

James Best
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
26 Jul 1926
Age
100 Years
Born In
Powderly, Kentucky, USA
Total Projects
163
Years Active
71 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Best (born Jewel Franklin Guy; July 26, 1926 – April 6, 2015) was an American television, film, character, voice, and stage actor, as well as a writer, director, acting coach, artist, college professor, and musician, whose career spanned seven decades of television. He appeared as a guest on various country music and talk shows. One of...
Known For
Filmography

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Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self

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Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
as Self (archive footage)

movie
The Sweeter Side of Life
The Sweeter Side of Life
as Paddy Kerrigan

movie
Return of the Killer Shrews
Return of the Killer Shrews
as Thorne Sherman

movie
Moondance Alexander
Moondance Alexander
as McClancy

movie
Hot Tamale
Hot Tamale
as Hank Larson

tv
CMT: Inside Fame
CMT: Inside Fame

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Sgt. David Brent (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood
as Rosco P. Coltrane

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Death Mask
Death Mask
as Wilbur Johnson

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The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
as Boss / Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane

tv
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story

tv
B.L. Stryker
B.L. Stryker

tv
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night

tv
The Dukes
The Dukes
as Rosco Coltrane (voice)

tv
Enos
Enos

tv
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard
as Rosco P. Coltrane

tv
Centennial
Centennial

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Hooper
Hooper
as Cully

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The End
The End
as Pacemaker Patient

movie
Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder
as Texan

movie
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon
as Jim

movie
The Savage Bees
The Savage Bees
as Pellegrino

movie
Ode to Billy Joe
Ode to Billy Joe
as Dewey Barksdale

movie
The Runaway Barge
The Runaway Barge
as Bingo Washington

movie
Savages
Savages
as Sheriff Bert Hamilton

tv
The Manhunter
The Manhunter

tv
Hawkins
Hawkins
as Sheriff John Early

movie
Sounder
Sounder
as Sheriff Charlie Young

movie
The Brain Machine
The Brain Machine
as Rev. Emory Neill

movie
Run, Simon, Run
Run, Simon, Run
as Henry Burroughs

tv
Lancer
Lancer

tv
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
as Clay Lynch

movie
Firecreek
Firecreek
as Drew

tv
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett

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First to Fight
First to Fight
as Sergeant Carnavan

tv
Felony Squad
Felony Squad

tv
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet
as Yale Barton

tv
Hawk
Hawk

movie
Three on a Couch
Three on a Couch
as Dr. Ben Mizer

tv
Honey West
Honey West
as Vince Zale

movie
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
as Carter, Rebel Soldier

movie
Black Spurs
Black Spurs
as Ralph Elkins

tv
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
as Jethro Wyatt

tv
Flipper
Flipper

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The Quick Gun
The Quick Gun
as Scotty Wade

movie
Shock Corridor
Shock Corridor
as Stuart

tv
Redigo
Redigo

tv
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Tucson, 'The Cowboy'

tv
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Dan Murray

tv
The Gallant Men
The Gallant Men

tv
Combat!
Combat!
as Trenton

tv
General Electric True
General Electric True

tv
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Tom Carmody

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Curt Westley

movie
Black Gold
Black Gold
as Jericho Larkin

tv
Ben Casey
Ben Casey

tv
Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith

tv
Surfside 6
Surfside 6

tv
Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West

tv
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
as Jim Lindsey

tv
Michael Shayne
Michael Shayne

tv
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Joe

movie
The Mountain Road
The Mountain Road
as Niergaard

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Aftermath
Aftermath
as Hardy Coulter

