James Coburn
View on IMDb ↗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
The Yellow Bird
The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
The Murder Men
People's Choice Awards
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Train to Heaven
Walking After Midnight
The Wolf Men
Hallmark Hall of FameFilmography (222)
- 2024
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last WesternSelf - 2011
Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's WarSelf - 2006Sam 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
The Yellow BirdRev. Increase Tutwiler - 2002
The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called JonesNarrator - 2002
I Love MuppetsSelf - 2002
Snow DogsThunder Jack - 2002
American GunMartin Tillman - 2001
Walter and HenryCharlie - 2001
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee - 2001
Monsters, Inc.Waternoose (voice) - 2001
Marilyn Monroe: The Final DaysNarrator (voice) - 2001
Texas RangersNarrator (voice) (uncredited) - 2001
The Man from Elysian FieldsAlcot - 2001
Missing PiecesAtticus Cody - 2001
ProximityJim Corcoran - 2000
KurosawaSelf - 2000
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'Self - 2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneSelf (archive footage) - 2000
IntrepidCaptain Hal Josephson - 1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1Self (archive footage) (uncredited) - 1999Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood HeroSelf
- 1999
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives OnSelf - 1999World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on TapeNarrator (voice)
- 1999
PaybackJustin Fairfax - 1999
Noah's ArkThe 'Peddler' - 1999
Noah's ArkPeddler - 1998
The Path of the DragonSelf - 1998
AfflictionGlen Whitehouse - 1998
Mr. MurderDrew Oslett, Sr. - 1998The Heaven and Earth Show
- 1998
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting FistSelf - 1997
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 YearsHost - 1997
The Second Civil WarJack Buchan - 1997
Scene by SceneSelf - 1997
Keys to TulsaHarmon Shaw - 1997
SkeletonsFrank Jove - 1997
The Disappearance of Kevin JohnsonHimself - 1997
Earth's Two-Minute WarningSelf - 1996
E! True Hollywood Story - 1996
ProfilerCharles Vanderhorn - 1996
Arli$$Sid Perelli - 1996
EraserWitSec Chief Beller - 1996
The Nutty ProfessorHarlan Hartley - 1996
The Cherokee KidCyrus Bloomington - 1996
Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasis - 1996
Football AmericaNarrator - 1996Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the RightNarrator
- 1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for MurderJeffery Winslow - 1995
The Avenging AngelPorter Rockwell - 1995
The Set UpJeremiah Cole - 1995
National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the EdgeSelf - Narrator (voice) - 1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For JusticeJeffrey Winslow - 1994
A Christmas ReunionSanta - 1994
The Life of Bruce LeeSelf - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee - 1994
GreyhoundsJohn Dolan - 1994
MaverickCommodore Duvall - 1993
Return to 'The Great Escape'Self - 1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest - 1993
The Curse of the DragonSelf - 1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronSelf - 1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitMr. Crisp - 1993
The Hit ListPeter Mayhew - 1993
DeadfallMike Donan / Lou Donan - 1992National Lampoon's True FactsSelf
- 1992
Picket FencesWalter Brock - 1992
The PlayerJames Coburn - 1992
MastergateMajor Manley Battle - 1992The Fifth CornerDr. Grandwell
- 1992
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232Jim Hathaway - 1992
HBO First Look - 1992Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a TimeNarrator (voice)
- 1991
Hudson HawkGeorge Kaplan - 1991SilverfoxRobert Fox
- 1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the EdgeNarrator - 1990
Captain Planet and the PlaneteersLooten Plunder (voice) - 1990
Young Guns IIJohn Simpson Chisum - 1989
Train to HeavenGregorius - 1989
Call from SpaceStudio Boss - 1989
Clive James' Postcard fromSelf - 1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf (voice)
- 1988
Walking After MidnightSelf - 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelf - 1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsSelf (archive footage) - 1986
Death of a SoldierMaj. Patrick Dannenberg - 1986
