- Coburn and his wife, Paula, are selling his Beverly Hills home -- 5 BR, 6.5 BTH estate PRICE $5.9 million. (October 11, 2002)
- He was considered for the role of Hannibal Smith in THE A-TEAM (1983).
- In HUDSON HAWK, Coburn plays George Kaplan, which is the name of the fake agent from North by Northwest (1959).
- The tones that the handcuffs make in HUDSON HAWK (1991) are the same as the tones used in OUR MAN FLINT (1965) and IN LIKE FLINT (1967) for the telephones. James Coburn appears in all three movies.
- Director Sam Peckinpah allowed actor and long-time associate James Coburn to work on the movie as a second-unit director to get his DGA card, and rumour has it that Coburn actually directed some scenes when Peckinpah was unwell.
- In 1979, James started suffering from severe rheumatoid arthritis which has at times left him debilitated. In 1998, a holistic healer started him on a dietary supplement, which resulted in a drastic improvement in his condition.
- Was a pallbearer at the funeral of actor (and his martial arts instructor) Bruce Lee
- Appears on the cover of Paul McCartney's 1973 album 'Band on the Run'.
- Co-wrote two songs with Lynsey De Paul, Melancholy Melon and Losin' the Blues for You that appeared on her album Tigers and Fireflies.
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for AFFLICTION (1999)
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."
Awards- St. Louis International Film Festival: Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Life Career Award (1999)
- Denver International Film Festival: Lifetime Achievement Award (1999)
- Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor, AFFLICTION (1998)
- Taos Talking Picture Festival: Maverick Award (1995)
- Golden Boot Awards: Golden Boot (1994)
- Western Heritage Awards: Bronze Wrangler - Theatrical Motion Picture, BITE THE BULLET (1976)
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