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Tristram Coffin (1909–1990)

Tristram Coffin was born in a Utah mining community, grew up in Salt Lake City, and started acting while in high school. He later continued acting with traveling stock companies. Having earned a degree in speech at the University of Washington, he worked as a news analyst and sportscaster until a Hollywood talent scout approached him with the idea of putting him in films... See full bio »

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1982 Deadly Alliance
Doctor
 
1972 Night Call Nurses
Miles Bailey (as Tris Coffin)
 
1971 The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
Dr. Keating (as Tris Coffin)
 
1971 The Barefoot Executive
Sponsor (as Tris Coffin)
 
1965-1970 Death Valley Days (TV series)
George Bennett / Joe Dawson / Maj. Henry
The Duke of Tombstone (1970) (as Tris Coffin)
Clum's Constabulary (1970) (as Tris Coffin)
Sense of Justice (1966) (as Tris Coffin)
The Hat That Huldah Wore (1966) … George Bennett (as Tris Coffin)
Hugh Glass Meets the Bear (1966) … Maj. Henry (as Tris Coffin)
 
1965-1969 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Dr. Reimer / Mr. Tucker
Collard Greens An' Fatback (1969) … Mr. Tucker (as Tris Coffin)
That Old Black Magic (1965) … Dr. Reimer (as Tris Coffin)
 
1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Banks
Boom at the Top (1969) … Banks (as Tris Coffin)
 
1967 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
Crawford
Visitors from Beyond the Stars (1967) … Crawford (as Tris Coffin)
 
1966 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Manager
Vacation in Las Vegas (1966) … Manager (as Tris Coffin)
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
Ambassador
When the Rat's Away, the Mice Will Play (1966) … Ambassador (uncredited)
A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away (1966) … Ambassador (as Tris Coffin)
 
1965 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
Whicher
The Quest (1965) … Whicher (as Tris Coffin)
 
1965 Zebra in the Kitchen
Councilman Lawrence
 
1964 The Silent Witness
Lt. Williams
 
1964 The Bill Dana Show (TV series)
Mr. Simpson
Jose's Inheritance (1964) … Mr. Simpson
 
1964 Good Neighbor Sam
Sonny Blatchford (as Tris Coffin)
 
1964 Iron Angel
Captain
 
1963 The Crawling Hand
Security Chief Meidel (as Tristam Coffin)
 
1963 Bonanza (TV series)
Ralph Austin
Mirror of a Man (1963) … Ralph Austin (as Tris Coffin)
 
1962 The Real McCoys (TV series)
Colonel Deever
Money from Heaven (1962) … Colonel Deever
 
1960-1961 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Ames Caldwell / Dan Woodruff
The Classic Cab (1961) … Dan Woodruff
The Kamehameha Cloak (1960) … Ames Caldwell (as Tris Coffin)
 
1960-1961 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
David Hillman / Doctor Alford / Dr. Northrop / …
The Unremembered (1961) … Terry Wilson
The Man in the Mirror (1961) … Doctor Alford (as Tris Coffin)
The Valley Caper (1960) … David Hillman (as Tris Coffin)
The Fanatics (1960) … Marcus Raymond (as Tris Coffin)
Family Skeleton (1960) … Dr. Northrop (uncredited)
 
1961 Stagecoach West (TV series)
Major Donovan
The Renegades (1961) … Major Donovan
 
1961 Wagon Train (TV series)
Whittaker
The Joe Muharich Story (1961) … Whittaker (as Tris Coffin)
 
1961 Bronco (TV series)
George Mayfield
Yankee Tornado (1961) … George Mayfield (as Tris Coffin)
 
1960 Maverick (TV series)
Dr. Leroy Pittman
Kiz (1960) … Dr. Leroy Pittman (as Tris Coffin)
 
1960 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Fenell
A Noose for Nora (1960) … Fenell
 
1960 The Alaskans (TV series)
Wheaton
Calico (1960) … Wheaton
 
1960 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Marshal Roy Dunning
Three Bullets for Bat (1960) … Marshal Roy Dunning (as Tris Coffin)
 
