Born Aug. 31, 1928, in Laurel, Neb., James Coburn studied acting at the University of Southern California and with Stella Adler in New York City. He made his film debut in Ride Lonesome and The Fugitive Kind (both 1959) and then established his macho cowboy image in The Magnificent Seven.Coburn became a 1960s pop-culture icon as America's answer to James Bond -- secret agent Derek Flint in Our Man Flint (1966) and In Like Flint (1967). He continued in character roles into the 1990s and was also a highly recognizable voice-over talent. As Nick Nolte's cruel father in Affliction (1998), Coburn won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar -- an award that was as much a career tribute as recognition for his single performance.
Other important Coburn films include The President's Analyst, Pat Garret and Billy the Kid, Cross of Iron, Maverick and Snow Dogs. Coburn died Nov. 18, 2002.
AddCross of IronDirector Sam Peckinpah's unflinching look at war stars James Coburn as Cpl. Steiner, the leader of a German platoon circa 1943. A contest of wills develops between the courageous Steiner and his new commander, Capt. Stransky (Maximilian Schell) -- a pompous Prussian aristocrat. Stransky has his... Read More
AddPat Garrett and Billy the KidCharged with the task of wiping the Old West clean and making way for a new one, reluctant Sheriff Pat Garrett (James Coburn) must betray his former cronies -- among them, Billy the Kid (Kris Kristofferson). But as the ways of the West die off, the characters find their own identities fading into... Read More
AddThe President's AnalystFilmmaker Theodore J. Flicker stirs a boiling pot of intrigue in a movie about secrets. Crumbling under intense pressure, the president of the United States asks for the help of psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Schaefer (James Coburn). But over time, Dr. Schaefer himself feels the strain of being the most... Read More
AddWaterhole #3Gambler Lewton Cole (James Coburn) makes the biggest bet of his life when, armed with nothing but a dubious map and a "borrowed" horse, he sets out to unearth a cache of valuables buried somewhere in Integrity, Az. But before he can collect the big payoff, he must fend off other bounty-seekers who... Read More
AddHigh RiskFed up with dead-end jobs that pay them pennies, a foursome of amateur thieves (James Brolin, Bruce Davison, Chick Vennera and Cleavon Little) plots to pull off a profitable crime: ripping off a South American drug lord and leaving the country with $5 million in cash. Along the way they cross paths... Read More
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