James Coburn

August 31, 1928 - November 18, 2002 Laurel, Nebraska, USA
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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.

Their titles like Monsters, Inc., The Nutty Professor, and The Great Escape - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

75 titles
Community avg: 8.16 /10
  • 1
    1
    Monsters, Inc.
    2001November 2001 by Pete Docter
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    8.78 Masterpiece-
  • 2
    2
    The Nutty Professor
    1996June 1996 by Tom Shadyac
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance
    6.63 Good--
  • 3
    3
    The Great Escape
    1963July 1963 by John Sturges
    Adventure, Drama, War
    Adventure, Drama, War
    8.81 Masterpiece-
  • 4
    4
    Eraser
    1996June 1996 by Chuck Russell
    Action, Mystery, Thriller
    Action, Mystery, Thriller
    7.06 Good
  • 5
    5
    Duck, You Sucker Italian
    1971October 1971 by Sergio Leone
    Western, Italian
    Western, Italian
    8.57 Masterpiece--
  • 6
    6
    Charade
    1963December 1963 by Stanley Donen
    Comedy, Mystery, Romance
    Comedy, Mystery, Romance
    8.56 Masterpiece--
  • 7
    7
    The Magnificent Seven
    1960October 1960 by John Sturges
    Western
    Western
    8.41 Excellent++
  • 8
    8
    Maverick
    1994May 1994 by Richard Donner
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 9
    9
    Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
    1993December 1993 by Bill Duke
    Music, Comedy
    Music, Comedy
    7.33 Good++
  • 10
    10
    Hudson Hawk
    1991May 1991 by Michael Lehmann
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    6.71 Good-
  • 11
    11
    Snow Dogs
    2002January 2002 by Brian Levant
    Comedy, Family, Adventure
    Comedy, Family, Adventure
    6.67 Good--
  • 12
    12
    Payback
    1999February 1999 by Brian Helgeland
    Action, Drama, Crime
    Action, Drama, Crime
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 13
    13
    Cross of Iron
    1977January 1977 by Sam Peckinpah
    Drama, Action, History
    Drama, Action, History
    8.01 Excellent
  • 14
    14
    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
    1973May 1973 by Sam Peckinpah
    Western, Drama, History
    Western, Drama, History
    8.09 Excellent
  • 15
    15
    The Muppet Movie
    1979June 1979 by James Frawley
    Family, Comedy, Adventure
    Family, Comedy, Adventure
    8.12 Excellent+
  • 16
    16
    Midway
    1976June 1976 by Jack Smight
    Action, Drama, History
    Action, Drama, History
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 17
    17
    Affliction
    1998February 1998 by Paul Schrader
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    7.37 Good++
  • 18
    18
    Hard Times
    1975August 1975 by Walter Hill
    Drama, Action, Crime
    Drama, Action, Crime
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 19
    19
    Young Guns II
    1990August 1990 by Geoff Murphy
    Western, Adventure
    Western, Adventure
    7.48 Good++
  • 20
    20
    Our Man Flint
    1966January 1966 by Daniel Mann
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
    7.49 Good++
  • 21
    21
    The Last of Sheila
    1973June 1973 by Herbert Ross
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 22
    22
    Looker
    1981October 1981 by Michael Crichton
    Science Fiction, Thriller
    Science Fiction, Thriller
    7.26 Good+
  • 23
    23
    In Like Flint
    1967March 1967 by Gordon Douglas
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    7.37 Good++
  • 24
    24
    Major Dundee
    1965March 1965 by Sam Peckinpah
    Western, War
    Western, War
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 25
    25
    Bite the Bullet
    1975September 1975 by Richard Brooks
    Action, Western, Adventure
    Action, Western, Adventure
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 26
    26
    A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die Italian
    1972December 1972 by Tonino Valerii
    Western, Italian
    Western, Italian
    7.50 Excellent--
  • 27
    27
    Ride Lonesome
    1959February 1959 by Budd Boetticher
    Western
    Western
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 28
    28
    Hell Is for Heroes
    1962June 1962 by Don Siegel
    War
    War
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 29
    29
    The President's Analyst
    1967December 1967 by Theodore J. Flicker
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Thriller
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Thriller
    7.32 Good++
  • 30
    30
    What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
    1966August 1966 by Blake Edwards
    Comedy, War
    Comedy, War
    7.44 Good++
  • 31
    31
    The Last Hard Men
    1976April 1976 by Andrew V. McLaglen
    Western
    Western
    7.45 Good++
  • 32
    32
    Deadfall
    1993October 1993 by Christopher Coppola
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    6.18 Decent+
  • 33
    33
    The Americanization of Emily
    1964October 1964 by Arthur Hiller
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 34
    34
    Candy
    1968December 1968 by Christian Marquand
    Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
    Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
    6.83 Good-
  • 35
    35
    The Carey Treatment
    1972March 1972 by Blake Edwards
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 36
    36
    A High Wind in Jamaica
