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James Coburn

Actor

James Coburn

Born August 31, 1928 in Laurel, Nebraska, USADied November 18, 200292 films

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.

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Essential films

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Monsters, Inc. poster7.9Monsters, Inc.2001The Magnificent Seven poster7.5The Magnificent Seven1960Charade poster7.7Charade1963Duck, You Sucker poster7.7Duck, You Sucker1971Payback poster6.8Payback1999Maverick poster6.9Maverick1994The Player poster7.2The Player1992Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit poster6.4Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit1993

Filmography

92 films as actor
  1. 2002American GunMartin Tillman
  2. 2002The Yellow BirdRev. Increase Tutwiler
  3. 2002Snow DogsThunder Jack
  4. 2001Texas RangersNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
  5. 2001Monsters, Inc.Waternoose (voice)
  6. 2001The Man from Elysian FieldsAlcot
  7. 2001Walter and HenryCharlie
  8. 2001ProximityJim Corcoran
  9. 2001Missing PiecesAtticus Cody
  10. 2000IntrepidCaptain Hal Josephson
  11. 1999PaybackJustin Fairfax
  12. 1998Mr. MurderDrew Oslett, Sr.
  13. 1998AfflictionGlen Whitehouse
  14. 1997The Second Civil WarJack Buchan
  15. 1997Keys to TulsaHarmon Shaw
  16. 1997SkeletonsFrank Jove
  17. 1996The Cherokee KidCyrus Bloomington
  18. 1996The Nutty ProfessorHarlan Hartley
  19. 1996EraserBeller
  20. 1995The Set UpJeremiah Cole
  21. 1995Ray Alexander: A Menu for MurderJeffery Winslow
  22. 1995The Avenging AngelPorter Rockwell
  23. 1994A Christmas ReunionSanta
  24. 1994GreyhoundsJohn Dolan
  25. 1994MaverickCommodore Duvall
  26. 1994Ray Alexander: A Taste For JusticeJeffrey Winslow
  27. 1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitMr. Crisp
  28. 1993DeadfallMike Donan / Lou Donan
  29. 1993The Hit ListPeter Mayhew
  30. 1992MastergateMajor Manley Battle
  31. 1992The PlayerJames Coburn
  32. 1992Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232Jim Hathaway
  33. 1991SilverfoxRobert Fox
  34. 1991Hudson HawkGeorge Kaplan
  35. 1990Young Guns IIJohn Simpson Chisum
  36. 1989Train to HeavenGregorius
  37. 1989Call from SpaceStudio Boss
  38. 1986Death of a SoldierMaj. Patrick Dannenberg
  39. 1985Martin's DayLt. Lardner
  40. 1985Sins of the FatherFrank Murchison
  41. 1984Draw!Sam Starret
  42. 1984PinocchioThe Gypsy
  43. 1983Digital DreamsGod's Gift to Wyman
  44. 1983MalibuTom Wharton
  45. 1981LookerJohn Reston
  46. 1981Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"Henry Bellamy
  47. 1981High RiskSerrano
  48. 1981Mr. PatmanPatman
  49. 1980Loving CouplesWalter
  50. 1980The Baltimore BulletNick Casey
  51. 1979GoldengirlJack Dryden
  52. 1979The Muppet MovieEl Sleezo Cafe Owner
  53. 1979FirepowerJerry Fanon / Eddie
  54. 1978California SuiteActor in Diana's Movie (uncredited)
  55. 1977Cross of IronUnteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
  56. 1976MidwayCapt. Vinton Maddox
  57. 1976The Last Hard MenProvo
  58. 1976Sky RidersJim McCabe
  59. 1975Bite the BulletLuke Matthews
  60. 1975Hard TimesSpencer "Speed" Weed
  61. 1974The Internecine ProjectRobert Elliot
  62. 1973Harry in Your PocketHarry
  63. 1973The Last of SheilaClinton Greene
  64. 1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidPat Garrett
  65. 1972A Reason to Live, a Reason to DieColonel Pembroke
  66. 1972The HonkersLew Lathrop
  67. 1972The Carey TreatmentDr. Peter Carey
  68. 1971Duck, You SuckerJohn H. Mallory
  69. 1970Last of the Mobile Hot ShotsJeb Stuart Thornton
  70. 1969Hard ContractJohn Cunningham
  71. 1968CandyDr. A.B. Krankheit
  72. 1968DuffyDuffy
  73. 1967The President's AnalystDr. Sidney Schaefer
  74. 1967Waterhole #3Lewton Cole
  75. 1967In Like FlintDerek Flint
  76. 1966Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-RoundEli Kotch
  77. 1966What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?Lieutenant Christian
  78. 1966Our Man FlintDerek Flint
  79. 1965The Loved OneImmigration Officer
  80. 1965A High Wind in JamaicaZac
  81. 1965Major DundeeSamuel Potts
  82. 1964The Americanization of EmilyLt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings
  83. 1963The Man from GalvestonBoyd Palmer
  84. 1963Kings of the SunNarrator (uncredited)
  85. 1963CharadeTex Panthollow
  86. 1963The Great EscapeSedgwick 'Manufacturer'
  87. 1962Hell Is for HeroesCpl. Frank Henshaw
  88. 1961The Murder MenArthur Troy
  89. 1960The Magnificent SevenBritt
  90. 1959Face of a FugitivePurdy
  91. 1959Ride LonesomeWhitt
  92. 1957The Night America TrembledSam (as Jim Coburn)