James Coburn is a Actor, Director, Story, Executive producer and Second Unit Director American born on 31 august 1928 at Laurel (USA)
James Coburn
James Coburn participated to
88 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
10 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
, 1h32
Directed by Lee Unkrich,
Pete Docter,
David SilvermanOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Fantasy,
AnimationThemes Time travel films,
Buddy films,
Children's filmsActors John Goodman,
Billy Crystal,
Steve Buscemi,
Mary Gibbs,
James Coburn,
Jennifer TillyRoles Waternoose (voice)
Rating78%
The parallel city of Monstropolis is inhabited by monsters and powered by the screams of children in the human world. At the factory of Monsters, Inc., employees called "scarers" venture into children's bedrooms to scare them and collect their screams, using closet doors as portals. This is considered a dangerous task because the monsters believe children are toxic and that touching them would be fatal. However, production is falling as children are becoming harder to scare and the company's chairman Henry J. Waternoose III is determined to find a solution. The top scarer is James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, who lives with his friend and assistant Mike Wazowski and has a rivalry with the ever-determined chameleon-like monster Randall Boggs. During an ordinary day's work on what is known as the "Scarefloor", another scarer accidentally brings a child's sock into the factory, causing the Child Detection Agency (CDA) to arrive and cleanse him. Mike is frequently ridiculed by the company's clerk Roz for never completing his paperwork on time., 1h55
Directed by Chuck RussellOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Transport films,
Road movies,
Chase filmsActors Arnold Schwarzenegger,
James Caan,
Vanessa Williams,
James Coburn,
Robert Pastorelli,
James CromwellRoles WitSec Chief Beller
Rating61%
John Kruger (Schwarzenegger) is a U.S. Marshal working for the Witness Security Protection Program (WITSEC) specializing in "erasing" high-profile witnesses, faking their deaths to keep them safe from those who may wish to silence them. John is assigned by his boss, Chief Arthur Beller (Coburn), to protect Lee Cullen (Williams), a senior executive for the defense contractor Cyrez Corporation, as Lee informed the FBI that her employer William Donohue (Cromwell), the corrupt CEO of Cyrez, plans to sell a top secret electronic pulse rifle on the black market., 2h7
Directed by Richard DonnerOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
WesternThemes Jeu,
Films about music and musicians,
Musical films,
PokerActors Mel Gibson,
Jodie Foster,
James Garner,
Graham Greene,
Alfred Molina,
James CoburnRoles Commodore Duvall
Rating69%
The story, set in the American Old West, is a first-person account by wisecracking gambler Bret Maverick (Mel Gibson) of his misadventures on the way to a major five-card draw poker tournament. Besides wanting to win the tournament for the prize money, he also wants to prove, once and for all, that he is the best card player of his time., 1h35
Directed by Tom ShadyacOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Fantasy,
Romance,
Comic science fictionThemes Films about education,
Medical-themed films,
Obésité,
Comedy science fiction films,
Films about disabilitiesActors Eddie Murphy,
Jada Pinkett Smith,
James Coburn,
Dave Chappelle,
Larry Miller,
John AlesRoles Harlan Hartley
Rating56%
At Wellman College, thousands of hamsters overrun the campus, due to the massively obese, yet loving and kind-hearted, professor Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy), who accidentally releases them due to his wide belly always accidentally hitting the button when he turns around. Meanwhile, Sherman has constructed an experimental formula that reconstructs human DNA in a way that allows them to lose weight instantaneously., 2h12
Directed by Jack SmightOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Action,
Adventure,
HistoricalThemes Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Aviation films,
Political films,
United States Armed Forces in filmsActors Charlton Heston,
Henry Fonda,
James Coburn,
Glenn Ford,
Hal Holbrook,
Toshiro MifuneRoles Capt. Vinton Maddox
Rating66%
The film chronicles the Battle of Midway, a turning point in World War II in the Pacific. The Imperial Japanese Navy had been undefeated until that time and out-numbered the American naval forces by four to one., 1h47