    1965May 1965 by Alexander Mackendrick
    Adventure, Drama
    Adventure, Drama
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 37
    37
    The Second Civil War
    1997December 1997 by Joe Dante
    Drama, Comedy, War
    Drama, Comedy, War
    7.45 Good++
  • 38
    38
    The Man from Elysian Fields
    2001September 2001 by George Hickenlooper
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.30 Good+
  • 39
    39
    Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
    1966October 1966 by Bernard Girard
    Crime, Thriller, Comedy
    Crime, Thriller, Comedy
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 40
    40
    Firepower
    1979April 1979 by Michael Winner
    Action, Adventure
    Action, Adventure
    7.16 Good+
  • 41
    41
    The Cherokee Kid
    1996December 1996 by Paris Barclay
    Western, Action, Comedy
    Western, Action, Comedy
    7.35 Good++
  • 42
    42
    Waterhole #3
    1967October 1967 by William A. Graham
    Western, Comedy
    Western, Comedy
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 43
    43
    The Curse of the Dragon
    1993June 1993 by Tom Kuhn
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.99 Excellent
  • 44
    44
    The Loved One
    1965October 1965 by Tony Richardson
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 45
    45
    Kings of the Sun
    1963December 1963 by J. Lee Thompson
    History, Adventure
    History, Adventure
    7.46 Good++
  • 46
    46
    Draw!
    1984July 1984 by Steven Hilliard Stern
    Comedy, Western
    Comedy, Western
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 47
    47
    Keys to Tulsa
    1997April 1997 by Leslie Greif
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.12 Good+
  • 48
    48
    Noah's Ark
    1999
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
    6.90 Good-
  • 49
    49
    Darkroom
    1981–1982
    Drama
    Drama
    7.92 Excellent
  • 50
    50
    Intrepid
    2000April 2000 by John Putch
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    7.47 Good++
  • 51
    51
    The Set Up
    1995July 1995 by Strathford Hamilton
    Action, Thriller, Mystery
    Action, Thriller, Mystery
    7.13 Good+
  • 52
    52
    Mr. Murder
    1998September 1998 by Dick Lowry
    Science Fiction, Thriller
    Science Fiction, Thriller
    7.47 Good++
  • 53
    53
    Missing Pieces
    2001January 2001 by Carl Schenkel
    Drama
    Drama
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 54
    54
    The Hit List
    1993January 1993 by William Webb
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.43 Good++
  • 55
    55
    The Avenging Angel
    1995January 1995 by Craig R. Baxley
    Western
    Western
    7.50 Excellent--
  • 56
    56
    Goldengirl
    1979October 1979 by Joseph Sargent
    Science Fiction, Drama
    Science Fiction, Drama
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 57
    57
    Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
    1992February 1992 by Lamont Johnson
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 58
    58
    Mr. Patman
    1981April 1981 by John Guillermin
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 59
    59
    Pinocchio
    1984May 1984 by Peter Medak
    Fantasy, Family, Adventure
    Fantasy, Family, Adventure
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 60
    60
    The Dain Curse
    1978 by Robert W. Lenski
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 61
    61
    The Honkers
    1972May 1972 by Steve Ihnat
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.78 Excellent-
  • 62
    62
    Klondike
    1960–1961
    Western
    Western
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 63
    63
    Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth Chinese
    1976October 1976 by Ng See-Yuen
    Action, Adventure, Chinese
    Action, Adventure, Chinese
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 64
    64
    Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah Spanish
    2005January 2005 by Mike Siegel
    Documentary, Spanish
    Documentary, Spanish
    7.97 Excellent
  • 65
    65
    The Life of Bruce Lee
    1994January 1994 by Guy Scutter
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 66
    66
    The Fifth Corner
    1992
    Mystery
    Mystery
    7.82 Excellent-
  • 67
    67
    Kurosawa
    2000December 2000 by Adam Low
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 68
    68
    Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls
    1981October 1981 by Walter Grauman
    Drama
    Drama
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 69
    69
    Malibu
    1983January 1983 by E.W. Swackhamer
    Drama
    Drama
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 70
    70
    Acapulco
    1961
    Action & Adventure
    Action & Adventure
    Needs more reviews
  • 71
    71
    The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
    1986January 1986 by Peter Harris
    Family, Fantasy, Music
    Family, Fantasy, Music
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 72
    72
    Superstunt II
    1979March 1979 by Max Kleven
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 73
    73
    Silverfox
    1991July 1991 by Rod Holcomb
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
    1990February 1990 by Gene Feldman
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    Noah's Ark
    1999May 1999 by John Irvin
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    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews