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Lanky, charismatic and versatile actor with an amazing grin that put everyone at ease, James Coburn studied acting at UCLA, and then moved to New York to study under noted acting coach Stella Adler. After being noticed in several stage productions, Coburn appeared in a handful of minor westerns before being cast as the knife-throwing... See full bio »

Born:

James Harrison Coburn Jr.
in Laurel, Nebraska, USA

Died:

(age 74) in Beverly Hills, California, USA
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2002 Arli$$ (TV series)
Slaugterhouse Sid Perelli
– The Immortal (2002) … Slaugterhouse Sid Perelli
 
2002 American Gun
Martin Tillman
 
2002 Snow Dogs
Thunder Jack
 
2001 Monsters, Inc.
Henry J. Waternoose (voice)
 
2001 The Man from Elysian Fields
Alcott
 
2001 Walter and Henry (TV movie)
Charlie
 
2001 The Yellow Bird (short)
Rev. Increase Tutwiler
 
2001 Texas Rangers
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
2001 Proximity
Jim Corcoran
 
2000 Intrepid
Captain Hal Josephson
 
2000 Scene by Scene (TV series)
– James Coburn (2000)
 
2000 Missing Pieces (TV movie)
Atticus Cody
 
2000 The Good Doctor (short)
Dr. Samuel Roberts
 
1999 Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (TV movie)
Morris Gunn
 
1999 Noah's Ark (TV movie)
The 'Peddler'
 
1999/I Payback
Justin Fairfax (uncredited)
 
1999 Vengeance Unlimited (TV series)
Boone Paladin
– Judgment (1999) … Boone Paladin (voice) (uncredited)
 
1998 Mr. Murder (TV movie)
Drew Oslett, Sr.
 
1998 Stories from My Childhood (TV series)
The Archbishop
– The Wild Swans (1998) … The Archbishop (voice)
 
1997 Affliction
Glen Whitehouse
 
1997 Skeletons (TV movie)
Frank Jove
 
1997 The Second Civil War (TV movie)
Jack Buchan
 
1997 Profiler (TV series)
Charles Vanderhorn
– Shadow of Angels (1997) … Charles Vanderhorn
– Shadow of Angels: Part 2 (1997) … Charles Vanderhorn
 
1996 The Cherokee Kid (TV movie)
Cyrus B. Bloomington
 
1996 Okavango: Africa's Savage Oasis (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1996 Keys to Tulsa
Harmon Shaw
 
1996 Football America (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1996 The Nutty Professor
Harlan Hartley
 
1996 Eraser
WitSec Chief Beller
 
1995 Christmas Reunion (TV movie)
Santa
 
1995 The Set Up
Jeremiah Cole
 
1995 Picket Fences (TV series)
Walter Brock
– Upbringings (1995) … Walter Brock
 
1995 Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (TV movie)
Jeffery Winslow
 
1995 The Avenging Angel (TV movie)
Porter Rockwell
 
1995 C.E.O. (Video Game)
Dwight Owen Barnes
 
1994 Greyhounds (TV movie)
 
1994 Maverick
Commodore Duvall
 
1994 Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice (TV movie)
Jeffrey Winslow
 
1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Mr. Crisp
 
1993 Deadfall
Mike Donan/Lou Donan
 
1993 The Hit List
Peter Mayhew
 
1990-1992 Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV series)
Looten Plunder
– The Night of the Wolf (1992) … Looten Plunder (voice)
– Bitter Waters (1992) … Looten Plunder (voice)
– Fare Thee Whale (1992) … Looten Plunder (voice)
– Summit to Save Earth: Part 2 (1992) … Looten Plunder (voice)
– Summit to Save Earth: Part 1 (1992) … Looten Plunder (voice)
See all 15 episodes »
 
1992 Mastergate (TV movie)
Major Manley Battle
 
1992 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Cyrus Ramsey
– Day of the Dead (1992) … Cyrus Ramsey
 
1992 The Fifth Corner (TV series)
Dr. Grandwell
 
1992 True Facts (TV movie)
 
1992 Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (TV movie)
Jim Hathaway
 
