James Coburn 90 remembered
Aug 31, 2018 7:52:37 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Aug 31, 2018 7:52:37 GMT
James Coburn, one of the cool actors of the 1960s, and later as a character actor grabbing an Oscar in 1999.
James Coburn was born on August 31, 1928 in Laurel, Nebraska, and left us in 2002 in a heart attack aged 74.
Gone but not forgotten.
A capable, rough-hewn leading man, his toothy grin and lanky physique made him a perfect tough guy in numerous leading and supporting roles in westerns and action films.
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Coburn cultivated an image synonymous with "cool" and, along with such contemporaries as Lee Marvin, Steve McQueen, and Charles Bronson, became one of the prominent "tough-guy" actors of his day.
His father was of Scottish-Irish ancestry and his mother was an immigrant from Sweden. The elder Coburn had a garage business that was destroyed by the Great Depression. In 1950, he enlisted in the United States Army, in which he served as a truck driver and occasionally a disc jockey on an Army radio station in Texas. Coburn also narrated Army training films in Mainz, Germany.
Coburn's film debut came in 1959 as the sidekick of Pernell Roberts in the Randolph Scott western Ride Lonesome.
Derek Flint made him a star 1966.
In 1994 James Coburn got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Some samples from his career:
Ride Lonesome 1959, making his big screen debut.
The Magnificent Seven 1960. as Britt
Hell is for Heroes 1962
The Great Escape 1963
Charade 1963
A High Wind in Jamaica 1965
Our Man Flint 1966 and it's sequel In Like Flint 1967
The President's Analyst 1967
Hard Contract 1969
A Fistful of Dynamite aka Duck, You Sucker! 1971
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 1973
The Last of Sheila 1973
Seen on the album cover of Paul McCartney and the Wings album 1973
Hard Times 1975
Cross of Iron 1977
The Dain Curse 1978, a TV 2-parter, said to have been the highest paid actor on television at that time, depending offcourse on how one counts.
Guest star on The Muppet Show 1980
By 1981 James Coburn took a backseat and concentrated on character actor roles.
Hudson Hawk 1991
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993
Affliction 1997, earning him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
The voice of Waternoose in Monsters, Inc. 2001 and the video game Monsters, Inc. Scream Team.
Hope you enjoyed the ride down Memory Lane, and Thanks for watching!!
James Coburn was born on August 31, 1928 in Laurel, Nebraska, and left us in 2002 in a heart attack aged 74.
Gone but not forgotten.
A capable, rough-hewn leading man, his toothy grin and lanky physique made him a perfect tough guy in numerous leading and supporting roles in westerns and action films.
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Coburn cultivated an image synonymous with "cool" and, along with such contemporaries as Lee Marvin, Steve McQueen, and Charles Bronson, became one of the prominent "tough-guy" actors of his day.
His father was of Scottish-Irish ancestry and his mother was an immigrant from Sweden. The elder Coburn had a garage business that was destroyed by the Great Depression. In 1950, he enlisted in the United States Army, in which he served as a truck driver and occasionally a disc jockey on an Army radio station in Texas. Coburn also narrated Army training films in Mainz, Germany.
Coburn's film debut came in 1959 as the sidekick of Pernell Roberts in the Randolph Scott western Ride Lonesome.
Derek Flint made him a star 1966.
In 1994 James Coburn got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Some samples from his career:
Ride Lonesome 1959, making his big screen debut.
The Magnificent Seven 1960. as Britt
Hell is for Heroes 1962
The Great Escape 1963
Charade 1963
A High Wind in Jamaica 1965
Our Man Flint 1966 and it's sequel In Like Flint 1967
The President's Analyst 1967
Hard Contract 1969
A Fistful of Dynamite aka Duck, You Sucker! 1971
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 1973
The Last of Sheila 1973
Seen on the album cover of Paul McCartney and the Wings album 1973
Hard Times 1975
Cross of Iron 1977
The Dain Curse 1978, a TV 2-parter, said to have been the highest paid actor on television at that time, depending offcourse on how one counts.
Guest star on The Muppet Show 1980
By 1981 James Coburn took a backseat and concentrated on character actor roles.
Hudson Hawk 1991
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993
Affliction 1997, earning him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
The voice of Waternoose in Monsters, Inc. 2001 and the video game Monsters, Inc. Scream Team.
Hope you enjoyed the ride down Memory Lane, and Thanks for watching!!
"Charade" is an essential film for Coburn and for at least another four actors (five if you want to include Ned Glass).