proximityas Jim CorcoranMovie
Missing Pieces
2001Missing Piecesas Atticus CodyMovie
Kurosawa
2000Kurosawaas SelfMovie
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'as SelfMovie
Intrepid
2000Intrepidas Captain Hal JosephsonMovie
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leoneas Self (archive footage)Movie
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1999Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Heroas SelfMovie
Noah's Ark
1999Noah's Arkas The 'Peddler'TV
Noah's Ark
1999Noah's Arkas PeddlerMovie
Payback
1999Paybackas Justin FairfaxMovie
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1999World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on Tapeas Narrator (voice)Movie
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
1999Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives Onas SelfMovie
Mr. Murder
1998Mr. Murderas Drew Oslett, Sr.Movie
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1998The Heaven and Earth ShowTV
Affliction
1998Afflictionas Glen WhitehouseMovie
The Path of the Dragon
1998The Path of the Dragonas SelfMovie
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
1998Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fistas SelfMovie
The Second Civil War
1997The Second Civil Waras Jack BuchanMovie
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
1997The Disappearance of Kevin Johnsonas HimselfMovie
Scene by Scene
1997Scene by Sceneas SelfTV
Keys to Tulsa
1997Keys to Tulsaas Harmon ShawMovie
Skeletons
1997Skeletonsas Frank JoveMovie
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Yearsas HostMovie
Earth's Two-Minute Warning
1997Earth's Two-Minute Warningas SelfMovie
The Cherokee Kid
1996The Cherokee Kidas Cyrus BloomingtonMovie
Football America
1996Football Americaas NarratorMovie
Profiler
1996Profileras Charles VanderhornTV
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1996Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Rightas NarratorMovie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
Arli$$
1996Arli$$as Sid PerelliTV
The Nutty Professor
1996The Nutty Professoras Harlan HartleyMovie
Eraser
1996Eraseras WitSec Chief BellerMovie
Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasis
1996Okavango: Africa's Wild OasisMovie
The Set Up
1995The Set Upas Jeremiah ColeMovie
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murderas Jeffery WinslowMovie
The Avenging Angel
1995The Avenging Angelas Porter RockwellMovie
National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge
1995National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edgeas NarratorMovie
A Christmas Reunion
1994A Christmas Reunionas SantaMovie
Greyhounds
1994Greyhoundsas John DolanMovie
Maverick
1994Maverickas Commodore DuvallMovie
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justiceas Jeffrey WinslowMovie
The Life of Bruce Lee
1994The Life of Bruce Leeas Self - Actor & Student of Bruce LeeMovie
Return to 'The Great Escape'
1993Return to 'The Great Escape'as SelfMovie
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the Habitas Mr. CrispMovie
Deadfall
1993Deadfallas Mike Donan / Lou DonanMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
The Curse of the Dragon
1993The Curse of the Dragonas SelfMovie
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993Sam Peckinpah: Man of Ironas SelfMovie
The Hit List
1993The Hit Listas Peter MayhewMovie
Mastergate
1992Mastergateas Major Manley BattleMovie
Picket Fences
1992Picket Fencesas Walter BrockTV
HBO First Look
1992HBO First LookTV
The Player
1992The Playeras James CoburnMovie
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1992The Fifth Corneras Dr. GrandwellTV
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232as Jim HathawayMovie
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1992True FactsMovie
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1992Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Timeas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1991Silverfoxas Robert FoxMovie
Hudson Hawk
1991Hudson Hawkas George KaplanMovie
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990Captain Planet and the Planeteersas Looten Plunder (voice)TV
Young Guns II
1990Young Guns IIas John Simpson ChisumMovie
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990Steve McQueen: Man on the Edgeas NarratorMovie
Train to Heaven
1989Train to Heavenas GregoriusMovie
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1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatreas Self (voice)Movie
Clive James' Postcard from
1989Clive James' Postcard fromas SelfTV
Call from Space
1989Call from Spaceas Studio BossMovie
Walking After Midnight
1988Walking After Midnightas SelfMovie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Death of a Soldier
1986Death of a Soldieras Maj. Patrick DannenbergMovie
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Yearsas Self (archive footage)Movie
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
1986Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Awayas SelfMovie
Martin's Day
1985Martin's Dayas Lt. LardnerMovie
Sins of the Father
1985Sins of the FatherMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Cyrus RamseyTV
Draw!