1960 Colt .45 (TV series)
Col. Willis Murdock
The Cause (1960) … Col. Willis Murdock
 
1960 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Grey Gordon
The 10% Blues (1960) … Grey Gordon
 
1960 Ma Barker's Killer Brood
Arthur Dunlop (as Tristam Coffin)
 
1957-1959 26 Men (TV series)
Capt. Tom Rynning / Capt.Tom Rynning
Abandoned (1959) … Capt. Tom Rynning (as Tris Coffin)
The Tiger (1959) … Capt. Tom Rynning (as Tris Coffin)
Cave-In (1959) … Capt. Tom Rynning (as Tris Coffin)
Scorpion (1959) … Capt. Tom Rynning (as Tris Coffin)
Live and Let Die (1959) … Capt. Tom Rynning (as Tris Coffin)
 
1958 Kathy O'
Director (uncredited)
 
1958 Cool and Lam (TV movie)
Thatcher
 
1957 Navy Log (TV series)
Captain Johnson / Captain Spofford
The Commander and the Kid (1957) … Captain Spofford
The Countess and the Convicts (1957) … Captain Johnson (as Tris Coffin)
 
1957 Date with the Angels (TV series)
James Dupree
Catered Party (1957) … James Dupree (as Tris Coffin)
 
1957 The Last Stagecoach West
Gibson
 
1957 West Point (TV series)
Maj. Watts
Dragoon Patrol (1957) … Maj. Watts
 
1957 The Night the World Exploded
Dr. Ellis Morton (as Tris Coffin)
 
1957 The George Sanders Mystery Theater (TV series)
Mark Schofield
And the Birds Still Sing (1957) … Mark Schofield
 
1952-1957 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Al Roselli / E.J. Davis / Major Osborn / …
Whatever Goes Up (1957) … Major Osborn
Clark Kent, Outlaw (1955) … Mr. Stoddard
Mystery of the Broken Statues (1952) … Paul Marden (as Tris Coffin)
The Case of the Talkative Dummy (1952) … E.J. Davis (as Tris Coffin) / Al Roselli (as Tris Coffin)
 
1949-1957 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Ben Jordan / Captain Dan Reid / Dan Slauson / …
Canuck (1957) … Dan Slauson (as Tris Coffin)
The Avenger (1957) … Ben Jordan (as Tris Coffin)
Mission Bells (1950) … Stephen Dunn
Cannonball McKay (1949) … Marshal Hanley
 
1957 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Harry Munson
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Gambler
The Blue Hotel (1957) … Gambler
 
1957 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Mr. Lee / Mr. Thompson
Emergency (1957) … Mr. Thompson (as Tris Coffin)
Louise (1957) … Mr. Lee (as Tris Coffin)
 
1956-1957 Hey, Jeannie! (TV series)
Gen. Webb / Michael Randolph
Jeannie the WAC (1957) … Gen. Webb
Jeannie the Cook (1956) … Michael Randolph
 
1955-1957 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Colonel Grayson / Foster, Gambler
Wyatt and the Captain (1957) … Colonel Grayson (as Tris Coffin)
Trail's End for a Cowboy (1955) … Foster, Gambler (uncredited)
 
1956 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Deputy Commissioner
The Conspirators (1956) … Deputy Commissioner (as Tris Coffin)
 
1956 You Are There (TV series)
Harry Legett
The Scuttling of the Graf Spee (December 17, 1939) (1956) … Harry Legett (uncredited)
 
1956 Back from Eternity
Paul, Rena's 'Patron' (uncredited)
 
1951-1956 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
Banker Stafford / Lee Tolliver / Mark Foster / …
Halley's Comet (1956) … Randy Barnett (as Tris Coffin)
The Boy and the Hound Dog (1955) … Lee Tolliver (as Tris Coffin)
The Indians and the Delegates (1953) (as Tris Coffin)
Civilian Clothes (1952) … Banker Stafford (as Tris Coffin)
Outlaw Flats (1951) … Otis (as Tris Coffin)
 
1956 The First Traveling Saleslady
Day Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
 
1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Castle
The Throwback (1956) … Mr. Castle (as Tris Coffin)
 
