Overview
Mini Biography:
Lanky, charismatic and versatile actor with an amazing grin that put everyone... more
STARmeter: 
Down 6% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
9 wins
&
5 nominations
more
Alternate Names:
James H. Coburn | Jim Coburn
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Actor - TV,
Actor,
Actor - video game,
Producer,
Writer,
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director,
Director,
Thanks,
Self - TV,
Self,
Self - video,
Archive Footage - "Arli$$" .... Slaugterhouse Sid Perelli (1 episode, 2002)
- The Immortal (2002) TV episode .... Slaugterhouse Sid Perelli - Walter and Henry (2001) (TV) .... Charlie
- Missing Pieces (2000) (TV) .... Atticus Cody
- Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV) .... Morris Gunn
- Noah's Ark (1999) (TV) .... The 'Peddler'
... aka Arche Noah - Das größte Abenteuer der Menschheit (Germany) - "Vengeance Unlimited" .... Boone Paladin (1 episode, 1999)
... aka Mr. Chapel
- Judgment (1999) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Boone Paladin - Mr. Murder (1998) (TV) .... Drew Oslett, Sr.
... aka Dean Koontz's Mr. Murder (USA: complete title)
... aka Mr. Murder - Er wird dich finden... (Germany) - "Stories from My Childhood" .... The Archbishop (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood (USA: complete title)
- The Wild Swans (1998) TV episode (voice) .... The Archbishop - Skeletons (1997) (TV) .... Frank Jove
- The Second Civil War (1997) (TV) .... Jack Buchan
- "Profiler" .... Charles Vanderhorn (2 episodes, 1997)
- Shadow of Angels (1997) TV episode .... Charles Vanderhorn
- Shadow of Angels: Part 2 (1997) TV episode .... Charles Vanderhorn - The Cherokee Kid (1996) (TV) .... Cyrus B. Bloomington
- Okavango: Africa's Savage Oasis (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
- Football America (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
- "Picket Fences" .... Walter Brock (1 episode, 1995)
- Upbringings (1995) TV episode .... Walter Brock - Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995) (TV) .... Jeffery Winslow
- The Avenging Angel (1995) (TV) .... Porter Rockwell
- Greyhounds (1994) (TV)
- Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice (1994) (TV) .... Jeffrey Winslow
- Christmas Reunion (1993) (TV) .... Santa
- Mastergate (1992) (TV) .... Major Manley Battle
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Cyrus Ramsey (1 episode, 1992)
- Day of the Dead (1992) TV episode .... Cyrus Ramsey - "The Fifth Corner" (1992) TV series .... Dr. Grandwell (unknown episodes)
- "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" .... Looten Plunder (13 episodes, 1990-1992)
... aka The New Adventures of Captain Planet (USA: fourth season title)
- Fare Thee Whale (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Looten Plunder
- Summit to Save Earth: Part 2 (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Looten Plunder
- Summit to Save Earth: Part 1 (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Looten Plunder
- The Blue Car Line (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Looten Plunder
- The Fine Print (1991) TV episode (voice) .... Looten Plunder
(8 more) - True Facts (1992) (TV)
... aka National Lampoon's True Facts (USA: complete title) - Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992) (TV) .... Jim Hathaway
... aka A Thousand Heroes - Silverfox (1991) (TV) .... Robert Fox
- The Wildest West Show of the Stars (1986) (TV) .... Grand Marshall
- Sins of the Father (1985) (TV) .... Frank Murchison
- Draw! (1984) (TV) .... Sam Starret
- "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... The Gypsy (1 episode, 1984)
... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA: alternative title)
- Pinocchio (1984) TV episode .... The Gypsy - Malibu (1983) (TV) .... Tom Wharton
- Digital Dreams (1983) (TV)
- Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981) (TV) .... Henry Bellamy
... aka Valley of the Dolls - Superstunt II (1980) (TV)
- "The Dain Curse" (1978) TV mini-series .... Hamilton Nash
... aka Dashiell Hammett's 'The Dain Curse' - "Bracken's World" .... Cameo (1 episode, 1970)
- Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon (1970) TV episode .... Cameo
- "The Defenders" .... Earl Chafee (1 episode, 1964)
- The Man Who Saved His Country (1964) TV episode .... Earl Chafee - "Route 66" .... Hamar Nielsen (1 episode, 1964)
- Kiss the Monster - Make Him Sleep (1964) TV episode .... Hamar Nielsen - "The Twilight Zone" .... Major French (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
- The Old Man in the Cave (1963) TV episode .... Major French - "The Eleventh Hour" .... Steve Kowlowski (1 episode, 1963)
- Oh, You Shouldn't Have Done It (1963) TV episode .... Steve Kowlowski - "The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Kelly (1 episode, 1963)
- Uncaged (1963) TV episode .... Kelly - "Combat!" .... Corporal Arnold Kanger (1 episode, 1963)
- Masquerade (1963) TV episode .... Corporal Arnold Kanger - "Stoney Burke" .... Jamison (1 episode, 1963)
