James Coburn

James Coburn

James Harrison Coburn III (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor. Coburn appeared in nearly 70 films and made over 100 television appearances during his 45-year career, and played a wide range of roles and won an Academy Award for his supporting role as Glen Whitehouse in Affliction. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Coburn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • as Self - Host

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 • as Self - Guest

Wogan

Wogan

1982 • as Self

TV

The Heaven and Earth Show

1998

Filmography

2024

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/2/2024

2012

I Am Bruce Lee
I Am Bruce Lee
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/9/2012

2011

Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War
Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/6/2011

2006

Movie
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/1/2006

2005

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005

2004

Blood and Steel: The Making of 'Enter the Dragon'
Blood and Steel: The Making of 'Enter the Dragon'
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/28/2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/25/2004

2002

Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs
as Thunder Jack
Movie - Released: 1/18/2002
American Gun
American Gun
as Martin Tillman
Movie - Released: 6/13/2002
The Kid Stays in the Picture
The Kid Stays in the Picture
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/16/2002
The Yellow Bird
The Yellow Bird
as Rev. Increase Tutwiler
Movie - Released: 6/6/2002
I Love Muppets
I Love Muppets
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/31/2002
The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones
The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/20/2002

2001

Monsters, Inc.
Monsters, Inc.
as Waternoose (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/1/2001
Missing Pieces
Missing Pieces
as Atticus Cody
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
Proximity
Proximity
as Jim Corcoran
Movie - Released: 4/15/2001
The Man from Elysian Fields
The Man from Elysian Fields
as Alcot
Movie - Released: 9/13/2001
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/1/2001
Walter and Henry
Walter and Henry
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 6/10/2001
Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/30/2001

2000

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
Kurosawa
Kurosawa
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/24/2000
Intrepid
Intrepid
as Captain Hal Josephson
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/22/2000
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/13/2000

1999

Movie
World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on Tape
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Movie
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/9/1999
Payback
Payback
as Justin Fairfax
Movie - Released: 2/5/1999
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
as The 'Peddler'
TV - Released: 5/4/1999

1998

Affliction
Affliction
as Glen Whitehouse
Movie - Released: 2/12/1998
Mr. Murder
Mr. Murder
as Drew Oslett, Sr.
Movie - Released: 9/21/1998
The Path of the Dragon
The Path of the Dragon
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
TV
The Heaven and Earth Show
TV - Released: 9/6/1998

1997

Keys to Tulsa
Keys to Tulsa
as Harmon Shaw
Movie - Released: 4/11/1997
Skeletons
Skeletons
as Frank Jove
Movie - Released: 4/4/1997
The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War
as Jack Buchan
Movie - Released: 12/4/1997
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
as Himself
Movie - Released: 7/25/1997
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
as Host
Movie - Released: 1/21/1997
Scene by Scene
Scene by Scene
as Self
TV - Released: 5/10/1997
The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War
as Jack Buchan
TV - Released: 3/15/1997

1996

Eraser
Eraser
as WitSec Chief Beller
Movie - Released: 6/21/1996
The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor
as Harlan Hartley
Movie - Released: 6/28/1996
Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasis
Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasis
Movie - Released: 6/12/1996
The Cherokee Kid
The Cherokee Kid
as Cyrus Bloomington
Movie - Released: 12/14/1996
Football America
Football America
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/9/1996
Movie
Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/1/1996
Arliss
Arliss
TV - Released: 8/10/1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
TV - Released: 8/21/1996

1995

The Avenging Angel
The Avenging Angel
as Porter Rockwell
Movie - Released: 1/22/1995
National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge
National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
The Set Up
The Set Up
as Jeremiah Cole
Movie - Released: 7/23/1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
as Jeffery Winslow
Movie - Released: 3/20/1995

1994

Maverick
Maverick
as Commodore Duvall
Movie - Released: 5/20/1994
A Christmas Reunion
A Christmas Reunion
as Santa
Movie - Released: 11/30/1994
The Life of Bruce Lee
The Life of Bruce Lee
as Self - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994
Greyhounds
Greyhounds
as John Dolan
Movie - Released: 6/24/1994
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
as Himself (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/18/1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
as Jeffrey Winslow
Movie - Released: 5/13/1994

1993

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Mr. Crisp
Movie - Released: 12/9/1993
Deadfall
Deadfall
as Mike Donan / Lou Donan
Movie - Released: 10/8/1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/29/1993
The Hit List
The Hit List
as Peter Mayhew
Movie - Released: 1/17/1993
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Return to 'The Great Escape'
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/1993
The Curse of the Dragon
The Curse of the Dragon
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/30/1993

1992

The Player
The Player
as James Coburn
Movie - Released: 5/8/1992
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
as Jim Hathaway
Movie - Released: 2/24/1992
Movie
True Facts
Movie - Released: 2/16/1992
Mastergate
Mastergate
as Major Manley Battle
Movie - Released: 11/1/1992
TV
The Fifth Corner
as Dr. Grandwell
TV - Released: 4/17/1992
HBO First Look
HBO First Look
TV - Released: 6/12/1992

