James Coburn: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 97
- on screen
- 1959–2024
- box office
- $648M
- award win
- 1
- Born
- August 31, 1928
- Birthplace
- Laurel, Nebraska, U.S.
- Full name
- James Harrison Coburn III
- Citizenship
- American
- Occupations
- Actor
- Years active
- 1953-2002
- Spouses
- Beverly Kelly, Paula Murad
- Children
- 2
The Best James Coburn Movies
The films of James Coburn that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Eraser (1996) leads with $242M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $242M Eraser 1996 · Action -
Worldwide box office: $183M Maverick 1994 · Action -
Worldwide box office: $115M Snow Dogs 2002 · Adventure -
Worldwide box office: $57.3M Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $44.1M Young Guns II 1990 · Action -
Worldwide box office: $2.81M Loving Couples 1980 · Comedy
James Coburn's Career in Numbers
James Coburn's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres James Coburn works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Face of a Fugitive (1959) to Snow Dogs (2002), and the 1970s were the busiest decade.
James Coburn Movies by Decade
- 1950s 2
- 1960s 17
- 1970s 18
- 1980s 12
- 1990s 16
- 2000s 7
The 1970s were James Coburn's busiest decade, with 18 films.
James Coburn Movies by Genre
- Drama 14
- Action 10
- Comedy 9
- Tv movie 7
- Western 6
- Adventure 5
- Documentary 4
- Thriller 4
- Crime 3
- Mystery 3
Drama is the genre James Coburn has worked in most, with 14 films, ahead of action (10).
James Coburn Career Milestones
- First film
- Face of a Fugitive 1959
- Biggest box office hit
- Eraser $242M worldwide
- Newest film
- Snow Dogs 2002
James Coburn Filmography: Every Movie
Every film James Coburn is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
James Coburn Movies as an Actor
72- 2002
Snow Dogs Adventure Worldwide box office: $115M - 2001
Walter and Henry as Charlie · Drama - 2001
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2001
Proximity as Jim Corcoran · Thriller Worldwide box office: $18.6K - 2000
Bruce Lee: A Warrior’s Journey as (archive footage) (uncredited) · Action - 2000
Missing Pieces as Atticus Cody · Tv movie - 2000
Intrepid as Captain Hal Josephson · Thriller - 1999
Noah’s Ark as The 'Peddler' · Family - 1998
Mr. Murder as Drew Oslett, Sr. · Thriller - 1997
Keys to Tulsa as Harmon Shaw · Crime Worldwide box office: $57.3K - 1997
The Second Civil War as Jack Buchan · Tv movie - 1997
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years as Host · Documentary - 1996
The Cherokee Kid as Cyrus Bloomington · Family - 1996
Eraser Action Worldwide box office: $242M - 1995
The Set Up as Jeremiah Cole · Tv movie - 1995
The Avenging Angel as Porter Rockwell · Tv movie - 1994
Maverick Action Worldwide box office: $183M - 1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Comedy Worldwide box office: $57.3M - 1993
Deadfall Drama Worldwide box office: $18.4K - 1993
The Hit List as Peter Mayhew · Action - 1990
White Room as Bar Journalist · Mystery - 1990
Young Guns II Action Worldwide box office: $44.1M - 1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge as Narrator · Documentary - 1986
Death of a Soldier as Maj. Patrick Dannenberg · History - 1985
Martin’s Day as Lt. Lardner · Drama - 1984
Draw! as Sam Starret · Tv movie - 1984
Pinocchio as The Gypsy · Tv movie - 1983
Screwballs Comedy Worldwide box office: $2.08M - 1983
Skullduggery as Simco the Magician · Comedy - 1981
Looker Sci-Fi - 1981
Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls as Henry Bellamy · Tv movie - 1981
High Risk as Serrano · Action - 1980
Loving Couples as Walter · Comedy Worldwide box office: $2.81M - 1980
Mr. Patman as Patman · Thriller - 1980
The Baltimore Bullet as Nick Casey · Drama - 1979
Goldengirl as Jack Dryden · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.25M - 1979
Firepower as Jerry Fanon / Eddie · Action - 1978
The Dain Curse as Hamilton Nash · Mystery - 1977
Cross of Iron Drama Worldwide box office: $201 - 1977
White Rock as James Coburn · Documentary - 1976
Midway Action - 1976
The Last Hard Men Western - 1976
Sky Riders as Jim McCabe · Adventure - 1975
Hard Times Drama - 1975
Bite the Bullet as Luke Matthews · Adventure - 1974
The Internecine Project as Robert Elliot · Drama - 1973
The Last of Sheila as Clinton · Drama Worldwide box office: $535 - 1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid Biography Worldwide box office: $8.46K - 1972
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die as Colonel Pembroke · Western - 1972
Duck, You Sucker Action Worldwide box office: $980 - 1972
The Honkers as Lew Lathrop · Drama - 1972
The Carey Treatment as Dr. Peter Carey · Crime - 1970
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots as Jeb Stuart Thornton · Drama - 1969
Hard Contract as John Cunningham · Romance - 1968
Candy as Dr. A.B. Krankheit · Fantasy - 1968
Duffy as Duffy · Comedy - 1967
The President’s Analyst as Dr. Sidney Schaefer · Comedy - 1967
Waterhole #3 as Lewton Cole · Comedy - 1967
In Like Flint as Derek Flint · Action - 1966
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round as Eli Kotch · Crime - 1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? as Lieutenant Christian · Comedy - 1965
The Loved One as Immigration Officer · Comedy - 1965
A High Wind in Jamaica as Zac · Drama - 1965
Major Dundee as Samuel Potts · Western Worldwide box office: $20.8K - 1964
The Americanization of Emily Drama - 1963
Kings of the Sun as Narrator (uncredited) · Adventure - 1963
The Man from Galveston as Boyd Palmer · Western - 1963