1956 Three for Jamie Dawn
Granville 'Granny' Dixon (uncredited)
 
1955-1956 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Frank Simms / George
Second Chance (1956) … George
The House Always Wins (1955) … Frank Simms
 
1956 The Maverick Queen
Card Player (uncredited)
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
The Fleeting Years (1956)
 
1956 Father Knows Best (TV series)
Frank Tyler
The Martins and the Coys (1956) … Frank Tyler
 
1956 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Byron Holgate (scenes deleted)
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Scoutmaster
In Times Like These (1956) … Scoutmaster
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
Paul
Crisis in Kansas (1956) … Paul
 
1956 Judge Roy Bean (TV series)
Doyle / Francisco Vargas / Jim Sabine / …
Border Raiders (1956) … Kenyon (as Tris Coffin)
Family Ties (1956) … Pierson (uncredited)
The Cross Draw Kid (1956) … Jim Sabine (as Tris Coffin)
The Horse Thief (1956) … Doyle (as Tris Coffin)
The Judge of Pecos Valley (1956) … Sam Dillon (as Tris Coffin)
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
General Cummings
Life of Vernon Hathaway (1955) … General Cummings (uncredited)
 
1955 The Adventures of Champion (TV series)
Tom Bennett / Wally Brighton
Canyon of Wanted Men (1955) … Wally Brighton
Salted Ground (1955) … Tom Bennett (as Tris Coffin)
 
1950-1955 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
Banker Tom Barton / Chet Morton / Dude Cottrell / …
New York's Finest (1955) … Saunders
Witness (1955) … Chet Morton (as Tris Coffin)
Horseless Carriage (1954) … Nick Ward (as Tris Coffin)
Not Guilty (1954) … Outlaw Leader (as Tris Coffin)
Quarter Horse (1952) … Joe Butler (as Tris Coffin)
 
1955 Creature with the Atom Brain
Dist. Atty. MacGraw
 
1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
Canton / Carl Webster / Lawrence
The Case of the Phoney Paper (1955) … Canton (as Tris Coffin)
The Case of the Deadly Homburg (1955) … Lawrence (as Tris Coffin)
The Case of the Wild Wind (1955) … Carl Webster
 
1955 The Scarlet Coat
Col. Varick (uncredited)
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Desert Story (1955)
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Curtis Clinton
P.J. and the Lady (1955) … Curtis Clinton
 
1955 Front Row Center (TV series)
Dinner at Eight (1955) (as Tristam Coffin)
 
1955 The Man Who Tore Down the Wall (TV movie)
Dr. Parsons
 
1955 The Adventures of Falcon (TV series)
Tom Farney / Walsh
Small Hotel (1955) … Walsh
Green Means Danger (1955) … Tom Farney
 
1955 Lassie (TV series)
Mr, Hazlitt
The Well (1955) … Mr, Hazlitt
 
1954-1955 My Little Margie (TV series)
Mr. Pandit
Make Up Your Mind (1955)
Star of Khyber (1954) … Mr. Pandit (as Tris Coffin)
 
1955 The Lone Ranger Rides Again (TV movie)
Captain Reid (credit only)
 
1955 Patrick Henry (TV movie)
Peyton Randolph
 
1954-1955 Climax! (TV series)
The Body
Escape from Fear (1955)
The Long Goodbye (1954) … The Body (as Tristam Coffin)
 
1954 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Champagne Drinker
Gracie Gives Wedding in Payment of a Favor (1954) … Champagne Drinker (as Tris Coffin)
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
Commodore
Term Paper (1954) … Commodore
 
1952-1954 The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV series)
Col. Culver / Maj. John Phelps / Malee / …
Frontier of Challenge (1954) (as Tris Coffin)
Powder Depot (1954) … Padre (as Tris Coffin)
The Gatling Gun (1954) … Col. Culver (as Tris Coffin)
Marshal of Gun Town (1953) … Mark Stacey (as Tris Coffin)
Savage Outpost (1953) … Maj. John Phelps (as Tris Coffin)
 
1954 Dawn at Socorro
Big Casino Patron at Table (uncredited)
 
1954 The Desperado
Attorney (uncredited)
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
The Outside Witness (1954)
 
