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James Best

James Best

Acting·1926–2015·71 films

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As Actor

Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet (1956)Crewman (uncredited)
Winchester '73
Winchester '73 (1950)Crater
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954)Lt. JG Jorgensen
Shock Corridor
Shock Corridor (1963)Stuart
Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder (1977)Texan
Shenandoah
Shenandoah (1965)Carter, Rebel Soldier
Ride Lonesome
Ride Lonesome (1959)Billy John
Hooper
Hooper (1978)Cully
The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun (1958)Tom Folliard
The Killer Shrews
The Killer Shrews (1959)Thorne Sherman
Firecreek
Firecreek (1968)Drew
The End
The End (1978)Pacemaker Patient
Moondance Alexander
Moondance Alexander (2007)McClancy
Sounder
Sounder (1972)Sheriff Charlie Young
Return of the Killer Shrews
Return of the Killer Shrews (2012)Thorne Sherman
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (1976)Jim
The Sweeter Side of Life
The Sweeter Side of Life (2013)Paddy Kerrigan
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead (1958)Rhidges
Hot Tamale
Hot Tamale (2006)Hank Larson
The Raid
The Raid (1954)Lt. Robinson
Ode to Billy Joe
Ode to Billy Joe (1976)Dewey Barksdale
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (2000)Rosco P. Coltrane
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013)Self (archive footage)
Seminole
Seminole (1953)Corp. Gerad
Apache Drums
Apache Drums (1951)Bert Keon
The Rack
The Rack (1956)Millard Chilson Cassidy
One Way Street
One Way Street (1950)Driver (uncredited)
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997)Boss / Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
Three on a Couch
Three on a Couch (1966)Dr. Ben Mizer
Verboten!
Verboten! (1959)Sgt. David Brent
The Cimarron Kid
The Cimarron Kid (1952)Bitter Creek Dalton
The Quick Gun
The Quick Gun (1964)Scotty Wade
Kansas Raiders
Kansas Raiders (1950)Cole Younger
The Battle at Apache Pass
The Battle at Apache Pass (1952)Cpl. Hassett
The Savage Bees
The Savage Bees (1976)Pellegrino
Comanche Territory
Comanche Territory (1950)Sam
They Rode West
They Rode West (1954)Lt. Finlay (uncredited)
The Brain Machine
The Brain Machine (1972)Rev. Emory Neill
Black Spurs
Black Spurs (1965)Ralph Elkins
Riders to the Stars
Riders to the Stars (1954)Dr. Sidney K. Fuller
Flat Top
Flat Top (1952)Radio Operator
Francis Goes to West Point
Francis Goes to West Point (1952)Corporal Ransom
Column South
Column South (1953)Primrose
Cast a Long Shadow
Cast a Long Shadow (1959)Sam Mullen
Calling Homicide
Calling Homicide (1956)Det. Arnie Arnhoff
Hot Summer Night
Hot Summer Night (1957)Kermit
I Was a Shoplifter
I Was a Shoplifter (1950)
The Mountain Road
The Mountain Road (1960)Niergaard
Savages
Savages (1974)Sheriff Bert Hamilton
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)Marvin Johnson
Death Mask
Death Mask (1998)Wilbur Johnson
Run, Simon, Run
Run, Simon, Run (1970)Henry Burroughs
Come Next Spring
Come Next Spring (1956)Bill Jackson
City of Bad Men
City of Bad Men (1953)Deputy Gig (uncredited)
Air Cadet
Air Cadet (1951)Jerry Connell
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958)Kit Caswell
The Yellow Tomahawk
The Yellow Tomahawk (1954)Private Bliss
Seven Angry Men
Seven Angry Men (1955)Jason Brown
First to Fight
First to Fight (1967)Sergeant Carnavan
Last of the Badmen
Last of the Badmen (1957)Ted Hamilton
Peggy
Peggy (1950)Frank Addison
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)Sgt. David Brent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Man on the Prowl
Man on the Prowl (1957)Doug Gerhardt
Top of the World
Top of the World (1955)Col. French's Orderly (uncredited)
Steel Town
Steel Town (1952)Joe Rakich
Gaby
Gaby (1956)Jim
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)Self
Return from the Sea
Return from the Sea (1954)Barr
Black Gold
Black Gold (1962)Jericho Larkin
Target Unknown
Target Unknown (1951)Sgt. Ralph Phelps
The Runaway Barge
The Runaway Barge (1975)Bingo Washington

As Writer