Acting

James Coburn

Born: August 31, 1928
Died: November 18, 2002 (aged 74)
Birthplace: Laurel, Nebraska, USA
Credits: 225 titles

Biography

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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Signature work

Known For

Monsters, Inc.

2001

The Nutty Professor

1996

The Great Escape

1963

Eraser

1996

Payback

1999

The Magnificent Seven

1960

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

Maverick

1994

Charade

1963

Duck, You Sucker

1971

Hudson Hawk

1991

The Twilight Zone

1959

The Player

1992

Snow Dogs

2002

The Muppet Movie

1979

Young Guns II

1990

Saturday Night Live

1975

Cross of Iron

1977

Acting credits 221

Year	Title	Role
2024	Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western Film	Self
2011	Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War Film	Self
2006	Sam Peckinpah: Portrait Film	Self
2005	Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah Film	Self
2004	Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon Film	Self
2004	Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Film	Self (archive footage)
2003	Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years Film	Self - Host
2002	American Gun Film	Martin Tillman
2002	The Yellow Bird Film	Rev. Increase Tutwiler
2002	The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones Film	Narrator
2002	I Love Muppets Film	Self
2002	Snow Dogs Film	Thunder Jack
2001	The Unbeatable Bruce Lee Film
2001	Texas Rangers Film	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2001	Monsters, Inc. Film	Waternoose (voice)
2001	The Man from Elysian Fields Film	Alcot
2001	Walter and Henry Film	Charlie
2001	Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days Film	Narrator (voice)
2001	Proximity Film	Jim Corcoran
2001	Missing Pieces Film	Atticus Cody
2000	Kurosawa Film	Self
2000	Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' Film	Self
2000	Intrepid Film	Captain Hal Josephson
2000	Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone Film	Self (archive footage)
1999	Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero Film	Self
1999	Noah's Ark TV	The 'Peddler' (2 ep)
1999	Payback Film	Justin Fairfax
1999	World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on Tape Film	Narrator (voice)
1999	Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 Film	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999	Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On Film	Self
1998	Mr. Murder Film	Drew Oslett, Sr.
1998	The Heaven and Earth Show TV	(1 ep)
1998	Affliction Film	Glen Whitehouse
1998	The Path of the Dragon Film	Self
1998	Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist Film	Self
1997	The Second Civil War Film	Jack Buchan
1997	The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson Film	Himself
1997	Scene by Scene TV	Self (1 ep)
1997	Keys to Tulsa Film	Harmon Shaw
1997	Skeletons Film	Frank Jove
1997	Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years Film	Host
1997	Earth's Two-Minute Warning Film	Self
1996	The Cherokee Kid Film	Cyrus Bloomington
1996	Football America Film	Narrator
1996	Profiler TV	Charles Vanderhorn (2 ep)
1996	Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right Film	Narrator
1996	E! True Hollywood Story TV	(1 ep)
1996	Arli$$ TV	Sid Perelli (1 ep)
1996	The Nutty Professor Film	Harlan Hartley
1996	Eraser Film	Beller
1996	Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasis Film
1995	The Set Up Film	Jeremiah Cole
1995	Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder Film	Jeffery Winslow
1995	The Avenging Angel Film	Porter Rockwell
1995	National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge Film	Self - Narrator (voice)
1994	A Christmas Reunion Film	Santa
1994	Greyhounds Film	John Dolan
1994	Maverick Film	Commodore Duvall
1994	Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice Film	Jeffrey Winslow
1994	The Life of Bruce Lee Film	Self - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee

Crew credits 5

Year	Title	Job
2011	Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War Film	In Memory Of
2001	The Mists of Avalon TV	Executive Producer (2 ep)
1978	Circle of Iron Film	Story
1978	Convoy Film	Second Unit Director
1974	The Rockford Files TV	Director (1 ep)