1991 Silverfox (TV movie)
Robert Fox
 
1991 Hudson Hawk
George Kaplan
 
1990 Young Guns II
John Simpson Chisum
 
1989 Train to Heaven
Gregorius
 
1989 Call from Space (short)
 
1986 The Wildest West Show of the Stars (TV movie)
Grand Marshall
 
1986 Death of a Soldier
Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
 
1985 Martin's Day
Lt. Lardner
 
1985 Sins of the Father (TV movie)
Frank Murchison
 
1984 Draw! (TV movie)
Sam Starret
 
1984 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
The Gypsy
– Pinocchio (1984) … The Gypsy
 
1983 Malibu (TV movie)
Tom Wharton
 
1983 Digital Dreams (TV movie)
 
1981 Looker
John Reston
 
1981 Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (TV movie)
Henry Bellamy
 
1981 High Risk
Serrano
 
1980 Mr. Patman
Patman
 
1980 Loving Couples
Dr. Walter Kirby
 
1980 The Baltimore Bullet
Nick Casey
 
1980 Superstunt II (TV movie)
 
1979 Goldengirl
Jack Dryden
 
1979 The Muppet Movie
El Sleezo Cafe Owner
 
1979 Firepower
Jerry Fanon/Eddie
 
1978 California Suite
Pilot in Diana Barrie's Film on Airplane (uncredited)
 
1978 The Dain Curse (TV mini-series)
Hamilton Nash
 
1977 Cross of Iron
Unteroffizier Feldwebel (S / Sgt.) Rolf Steiner
 
1976 Midway
Captain Vinton Maddox
 
1976 The Last Hard Men
Provo
 
1976 Sky Riders
Jim McCabe
 
1975 Hard Times
Speed
 
1975 Bite the Bullet
Luke Matthews
 
1975 Jackpot
 
1974 The Internecine Project
Robert Elliot
 
1973 Harry in Your Pocket
Harry
 
1973 The Last of Sheila
Clinton Green
 
1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett
 
1972 A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
Colonel Pembroke
 
1972 The Honkers
Lew Lathrop
 
1972 The Carey Treatment
Dr. Peter Carey
 
1971 Duck, You Sucker
John H. Mallory
 
1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
Cameo
– Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon (1970) … Cameo
 
1970 Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Jeb
 
1969 Hard Contract
John Cunningham
 
1968 Candy
Dr. A.B. Krankheit
 
1968 Duffy
Duffy
 
1967 The President's Analyst
Dr. Sidney Schaefer
 
1967 Waterhole #3
Lewton Cole
 
1967 In Like Flint
Derek Flint
 
1966 Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Eli Kotch
 
1966 What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Lieutenant Christian
 
1966 Our Man Flint
Derek Flint
 
1965 The Loved One
Immigration Officer
 
1965 A High Wind in Jamaica
Zac
 
1965 Major Dundee
Samuel Potts
 
1964 The Americanization of Emily
Lt. Cmdr. Paul 'Bus' Cummings
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Earl Chafee
– The Man Who Saved His Country (1964) … Earl Chafee
 
1964 Route 66 (TV series)
Hamar Neilsen
– Kiss the Monster - Make Him Sleep (1964) … Hamar Neilsen
 
1963 Kings of the Sun
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1963 The Man from Galveston
Boyd Palmer
 
1963 Charade
Tex Panthollow
 
1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Major French
– The Old Man in the Cave (1963) … Major French
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Steve Kowlowski
– Oh, You Shouldn't Have Done It (1963) … Steve Kowlowski
 
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Kelly
– Uncaged (1963) … Kelly
 
1963 Combat! (TV series)
Corporal Arnold Kanger
– Masquerade (1963) … Corporal Arnold Kanger
 
1963 The Great Escape
Sedgwick 'The Manufacturer'
 
1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Jamison
– The Test (1963) … Jamison
 
1962 Hell Is for Heroes
Cpl. Henshaw
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Harry Brind
– Goodbye Mama, Hello Auntie Maud (1962) … Harry Brind
 
1958-1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Ben Crider / Idaho
– The Wayfarers (1962) … Ben Crider
– Butch Cassidy (1958) … Idaho
 
1959-1962 Bonanza (TV series)
Elmer Trace / Pete Jessup / Ross Marquette
– The Long Night (1962) … Elmer Trace
– The Dark Gate (1961) … Ross Marquette
– The Truckee Strip (1959) … Pete Jessup
 