- The Test (1963) TV episode .... Jamison - "Naked City" .... Harry Brind (1 episode, 1962)
- Goodbye Mama, Hello Auntie Maud (1962) TV episode .... Harry Brind - "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Ben Crider / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1962)
- The Wayfarers (1962) TV episode .... Ben Crider
- Butch Cassidy (1958) TV episode .... Idaho - "Bonanza" .... Elmer Trace / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1962)
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- The Long Night (1962) TV episode .... Elmer Trace
- The Dark Gate (1961) TV episode .... Ross Marquette
- The Truckee Strip (1959) TV episode .... Pete Jessup - "Perry Mason" .... Donald Fletcher / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
- The Case of the Angry Astronaut (1962) TV episode .... General Addison Brand
- The Case of the Envious Editor (1961) TV episode (as James H. Coburn) .... Donald Fletcher - "The Dick Powell Show" .... Charlie Allnut (1 episode, 1962)
... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
- Safari (1962) TV episode .... Charlie Allnut - "Checkmate" .... Gresch (1 episode, 1962)
- A Chant of Silence (1962) TV episode .... Gresch - "Rawhide" .... Colonel Briscoe (1 episode, 1962)
- Hostage Child (1962) TV episode .... Colonel Briscoe - "Cain's Hundred" .... Arthur Troy (1 episode, 1962)
- Blues for a Junkman (1962) TV episode .... Arthur Troy - "Ripcord" .... Bert Tucker (1 episode, 1962)
- Double Drop (1962) TV episode .... Bert Tucker - "The Rifleman" .... Ambrose / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1961)
- The High Country (1961) TV episode .... Ambrose
- Young Englishman (1958) TV episode (as Jim Coburn) .... Cy Parker - "Cheyenne" .... Deputy Sheriff Kell (1 episode, 1961)
- Trouble Street (1961) TV episode .... Deputy Sheriff Kell - "The Brothers Brannagan" .... Dell (1 episode, 1961)
- Death Is not Deductible (1961) TV episode .... Dell - "Acapulco" .... Gregg Miles (8 episodes, 1961)
- Murder with Love (1961) TV episode .... Gregg Miles
- Blood Money (1961) TV episode .... Gregg Miles
- Death Is a Smiling Man (1961) TV episode .... Gregg Miles
- Fisher's Daughter (1961) TV episode .... Gregg Miles
- Carbon Copy Cat (1961) TV episode .... Gregg Miles
(3 more) - "Laramie" .... Gil Spanner (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
- The Mark of the Manhunters (1961) TV episode .... Gil Spanner
- The Iron Captain (1959) TV episode - "Outlaws" .... Culley Scott (1 episode, 1961)
- Culley (1961) TV episode .... Culley Scott - "Klondike" .... Jeff Durain / ... (5 episodes, 1960-1961)
- The Hostages (1961) TV episode .... Jeff Durain
- Sitka Madonna (1961) TV episode .... Jeff Durain
- Saints and Stickups (1960) TV episode .... Jeff Durain
- River of Gold (1960) TV episode .... Jeff Durain
- Klondike Fever (1960) TV episode .... Jefferson Durain - "The Untouchables" .... Dennis Garrity (1 episode, 1961)
- The Jamaica Ginger Story (1961) TV episode .... Dennis Garrity - "The Tall Man" .... John Miller (1 episode, 1961)
- The Best Policy (1961) TV episode .... John Miller - "Stagecoach West" .... Sam Murdock (1 episode, 1961)
- Come Home Again (1961) TV episode .... Sam Murdock - "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" .... Duke Hawkins (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
... aka The Detectives
... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
- The Frightened Ones (1961) TV episode .... Duke Hawkins - "The Aquanauts" .... Joe Casey (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Malibu Run
- River Gold (1961) TV episode .... Joe Casey - "King of Diamonds" (1 episode)
- Backlash (????) TV episode - "Lawman" .... Blake Carr / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
... aka The Lawman (USA: alternative title)
- The Catcher (1960) TV episode .... Lank Bailey
- The Showdown (1960) TV episode .... Blake Carr - "Zane Grey Theater" .... Doyle / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- Desert Flight (1960) TV episode .... Doyle
- A Thread of Respect (1959) TV episode .... Jess Newton - "Death Valley Days" (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
- Pamela's Oxen (1960) TV episode - "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Henry Turner / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
- The Trial (1960) TV episode .... Howard Catlett
- The Kovack Affair (1959) TV episode .... Jesse Holloway
- Reunion for a Revenge (1959) TV episode .... Henry Turner - "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Call Mr. 'D' (USA: syndication title)
- Coat of Arms (1960) TV episode - "Tate" .... Jory (1 episode, 1960)
- Home Town (1960) TV episode .... Jory - "The Deputy" .... Coffer (1 episode, 1960)
- The Truly Yours (1960) TV episode .... Coffer - "Peter Gunn" .... Bud Bailey (1 episode, 1960)
- The Murder Clause (1960) TV episode .... Bud Bailey - "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Bill Sledge / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
- The Gladiators (1960) TV episode .... Bill Sledge