1954 Fireman Save My Child
Tucker
 
1952-1954 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Don Santiago / Pierce Duncan
Model for Murder (1954) … Don Santiago
Surprise (1952) … Pierce Duncan
 
1954 Meet Corliss Archer (TV series)
Mr. Wilson
The New Neighbors (1954) … Mr. Wilson (as Tris Coffin)
Friends Forever … Mr. Wilson (as Tris Coffin)
 
1954 City Detective (TV series)
Doctor
The Glass Thumb (1954) … Doctor
 
1953 The Eddie Cantor Story
Director (uncredited)
 
1953 Wicked Woman
Mr. Cutler (uncredited)
 
1953 Combat Squad
Captain Johnson (as Tris Coffin)
 
1953 City of Bad Men
Easterner Wanting Hotel Room (uncredited)
 
1953 Clipped Wings
Air Show Radio Announcer (uncredited)
 
1953 Latin Lovers
Paul's Business Associate (uncredited)
 
1953 Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Paulson, Bartender
 
1953 So This Is Love
Frank Boland - Booking Agent (uncredited)
 
1953 Cowboy G-Men (TV series)
Bart Jackson / Tom Hendren / Venner, Randall Henchman
The Woman Mayor (1953) … Bart Jackson (as Tris Coffin)
Hang the Jury (1953) … Tom Hendren (as Tris Coffin)
Mysterious Decoy (1953) … Venner, Randall Henchman (as Tris Coffin)
 
1953 Law and Order
Parker (uncredited)
 
1953 Your Favorite Story (TV series)
Captain Nichoals Rake
Jack of Hearts (1953) … Captain Nichoals Rake (as Tris Coffin)
 
1953 I Love Melvin
Look Magazine Board of Directors (uncredited)
 
1953 Salome
Guard (uncredited)
 
1952 The Abbott and Costello Show (TV series)
Foster
In Society … Foster
 
1952 My Man and I
Fingerprint Expert in Courtroom (uncredited)
 
1952 The Kid from Broken Gun
Martin Donohugh
 
1952 At Sword's Point
Regent's Guardman at Fallen Tree (uncredited)
 
1952 Smoky Canyon
Carl Buckley
 
1952 The Cimarron Kid
Silk Conrad (uncredited)
 
1952 Indian Uprising
Major Kirby (uncredited)
 
1952 Terry and the Pirates (TV series)
Major Ellis
Deadly Species … Major Ellis
 
1952 The Files of Jeffrey Jones (TV series)
Lt. Doyle
Bullets for the Burlesque Beauty (1952) … Lt. Doyle
Killer Bait (1952) … Lt. Doyle
Message from a Corpse (1952) … Lt. Doyle
Mister Doom (1952) … Lt. Doyle
No Weeds for the Widow (1952) … Lt. Doyle
 
1951 Boston Blackie (TV series)
Mike
The Devil's Daughters (1951) … Mike (as Tris Coffin)
 
1951 Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere
Prof. Anton Dean [Chs. 4-5, 11] (uncredited)
 
1951 Northwest Territory
Kincaid
 
1951 I'll See You in My Dreams
Nightclub Maitre D' (uncredited)
 
1951 Flight to Mars
Commentator (uncredited)
 
1951 The Lady Pays Off
Carl
 
1951 Disc Jockey
Announcer (uncredited)
 
1951 On the Loose
Judge (uncredited)
 
1951 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Manager (uncredited)
 