1991

Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk
as George Kaplan
Movie - Released: 5/23/1991

1990

Young Guns II
Young Guns II
as John Simpson Chisum
Movie - Released: 8/1/1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/2/1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Looten Plunder (voice)
TV - Released: 9/15/1990

1989

Train to Heaven
Train to Heaven
as Gregorius
Movie - Released: 12/22/1989
Call from Space
Call from Space
as Studio Boss
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
Movie
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Himself
Movie - Released: 6/26/1989

1988

Walking After Midnight
Walking After Midnight
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/18/1987

1986

Death of a Soldier
Death of a Soldier
as Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
Movie - Released: 5/16/1986
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/21/1986

1985

Martin's Day
Martin's Day
as Lt. Lardner
Movie - Released: 2/22/1985
Sins of the Father
Sins of the Father
Movie - Released: 1/13/1985

1984

Bruce Lee: The Legend
Bruce Lee: The Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984
Draw!
Draw!
as Sam Starret
Movie - Released: 7/15/1984
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
as The Gypsy
Movie - Released: 5/14/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Cyrus Ramsey
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

Digital Dreams
Digital Dreams
as God's Gift to Wyman
Movie - Released: 1/1/1983
Malibu
Malibu
as Tom Wharton
Movie - Released: 1/23/1983

1982

Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as The Gypsy
TV - Released: 9/11/1982
Wogan
Wogan
as Self
TV - Released: 5/4/1982

1981

Looker
Looker
as John Reston
Movie - Released: 10/30/1981
High Risk
High Risk
as Serrano
Movie - Released: 5/1/1981
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls
as Henry Bellamy
Movie - Released: 10/19/1981
Mr. Patman
Mr. Patman
as Patman
Movie - Released: 4/22/1981
Darkroom
Darkroom
TV - Released: 11/27/1981
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy
as James Coburn
TV - Released: 11/4/1981

1980

The Baltimore Bullet
The Baltimore Bullet
as Nick Casey
Movie - Released: 4/1/1980
Loving Couples
Loving Couples
as Walter
Movie - Released: 10/24/1980

1979

The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleezo Cafe Owner
Movie - Released: 6/22/1979
Movie
Superstunt II
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/1/1979
Firepower
Firepower
as Jerry Fanon / Eddie
Movie - Released: 4/27/1979
Goldengirl
Goldengirl
as Jack Dryden
Movie - Released: 10/6/1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/16/1979

1978

California Suite
California Suite
as Actor in Diana's Movie (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/15/1978
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Formula 1 - Speed fever
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/15/1978
The Dain Curse
The Dain Curse
as Hamilton Nash
TV - Released: 5/22/1978

1977

Cross of Iron
Cross of Iron
as Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
Movie - Released: 1/29/1977
White Rock
White Rock
as James Coburn
Movie - Released: 1/29/1977

1976

Midway
Midway
as Capt. Vinton Maddox
Movie - Released: 6/18/1976
Sky Riders
Sky Riders
as Jim McCabe
Movie - Released: 3/26/1976
The Last Hard Men
The Last Hard Men
as Provo
Movie - Released: 4/22/1976
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/28/1976
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
TV - Released: 9/5/1976

1975

Hard Times
Hard Times
as Spencer "Speed" Weed
Movie - Released: 8/13/1975
Bite the Bullet
Bite the Bullet
as Luke Matthews
Movie - Released: 9/26/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1974

The Internecine Project
The Internecine Project
as Robert Elliot
Movie - Released: 7/24/1974

1973

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Pat Garrett
Movie - Released: 5/23/1973
The Last of Sheila
The Last of Sheila
as Clinton
Movie - Released: 6/14/1973
Harry in Your Pocket
Harry in Your Pocket
as Harry
Movie - Released: 9/23/1973

1972

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
as Colonel Pembroke
Movie - Released: 12/27/1972
The Carey Treatment
The Carey Treatment
as Dr. Peter Carey
Movie - Released: 3/29/1972
The Honkers
The Honkers
as Lew Lathrop
Movie - Released: 5/17/1972

1971

Duck, You Sucker
Duck, You Sucker
as John H. Mallory
Movie - Released: 10/29/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
as Jeb Stuart Thornton
Movie - Released: 1/14/1970

1969

Hard Contract
Hard Contract
as John Cunningham
Movie - Released: 4/30/1969
The Wolf Men
The Wolf Men
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1969

1968

Candy
Candy
as Dr. A.B. Krankheit
Movie - Released: 12/17/1968
Duffy
Duffy
as Duffy
Movie - Released: 9/16/1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1967

In Like Flint
In Like Flint
as Derek Flint
Movie - Released: 3/15/1967
The President's Analyst
The President's Analyst
as Dr. Sidney Schaefer
Movie - Released: 12/21/1967
Waterhole #3
Waterhole #3
as Lewton Cole
Movie - Released: 10/10/1967

1966

Our Man Flint
Our Man Flint
as Derek Flint
Movie - Released: 1/16/1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
as Lieutenant Christian
Movie - Released: 8/31/1966
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
as Eli Kotch
Movie - Released: 10/12/1966