Charade Mystery Worldwide box office: $175K - 1963
The Great Escape Adventure Worldwide box office: $231K - 1962
Hell Is for Heroes Drama Worldwide box office: $7.54K - 1959
Face of a Fugitive as Purdy · Western - 1959
Ride Lonesome as Whitt · Western
James Coburn in Documentaries & Specials
25- 2024
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah’s Last Western as Self · Documentary - 2012
I Am Bruce Lee as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2005
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah as Self · Documentary - 2004
Blood and Steel: The Making of ‘Enter the Dragon’ as Self · Documentary - 2004
Sam Peckinpah’s West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2002
I Love Muppets as Self · Family - 2000
Kurosawa as Self · Documentary - 2000
Guns for Hire: The Making of ‘The Magnificent Seven’ as Self · Documentary - 2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1999
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero as Self · Documentary - 1999
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On as Self · Documentary - 1998
The Path of the Dragon as Self · History - 1998
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist as Self · Documentary - 1997
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson as Himself · Comedy - 1994
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon as Himself (archive footage) · Documentary - 1994
The Life of Bruce Lee as Self - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee · Documentary - 1993
The Curse of the Dragon as Self · Documentary - 1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron as Self · Documentary - 1989
Broadway’s Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Himself · Tv movie - 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self · Family - 1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage) · Fantasy - 1986
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away as Self · Documentary - 1984
Bruce Lee: The Legend as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self · Music - 1978
Formula 1 - Speed fever as Self · Documentary
James Coburn: Awards & Nominations
1 win from 3 nominations across 3 award bodies, from 1999 to 1999. That includes an Oscar: Best Supporting Actor for Affliction. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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Oscars 1 win from 1 nomination -
Actor Awards (SAG) 1 nomination -
Spirit Awards 1 nomination
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71st Academy Awards- James Coburn: Win Best Supporting Actor Affliction
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5th Screen Actors Guild Awards- James Coburn: Nominated Outstanding Supporting Male Actor Affliction
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14th Independent Spirit Awards- James Coburn: Nominated Best Supporting Male Affliction
Who Is James Coburn?
James Coburn was born in Laurel, Nebraska, U.S. in 1928. Credited on films since 1959, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
James Harrison Coburn III (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor who had a 45-year career and was featured in more than 70 films, largely action roles, and made 100 television appearances. He was a rough-hewn leading man, known for his toothy grin and lanky physique. He was a perfect tough guy in roles in Westerns and action films, supporting roles in The Magnificent Seven, Hell Is for Heroes, The Great Escape, Charade, and Hard Times. He also had lead roles in films like Our Man Flint and its sequel In Like Flint. Coburn won an Academy Award for his supporting role as Glen Whitehouse in Affliction. In 2002, he received a nomination for an Outstanding Miniseries Primetime Emmy Award for producing The Mists of Avalon. Coburn was born in Laurel, Nebraska, on August 31, 1928, the son of James Harrison Coburn II and Mylet S. Coburn. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1950, where he served as a truck driver and occasionally a disc jockey on an Army radio station in Texas. He studied acting at Los Angeles City College and made his television debut in 1953.
Who James Coburn Makes Movies With
The actors and directors James Coburn shares the most films with. Jackie Chan comes first, with 6 films together, followed by Sam Peckinpah (6).
James Coburn: Questions & Answers
How many movies James Coburn has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has James Coburn been in?
James Coburn is credited on 97 films, from 1959 to 2024. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is James Coburn's highest-grossing movie?
Eraser (1996) is James Coburn's biggest box office hit, with $242M worldwide, ahead of Maverick (1994) ($183M). Across every film with box office figures, James Coburn's movies have made $648M.
James Coburn's biggest hits Has James Coburn won an Oscar?
James Coburn has won an Oscar: Best Supporting Actor for Affliction at the 1999 ceremony. Across every ceremony in the awards database, James Coburn has 1 win from 3 nominations.
What is James Coburn's newest movie?
The most recent film on James Coburn's filmography is Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah’s Last Western (2024), in the role of Self.
Who does James Coburn work with most often?
James Coburn shares the most films with Jackie Chan (6 films), Sam Peckinpah (6 films) and R.G. Armstrong (6 films).
The Best James Coburn Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 97 credits.
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