James Coburn | |
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 Coburn as Anthony Wayne in The Californians (1959) | |
| Born | James Harrison Coburn III August 31, 1928 Laurel, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | November 18, 2002 (aged 74) |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Los Angeles City College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–2002 |
| Spouses | Beverly Kelly
(m. 1959; div. 1979)Paula Murad (m. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor – Affliction (1997) |
James Harrison Coburn III[1] (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor who was featured in more than 70 films, largely action roles, and made 100 television appearances during a 45-year career.[2]
Coburn was a capable, rough-hewn leading man, whose toothy grin and lanky physique made him a perfect tough guy in numerous roles in Westerns and action films.[3] He played supporting roles in The Magnificent Seven, Hell Is for Heroes, The Great Escape, Charade and Hard Times as well as the lead role in Our Man Flint and its sequel In Like Flint, The President's Analyst, Duck, You Sucker!, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and Cross of Iron. In 1998, Coburn won an Academy Award for his supporting role as Glen Whitehouse in Affliction. In 2002, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries nomination for producing The Mists of Avalon.[4]
During the New Hollywood era, he cultivated an image synonymous with "cool".[5]
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- ^ Allmovie Biography Archived May 26, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "James Coburn Profile". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ "54th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners: Outstanding Miniseries - 2002". Television Academy. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ Coburn, James (April 9, 1999). "Quintessential Cool: A Conversation with James Coburn". MovieMaker (Interview). Interviewed by Timothy Rhys.