- One Came Back (1959) TV episode .... Jack Harvey - "Bourbon Street Beat" .... Buzz Griffin (1 episode, 1960)
- Target of Hate (1960) TV episode .... Buzz Griffin - "Men Into Space" .... Dr. Narry (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Space Challenge (USA: syndication title)
- Contraband (1960) TV episode .... Dr. Narry - "Sugarfoot" .... Rome Morgan (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Tenderfoot (UK)
- Blackwater Swamp (1960) TV episode .... Rome Morgan - "Bat Masterson" .... Leo Talley / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
- Six Feet of Gold (1960) TV episode .... Leo Talley
- The Black Pearls (1959) TV episode .... Poke Otis - "Wichita Town" .... Fletcher / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
- Afternoon in Town (1960) TV episode .... Wally
- The Night the Cowboys Roared (1959) TV episode .... Fletcher - "Bronco" .... Adam Coverly / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
- Shadow of Jesse James (1960) TV episode .... Jesse James
- Payroll of the Dead (1959) TV episode .... Adam Coverly - "The Texan" .... Cal Gruder (1 episode, 1960)
- Friend of the Family (1960) TV episode .... Cal Gruder
- "The Millionaire" .... Lew Bennett (1 episode, 1959)
... aka If You Had a Million
- Millionaire Timothy Mackail (1959) TV episode .... Lew Bennett - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Andrews / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1959) TV episode .... Union Soldier
- The Jokester (1958) TV episode .... Andrews - "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" .... Buckskin Frank Leslie (2 episodes, 1959)
... aka Wyatt Earp
- The Clantons' Family Row (1959) TV episode
- The Noble Outlaws (1959) TV episode .... Buckskin Frank Leslie - "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Floyd (1 episode, 1959)
... aka The June Allyson Show
- The Girl (1959) TV episode .... Floyd - "Disneyland" .... Jack - Outlaw Leader / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1959)
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- Elfego Baca: Mustang Man, Mustang Maid (1959) TV episode .... Jack - Outlaw Leader
- Elfego Baca: Move Along, Mustangers (1959) TV episode .... Jack - Outlaw Leader
- Four Down and Five Lives to Go (1958) TV episode (uncredited) .... Mexican Police Captain - "Tombstone Territory" .... Gunfighter (1 episode, 1959)
- The Gunfighter (1959) TV episode .... Gunfighter - "Whirlybirds" .... Steve Alexander (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Copter Patrol (USA: syndication title)
- Mr. Jinx (1959) TV episode .... Steve Alexander - "Johnny Ringo" .... Moss Taylor (1 episode, 1959)
... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
- The Arrival (1959) TV episode .... Moss Taylor - "The Californians" .... Anthony Wayne / ... (2 episodes, 1959)
- An Act of Faith (1959) TV episode .... Deputy Anthony Wayne
- One Ton of Peppercorns (1959) TV episode .... Anthony Wayne - "The Rough Riders" .... Judson (1 episode, 1959)
- Deadfall (1959) TV episode .... Judson - "M Squad" .... Harry Blacker (1 episode, 1959)
- The Fire Makers (1959) TV episode .... Harry Blacker - "The Restless Gun" .... Tom Quinn / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
- The Pawn (1959) TV episode .... Vestry
- The Way Back (1958) TV episode .... Tom Quinn - "Black Saddle" .... Niles (1 episode, 1959)
... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
- Client: Steele (1959) TV episode .... Niles - "State Trooper" .... Dobie (1 episode, 1959)
- Hard Money, Soft Touch (1959) TV episode .... Dobie - "Trackdown" .... Joker Wells (1 episode, 1959)
- Hard Lines (1959) TV episode (as Jim Coburn) .... Joker Wells - "Wagon Train" .... Ike (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Millie Davis Story (1958) TV episode .... Ike - "General Electric Theater" .... Claude Firman (1 episode, 1958)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- Ah There, Beau Brummel (1958) TV episode .... Claude Firman - "Suspicion" .... Carson (1 episode, 1958)
- The Voice in the Night (1958) TV episode .... Carson - "Studio One" .... Sam (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Night America Trembled (1957) TV episode (as Jim Coburn) .... Sam
- C.E.O. (1995) (VG) .... Dwight Owen Barnes
... aka A4 Networks (Europe: English title: new title)
- Convoy (1978) (second unit director)
- The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
- I Love Muppets (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1999-2002)
- Episode dated 17 January 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 27 April 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "Film Genre" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Hollywood History (UK: new title)
- The Western (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
- Wingspan (2001) (TV) .... Character on the Band on the run cover
- "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
