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James Coburn
Actor · Crew· Laurel, Nebraska, USA
James Coburn, an American actor with a four-decade presence in film and television, left an indelible mark through his versatility and nuanced performances. With nearly 70 films and over 100 television appearances, Coburn navigated a diverse array of characters, culminating in an Academy Award for his portrayal of Glen Whitehouse in "Affliction." His career, spanning from the 1950s to the early 2000s, exemplified a quiet intensity and a profound ability to inhabit roles that resonated deeply with audiences.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah | Self | Film |
| 2004 | Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon | Self | Film |
| 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Self - Host | Film |
| 2002 | American Gun | Martin Tillman | Film |
| 2002 | The Yellow Bird | Rev. Increase Tutwiler | Film |
| 2002 | Snow Dogs | Thunder Jack | Film |
| 2001 | Missing Pieces | Atticus Cody | Film |
| 2001 | Proximity | Jim Corcoran | Film |
| 2001 | The Man from Elysian Fields | Alcot | Film |
| 2001 | Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2001 | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | Film | |
| 2001 | Walter and Henry | Charlie | Film |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Waternoose (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | Kurosawa | Self | Film |
| 2000 | Intrepid | Captain Hal Josephson | Film |
| 1999 | Payback | Justin Fairfax | Film |
| 1999 | Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero | Self | Film |
| 1999 | Noah's Ark | The 'Peddler' | Film |
| 1999 | Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On | Self | Film |
| 1998 | Mr. Murder | Drew Oslett, Sr. | Film |
| 1998 | Affliction | Glen Whitehouse | Film |
| 1998 | Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist | Self | Film |
| 1998 | The Path of the Dragon | Self | Film |
| 1997 | Keys to Tulsa | Harmon Shaw | Film |
| 1997 | The Second Civil War | Jack Buchan | Film |
| 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Host | Film |
| 1996 | The Cherokee Kid | Cyrus Bloomington | Film |
| 1996 | The Nutty Professor | Harlan Hartley | Film |
| 1996 | Eraser | WitSec Chief Beller | Film |
| 1995 | The Set Up | Jeremiah Cole | Film |
| 1995 | The Avenging Angel | Porter Rockwell | Film |
| 1994 | The Life of Bruce Lee | Self - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee | Film |
| 1994 | Maverick | Commodore Duvall | Film |
| 1993 | The Curse of the Dragon | Self | Film |
| 1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Mr. Crisp | Film |
| 1993 | Deadfall | Mike Donan / Lou Donan | Film |
| 1993 | The Hit List | Peter Mayhew | Film |
| 1993 | Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron | Self | Film |
| 1992 | Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1992 | National Lampoon's True Facts | Self | Film |
| 1992 | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 | Jim Hathaway | Film |
| 1991 | Hudson Hawk | George Kaplan | Film |
| 1990 | White Room | Bar Journalist | Film |
| 1990 | Young Guns II | John Simpson Chisum | Film |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1986 | Death of a Soldier | Maj. Patrick Dannenberg | Film |
| 1985 | Martin's Day | Lt. Lardner | Film |
| 1985 | Sins of the Father | Frank Murchison | Film |
| 1984 | Draw! | Sam Starret | Film |
| 1983 | Screwballs | Tim Stevenson | Film |
| 1983 | Skullduggery | Simco the Magician | Film |
| 1981 | Darkroom | Host | TV |
| 1981 | Looker | John Reston | Film |
| 1981 | High Risk | Serrano | Film |
| 1981 | Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981" | Henry Bellamy | Film |
| 1980 | The Baltimore Bullet | Nick Casey | Film |
| 1979 | Firepower | Jerry Fanon / Eddie | Film |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | Film |
| 1979 | Goldengirl | Jack Dryden | Film |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | El Sleezo Cafe Owner | Film |
| 1978 | The Dain Curse | Hamilton Nash | TV |
| 1977 | Cross of Iron | Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner | Film |
| 1976 | Sky Riders | Jim McCabe | Film |
| 1976 | Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1976 | Midway | Capt. Vinton Maddox | Film |
| 1976 | The Last Hard Men | Provo | Film |
| 1975 | Hard Times | Spencer "Speed" Weed | Film |
| 1975 | Bite the Bullet | Luke Matthews | Film |
| 1974 | The Internecine Project | Robert Elliot | Film |
| 1973 | Harry in Your Pocket | Harry | Film |
| 1973 | The Last of Sheila | Clinton Greene | Film |
| 1973 | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Pat Garrett | Film |
| 1972 | The Honkers | Lew Lathrop | Film |
| 1972 | A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die | Colonel Pembroke | Film |
| 1972 | The Carey Treatment | Dr. Peter Carey | Film |
| 1971 | Duck, You Sucker | John H. Mallory | Film |
| 1970 | Last of the Mobile Hot Shots | Jeb Stuart Thornton | Film |
| 1969 | The Wolf Men | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1969 | Hard Contract | John Cunningham | Film |
| 1968 | Duffy | Duffy | Film |
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