1961-1962 Perry Mason (TV series)
Donald Fletcher / General Addison Brand
– The Case of the Angry Astronaut (1962) … General Addison Brand
– The Case of the Envious Editor (1961) … Donald Fletcher (as James H. Coburn)
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Charlie Allnut
– Safari (1962) … Charlie Allnut
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Gresch
– A Chant of Silence (1962) … Gresch
 
1962 Rawhide (TV series)
Colonel Briscoe
– Hostage Child (1962) … Colonel Briscoe
 
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Arthur Troy
– Blues for a Junkman: Arthur Troy (1962) … Arthur Troy
 
1962 Ripcord (TV series)
Bert Tucker
– Double Drop (1962) … Bert Tucker
 
1962 King of Diamonds (TV series)
– Backlash (1962)
 
1958-1961 The Rifleman (TV series)
Ambrose / Cy Parker
– The High Country (1961) … Ambrose
– Young Englishman (1958) … Cy Parker (as Jim Coburn)
 
1961 Cheyenne (TV series)
Deputy Sheriff Kell
– Trouble Street (1961) … Deputy Sheriff Kell
 
1961 The Brothers Brannagan (TV series)
Dell
– Death Is not Deductible (1961) … Dell
 
1961 Acapulco (TV series)
Gregg Miles
– Murder with Love (1961) … Gregg Miles
– Blood Money (1961) … Gregg Miles
– Death Is a Smiling Man (1961) … Gregg Miles
– Fisher's Daughter (1961) … Gregg Miles
– Carbon Copy Cat (1961) … Gregg Miles
See all 8 episodes »
 
1959-1961 Laramie (TV series)
Finch / Gil Spanner
– The Mark of the Manhunters (1961) … Gil Spanner
– The Iron Captain (1959) … Finch
 
1961 Outlaws (TV series)
Culley Scott
– Culley (1961) … Culley Scott
 
1960-1961 Klondike (TV series)
Jeff Durain / Jefferson Durain
– The Hostages (1961) … Jeff Durain
– The Man Who Owned Skagway (1961) … Jeff Durain
– Queen of the Klondike (1961) … Jeff Durain
– Bare Knuckles (1960) … Jeff Durain
– Taste of Danger (1960) … Jeff Durain
See all 11 episodes »
 
1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Dennis Garrity
– The Jamaica Ginger Story (1961) … Dennis Garrity
 
1961 The Tall Man (TV series)
John Miller
– The Best Policy (1961) … John Miller
 
1961 Stagecoach West (TV series)
Sam Murdock
– Come Home Again (1961) … Sam Murdock
 
1961 The Detectives (TV series)
Duke Hawkins
– The Frightened Ones (1961) … Duke Hawkins
 
1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Joe Casey
– River Gold (1961) … Joe Casey
 
1960 Lawman (TV series)
Blake Carr / Lank Bailey
– The Catcher (1960) … Lank Bailey
– The Showdown (1960) … Blake Carr
 
1960 The Magnificent Seven
Britt
 
1959-1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Doyle / Jess Newton
– Desert Flight (1960) … Doyle
– A Thread of Respect (1959) … Jess Newton
 
1960 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– Pamela's Oxen (1960)
 
1959-1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Henry Turner / Howard Catlett / Jesse Holloway
– The Trial (1960) … Howard Catlett
– The Kovack Affair (1959) … Jesse Holloway
– Reunion for a Revenge (1959) … Henry Turner
 
1960 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
– Coat of Arms (1960)
 
1960 Tate (TV series)
Jory
– Home Town (1960) … Jory
 
1960 The Deputy (TV series)
Coffer
– The Truly Yours (1960) … Coffer
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Bud Bailey
– The Murder Clause (1960) … Bud Bailey
 
1959-1960 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Bill Sledge / Jack
– The Gladiators (1960) … Bill Sledge
– One Came Back (1959) … Jack
 
1960 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Buzz Griffin
– Target of Hate (1960) … Buzz Griffin
 
