James Coburn

Acting • 1928-08-31 • Laurel, Nebraska, USA

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

7.9

Monsters, Inc.

2001

7.7

Duck, You Sucker

1971

5.6

The Nutty Professor

1996

6.1

Eraser

1996

7.0

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990

7.2

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

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Filmography

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Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last WesternFilm
Self
2011
Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's WarFilm
Self
2006
Sam Peckinpah: PortraitFilm
Self
2005
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam PeckinpahFilm
Self
★ 7.6
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2004
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the DragonFilm
Self
★ 8.7
2003
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster YearsFilm
Self - Host
★ 6.5
2002
Snow DogsFilm
Thunder Jack
★ 5.6
2002
I Love MuppetsFilm
Self
★ 6.3
2002
American GunFilm
Martin Tillman
★ 5.4
2002
The Yellow BirdFilm
Rev. Increase Tutwiler
★ 10.0
2002
The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called JonesFilm
Narrator
★ 10.0
2001
Monsters, Inc.Film
Waternoose (voice)
★ 7.9
2001
Texas RangersFilm
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 5.9
2001
The Man from Elysian FieldsFilm
Alcot
★ 5.9
2001
Marilyn Monroe: The Final DaysFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 6.8
2001
Missing PiecesFilm
Atticus Cody
★ 5.7
2001
Walter and HenryFilm
Charlie
★ 8.6
2001
The Unbeatable Bruce LeeFilm
★ 8.4
2001
ProximityFilm
Jim Corcoran
★ 4.3
2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.1
2000
IntrepidFilm
Captain Hal Josephson
★ 4.4
2000
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'Film
Self
★ 7.0
2000
KurosawaFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1999
PaybackFilm
Justin Fairfax
★ 6.8
1999
Noah's ArkTV
The 'Peddler' • 2 episodes
★ 4.5
1999
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives OnFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1999
World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on TapeFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1Film
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 9.0
1999
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood HeroFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1998
AfflictionFilm
Glen Whitehouse
★ 6.3
1998
The Heaven and Earth ShowTV
★ 4.4
1998
Mr. MurderFilm
Drew Oslett, Sr.
★ 4.9
1998
The Path of the DragonFilm
Self
★ 6.8
1998
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting FistFilm
Self
★ 2.5
1997
The Second Civil WarFilm
Jack Buchan
★ 6.1
1997
Keys to TulsaFilm
Harmon Shaw
★ 4.6
1997
SkeletonsFilm
Frank Jove
★ 4.2
1997
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 YearsFilm
Host
★ 7.3
1997
Scene by SceneTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1997
The Disappearance of Kevin JohnsonFilm
Himself
★ 3.7
1997
Earth's Two-Minute WarningFilm
Self
1996
The Nutty ProfessorFilm
Harlan Hartley
★ 5.6
1996
EraserFilm
Beller
★ 6.1
1996
ProfilerTV
Charles Vanderhorn • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1996
E! True Hollywood StoryTV
★ 8.1
1996
Arli$$TV
Sid Perelli • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1996
The Cherokee KidFilm
Cyrus Bloomington
★ 5.5
1996
Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the RightFilm
Narrator
1996
Okavango: Africa's Wild OasisFilm
1996
Football AmericaFilm
Narrator
1995
The Set UpFilm
Jeremiah Cole
★ 4.4
1995
The Avenging AngelFilm
Porter Rockwell
★ 5.0
1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for MurderFilm
Jeffery Winslow
★ 7.0
1995
National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the EdgeFilm
Self - Narrator (voice)
1994
MaverickFilm
Commodore Duvall
★ 6.9
1994
The Life of Bruce LeeFilm
Self - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee
★ 7.2
1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For JusticeFilm
Jeffrey Winslow
★ 10.0
1994
A Christmas ReunionFilm
Santa
★ 7.0
1994
GreyhoundsFilm
John Dolan
★ 7.0
1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitFilm
Mr. Crisp
★ 6.4
1993
DeadfallFilm
Mike Donan / Lou Donan
★ 4.1
1993
The Curse of the DragonFilm
Self
★ 7.2
1993
The Hit ListFilm
Peter Mayhew
★ 4.9
1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronFilm
Self
★ 7.1
1993
Return to 'The Great Escape'Film
Self
★ 8.5
1992
The PlayerFilm
James Coburn
★ 7.2
1992
Picket FencesTV
Walter Brock • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1992
HBO First LookTV
★ 5.5
1992
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232Film
Jim Hathaway
★ 5.9
1992
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a TimeFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 5.2
1992
MastergateFilm
Major Manley Battle
★ 6.3
1992
The Fifth CornerTV
Dr. Grandwell • 6 episodes
★ 6.0
1992
National Lampoon's True FactsFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1991
Hudson HawkFilm
George Kaplan
