"At my age, it's
very rare that you get really good parts. They throw us crumbs now that
we really know how to do it."
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Best Supporting Actor
James Coburn
Affliction
Born: Aug. 31, 1928, in Laurel, Neb.
His role: Nick Nolte's alcoholic, abusive father in Affliction.
Previous Academy honors: He co-presented (with Diana Ross) the
Best Supporting Actor Oscar to Joel Grey in 1973.
Did you know …
- Coburn played swinging '60s spy Derek Flint in the box-office hits
Our Man Flint and In Like Flint, which helped inspire
Mike Myers' Austin Powers.
- He hosted ABC-TV's occult anthology series Darkroom from
1981 to 1982.
- He worked with legendary director Sam Peckinpah on three films: Major
Dundee, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and Cross of
Iron
Next up: He is currently co-starring in Payback with
Mel Gibson.
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