James Coburn's biography
James Coburn is 74 years old actor born at Laurel. He was born on Friday 31st of August 1928. According to year of birth 1928 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 31st of August means he is Virgo. Virgo is an earthy sign of Zodiac Belt. People born under this Rising Sign are practical in nature. They believe in reality and represents themselves as a strong person.
He is native english speaker. He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be actor. You can know him also as screenwriter, film actor, television director, voice actor, television actor. He is recently known as stage actor. He received Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Affliction in 1999
James Coburn's schools
We found 6 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Los Angeles City College, University of California, Los Angeles, Stella Adler Studio of Acting, University of Southern California, Compton High School, Compton College.
James Coburn's career
His main focus is to be actor. You could see him also in Affliction.
How did James Coburn die
He died on on Monday 18th of November 2002 when he was 74 years old. James Coburns death was caused by heart attack. It happend like natural causes.
Awards and competitions
James Coburn's Awards
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7051 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 1, 1994.
James Coburn's Nominations
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
What James Coburn has done for a first time
- Became a father for the first time at age 32 when his first wife Beverly Kelly gave birth to their son James H. Coburn IV on May 22, 1961.
James Coburn's quotes
- Actors are boring when they are not working. It's a natural condition, because they don't have anything to do. They just lay around, and that's why so many of them get drunk. They really get to be boring people. My wife will attest to that.
- [on Steve McQueen] Steve has to prove he had a worse childhood than anybody else. Only one other person I know can compete with him and that's Charles Bronson.
- I'm a jazz kind of actor, not rock 'n' roll.
- I came from dust bowl folk -- ordinary people who were stultified by the American Dream.
- I meditate, I take good care of myself, sure. I don't get too involved in the details.
- [on Sam Peckinpah] Sam was a mad genius. He would shove you right over into the abyss and sometimes he would jump in right after you.
- [on winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Affliction (1997)] I finally got one right, I guess.
- [on Stella Adler] Stella taught us that without style, without personality, you're just a stick out there.
- The Magnificent Seven (1960) was really kind of a miraculous event that took place in my life.
- First job I went out on in New York I got, and when I came back, the first job I went out on, I got.
- Taking in and blowing out smoke? And now you see girls smoking cigars. It got to be such a fad. Girls on the covers of magazines, smoking cigars. Give me a break. I didn't want to be a part of that. I don't like 'popular'.
- It was the desire to do the complete thing. I only took taking acting lessons because my whole thing, really, was to direct. But my first jobs were acting jobs.
- Studios have been trying to get rid of the actor for a long time and now they can do it. They got animation. NO more actor, although for now they still have to borrow a voice or two. Anyway, I find it abhorrent.
James Coburn's body shape
Lets describe how James Coburn looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.