Directed by Bill DukeOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical theatre,
MusicalThemes Films about education,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about religion,
Musical filmsActors Whoopi Goldberg,
Kathy Najimy,
Barnard Hughes,
Mary Wickes,
James Coburn,
Maggie SmithRoles Mr. Crisp
Rating57%
Sisters Mary Patrick, (Kathy Najimy), Mary Robert (Wendy Makkena), and Mary Lazarus (Mary Wickes) attend the final performance of Deloris van Cartier (Whoopi Goldberg) at a Las Vegas theater, depicting her escapades at the nuns' convent in the previous film. Afterwards, the Sisters ask Deloris for her assistance once again. Reuniting with Reverend Mother, (Maggie Smith) Deloris learns the nuns now work as teachers at St. Francis Academy in San Francisco, a school Deloris herself had attended, which is facing closure if the administrator Mr. Crisp (James Coburn) convinces the local diocese to agree. Deloris agrees to help teach the music class, once again taking on her persona as Sister Mary Clarence. She meets the monks who also work at the school, including principal Father Maurice (Barnard Hughes), math teacher Father Ignatius (Michael Jeter), grouchy Latin teacher Father Thomas (Brad Sullivan), and the cook Father Wolfgang (Thomas Gottschalk).Director
, 1h50
Directed by Sam PeckinpahOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Action,
AdventureThemes Transport films,
Films about the labor movement,
Films about automobiles,
Trucker films,
Musical films,
Road movies,
Chase filmsActors Kris Kristofferson,
Ali MacGraw,
Ernest Borgnine,
Burt Young,
Seymour Cassel,
Madge SinclairRoles Second Unit Director
Rating63%
In the Arizona desert, truck driver Martin "Rubber Duck" Penwald is passed by a woman in a Jaguar E-Type, which leads to an encounter with a sheriff's deputy. Proceeding on his way, Rubber Duck runs into fellow truck drivers Pig Pen/Love Machine and Spider Mike, when another "trucker" informs them over the C.B. that they are okay to increase their speed. The "trucker" turns out to be cold county Sheriff "Dirty Lyle" Wallace, a long-time nemesis of the Duck, who extorts them for $70 each. Actor
, 1h54
Directed by Paul SchraderOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
CrimeThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about drugsActors Nick Nolte,
Sissy Spacek,
James Coburn,
Brigid Tierney,
Willem Dafoe,
Jim True-FrostRoles Glen Whitehouse
Rating68%
The film begins with a voice-over narration by Rolfe Whitehouse, announcing the story of his brother Wade's "strange criminal behavior" and subsequent disappearance., 2h8
Directed by John SturgesOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Adventure,
WesternThemes Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Martial arts films,
Samurai filmsActors Yul Brynner,
Eli Wallach,
Steve McQueen,
James Coburn,
Robert Vaughn,
Charles BronsonRoles Britt
Rating76%
A Mexican village is periodically raided for food and supplies by Calvera (Eli Wallach) and his bandits. As he and his men ride away from their latest visit, Calvera promises to return to loot the village again. Taking what meager goods they have, the village leaders ride to a town just inside the American border hoping to barter for weapons to defend themselves. While there, they encounter Chris Adams (Yul Brynner), a veteran Cajun gunslinger. After listening to their tale, Chris suggests that the village hire gunfighters, which would be cheaper than guns and ammunition. The village men relentlessly try to convince him to be their gunman. At first he agrees only to help them find men, but later he decides to recruit six other men to help him defend the village, despite the poor pay offered., 2h37
Directed by Sergio Leone,
Alberto De MartinoOrigin ItalieGenres War,
Action,
WesternThemes Political films,
Buddy filmsActors Rod Steiger,
James Coburn,
Romolo Valli,
Maria Monti,
Franco Graziosi,
Antoine Saint-JohnRoles John H. Mallory
Rating76%
In Revolution-torn 1913 Mexico, Juan Miranda, a Mexican outlaw leading a bandit family, robs a coach of wealthy men and rapes a female passenger who insulted him. Passing by on a motorcycle is John (Seán) H. Mallory, an early Irish Republican explosives expert, who is working in Mexico as a silver mine blaster. Discovering his skill with dynamite and nitroglycerine, Juan relentlessly tries to force John to join him on a raid on the Mesa Verde National Bank.