James Best

Person

James Best

Born 26 July 1926 Died 6 April 2015, aged 88 Powderly, Kentucky, USA TMDB ↗

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The numbers

Computed from the record
23age in their first credit on record (1950)
63years on screen and counting
20credits in 1959, their busiest year
162dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Sweeter Side of Life poster Age: 86

The Sweeter Side of Life

2013
as Paddy Kerrigan
Return of the Killer Shrews poster Age: 86

Return of the Killer Shrews

2012
as Thorne Sherman
Moondance Alexander poster Age: 80

Moondance Alexander

2007
as McClancy
Hot Tamale poster Age: 79

Hot Tamale

2006
as Hank Larson
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller poster Age: 75

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002
as Sgt. David Brent (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood poster Age: 73

The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood

2000
as Rosco P. Coltrane
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! poster Age: 70

The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!

1997
as Boss / Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
Death Mask poster Age: 68

Death Mask

1995
as Wilbur Johnson
Hooper poster Age: 52

Hooper

1978
as Cully
The End poster Age: 51

The End

1978
as Pacemaker Patient
Rolling Thunder poster Age: 51

Rolling Thunder

1977
as Texan
Nickelodeon poster Age: 50

Nickelodeon

1976
as Jim
The Savage Bees poster Age: 50

The Savage Bees

1976
as Pellegrino
Ode to Billy Joe poster Age: 49

Ode to Billy Joe

1976
as Dewey Barksdale
The Runaway Barge poster Age: 48

The Runaway Barge

1975
as Bingo Washington
Savages poster Age: 48

Savages

1974
as Sheriff Bert Hamilton
Sounder poster Age: 46

Sounder

1972
as Sheriff Charlie Young
The Brain Machine poster Age: 45

The Brain Machine

1972
as Rev. Emory Neill
Run, Simon, Run poster Age: 44

Run, Simon, Run

1970
as Henry Burroughs
Firecreek poster Age: 41

Firecreek

1968
as Drew
First to Fight poster Age: 40

First to Fight

1967
as Sergeant Carnavan
Three on a Couch poster Age: 39

Three on a Couch

1966
as Dr. Ben Mizer
Shenandoah poster Age: 38

Shenandoah

1965
as Carter, Rebel Soldier
Black Spurs poster Age: 38

Black Spurs

1965
as Ralph Elkins
The Quick Gun poster Age: 37

The Quick Gun

1964
as Scotty Wade
Shock Corridor poster Age: 37

Shock Corridor

1963
as Stuart
Black Gold poster Age: 35

Black Gold

1962
as Jericho Larkin
The Mountain Road poster Age: 33

The Mountain Road

1960
as Niergaard
No poster
Age: 33

Aftermath

1960
as Hardy Coulter
Cast a Long Shadow poster Age: 33

Cast a Long Shadow

1959
as Sam Mullen
The Killer Shrews poster Age: 32

The Killer Shrews

1959
as Thorne Sherman
Verboten! poster Age: 32

Verboten!

1959
as Sgt. David Brent
Ride Lonesome poster Age: 32

Ride Lonesome

1959
as Billy John
The Naked and the Dead poster Age: 32

The Naked and the Dead

1958
as Rhidges
The Left Handed Gun poster Age: 31

The Left Handed Gun

1958
as Tom Folliard
Cole Younger, Gunfighter poster Age: 31

Cole Younger, Gunfighter

1958
as Kit Caswell
Man on the Prowl poster Age: 31

Man on the Prowl

1957
as Doug Gerhardt
Last of the Badmen poster Age: 30

Last of the Badmen

1957
as Ted Hamilton
Hot Summer Night poster Age: 30

Hot Summer Night

1957
as Kermit
The Rack poster Age: 30

The Rack

1956
as Millard Chilson Cassidy
Calling Homicide poster Age: 30

Calling Homicide

1956
as Det. Arnie Arnhoff
Gaby poster Age: 29

Gaby

1956
as Jim
Forbidden Planet poster Age: 29

Forbidden Planet

1956
as Crewman (uncredited)
Come Next Spring poster Age: 29

Come Next Spring

1956
as Bill Jackson
Top of the World poster Age: 28

Top of the World

1955
as Col. French's Orderly (uncredited)
Seven Angry Men poster Age: 28

Seven Angry Men

1955
as Jason Brown
They Rode West poster Age: 28

They Rode West

1954
as Lt. Finlay (uncredited)
The Raid poster Age: 28

The Raid

1954
as Lt. Robinson
Return from the Sea poster Age: 28

Return from the Sea

1954
as Barr
The Caine Mutiny poster Age: 27

The Caine Mutiny

1954
as Lt. JG Jorgensen
The Yellow Tomahawk poster Age: 27

The Yellow Tomahawk

1954
as Private Bliss
Riders to the Stars poster Age: 27

Riders to the Stars

1954
as Dr. Sidney K. Fuller
No poster
Age: 27

Skip Taylor

1953
City of Bad Men poster Age: 27

City of Bad Men

1953
as Deputy Gig (uncredited)
Column South poster Age: 26

Column South

1953
as Primrose
Seminole poster Age: 26

Seminole

1953
as Corp. Gerad
Flat Top poster Age: 26

Flat Top

1952
as Radio Operator
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair poster Age: 25