1951 Rhubarb
Dr. Henry J. Stillman (uncredited)
 
1951 Rodeo King and the Senorita
Jack Foster
 
1951 Queen for a Day
Doctor, Gossamer World segment
 
1951 Mask of the Avenger
Noncommissioned Officer (uncredited)
 
1951 Sirocco
Guard (uncredited)
 
1951 Washington Report (TV series)
Moderator
 
1951 According to Mrs. Hoyle
Pat Dennison
 
1951 The Fat Man
Missing Persons Officer (uncredited)
 
1951 Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
Jim Tulane
 
1950 Short Grass
John Devore (as Tris Coffin)
 
1950 Pygmy Island
Novak (as Tris Coffin)
 
1950 Undercover Girl
Robbie
 
1950 Pirates of the High Seas
Walter Castell (as Tris Coffin)
 
1950 Outrage
Judge McKenzie
 
1950 The Old Frontier
John Wagner
 
1950 Cactus Caravan (short)
Steve Doak
 
1950 The Big Hangover
Jenkins, B.P.E. & H. Associate (uncredited)
 
1950 The Damned Don't Cry
George - Maitre d'Hotel at Grady's (uncredited)
 
1950 Square Dance Katy
Franklin
 
1950 The Baron of Arizona
McCleary
 
1950 Radar Secret Service
Michael
 
1949 Lawless Code
Judge Harmon Steele
 
1949 Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Franklyn Lord [Chs. 1, 10]
 
1949 Riders of the Dusk
J. J. 'Jack' Hall
 
1949 Angels in Disguise
Machine Works Bookkeeper (uncredited)
 
1949 Range Justice
Ed Dutton
 
1949 The Fountainhead
Toohey's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1949 King of the Rocket Men
Jeff King
 
1949 Flamingo Road
Ed Parker (uncredited)
 
1949 My Dream Is Yours
Coconut Grove Head Waiter (uncredited)
 
1949 Desert Vigilante
Thomas Hadley
 
1949 Homicide
Telephone Company Representative (uncredited)
 
1949 Duke of Chicago
Dr. Kendall (uncredited)
 
1949 Bruce Gentry
Krendon
 
1949 Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
Frank Chambers [Ch. 8]
 
1949 Crashing Thru
Cliff Devin
 
1948 The Gallant Blade
Prison Governor's Aide (uncredited)
 
1948 Desperadoes of Dodge City
Ace Durant
 
1948 Shanghai Chest
Edward Seward
 
1948 Romance on the High Seas
Headwaiter on Ship (uncredited)
 
1948 The Hunted
Detective
 
1948 California Firebrand
Jim Requa aka Jud Babbit
 
1947 The Voice of the Turtle
Part of a Theater Party (uncredited)
 
1947 Where the North Begins
Arnold (as Tristrom Coffin)
 
1947 The Fabulous Texan
Vigilante (uncredited)
 
1947 Louisiana
Tomlins
 
1947 Jesse James Rides Again
James Clark
 
1947 Possessed
Tom - Man at Concert (uncredited)
 
1947 Blackmail
Pinky
 
1947 Swing the Western Way
Martin (uncredited)
 
1947 The Unfaithful
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1947 Land of the Lawless
Cameo Carson
 
1947 Valley of Fear
Henry Stevens
 
1947 Trail to San Antone
Cal Young
 
1946/I Sioux City Sue
Rhodes' Assistant (uncredited)
 
1946 Dangerous Money
Scott Pearson
 
1946 The Brute Man
Police Lieutenant / voice of radio announcer (uncredited)
 
1946 Rio Grande Raiders
Marc Redmond
 
1946 The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
John Armstrong
 
1946 Under Nevada Skies
Dan Adams
 
1946 The Invisible Informer
David Baylor
 
1946 G.I. War Brides
Officer (uncredited)
 
1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee
Polly's Customer (uncredited)
 
