Actor

James Coburn

Born August 31, 1928 in Laurel, Nebraska, USA
Died November 18, 2002

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

Filmography

2024Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last WesternFilmSelf
2011Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's WarFilmSelf, In Memory Of
2006Sam Peckinpah: PortraitFilmSelf
2005Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam PeckinpahFilmSelf
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeFilmSelf (archive footage)
2004Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the DragonFilmSelf
2003Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster YearsFilmSelf - Host
2002Snow DogsFilmThunder Jack
2002American GunFilmMartin Tillman
2002I Love MuppetsFilmSelf
2002The Yellow BirdFilmRev. Increase Tutwiler
2002The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called JonesFilmNarrator
2001Monsters, Inc.FilmWaternoose (voice)
2001The Mists of AvalonSeriesExecutive Producer
2001Texas RangersFilmNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
2001The Man from Elysian FieldsFilmAlcot
2001Marilyn Monroe: The Final DaysFilmNarrator (voice)
2001Missing PiecesFilmAtticus Cody
2001ProximityFilmJim Corcoran
2001Walter and HenryFilmCharlie
2001The Unbeatable Bruce LeeFilm
2000IntrepidFilmCaptain Hal Josephson
2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneFilmSelf (archive footage)
2000Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'FilmSelf
2000KurosawaFilmSelf
1999PaybackFilmJustin Fairfax
1999Noah's ArkSeriesThe 'Peddler'
1999World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on TapeFilmNarrator (voice)
1999Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives OnFilmSelf
1999Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1FilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood HeroFilmSelf
1998AfflictionFilmGlen Whitehouse
1998Mr. MurderFilmDrew Oslett, Sr.
1998The Path of the DragonFilmSelf
1998The Heaven and Earth ShowSeries
1998Bruce Lee: The Intercepting FistFilmSelf
1997The Second Civil WarFilmJack Buchan
1997Keys to TulsaFilmHarmon Shaw
1997SkeletonsFilmFrank Jove
1997The Disappearance of Kevin JohnsonFilmHimself
1997Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 YearsFilmHost
1997Scene by SceneSeriesSelf
1997Earth's Two-Minute WarningFilmSelf
1996The Nutty ProfessorFilmHarlan Hartley
1996EraserFilmBeller
1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
1996ProfilerSeriesCharles Vanderhorn
1996The Cherokee KidFilmCyrus Bloomington
1996Arli$$SeriesSid Perelli
1996Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the RightFilmNarrator
1996Okavango: Africa's Wild OasisFilm
1996Football AmericaFilmNarrator
1995The Set UpFilmJeremiah Cole
1995The Avenging AngelFilmPorter Rockwell
1995Ray Alexander: A Menu for MurderFilmJeffery Winslow
1995National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the EdgeFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
1994MaverickFilmCommodore Duvall
1994The Life of Bruce LeeFilmSelf - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee
1994A Christmas ReunionFilmSanta
1994GreyhoundsFilmJohn Dolan
1994Ray Alexander: A Taste For JusticeFilmJeffrey Winslow
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitFilmMr. Crisp
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeriesSelf - Guest
1993DeadfallFilmMike Donan / Lou Donan
1993The Curse of the DragonFilmSelf
1993The Hit ListFilmPeter Mayhew
1993Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronFilmSelf
1993Return to 'The Great Escape'FilmSelf
1992The PlayerFilmJames Coburn
1992Picket FencesSeriesWalter Brock
1992Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232FilmJim Hathaway
1992HBO First LookSeries
1992Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a TimeFilmNarrator (voice)
1992MastergateFilmMajor Manley Battle
1992The Fifth CornerSeriesDr. Grandwell
1992National Lampoon's True FactsFilmSelf
1991Hudson HawkFilmGeorge Kaplan
1991SilverfoxFilmRobert Fox
1990Young Guns IIFilmJohn Simpson Chisum
1990Captain Planet and the PlaneteersSeriesLooten Plunder (voice)

James Coburn

Born August 31, 1928 in Laurel, Nebraska, USA

Died November 18, 2002