1984Draw!as Sam StarretMovie
Pinocchio
1984Pinocchioas The GypsyMovie
Digital Dreams
1983Digital Dreamsas God's Gift to WymanMovie
Malibu
1983Malibuas Tom WhartonMovie
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas The GypsyTV
Wogan
1982Woganas SelfTV
Darkroom
1981DarkroomTV
The Fall Guy
1981The Fall Guyas James CoburnTV
Looker
1981Lookeras John RestonMovie
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls
1981Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dollsas Henry BellamyMovie
High Risk
1981High Riskas SerranoMovie
Mr. Patman
1981Mr. Patmanas PatmanMovie
Loving Couples
1980Loving Couplesas WalterMovie
The Baltimore Bullet
1980The Baltimore Bulletas Nick CaseyMovie
Goldengirl
1979Goldengirlas Jack DrydenMovie
The Muppet Movie
1979The Muppet Movieas El Sleezo Cafe OwnerMovie
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979The Muppets Go Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Firepower
1979Firepoweras Jerry Fanon / EddieMovie
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1979Superstunt IIas SelfMovie
Formula 1 - Speed fever
1978Formula 1 - Speed feveras SelfMovie
Circle of Iron
1978Circle of IronStoryMovie
The Dain Curse
1978The Dain Curseas Hamilton NashTV
California Suite
1978California Suiteas Actor in Diana's Movie (uncredited)Movie
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1977Superstuntas SelfMovie
Cross of Iron
1977Cross of Ironas Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf SteinerMovie
White Rock
1977White Rockas James CoburnMovie
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth
1976Bruce Lee: The Man, The Mythas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Muppet Show
1976The Muppet Showas Self - Special Guest StarTV
Midway
1976Midwayas Capt. Vinton MaddoxMovie
The Last Hard Men
1976The Last Hard Menas ProvoMovie
Sky Riders
1976Sky Ridersas Jim McCabeMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
Bite the Bullet
1975Bite the Bulletas Luke MatthewsMovie
Hard Times
1975Hard Timesas Spencer "Speed" WeedMovie
People's Choice Awards
1975People's Choice Awardsas SelfTV
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford FilesDirectorTV
The Internecine Project
1974The Internecine Projectas Robert ElliotMovie
Harry in Your Pocket
1973Harry in Your Pocketas HarryMovie
The Last of Sheila
1973The Last of Sheilaas Clinton GreeneMovie
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973Pat Garrett & Billy the Kidas Pat GarrettMovie
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
1972A Reason to Live, a Reason to Dieas Colonel PembrokeMovie
The Honkers
1972The Honkersas Lew LathropMovie
The Carey Treatment
1972The Carey Treatmentas Dr. Peter CareyMovie
Duck, You Sucker
1971Duck, You Suckeras John H. MalloryMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas SelfTV
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970Last of the Mobile Hot Shotsas Jeb Stuart ThorntonMovie
Hard Contract
1969Hard Contractas John CunninghamMovie
The Wolf Men
1969The Wolf Menas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Candy
1968Candyas Dr. A.B. KrankheitMovie
Duffy
1968Duffyas DuffyMovie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - GuestTV
The President's Analyst
1967The President's Analystas Dr. Sidney SchaeferMovie
Waterhole #3
1967Waterhole #3as Lewton ColeMovie
In Like Flint
1967In Like Flintas Derek FlintMovie
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Roundas Eli KotchMovie
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?as Lieutenant ChristianMovie
Our Man Flint
1966Our Man Flintas Derek FlintMovie
The Loved One
1965The Loved Oneas Immigration OfficerMovie
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965A High Wind in Jamaicaas ZacMovie
Major Dundee
1965Major Dundeeas Samuel PottsMovie
The Americanization of Emily
1964The Americanization of Emilyas Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" CummingsMovie
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1964Action on the Beachas SelfMovie
The Man from Galveston
1963The Man from Galvestonas Boyd PalmerMovie
Kings of the Sun
1963Kings of the Sunas Narrator (uncredited)Movie
Charade
1963Charadeas Tex PanthollowMovie
T
1963The Greatest Show on Earthas KellyTV
The Great Escape
1963The Great Escapeas Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'Movie
Combat!