- Audrey Hepburn (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Raquel Welch (2001) TV episode .... Himself - World's Scariest Ghosts: Caught on Tape (2000) (TV) .... Host
- Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- "Gran premio galà della TV" .... Himself - Winner (1 episode, 2000)
... aka Gran premio internazionale dello spettacolo (Italy: new title)
- Episode dated 5 May 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Winner - "Dale's All Stars" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode #1.1 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself - Host
- "The Living Edens" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Palau: Paradise of the Pacific (2000) TV episode .... Narrator
- Borneo: Island in the Clouds (1999) TV episode .... Narrator
- The BBC and the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Richard Attenborough (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- "Famous Families" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- The Lees: Action Speaks Louder (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "Magacine" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 1 May 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1999) (TV)
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 23 January 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
- Steve McQueen (1998) TV episode .... Himself - 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (1997) (TV) .... Narrator
- Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge (1995) (TV) .... Narrator
- 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Maverick (1994) TV episode .... Himself - "Gottschalk Late Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Episode dated 13 March 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Himself - The Life of Bruce Lee (1993) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Bruce Lee - Martial Arts Master (UK) - Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1992) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Sam Peckinpah: A Retrospective (USA: video catalogue title) - "Hollywood Stuntmakers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1991)
- Fantastic Fights (1991) TV episode .... Himself - "The Infinite Voyage" (1987) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes, 1990-1991)
- "My Riviera" (1990) TV series .... Himself
- "The Edge and Beyond" (1988) TV series .... Narrator
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) .... Himself
- All-Star Birthday Party at Annapolis (1982) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Bob Hope's All-Star Birthday Party at Annapolis (USA: complete title) - "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Host / ... (1 episode, 1982)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- James Coburn/Lindsey Buckingham (1982) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Various - "Darkroom" .... Himself - Host (16 episodes, 1981-1982)
- Exit Line (1982) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- The Rarest of Wines (1982) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Who's There? (1982) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Guillotine (1982) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Lost in Translation (1982) TV episode .... Himself - Host
(11 more) - "The Fall Guy" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
- The Fall Guy (1981) TV episode .... Himself - "The Muppet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
- Episode #5.5 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
- The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV) .... Himself - Co-presenter: Best Cinematography
- Superstunt (1977) (TV)
- "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968-1977)
- Episode dated 9 September 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 2 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) .... Himself - Co-presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 18 November 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "Headshop" (1971) TV series .... Himself
- "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode dated 26 May 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - "House Party" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
... aka Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title)
... aka The Linkletter Show (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 18 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Music Score Awards
Additional Details
Publicity Listings:
3 Interviews | 11 Articles | 2 Pictorials
more
Message Boards
Discuss this person with other users on
IMDb message board for James Coburn (I)
more
Find where James Coburn is credited alongside another name
| You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process. |
| With our Resume service you can add photos and build a complete resume to help you achieve the best possible presentation on the IMDb. Click here to add your resume and/or your photos to IMDb. |
Registered users may choose to have this page shown as the main name page by setting their
site preferences