James Coburn
James Harrison Coburn (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002[1]) was an American actor. He became famous in the 1960s when he made many Western movies, such as The Magnificent Seven. But after that, he acted in other different types of roles, and became a more complete and successful actor. He was very ill in the 1980s and he almost did not make any more movies in that decade. However, he got better and started acting again in the 1990s. He won an Academy Award in 1998.
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Born | James Harrison Coburn August 31, 1928 |
Died | November 18, 2002 | (aged 74)
Cause of death | Heart Attack |
Years active | 1958 – 2002 |
Notable work | Derek Flint in Our Man Flint and In Like Flint Corporal Steiner in Cross of Iron Glen Whitehouse in Affliction Henry J. Waternoose in Monsters, Inc. |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Awards | Best Supporting Actor 1997 Affliction |
James Coburn Media
Coburn in Charade (1963)
Bob Bondurant teaching Coburn in 1972
Coburn's grave marker at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, Los Angeles.
References
- ↑ James Coburn on IMDb
Other websites
- James Coburn on IMDb
- Find-A-Grave profile for James Coburn
- Gesprengte Ketten - The Great Escape, Behind the scenes Archived 2014-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, Photographs of cameraman Walter Riml. Helma Türk & Christian Riml, eds. House Publishing 2013, English/German