★ 5.7
1991
SilverfoxFilm
Robert Fox
1990
Captain Planet and the PlaneteersTV
Looten Plunder (voice) • 13 episodes
★ 7.0
1990
Young Guns IIFilm
John Simpson Chisum
★ 6.5
1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the EdgeFilm
Narrator
★ 7.0
1989
Train to HeavenFilm
Gregorius
★ 9.0
1989
Call from SpaceFilm
Studio Boss
★ 8.5
1989
Clive James' Postcard fromTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreFilm
Self (voice)
1988
Walking After MidnightFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.1
1986
Death of a SoldierFilm
Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
★ 2.8
1986
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked AwayFilm
Self
1985
Martin's DayFilm
Lt. Lardner
★ 6.2
1985
Sins of the FatherFilm
Frank Murchison
★ 7.0
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Cyrus Ramsey • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
Draw!Film
Sam Starret
★ 6.6
1984
PinocchioFilm
The Gypsy
★ 5.2
1983
MalibuFilm
Tom Wharton
★ 3.8
1983
Digital DreamsFilm
God's Gift to Wyman
★ 7.0
1982
WoganTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1982
Faerie Tale TheatreTV
The Gypsy • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1981
The Fall GuyTV
James Coburn • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1981
LookerFilm
John Reston
★ 6.2
1981
High RiskFilm
Serrano
★ 5.9
1981
DarkroomTV
Host • 16 episodes
★ 7.2
1981
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"Film
Henry Bellamy
★ 4.7
1981
Mr. PatmanFilm
Patman
★ 4.7
1980
The Baltimore BulletFilm
Nick Casey
★ 5.7
1980
Loving CouplesFilm
Walter
★ 4.8
1979
The Muppet MovieFilm
El Sleezo Cafe Owner
★ 7.2
1979
The Muppets Go HollywoodFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1979
FirepowerFilm
Jerry Fanon / Eddie
★ 5.0
1979
GoldengirlFilm
Jack Dryden
★ 5.4
1979
Superstunt IIFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1978
California SuiteFilm
Actor in Diana's Movie (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1978
The Dain CurseTV
Hamilton Nash • 3 episodes
★ 7.0
1978
Formula 1 - Speed feverFilm
Self
★ 7.1
1977
Cross of IronFilm
Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
★ 7.2
1977
White RockFilm
James Coburn
★ 5.4
1977
SuperstuntFilm
Self
1976
The Muppet ShowTV
Self - Special Guest Star • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1976
MidwayFilm
Capt. Vinton Maddox
★ 6.6
1976
The Last Hard MenFilm
Provo
★ 6.1
1976
Sky RidersFilm
Jim McCabe
★ 6.2
1976
Bruce Lee: The Man, The MythFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.8
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1975
Hard TimesFilm
Spencer "Speed" Weed
★ 6.8
1975
Bite the BulletFilm
Luke Matthews
★ 6.4
1975
People's Choice AwardsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
1974
The Internecine ProjectFilm
Robert Elliot
★ 5.9
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the KidFilm
Pat Garrett
★ 7.2
1973
The Last of SheilaFilm
Clinton Greene
★ 7.0
1973
Harry in Your PocketFilm
Harry
★ 5.6
1972
A Reason to Live, a Reason to DieFilm
Colonel Pembroke
★ 6.3
1972
The Carey TreatmentFilm
Dr. Peter Carey
★ 6.0
1972
The HonkersFilm
Lew Lathrop
★ 6.0
1971
Great PerformancesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1971
Duck, You SuckerFilm
John H. Mallory
★ 7.7
1970
Last of the Mobile Hot ShotsFilm
Jeb Stuart Thornton
★ 4.2
1969
Hard ContractFilm
John Cunningham
★ 5.1
1969
Bracken's WorldTV
Cameo • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1969
The Wolf MenFilm
Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
CandyFilm
Dr. A.B. Krankheit
★ 5.1
1968
DuffyFilm
Duffy
★ 6.2
1967
In Like FlintFilm
Derek Flint
★ 6.1
1967
The President's AnalystFilm
Dr. Sidney Schaefer
★ 5.8
1967
Waterhole #3Film
Lewton Cole
★ 5.9
1966
Our Man FlintFilm
Derek Flint
★ 6.4
1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?Film
Lieutenant Christian
★ 5.9
1966
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-RoundFilm
Eli Kotch
★ 5.6
1965
Major DundeeFilm
Samuel Potts
★ 6.7
1965
A High Wind in JamaicaFilm
Zac
★ 6.3
1965
The Loved OneFilm
Immigration Officer
★ 6.2
1964
The Americanization of EmilyFilm
Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings
★ 6.7
1964
Action on the BeachFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1963
The Great EscapeFilm
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
★ 7.9
1963
CharadeFilm
Tex Panthollow
★ 7.7
1963
Kings of the SunFilm
Narrator (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1963
The Greatest Show on EarthTV
Kelly • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1963
The Man from GalvestonFilm
Boyd Palmer
★ 5.6
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
Combat!TV
Cpl. Arnold Kanger • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1962
Hell Is for HeroesFilm
Cpl. Frank Henshaw
★ 6.5
1962
Stoney BurkeTV
Dr. Henry Jamison • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1961
The DefendersTV
Earl Chafee • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1961
Cain's HundredTV
