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.
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.
Personality. Gotta have some kind of personality and you don't wear your personality on your body. It's gotta come from someplace.
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.
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."
The Magnificent Seven was really kind of a miraculous event that took place in my life.
James appeared in only four films during the 1980s: Looker, Martin's Day, Death of a Soldier and Call from Space.
James appeared with Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson in two films, both of which were directed by John Sturges: The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape.
James appeared on the cover of Paul McCartney's 1973 album Band on the Run.
james had a relationship with singer Lynsey De Paul.
At the time of his death, James was at home listening to music and playing his flute.
James was a big fan of Shichinin no samurai (1954). His favorite character in that film eventually became the character he ended up playing in The Magnificent Seven (1960).
Despite being one of the stars, James had only eleven lines in The Magnificent Seven (1960).
James appears on the cover of Paul McCartney's 1973 album Band on the Run.
James has two children - James H. Coburn IV born 1961, he works as a sound mixer, and Lisa born in 1957, who works as a web site designer.
James was married to Paula O'Hara from October 22, 1993 until his death on November 18, 2002.
James was 6' 3" (1.91 m) tall.
James was mentioned in The Simpsons (1989) episode Helter Shelter.
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