1962Combat!as Cpl. Arnold KangerTV
Stoney Burke
1962Stoney Burkeas Dr. Henry JamisonTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
Hell Is for Heroes
1962Hell Is for Heroesas Cpl. Frank HenshawMovie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's Hundredas Arthur TroyTV
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Earl ChafeeTV
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1961Acapulcoas Gregg MilesTV
The Murder Men
1961The Murder Menas Arthur TroyMovie
The Magnificent Seven
1960The Magnificent Sevenas BrittMovie
Klondike
1960Klondikeas Jeff DurainTV
Route 66
1960Route 66TV
Stagecoach West
1960Stagecoach Westas Sam MurdockTV
Outlaws
1960OutlawsTV
Checkmate
1960Checkmateas GreschTV
The Aquanauts
1960The Aquanautsas Joe CaseyTV
The Tall Man
1960The Tall Manas John MillerTV
Tate
1960TateTV
The Detectives
1959The DetectivesTV
The Untouchables
1959The Untouchablesas Dennis GarrityTV
Bourbon Street Beat
1959Bourbon Street Beatas Buzz GriffinTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Major FrenchTV
Johnny Ringo
1959Johnny Ringoas Moss TaylorTV
Wichita Town
1959Wichita TownTV
Men Into Space
1959Men Into Spaceas Dr. NarryTV
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959The DuPont Show with June Allysonas FloydTV
The Deputy
1959The Deputyas CofferTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Pete JessupTV
Face of a Fugitive
1959Face of a Fugitiveas PurdyMovie
Ride Lonesome
1959Ride Lonesomeas WhittMovie
Black Saddle
1959Black Saddleas NilesTV
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas Colonel BriscoeTV
Bat Masterson
1958Bat Mastersonas Poke OtisTV
Lawman
1958LawmanTV
Naked City
1958Naked Cityas Harry BrindTV
The Rifleman
1958The Riflemanas Cy ParkerTV
The Texan
1958The TexanTV
Bronco
1958BroncoTV
Peter Gunn
1958Peter GunnTV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Henry TurnerTV
Trackdown
1957Trackdownas Joker WellsTV
Suspicion
1957Suspicionas Matt CarsonTV
The Californians
1957The Californiansas Anthony WayneTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Masonas Donald FletcherTV
Wagon Train
1957Wagon Trainas Ike DaggettTV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will TravelTV
The Night America Trembled
1957The Night America Trembledas Sam (as Jim Coburn)Movie
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detectiveas Victor TavoTV
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957Tales of Wells Fargoas IdahoTV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Jess NewtonTV
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1956State Trooperas DobieTV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas AndrewsTV
Cheyenne
1955Cheyenneas KellTV
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earpas Buckskin Frank LeslieTV
The Millionaire
1955The Millionaireas Lew BennettTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Jack - Outlaw LeaderTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras Claude FirmanTV
Death Valley Days
1952Death Valley Daysas Steve BarnesTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Atticus CodyTV
The Bob Hope Show
1950The Bob Hope Showas SelfTV
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Sam ChandlerTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas SelfTV