Arthur Troy • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1961
The Murder MenFilm
Arthur Troy
★ 10.0
1961
AcapulcoTV
Gregg Miles • 8 episodes
★ 6.5
1960
The Magnificent SevenFilm
Britt
★ 7.5
1960
Route 66TV
★ 6.7
1960
CheckmateTV
Gresch • 1 episodes
★ 4.8
1960
The Tall ManTV
John Miller • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1960
Stagecoach WestTV
Sam Murdock • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1960
OutlawsTV
★ 6.7
1960
KlondikeTV
Jeff Durain • 17 episodes
★ 6.6
1960
TateTV
★ 5.4
1960
The AquanautsTV
Joe Casey • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1959
BonanzaTV
Pete Jessup • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1959
BonanzaTV
Ross Marquette • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1959
BonanzaTV
Elmer Trace • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1959
The Twilight ZoneTV
Major French • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
1959
The UntouchablesTV
Dennis Garrity • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1959
RawhideTV
Colonel Briscoe • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1959
Ride LonesomeFilm
Whitt
★ 6.7
1959
The DetectivesTV
★ 6.7
1959
The DetectivesTV
Duke Hawkins • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1959
Face of a FugitiveFilm
Purdy
★ 5.7
1959
The DeputyTV
Coffer • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1959
Johnny RingoTV
Moss Taylor • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1959
The DuPont Show with June AllysonTV
Floyd • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1959
Black SaddleTV
Niles • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1959
Men Into SpaceTV
Dr. Narry • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1959
Wichita TownTV
★ 4.9
1959
Bourbon Street BeatTV
Buzz Griffin • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1958
The RiflemanTV
Cy Parker • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1958
The RiflemanTV
Ambrose • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveTV
Henry Turner • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveTV
Jesse Holloway • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveTV
Howard Catlett • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1958
Naked CityTV
Harry Brind • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1958
Peter GunnTV
★ 6.6
1958
LawmanTV
★ 6.0
1958
LawmanTV
Lank Bailey • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1958
Bat MastersonTV
Poke Otis • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1958
Bat MastersonTV
Leo Talley • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1958
BroncoTV
★ 6.0
1958
The TexanTV
★ 6.0
1957
Perry MasonTV
Donald Fletcher • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1957
Perry MasonTV
General Addison Brand • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1957
Wagon TrainTV
Ike Daggett • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1957
Have Gun, Will TravelTV
★ 7.3
1957
Have Gun, Will TravelTV
Jack Harvey • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1957
Tales of Wells FargoTV
Idaho • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1957
Tombstone TerritoryTV
Chuck Ashley • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1957
TrackdownTV
Joker Wells • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1957
Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveTV
Victor Tavo • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1957
SuspicionTV
Matt Carson • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1957
The Restless GunTV
★ 4.4
1957
The CaliforniansTV
Anthony Wayne • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1957
The CaliforniansTV
Deputy Anthony Wayne • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1957
The Night America TrembledFilm
Sam (as Jim Coburn)
★ 7.5
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV
Jess Newton • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV
Charlie Doyle • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
State TrooperTV
Dobie • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
Andrews • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
Union Sergeant • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpTV
Buckskin Frank Leslie • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1955
CheyenneTV
Kell • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1955
The MillionaireTV
Lew Bennett • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyTV
Jack - Outlaw Leader • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyTV
Mexican Police Captain (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.1
1953
General Electric TheaterTV
Claude Firman • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1952
Death Valley DaysTV
Steve Barnes • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Atticus Cody • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1950
The Bob Hope ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1948
Studio OneTV
Sam Chandler • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
★ 7.0