1965

Major Dundee
Major Dundee
as Samuel Potts
Movie - Released: 3/15/1965
A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica
as Zac
Movie - Released: 5/1/1965
The Loved One
The Loved One
as Immigration Officer
Movie - Released: 10/11/1965

1964

The Americanization of Emily
The Americanization of Emily
as Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings
Movie - Released: 10/27/1964
Movie
Action on the Beach
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/1/1964

1963

Charade
Charade
as Tex Panthollow
Movie - Released: 12/1/1963
The Great Escape
The Great Escape
as Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Movie - Released: 7/3/1963
The Man from Galveston
The Man from Galveston
as Boyd Palmer
Movie - Released: 12/18/1963
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun
as Narrator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/18/1963
TV
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Kelly
TV - Released: 9/17/1963

1962

Hell Is for Heroes
Hell Is for Heroes
as Cpl. Frank Henshaw
Movie - Released: 6/26/1962
Combat!
Combat!
as Cpl. Arnold Kanger
TV - Released: 10/2/1962
Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke
as Dr. Henry Jamison
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Murder Men
The Murder Men
as Arthur Troy
Movie - Released: 1/1/1961
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred
as Arthur Troy
TV - Released: 9/19/1961
TV
Acapulco
as Gregg Miles
TV - Released: 2/27/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Earl Chafee
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
as Britt
Movie - Released: 10/12/1960
Route 66
Route 66
TV - Released: 10/7/1960
Klondike
Klondike
as Jeff Durain
TV - Released: 10/10/1960
Outlaws
Outlaws
TV - Released: 9/26/1960
The Aquanauts
The Aquanauts
as Joe Casey
TV - Released: 9/14/1960
Tate
Tate
TV - Released: 6/8/1960
Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West
as Sam Murdock
TV - Released: 10/4/1960
Checkmate
Checkmate
as Gresch
TV - Released: 9/17/1960
The Tall Man
The Tall Man
as John Miller
TV - Released: 9/10/1960

1959

Ride Lonesome
Ride Lonesome
as Whitt
Movie - Released: 2/1/1959
Face of a Fugitive
Face of a Fugitive
as Purdy
Movie - Released: 5/1/1959
Bourbon Street Beat
Bourbon Street Beat
TV - Released: 10/5/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Major French
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Colonel Briscoe
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Black Saddle
Black Saddle
as Niles
TV - Released: 1/10/1959
The Detectives
The Detectives
TV - Released: 10/16/1959
Wichita Town
Wichita Town
TV - Released: 9/30/1959
Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo
as Moss Taylor
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Floyd
TV - Released: 9/21/1959
The Deputy
The Deputy
as Coffer
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Men Into Space
Men Into Space
as Dr. Narry
TV - Released: 9/30/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Pete Jessup
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Ross Marquette
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Elmer Trace
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
as Dennis Garrity
TV - Released: 10/15/1959

1958

Naked City
Naked City
as Harry Brind
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
TV - Released: 9/22/1958
Bronco
Bronco
TV - Released: 9/23/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Henry Turner
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Poke Otis
TV - Released: 10/8/1958
Lawman
Lawman
TV - Released: 10/5/1958
The Texan
The Texan
TV - Released: 9/29/1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
as Cy Parker
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Jesse Holloway
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Howard Catlett
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Leo Talley
TV - Released: 10/8/1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
as Ambrose
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Lawman
Lawman
as Lank Bailey
TV - Released: 10/5/1958

1957

The Night America Trembled
The Night America Trembled
as Sam (as Jim Coburn)
Movie - Released: 9/9/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Donald Fletcher
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV - Released: 9/14/1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Victor Tavo
TV - Released: 7/1/1957
The Californians
The Californians
as Anthony Wayne
TV - Released: 9/24/1957
The Californians
The Californians
as Deputy Anthony Wayne
TV - Released: 9/24/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Jack Harvey
TV - Released: 9/14/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as General Addison Brand
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Idaho
TV - Released: 3/18/1957
Suspicion
Suspicion
as Matt Carson
TV - Released: 9/30/1957
Trackdown
Trackdown
as Joker Wells
TV - Released: 10/4/1957

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jess Newton
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Charlie Doyle
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
State Trooper
State Trooper
as Dobie
TV - Released: 9/25/1956

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Andrews
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
as Lew Bennett
TV - Released: 1/19/1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV - Released: 9/6/1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
as Kell
TV - Released: 9/20/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Union Sergeant
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Buckskin Frank Leslie
TV - Released: 9/6/1955

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Jack - Outlaw Leader
TV - Released: 10/27/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mexican Police Captain (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1953

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Claude Firman
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1952

Death Valley Days
Death Valley Days
as Steve Barnes
TV - Released: 10/1/1952

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Atticus Cody
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
TV - Released: 4/9/1950

1948

Studio One
Studio One
as Sam Chandler
TV - Released: 11/7/1948

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944

Unknown

Movie
Silverfox
as Robert Fox
Movie