1960 Men Into Space (TV series)
Dr. Narry
– Contraband (1960) … Dr. Narry
 
1960 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Rome Morgan
– Blackwater Swamp (1960) … Rome Morgan
 
1959-1960 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Leo Talley / Poke Otis
– Six Feet of Gold (1960) … Leo Talley
– The Black Pearls (1959) … Poke Otis
 
1959-1960 Wichita Town (TV series)
Fletcher / Wally
– Afternoon in Town (1960) … Wally
– The Night the Cowboys Roared (1959) … Fletcher
 
1959-1960 Bronco (TV series)
Adam Coverly / Jesse James
– Shadow of Jesse James (1960) … Jesse James
– Payroll of the Dead (1959) … Adam Coverly
 
1960 The Texan (TV series)
Cal Gruder
– Friend of the Family (1960) … Cal Gruder
 
1959 The Millionaire (TV series)
Lew Bennett
– Millionaire Timothy Mackail (1959) … Lew Bennett
 
1958-1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Andrews / Union Sergeant
– An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1959) … Union Sergeant
– The Jokester (1958) … Andrews
 
1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Floyd
– The Girl (1959) … Floyd
 
1959 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Buckskin Frank Leslie
– The Noble Outlaws (1959) … Buckskin Frank Leslie
 
1958-1959 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Jack - Outlaw Leader / Mexican Police Captain
– Elfego Baca: Mustang Man, Mustang Maid (1959) … Jack - Outlaw Leader
– Elfego Baca: Move Along, Mustangers (1959) … Jack - Outlaw Leader
– Four Down and Five Lives to Go (1958) … Mexican Police Captain (uncredited)
 
1959 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Gunfighter
– The Gunfighter (1959) … Gunfighter
 
1959 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Steve Alexander
– Mr. Jinx (1959) … Steve Alexander
 
1959 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Moss Taylor
– The Arrival (1959) … Moss Taylor
 
1959 Face of a Fugitive
Purdy
 
1959 The Californians (TV series)
Anthony Wayne / Deputy Anthony Wayne
– An Act of Faith (1959) … Deputy Anthony Wayne
– One Ton of Peppercorns (1959) … Anthony Wayne
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Judson
– Deadfall (1959) … Judson
 
1959 M Squad (TV series)
Harry Blacker
– The Fire Makers (1959) … Harry Blacker
 
1958-1959 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Tom Quinn / Vestry
– The Pawn (1959) … Vestry
– The Way Back (1958) … Tom Quinn
 
1959 Black Saddle (TV series)
Niles
– Client: Steele (1959) … Niles
 
1959 State Trooper (TV series)
Dobie
– Hard Money, Soft Touch (1959) … Dobie
 
1959 Trackdown (TV series)
Joker Wells
– Hard Lines (1959) … Joker Wells (as Jim Coburn)
 
1959 Ride Lonesome
Whit
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Ike
– The Millie Davis Story (1958) … Ike
 
1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Claude Firman
– Ah There, Beau Brummel (1958) … Claude Firman
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Carson
– The Voice in the Night (1958) … Carson
 
1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Sam
– The Night America Trembled (1957) … Sam (as Jim Coburn)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2001 The Mists of Avalon (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1978 Circle of Iron (story)
 
1978 Convoy (second unit director)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1977 The Rockford Files (TV series)
– Irving the Explainer (1977)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2011 Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War (video documentary) (in memory of)
 
2005 Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah (documentary) (in memoriam)
 
Show ShowSelf (87 titles)
2011 Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (TV series documentary)
Quote Reader
– Forward Into the Past (2007) … Quote Reader (voice)
– Censored (2007) … Quote Reader (voice)
 
2005 Passion & Poetry: Major Dundee (video short)
Himself
 
2005 Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 A Distant Battle: Memories of Operation Market Garden (video documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 Blood and Steel: Making 'Enter the Dragon' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2002 A Man Called Jones: The Real Virgil Hilts (video documentary short)
Narrator
 
2002 I Love Muppets (TV special)
Himself
 
1999-2002 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 January 2002 (2002) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 April 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
2002 Film Genre (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Western (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Kurosawa (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Hollywood Beat (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 24 July 2001 (2001) … Himself - Guest
 
2001 Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2001 Wingspan (TV documentary)
Character on the Band on the run cover
 
