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James Coburn

Actor / Screenwriter / Television Director | * 08/31/1928 († 74, 11/18/2002) | Laurel, Nebraska (United States of America (USA))
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James Harrison Coburn III (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor who was featured in more than 70 films, largely action roles, and made 100 television appearances during a 45-year career. Coburn was a capable, rough-hewn leading man, whose toothy grin and lanky physique made him a perfect tough guy in numerous leading and supporting roles in Westerns and action films, such as The Magnificent Seven, Hell Is for Heroes, The Great Escape, Charade, Our Man Flint, In Like Flint, The President's Analyst, Hard Times, Duck, You Suc..."> ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Western

Known for these Movies & Shows

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder ...

The Great Escape

NR

1963 | 4.0/5 | 2h 53min
Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War
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It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanim ...

Cross of Iron

R

1977 | 3.5/5 | 2h 12min
Drama, Action, History, War
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After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are givin ...

Charade

Certification unknown

1963 | 3.8/5 | 1h 53min
Comedy, Mystery, Romance / Love
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An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes. ...

The Magnificent Seven

NR

1960 | 3.8/5 | 2h 8min
Western, Action, Adventure
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Awards & Nominations for James Coburn

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with James Coburn as Actor(125)

as Self (archive footage)2012 I Am Bruce Lee
as himself2011 Passion & Poetry: Sam's War
as himself2006 Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
as himself2005 Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
as himself2004 Blood and Steel: The Making of 'Enter the Dragon'
as Self (archive footage)2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Rev. Increase Tutwiler2002 The Yellow Bird
as Narrator2002 The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones
as Martin Tillman2002 American Gun
as Thunder Jack2002 Snow Dogs
as himself2002 I Love Muppets
as Self (archive footage)2001 Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
as Narrator (voice)2001 Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
as Charlie2001 Walter and Henry
as Waternoose (voice)2001 Monsters, Inc.
as Alcot2001 The Man from Elysian Fields
as Narrator2001 Texas Rangers
as Jim Corcoran2001 Proximity
as Atticus Cody2001 Missing Pieces
as himself2000 Kurosawa
as himself2000 Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
as Captain Hal Josephson2000 Deep Water
as himself1999 Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
as Justin Fairfax1999 Payback
as himself1998 Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
as himself1998 The Path of the Dragon
as Drew Oslett, Sr.1998 Mr. Murder
as Glen Whitehouse1998 Affliction
as Frank Jove1997 Skeletons
as Jack Buchan1997 The Second Civil War
as himself1997 The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
as Host1997 20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years
as Harmon Shaw1997 Keys to Tulsa
as Cyrus Bloomington1996 The Cherokee Kid
as Harlan Hartley1996 The Nutty Professor
as WitSec Chief Beller1996 Eraser
as Narrator1996 Football America
as Porter Rockwell1995 The Avenging Angel
as Jeffery Winslow1995 Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
as Santa1995 A Christmas Reunion
as Narrator1995 National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge
as Jeremiah Cole1995 The Set Up
as John Dolan1994 Greyhounds
as Commodore Duvall1994 Maverick
as himself1994 The Life of Bruce Lee
as Jeffrey Winslow1994 Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
as Himself (archive footage)1994 Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
as Mr. Crisp1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as himself1993 Return to 'The Great Escape'
as Peter Mayhew1993 The Hit List
as Mike Donan / Lou Donan1993 Deadfall
as himself1993 The Curse of the Dragon
as himself1993 Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1992 True Facts
as Jim Hathaway1992 Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
as himself1992 The Player
as Major Manley Battle1992 Mastergate
as George Kaplan1991 Hudson Hawk
as John Simpson Chisum1990 Young Guns II
as Gregorius1989 Utazás a mennyországba
as Studio Boss1989 Call from Space
as himself1988 Walking After Midnight
as himself1986 Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
as Maj. Patrick Dannenberg1986 Death of a Soldier
as Self (archive footage)1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1985 Sins of the Father
as Lt. Lardner1985 Martin's Day
as The Gypsy1984 Pinocchio
as Self (archive footage)1984 Bruce Lee: The Legend
as Sam Starret1984 Draw!
as God's Gift to Wyman1983 Digital Dreams
as Tom Wharton1983 Malibu
as Serrano1981 High Risk
as Henry Bellamy1981 Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls
as John Reston1981 Looker
as Patman1981 Mr. Patman
as Walter1980 Loving Couples
as Nick Casey1980 The Baltimore Bullet
as Jack Dryden1979 Goldengirl
as himself1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood
as himself1979 Superstunt II
as El Sleezo Cafe Owner1979 The Muppet Movie
as Jerry Fanon / Eddie1979 Firepower
as Actor in Diana's Movie (uncredited)1978 California Suite
as himself1978 Formula 1 - Speed fever
as Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner1977 Cross of Iron
as himself1977 White Rock
as Provo1976 The Last Hard Men
as Capt. Vinton Maddox1976 Midway
as Jim McCabe1976 Sky Riders
as Luke Matthews1975 Bite the Bullet
as Spencer "Speed" Weed1975 Hard Times
as Robert Elliot1974 The Internecine Project
as Clinton1973 The Last of Sheila
as Pat Garrett1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Harry1973 Harry in Your Pocket
as Colonel Pembroke1972 A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
as Lew Lathrop1972 The Honkers
as Dr. Peter Carey1972 The Carey Treatment
as John H. Mallory1971 Duck, You Sucker
as Jeb Stuart Thornton1970 Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
as Narrator1969 The Wolf Men
as John Cunningham1969 Hard Contract
as Duffy1968 Duffy
as Dr. A.B. Krankheit1968 Candy
as Lewton Cole1967 Waterhole #3
as Dr. Sidney Schaefer1967 The President's Analyst
as Derek Flint1967 In Like Flint
as Lieutenant Christian1966 What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
as Eli Kotch1966 Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
as Derek Flint1966 Our Man Flint
as Samuel Potts1965 Major Dundee
as Immigration Officer1965 The Loved One
as Zac1965 A High Wind in Jamaica
as Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings1964 The Americanization of Emily
as Boyd Palmer1963 The Man from Galveston
as Tex Panthollow1963 Charade
as Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'1963 The Great Escape
as Narrator (uncredited)1963 Kings of the Sun
as Cpl. Henshaw1962 Hell Is for Heroes
as Arthur Troy1961 The Murder Men
as Britt1960 The Magnificent Seven
as Purdy1959 Face of a Fugitive
as Whitt1959 Ride Lonesome
1957 The Night America Trembled

TV Shows/Series with James Coburn as Actor(73)

as The 'Peddler'1999 Noah's Ark
1998 The Heaven and Earth Show
as himself1997 Scene by Scene
1996 Arliss
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
1992 HBO First Look
as Dr. Grandwell1992 The Fifth Corner
as Looten Plunder1990 Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Cyrus Ramsey1984 Murder, She Wrote
as himself1982 Wogan
as The Gypsy1982 Faerie Tale Theatre
1981 Darkroom
as himself1981 The Fall Guy
as Hamilton Nash1978 The Dain Curse
as Self - Special Guest Star1976 The Muppet Show
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live
as himself1971 Great Performances
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth
as Cpl. Arnold Kanger1962 Combat!
1962 Stoney Burke
as Arthur Troy1961 Cain's Hundred
as Earl Chafee1961 The Defenders
as Gregg Miles1961 Acapulco
1960 The Tall Man
1960 Tate
as Jeff Durain1960 Klondike
1960 Outlaws
as Gresch1960 Checkmate
1960 Route 66
as Joe Casey1960 The Aquanauts
1959 The Detectives
as Floyd1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 Johnny Ringo
1959 Bourbon Street Beat
as Dr. Narry1959 Men into Space
as Colonel Briscoe1959 Rawhide
as Pete Jessup1959 Bonanza
as Ross Marquette1959 Bonanza
as Elmer Trace1959 Bonanza
1959 Wichita Town
as Major French1959 The Twilight Zone
as Niles1959 Black Saddle
as Harry Brind1958 Naked City
1958 The Texan
as Henry Turner1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Jesse Holloway1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Howard Catlett1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Poke Otis1958 Bat Masterson
as Leo Talley1958 Bat Masterson
1958 Lawman
1958 The Rifleman
1958 Peter Gunn
1958 Bronco
as Victor Tavo1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Matt Carson1957 Suspicion
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
as Donald Fletcher1957 Perry Mason
as General Addison Brand1957 Perry Mason
1957 Trackdown
1956 State Trooper
as Jess Newton1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Charlie Doyle1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Andrews1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Union Sergeant1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lew Bennett1955 The Millionaire
1955 Cheyenne
1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Jack - Outlaw Leader1954 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
as Claude Firman1953 GE Theater
as Steve Barnes1952 Death Valley Days
as Atticus Cody1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Sam Chandler1948 Studio One

Movies with James Coburn as Crew(3)

Crew/In Memory Of2011 Passion & Poetry: Sam's War
Directing/Second Unit Director1978 Convoy
Writing/Story1978 Circle of Iron

TV Shows/Series with James Coburn as Crew(1)

Directing/Director1974 The Rockford Files

Full Name: James Harrison Coburn
Born: Friday, 08/31 1928 (August) in Laurel, Nebraska (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 11/18 2002 (November) in Beverly Hills (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Los Angeles City College, University of California, Los Angeles, Stella Adler Studio of Acting, University of Southern California, Compton High School, Compton College
Other names for James Coburn (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"James Harrison Coburn III"
James Coburn frequently works together with these people:
Claude Akins (38x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (38x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (38x, Actor)
John Anderson (36x, Actor)
William Schallert (35x, Actor)
Harry Townes (35x, Actor)
Dabbs Greer (34x, Actor)
Raymond Bailey (34x, Actor)
Ed Nelson (33x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (32x, Actor)
John Dehner (31x, Actor)
Katherine Haber (13x, Crew)
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