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James Coburn

1928 - 2002

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James Harrison Coburn III (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. Coburn was a perfect tough guy in numerous leading roles in Westerns and action films. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Coburn is the 317th most popular actor (down from 257th in 2019), the 695th most popular biography from United States (down from 493rd in 2019) and the 169th most popular American Actor.

James Coburn is most famous for his roles in films such as "The Magnificent Seven" and "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid."

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Among actors, James Coburn ranks 317 out of 13,578. Before him are Chris Pratt, Sally Field, Janet Leigh, Sophie Marceau, Montgomery Clift, and Pierre Richard. After him are Emma Thompson, Julie Christie, Bela Lugosi, Julie Harris, Robert Downey Sr., and Leonard Nimoy.

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Among people born in 1928, James Coburn ranks 31. Before him are Shirley Temple, Alexander Grothendieck, Fidel Ramos, Yves Klein, Herbert Kroemer, and Queen Fabiola of Belgium. After him are Domenico Modugno, Agnès Varda, Elie Wiesel, Martin Landau, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and Maya Angelou. Among people deceased in 2002, James Coburn ranks 20. Before him are Traudl Junge, Niki de Saint Phalle, George Porter, Vavá, Chuck Jones, and Camilo José Cela. After him are B. D. Jatti, Fritz Walter, Ivan Illich, Rod Steiger, Linda Lovelace, and Alexander Prokhorov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Coburn ranks 695 out of 20,380. Before him are Machine Gun Kelly (1895), Harold Urey (1893), Alfred Newman (1900), Scottie Pippen (1965), Montgomery Clift (1920), and Robert A. Heinlein (1907). After him are Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Claude Shannon (1916), David Copperfield (1956), Julie Harris (1925), Robert Downey Sr. (1936), and Leonard Nimoy (1931).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Coburn ranks 169. Before him are Kevin Spacey (1959), Sydney Chaplin (1926), Chris Pratt (1979), Sally Field (1946), Janet Leigh (1927), and Montgomery Clift (1920). After him are Julie Harris (1925), Robert Downey Sr. (1936), Leonard Nimoy (1931), Bryan Cranston (1956), Anne Bancroft (1931), and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (1981).

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