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James Coburn - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography

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James Harrison Coburn Jr. was born back in August 1928, the son of a simple mechanic and housewife in the southwest of California. James made his acting debut in San Diego at the La Yolla Playhouse. Playing periodically in the theater, then in episodic roles in the cinema, James Coburn first marries Beverly Kelly in 1959, with whom they have a son and daughter a little later.

The first films with James Coburn that made him famous are the action movie The Great Escape and the Western The Magnificent Seven, where the actor starred with his sidekicks Charles Bronson and Steve McQueen. In 1965, James began filming for one of the best directors of the 20th century, an innovator and revisionist in the Western genre, Sam Peckinpah. First, he starred in the film Major Dundee, and then in several more films of the great Peckinpah.

The roles of James Coburn in films such as Charade, For a Fistful of Dynamite, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Iron Cross, Maverick, Hudson Hawk brought him recognition and popularity, as well as the love of women around the world. In addition to acting, James also tried himself as a producer, screenwriter and even director.

In 1997, the aging Coburn regains his former popularity - he starred in a secondary role in the drama Sorrow and received the long-awaited Oscar statuette for this role. A few years earlier, he tied the knot for the second time and married the Hollywood beauty Paula O'Hara, who was almost 30 years younger than him. But, as it turned out, this was his true love. After James Coburn died of a heart attack in 2002, Paula was able to live without him for only 2 years and died at the age of 48, remaining faithful in soul and body to her talented and beloved husband.

James Coburn has blue eyes, naturally dark hair, fair skin and medium lips. The shape of the face is oval, the forehead is high, the hair is straight, gray. James Coburn did not change his hair color, preferring natural. The actor has a medium straight nose and an oval chin. James Coburn occasionally let go of his mustache and beard. The actor's height is 188 cm, no tattoos.

Zodiac sign - Virgo (08/31/1928)


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