2001 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Audrey Hepburn (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Raquel Welch (2001) … Himself
 
2000 World's Scariest Ghosts: Caught on Tape (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2000 Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Gran premio internazionale della TV (TV series)
Himself - Winner
– 17th Edition (2000) … Himself - Winner
 
2000 Dale's All Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Himself - Host (also archive footage)
 
1999 The BBC and the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Richard Attenborough (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Famous Families (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Lees: Action Speaks Louder (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Magacine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 May 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1998-1999 The Living Edens (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Borneo: Island in the Clouds (1999) … Narrator
– Palau: Paradise of the Pacific (1998) … Narrator
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1999 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 January 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 January 1999 (1999) … Himself - Guest
 
1998 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Steve McQueen (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The Path of the Dragon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1997 Craps (video documentary)
Host
 
1997 Slots with Video Poker (video documentary)
Host
 
1997 Blackjack (video documentary)
Host
 
1996 Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
Himself
 
1995 Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1994 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Life of Bruce Lee (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Maverick (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Gottschalk Late Night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 March 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1993 The 14th Annual CableACE Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1993 Return to 'The Great Escape' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1993 The Curse of the Dragon (documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time (documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.170 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 The Player
Himself
 
1991 Hollywood Stuntmakers (TV series)
Himself
– Fantastic Fights (1991) … Himself
 
1990-1991 The Infinite Voyage (TV series documentary)
Host
 
1990 Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (video documentary)
Himself
 
1990 My Riviera (TV series)
Himself
 
1988 The Edge and Beyond (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
1988 Walking After Midnight (documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Lion's Roar (documentary)
Narrator
 
1984 Cowboys of the Saturday Matinee (video documentary)
Host
 
1982 All-Star Birthday Party at Annapolis (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Host / Various
– James Coburn/Lindsey Buckingham (1982) … Himself - Host/Various
 
1981-1982 Darkroom (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Exit Line (1982) … Himself - Host
– The Rarest of Wines (1982) … Himself - Host
– Who's There? (1982) … Himself - Host
– Guillotine (1982) … Himself - Host
– Lost in Translation (1982) … Himself - Host
See all 16 episodes »
 
1981 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Himself
– The Fall Guy (1981) … Himself
 
1980 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.5 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 March 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 Speed Fever (documentary)
Himself
 
1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1979 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
1977 Superstunt (TV special)
 
1968-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 September 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1977 White Rock (documentary)
Narrator
 
1976 The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1973 The 45th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1973 Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1971-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.145 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #4.49 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 November 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Headshop (TV series)
Himself
 
1969 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.1 (1969) … Himself
 
1967 The Linkletter Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 April 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– James Coburn (1967) … Himself
 
1966 The 38th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Music Score Awards
 
1964 Action on the Beach (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (22 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2009 Muppets 201: Rarities from the Henson Vault (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Il falso bugiardo
Himself
 
2008 How the West Was Lost (TV documentary)
Britt/Sheriff Pat Garrett (uncredited)
 
2007 The McCartney Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Paybacks Are a Bitch (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Payback: Straight Up (video)
Justin Fairfax
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (TV documentary)
Whit
 
2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Go West, Young Man! (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 RIP 2002 (TV documentary)
 
2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 The Making of 'Midway' (video documentary short)
Captain Vinton Maddox
 
2001 The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (video documentary)
 
1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (TV documentary)
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1994 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (TV movie)
Himself
 
1977 Bruce Lee, the Legend (documentary)
Himself
 
1961 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 
1961 The Murder Men
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1998-99) TV commercials (voice): Chevrolet trucks See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 11 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

James H. Coburn | Jim Coburn

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on Sam Peckinpah] Sam is, I think, a great filmmaker. Of course, he's his own worst enemy. Sam is an unusual human being, and he needs to be treated like an unusual human being. He can create an atmosphere, whether he's drunk, sober, pissed off or in a rage, or whatever. I mean, for about three or four hours a day... See more »

Trivia:

Became good friends with Kris Kristofferson during the filming of Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. They also worked together on Convoy and Payback. Coburn contributed with backup vocals on Kristofferson's album "Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame". See more »

Trademark:

Deeply calm, yet authoritative voice See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo