James Coburn
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Perry Mason
Donald Fletcher
1957
Series
Perry Mason
General Addison Brand
1957
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Bonanza
Pete Jessup
1959
Series
Bonanza
Ross Marquette
1959
Series
Bonanza
Elmer Trace
1959
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Cyrus Ramsey
1984
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Wagon Train
Ike Daggett
1957
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
Jack Harvey
1957
Series
The Twilight Zone
Major French
1959
Series
The Rifleman
Cy Parker
1958
Series
The Rifleman
Ambrose
1958
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
The Untouchables
Dennis Garrity
1959
Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Buckskin Frank Leslie
1955
Series
Cheyenne
Kell
1955
Series
Naked City
Harry Brind
1958
Series
Studio One
Sam Chandler
1948
Series
The Defenders
Earl Chafee
1961
Series
Route 66
1960
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jess Newton
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Charlie Doyle
1956
Series
Arli$$
Sid Perelli
1996
Series
Profiler
Charles Vanderhorn
1996
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Henry Turner
1958
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Jesse Holloway
1958
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Howard Catlett
1958
Series
Rawhide
Colonel Briscoe
1959
Series
Combat!
Cpl. Arnold Kanger
1962
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
Series
Lawman
1958
Series
Lawman
Lank Bailey
1958
Series
Bat Masterson
Poke Otis
1958
Series
Bat Masterson
Leo Talley
1958
Series
The Fall Guy
James Coburn
1981
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Andrews
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Union Sergeant
1955
Film
Monsters, Inc.
Waternoose (voice)
2001
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
Series
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Looten Plunder (voice)
1990
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self
1975
Series
Peter Gunn
1958
Series
The Detectives
1959
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Gypsy
1982
Series
Picket Fences
Walter Brock
1992
Series
The Texan
1958
Series
Trackdown
Joker Wells
1957
Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Floyd
1959
Series
Tales of Wells Fargo
Idaho
1957
Series
Bronco
1958
State Trooper
Dobie
1956
Series
The Millionaire
Lew Bennett
1955
Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Victor Tavo
1957
Series
Black Saddle
Niles
1959
Series
The Deputy
Coffer
1959
Series
Outlaws
1960
Series
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Series
Checkmate
Gresch
1960
Series
The Tall Man
John Miller
1960
Series
Cain's Hundred
Arthur Troy
1961
Series
HBO First Look
1992
Series
Stoney Burke
Dr. Henry Jamison
1962
Series
Johnny Ringo
Moss Taylor
1959
Series
Suspicion
Matt Carson
1957
The Greatest Show on Earth
Kelly
1963
Series
Stagecoach West
Sam Murdock
1960
Series
Bourbon Street Beat
Buzz Griffin
1959
Film
The Great Escape
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
1963
Film
The Magnificent Seven
Britt
1960
Series
The Restless Gun
1957
Series
Darkroom
Host
1981
Series
Men Into Space
Dr. Narry
1959
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Jack - Outlaw Leader
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mexican Police Captain (uncredited)
1954
Series
The Aquanauts
Joe Casey
1960
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Atticus Cody
1951
Film
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Mr. Crisp
1993
Film
The Nutty Professor
Harlan Hartley
1996
Series
Wichita Town
1959
Film
Payback
Justin Fairfax
1999
Film
The Muppet Movie
El Sleezo Cafe Owner
1979
Film
Eraser
Beller
1996
Film
Duck, You Sucker
John H. Mallory
1971
Film
Midway
Capt. Vinton Maddox
1976
Film
Charade
Tex Panthollow
1963
Series
The Californians
Anthony Wayne
1957
Series
The Californians
Deputy Anthony Wayne
1957
Series
Scene by Scene
Self
1997
Film
Hudson Hawk
George Kaplan
1991
Film
The Player
James Coburn
1992
Film
Maverick
Commodore Duvall
1994
Series
Tate
1960
Film
Young Guns II
John Simpson Chisum
1990
Film
Candy
Dr. A.B. Krankheit
1968
Film
Cross of Iron
Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
1977
Series
General Electric Theater
Claude Firman
1953
Series
The Dain Curse
Hamilton Nash
1978
Film
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett
1973
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Snow Dogs
Thunder Jack
2002
Series
Death Valley Days
Steve Barnes
1952
Series
Clive James' Postcard from
Self
1989
Film
Major Dundee
Samuel Potts
1965
Series
Noah's Ark
The 'Peddler'
1999
Film
The Cherokee Kid
Cyrus Bloomington
1996
Series
Klondike
Jeff Durain
1960
Film
Hard Times
Spencer "Speed" Weed
1975
Film
California Suite
Actor in Diana's Movie (uncredited)
1978
Film
Hell Is for Heroes
Cpl. Frank Henshaw
1962
Film
The Man from Elysian Fields
Alcot
2001
Film
The President's Analyst
Dr. Sidney Schaefer
1967
Film
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"
Henry Bellamy
1981
Film
The Second Civil War
Jack Buchan
1997
Film
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Lieutenant Christian
1966
Film
The Last of Sheila
Clinton Greene
1973
Film
The Curse of the Dragon
Self
1993
Film
Ride Lonesome
Whitt
1959
Film
The Last Hard Men
Provo
1976
Film
Affliction
Glen Whitehouse
1998
Film
The Americanization of Emily
Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings
1964
Film
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
1979
Film
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
Colonel Pembroke
1972
Acapulco
Gregg Miles
1961
Film
Bite the Bullet
Luke Matthews
1975
Film
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Kings of the Sun
Narrator (uncredited)
1963
Film
Texas Rangers
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2001
Film
Our Man Flint
Derek Flint
1966
Film
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999
Film
The Life of Bruce Lee
Self - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee
1994
Film
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Eli Kotch
1966
Film
In Like Flint
Derek Flint
1967
Film
Intrepid
Captain Hal Josephson
2000
Film
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Film
Waterhole #3
Lewton Cole
1967
Film
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Jeffrey Winslow
1994
Film
The Loved One
Immigration Officer
1965
Film
A High Wind in Jamaica
Zac
1965
Film
Deadfall
Mike Donan / Lou Donan
1993
Film
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Jim Hathaway
1992
Film
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
1986
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Self (voice)
1989
Film
Sky Riders
Jim McCabe
1976
Film
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
Himself
1997
Film
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Narrator
1990
Film
Looker
John Reston
1981
Film
Mr. Murder
Drew Oslett, Sr.
1998
Film
The Path of the Dragon
Self
1998
Film
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Jeffery Winslow
1995
Film
The Hit List
Peter Mayhew
1993
Film
Mastergate
Major Manley Battle
1992
Film
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
Film
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
2000
Film
Pinocchio
The Gypsy
1984
Film
Keys to Tulsa
Harmon Shaw
1997
Film
High Risk
Serrano
1981
Film
Death of a Soldier
Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
1986
Film
Kurosawa
Self
2000
Film
The Man from Galveston
Boyd Palmer
1963
Film
Face of a Fugitive
Purdy
1959
Film
The Night America Trembled
Sam (as Jim Coburn)
1957
Film
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
Greyhounds
John Dolan
1994
Film
The Internecine Project
Robert Elliot
1974
Film
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Host
1997
Film
Skeletons
Frank Jove
1997
Film
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
Self
1999
Film
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Self - Host
2003
The Fifth Corner
Dr. Grandwell
1992
Film
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Jeb Stuart Thornton
1970
Film
Draw!
Sam Starret
1984
Film
Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War
Self
2011
Superstunt
Self
1977
Film
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
Self
1986
Film
The Carey Treatment
Dr. Peter Carey
1972
Film
Harry in Your Pocket
Harry
1973
Film
Sins of the Father
Frank Murchison
1985
Film
The Baltimore Bullet
Nick Casey
1980
Film
Firepower
Jerry Fanon / Eddie
1979
Film
The Set Up
Jeremiah Cole
1995
Film
Loving Couples
Walter
1980
Film
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Narrator (voice)
2001
Film
The Honkers
Lew Lathrop
1972
Film
Goldengirl
Jack Dryden
1979
Film
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Self
1993
Film
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Self
2005
Film
Mr. Patman
Patman
1981
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
Self
1999
Film
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
Self
1998
Film
Proximity
Jim Corcoran
2001
Silverfox
Robert Fox
1991
National Lampoon's True Facts
Self
1992
Film
The Yellow Bird
Rev. Increase Tutwiler
2002
Film
Call from Space
Studio Boss
1989
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
Narrator (voice)
1992
Action on the Beach
Self
1964
Film
The Avenging Angel
Porter Rockwell
1995
Film
Hard Contract
John Cunningham
1969
Film
Duffy
Duffy
1968
Film
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Self
1978
Film
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
Self
2004
Film
Digital Dreams
God's Gift to Wyman
1983
Film
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Self
1993
Superstunt II
Self
1979
Film
American Gun
Martin Tillman
2002
Film
Martin's Day
Lt. Lardner
1985
Film
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth
Self (archive footage)
1976
Film
Walter and Henry
Charlie
2001
Film
Missing Pieces
Atticus Cody
2001
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
Self
2006
Film
I Love Muppets
Self
2002
Film
Malibu
Tom Wharton
1983
Film
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
Self
2024
Film
Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasis
1996
Film
Walking After Midnight
Self
1988
Film
National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge
Self - Narrator (voice)
1995
Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right
Narrator
1996
Film
The Murder Men
Arthur Troy
1961
Film
The Wolf Men
Self - Narrator (voice)
1969
Film
White Rock
James Coburn
1977
Film
A Christmas Reunion
Santa
1994
Film
Train to Heaven
Gregorius
1989
Film
The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones
Narrator
2002
Film
Football America
Narrator
1996
World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on Tape
Narrator (voice)
1999
Film
Earth's Two-Minute Warning
Self
1997