tv
Pony Express
Pony Express
as Bart Gentry

tv
Overland Trail
Overland Trail

tv
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye

tv
Startime
Startime
as Duke

tv
The Rebel
The Rebel
as Ted Evans

tv
The Rebel
The Rebel
as Abel Waares

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Jeff Myrtlebank

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Billy-Ben Turner

tv
Men Into Space
Men Into Space

tv
Lock-Up
Lock-Up

tv
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Jovan Wilanskov

tv
Laramie
Laramie

tv
The Man and the Challenge
The Man and the Challenge

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Sheriff Vern Schaler

movie
Cast a Long Shadow
Cast a Long Shadow
as Sam Mullen

movie
The Killer Shrews
The Killer Shrews
as Thorne Sherman

tv
The David Niven Show
The David Niven Show
as Boland

movie
Verboten!
Verboten!
as Sgt. David Brent

movie
Ride Lonesome
Ride Lonesome
as Billy John

tv
Black Saddle
Black Saddle
as Ben Travers

tv
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Willie Cain

tv
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Brock Quade

tv
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip

tv
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Joe Best

tv
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Danny Dakota

tv
Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors
as Webb

tv
The Rifleman
The Rifleman

tv
The Texan
The Texan

tv
Bronco
Bronco

tv
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Stoner

tv
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Luke Perry

movie
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead
as Rhidges

movie
The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun
as Tom Folliard

movie
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
as Kit Caswell

movie
Man on the Prowl
Man on the Prowl
as Doug Gerhardt

tv
Tombstone Territory
Tombstone Territory

tv
Trackdown
Trackdown

tv
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Allan Winford

tv
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Martin Potter

tv
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel

tv
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Jack Milhoan

movie
Last of the Badmen
Last of the Badmen
as Ted Hamilton

movie
Hot Summer Night
Hot Summer Night
as Kermit

movie
The Rack
The Rack
as Millard Chilson Cassidy

tv
West Point
West Point

movie
Calling Homicide
Calling Homicide
as Det. Arnie Arnhoff

movie
Gaby
Gaby
as Jim

movie
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet
as Crewman (uncredited)

movie
Come Next Spring
Come Next Spring
as Bill Jackson

tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Norman Frayne

tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Hennessy

tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Bish Darby

tv
Frontier
Frontier

tv
Cheyenne
Cheyenne

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Beal

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Charlie Noon

movie
Top of the World
Top of the World
as Col. French's Orderly (uncredited)

movie
Seven Angry Men
Seven Angry Men
as Jason Brown

tv
Buffalo Bill Jr.
Buffalo Bill Jr.

tv
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
as Fred Morgan

movie
They Rode West
They Rode West
as Lt. Finlay (uncredited)

tv
Climax!
Climax!
as Shag

tv
The Lineup
The Lineup

movie
The Raid
The Raid
as Lt. Robinson

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Return from the Sea
Return from the Sea
as Barr

movie
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny
as Lt. JG Jorgensen

movie
The Yellow Tomahawk
The Yellow Tomahawk
as Private Bliss

tv
Stories of the Century
Stories of the Century

movie
Riders to the Stars
Riders to the Stars
as Dr. Sidney K. Fuller

movie
Skip Taylor
Skip Taylor

movie
City of Bad Men
City of Bad Men
as Deputy Gig (uncredited)

movie
Column South
Column South
as Primrose

movie
Seminole
Seminole
as Corp. Gerad

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Hardy Coulter

movie
Flat Top
Flat Top
as Radio Operator

tv
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America

tv
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Harry

tv
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Slate Morley

tv
Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy

movie
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
as Marvin Johnson

movie
Francis Goes to West Point
Francis Goes to West Point
as Corporal Ransom

movie
The Battle at Apache Pass
The Battle at Apache Pass
as Cpl. Hassett

movie
Steel Town
Steel Town
as Joe Rakich

movie
The Cimarron Kid
The Cimarron Kid
as Bitter Creek Dalton

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

tv
The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Adventures of Kit Carson

movie
Apache Drums
Apache Drums
as Bert Keon

movie
Air Cadet
Air Cadet
as Jerry Connell

movie
Target Unknown
Target Unknown
as Sgt. Ralph Phelps

movie
Kansas Raiders
Kansas Raiders
as Cole Younger

tv
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Clem Wallace

tv
The Gene Autry Show
The Gene Autry Show

movie
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
as Crater

movie
Peggy
Peggy
as Frank Addison

movie
I Was a Shoplifter
I Was a Shoplifter

movie
Comanche Territory
Comanche Territory
as Sam

movie
One Way Street
One Way Street
as Driver (uncredited)