AFFLICTION (Rated R - for violence and language)

James Coburn won his Supporting Oscar playing an abusive father patriarch, Glen Whitehouse, a real charmer who inflicts emotional pain to all who live with him, especially his two sons, who use alcohol to dull the life-long pain they have suffered.

About James Coburn (1928 - 2002)

Coburn was born on August 31, 1928, in Laurel, Nebraska. After a stint in the Army, James studied acting in California and New York, and started working on the stage and on live television. James Coburn's first movie role was that of an outlaw in the film. "Ride Lonesome." The role that really started his career was his portrayal as the knife-throwing Britt, in "The Magnificent Seven."

His first film that he got the lead in was "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round." A mega hit for Coburn was the spy spoof, "Our Man Flint" and its sequel, "In Like Flint."

James Coburn went on to give the film-loving audience many memorable roles in such movies as "The Last of Sheila," "The President's Analyst," "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid," and "Cross of Iron."

Rheumatoid arthritis weakened him during the 1980's, but he found a way to fight it through diet, physical therapy, and exercise. Coburn came back in good form in 1990, with "Young Guns 2." Throughout the 1990's James was busy making such films as "Maverick" and "Hudson Hawk."

The crowning jewel of his career was receiving his Best Supporting Actor award for his outstanding performance in Affliction."

James Coburn's other film credits include:

RIDE LONESOME (1959)
FACE OF A FUGITIVE (1959)
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960)
HELL IS FOR HEROES (1962)
THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963)
THE MAN FROM GALVESTON (1963)
CHARADE (1963)
THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY (1964)
MAJOR DUNDEE (1965)
HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA (1965)
OUR MAN FLINT (1966)
THE LOVED ONE (1965)
WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR, DADDY? (1966)
DEAD HEAT ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND (1966)
IN LIKE FLINT (1967)
WATERHOLE #3 (1967)
THE PRESIDENT'S ANALYST (1967)
DUFFY (1968)
CANDY (1968)
HARD CONTACT (1969)
LAST OF THE MOBILE HOT SHOTS (1970)
THE HONKERS (1972)
THE CAREY TREATMENT (1972)
THE LAST OF SHELIA (1973)
PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (1973)
HARRY IN YOUR POCKET (1973)
THE INTERNECINE PROJECT (1974)
HARD TIMES (1975)
BITE THE BULLET (1975)
SKY RIDERS (1976)
THE LAST HARD MEN (1976)
MIDWAY (1976)
CROSS OF IRON (1977)
GOLDENGIRL (1979)
FIRE POWER (1979)
THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979)
THE BALTIMORE BULLET (1980)
LOVING COUPLES (1980)
MR. PATMAN (1980)
LOOKER (1981)
HIGH RISK (1981)
MARTIN'S DAY (1985)
DEATH OF A SOLDIER (1986)
CALLS FROM SPACE (1989)
YOUNG GUNS II (1990)
HUDSON HAWK (1991)
THE HIT LIST (1993)
SISTER ACT II: BACK IN THE HABIT (1993)
DEADFALL (1993)
MAVERICK (1994)
THE SET UP (1995)
ERASER (1996)
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1996)
KEYS TO TULSA (1996)
SKELETONS (1997)
INTREPID (2000)
THE GOOD DOCTOR (2000)
AMERICAN GUN (2002)