1946 Rendezvous with Annie
Clerk (uncredited)
 
1946 The Gentleman from Texas
Steve Corbin
 
1946 Under Arizona Skies
'Blackie' Evans
 
1946 The Gay Cavalier
Lawton
 
1944 Wyoming Hurricane
Steve Kirby (uncredited)
 
1944 Lady in the Dark
Man (uncredited)
 
1943 The Vigilantes Ride
Anse Rankin (uncredited)
 
1943 Destroyer
Doctor #1 (uncredited)
 
1943 Idaho
Blackie (uncredited)
 
1943 Silver Skates
Stage Manager (uncredited)
 
1943 You Can't Beat the Law
Gang Lawyer (uncredited)
 
1943 Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
Jake Pelotti
 
1942 Dawn on the Great Divide
Matt Rand (as Tris Coffin)
 
1942 A Tornado in the Saddle
Hutch Dalton
 
1942 Police Bullets
Slater, the mouthpiece
 
1942 Bells of Capistrano
Jed Johnson
 
1942 Prairie Gunsmoke
Jim Kelton
 
1942 Lure of the Islands
Skipper, Secret Service Chief (uncredited)
 
1942 Perils of Nyoka
Benito Torrini [Chs.1-10]
 
1942 Not a Ladies' Man
Attorney (uncredited)
 
1942 The Devil's Trail
Henchman Ed Scott
 
1942 The Corpse Vanishes
Dr. Foster (as Tris Coffin)
 
1942 So's Your Aunt Emma!
Flower Henderson
 
1942 Spy Smasher
Drake (as Tris Coffin)
 
1942 Man with Two Lives
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 A Tragedy at Midnight
Landeck's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1942 Cowboy Serenade
Dixie Trambeau
 
1941 Forbidden Trails
Ed Nelson (as Tris Coffin)
 
1941 Tuxedo Junction (uncredited)
 
1941 Holt of the Secret Service
Ed Valdin [Chs. 1-10]
 
1941 Appointment for Love
Jennifer's Friend (uncredited)
 
1941 Hard Guy
Tremaine's Assistant (uncredited)
 
1941 Roaring Frontiers
Bert/Flint Adams
 
1941 Tonto Basin Outlaws
Jeff Miller
 
1941 Sailors on Leave
Officer (uncredited)
 
1941 Let's Go Collegiate
Slugger Wilson
 
1941 No Greater Sin
Maj. Raleigh
 
1941 King of Dodge City
Crooked Gambler (uncredited)
 
1941 Father Steps Out
Dr. R. G. Stafford
 
1941 Arizona Bound
Steve Taggert (as Tris Coffin)
 
1941 They Met in Bombay
Captain in Car (uncredited)
 
1941 Blossoms in the Dust
Mr. Teddy Howard (adopting Oliver) (uncredited)
 
1941 Sky Raiders
Coast Guard Commander [Ch. 12] (uncredited)
 
1941 A Man Betrayed
Night Club Patron with Blonde (uncredited)
 
1941 You're Out of Luck
Roger C. Whitman/Dick Whitney
 
1940 Mysterious Doctor Satan
Wells - Governor's Secretary [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
 
1940 West of Pinto Basin
Harvey
 
1940 Meet the Wildcat
Sleepy Policeman at Headquarters
 
1940 Up in the Air
Bob Farrell
 
1940 Queen of the Yukon
Carson (as Tris Coffin)
 
1940 Arizona Frontier
Lt. James
 
1940 Doomed to Die
Mr. Baldwin - Adjuster (uncredited)
 
1940 The Cowboy from Sundown
Lawyer Ben Varco
 
1940 Son of the Navy
Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
 
1940 Rhythm of the Rio Grande
Jim Banister
 
1940 Chasing Trouble
Phillips (as Tristram C. Coffin)
 
1940 Hidden Enemy (uncredited)
 
1940 The Fatal Hour
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
 
1939 Overland Mail
Joe Polini (as Tris Coffin)
 
1939 Dick Tracy's G-Men
Emissary Zobar (uncredited)
 
1939 Oklahoma Terror
Mason (as Tristram C. Coffin)
 
1939 Irish Luck
Mr. Mace - Hotel Desk Clerk (as Tristram C. Coffin)
 
1939 The Saint Strikes Back
Second Newscaster (uncredited)
 
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1989 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
 
1989 Action Heroes of Movies & T.V.: A Campy Compilation (video documentary)
Jeff King
 
1982 Aliens from Another Planet (TV movie)
Crawford (as Tris Coffin)
 
1966 Spy Smasher Returns (TV movie)
Drake
 
1966 Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates (TV movie)
Count Benito Turini
 
1953 Secret of Outlaw Flats
Mr. Otis, Lawyer
 
1952 Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
Stock Footage from a Monogram western (uncredited)
 
1951 Lost Planet Airmen
Prof. Jeff King
 

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He was the infamous "dead man walking" from early television, an often-told tale about the "corpse" who got up and walked out of a scene on live TV. The incident was so well known that Los Angeles Times ran an article a few days after the incident, saying, "It seems that on the new high-budgeted CBS dramatic series... See more »

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