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked AwaySelf - 1985
Sins of the FatherFrank Murchison - 1985
Martin's DayLt. Lardner - 1984
Murder, She WroteCyrus Ramsey - 1984
Draw!Sam Starret - 1984
PinocchioThe Gypsy - 1983
Digital DreamsGod's Gift to Wyman - 1983
MalibuTom Wharton - 1982
Faerie Tale TheatreThe Gypsy - 1982
WoganSelf - 1981
The Fall GuyJames Coburn - 1981
DarkroomHost - 1981
LookerJohn Reston - 1981
High RiskSerrano - 1981
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"Henry Bellamy - 1981
Mr. PatmanPatman - 1980
The Baltimore BulletNick Casey - 1980
Loving CouplesWalter - 1979
The Muppet MovieEl Sleezo Cafe Owner - 1979Superstunt IISelf
- 1979
The Muppets Go HollywoodSelf - 1979
GoldengirlJack Dryden - 1979
FirepowerJerry Fanon / Eddie - 1978
Formula 1 - Speed feverSelf - 1978
The Dain CurseHamilton Nash - 1978
California SuiteActor in Diana's Movie (uncredited) - 1977
Cross of IronUnteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner - 1977
White RockJames Coburn - 1977SuperstuntSelf
- 1976
The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest Star - 1976
MidwayCapt. Vinton Maddox - 1976
Sky RidersJim McCabe - 1976
The Last Hard MenProvo - 1976
Bruce Lee: The Man, The MythSelf (archive footage) - 1975
People's Choice AwardsSelf - 1975
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host - 1975
Hard TimesSpencer "Speed" Weed - 1975
Bite the BulletLuke Matthews - 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
The Wolf MenSelf - Narrator (voice) - 1969
Hard ContractJohn Cunningham - 1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest - 1968
DuffyDuffy - 1968
CandyDr. A.B. Krankheit - 1967
In Like FlintDerek Flint - 1967
Waterhole #3Lewton Cole - 1967
The President's AnalystDr. Sidney Schaefer - 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 - 1964Action on the BeachSelf
- 1964
The Americanization of EmilyLt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings - 1963
The Great EscapeSedgwick 'Manufacturer' - 1963
CharadeTex Panthollow - 1963The Greatest Show on EarthKelly
- 1963
Kings of the SunNarrator (uncredited) - 1963
The Man from GalvestonBoyd Palmer - 1962
Combat!Cpl. Arnold Kanger - 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf - 1962
Stoney BurkeDr. Henry Jamison - 1962
Hell Is for HeroesCpl. Frank Henshaw - 1961
The Murder MenArthur Troy - 1961AcapulcoGregg Miles
- 1961
The DefendersEarl Chafee - 1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - 1961
Cain's HundredArthur Troy - 1960
The Magnificent SevenBritt - 1960
The Tall ManJohn Miller - 1960
Route 66 - 1960
Outlaws - 1960
Stagecoach WestSam Murdock - 1960
KlondikeJeff Durain - 1960
The AquanautsJoe Casey - 1960
Tate - 1960
CheckmateGresch - 1959
The Twilight ZoneMajor French - 1959
The UntouchablesDennis Garrity - 1959
BonanzaPete Jessup - 1959
Men Into SpaceDr. Narry - 1959
RawhideColonel Briscoe - 1959
The DuPont Show with June AllysonFloyd - 1959
Ride LonesomeWhitt - 1959
The Detectives - 1959
The DeputyCoffer - 1959
Black SaddleNiles - 1959
Bourbon Street BeatBuzz Griffin - 1959
Johnny RingoMoss Taylor - 1959
Face of a FugitivePurdy - 1959
Wichita Town - 1958
The RiflemanCy Parker - 1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveHenry Turner - 1958
Peter Gunn - 1958
Bat MastersonPoke Otis - 1958
Bronco - 1958
The Texan - 1958
Lawman - 1958
Naked CityHarry Brind - 1957
Perry MasonDonald Fletcher - 1957
The Night America TrembledSam (as Jim Coburn) - 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel - 1957
Tales of Wells FargoIdaho - 1957
TrackdownJoker Wells - 1957
Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveVictor Tavo - 1957
Wagon TrainIke Daggett - 1957
SuspicionMatt Carson - 1957
The CaliforniansAnthony Wayne - 1957
The Restless Gun - 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJess Newton - 1956State TrooperDobie
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsAndrews - 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpBuckskin Frank Leslie - 1955
CheyenneKell - 1955
The MillionaireLew Bennett - 1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyJack - Outlaw Leader - 1953
The OscarsSelf - 1953
General Electric TheaterClaude Firman - 1952
Death Valley DaysSteve Barnes - 1951
Hallmark Hall of FameAtticus Cody - 1950
The Bob Hope ShowSelf - 1948
Studio OneSam Chandler - 1944
Golden Globe AwardsSelf