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In 1999 James won a Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for
Affliction. He was also nominated for a SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
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James enjoyed playing the flute.
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James first film was Face of a Fugitive in 1959.
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James appeared in only four films during the 1980s: Looker, Martin's Day, Death of a Soldier and Call from Space.
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James appeared on the cover of
Paul McCartney's 1973 album
Band on the Run.
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James' last motion picture role was in the film American Gun (2002) as Martin Tillman.
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james had a relationship with singer Lynsey De Paul.
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James' daughter Lisa is currently webmaster for genesimmons.com, the official website of Gene Simmons from the rock group Kiss.
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At the time of his death, James was at home listening to music and playing his flute.
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James appeared with Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson in two films, both of which were directed by John Sturges: The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Great Escape (1963).
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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).
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Despite being one of the stars, James had only eleven lines in The Magnificent Seven (1960).
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James co-wrote two songs with Lynsey De Paul, "Melancholy Melon" and "Losin' the Blues for You" that appeared on her album "Tigers and Fireflies."
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James appears on the cover of Paul McCartney's 1973 album Band on the Run.
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James was a pallbearer at the funeral of actor (and his martial arts instructor) Bruce Lee.
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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.
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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.
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James was married to Paula O'Hara from October 22, 1993 until his death on November 18, 2002.
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James was married to Beverly Kelly from November 11, 1959 until their divorce in 1979. They had two children together.
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James was 6' 3" (1.91 m) tall.
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James was a close friend of
Robert Vaughn. They went to California State University, Los Angeles together in the early 1950s.
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James was mentioned in The Simpsons (1989) episode Helter Shelter.