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

1952
as Marvin Johnson
Francis Goes to West Point poster Age: 25

Francis Goes to West Point

1952
as Corporal Ransom
The Battle at Apache Pass poster Age: 25

The Battle at Apache Pass

1952
as Cpl. Hassett
Steel Town poster Age: 25

Steel Town

1952
as Joe Rakich
The Cimarron Kid poster Age: 25

The Cimarron Kid

1952
as Bitter Creek Dalton
Apache Drums poster Age: 24

Apache Drums

1951
as Bert Keon
Air Cadet poster Age: 24

Air Cadet

1951
as Jerry Connell
Target Unknown poster Age: 24

Target Unknown

1951
as Sgt. Ralph Phelps
Kansas Raiders poster Age: 24

Kansas Raiders

1950
as Cole Younger
Winchester '73 poster Age: 23

Winchester '73

1950
as Crater
Peggy poster Age: 23

Peggy

1950
as Frank Addison
I Was a Shoplifter poster Age: 23

I Was a Shoplifter

1950
Comanche Territory poster Age: 23

Comanche Territory

1950
as Sam
One Way Street poster Age: 23

One Way Street

1950
as Driver (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
CMT: Inside Fame poster Age: 78

CMT: Inside Fame

2005
E! True Hollywood Story poster Age: 70

E! True Hollywood Story

1996
B.L. Stryker poster Age: 62

B.L. Stryker

1989
In the Heat of the Night poster Age: 61

In the Heat of the Night

1988
The Dukes poster Age: 56

The Dukes

1983
as Rosco Coltrane (voice)
Enos poster Age: 54

Enos

1980
The Dukes of Hazzard poster Age: 52

The Dukes of Hazzard

1979
as Rosco P. Coltrane
Centennial poster Age: 52

Centennial

1978
The Manhunter poster Age: 48

The Manhunter

1974
Hawkins poster Age: 46

Hawkins

1973
as Sheriff John Early
Lancer poster Age: 42

Lancer

1968
The Mod Squad poster Age: 42

The Mod Squad

1968
as Clay Lynch
The Guns of Will Sonnett poster Age: 41

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967
Felony Squad poster Age: 40

Felony Squad

1966
The Green Hornet poster Age: 40

The Green Hornet

1966
as Yale Barton
Hawk poster Age: 40

Hawk

1966
Honey West poster Age: 39

Honey West

1965
as Vince Zale
Daniel Boone poster Age: 38

Daniel Boone

1964
as Jethro Wyatt
Flipper poster Age: 38

Flipper

1964
Redigo poster Age: 37

Redigo

1963
Burke's Law poster Age: 37

Burke's Law

1963
as Tucson, 'The Cowboy'
Temple Houston poster Age: 37

Temple Houston

1963
as Gotch
The Fugitive poster Age: 37

The Fugitive

1963
as Dan Murray
The Gallant Men poster Age: 36

The Gallant Men

1962
Combat! poster Age: 36

Combat!

1962
as Trenton
General Electric True poster Age: 36

General Electric True

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster Age: 36

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962
as Tom Carmody
The Virginian poster Age: 36

The Virginian

1962
as Curt Westley
Ben Casey poster Age: 35

Ben Casey

1961
Whispering Smith poster Age: 34

Whispering Smith

1961
Surfside 6 poster Age: 34

Surfside 6

1960
Stagecoach West poster Age: 34

Stagecoach West

1960
The Andy Griffith Show poster Age: 34

The Andy Griffith Show

1960
as Jim Lindsey
Michael Shayne poster Age: 34

Michael Shayne

1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show poster Age: 34

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960
as Joe
No poster
Age: 33

Pony Express

1960
as Bart Gentry
Overland Trail poster Age: 33

Overland Trail

1960
Hawaiian Eye poster Age: 33

Hawaiian Eye

1959
Startime poster Age: 33

Startime

1959
as Duke
The Rebel poster Age: 33

The Rebel

1959
as Ted Evans
The Rebel poster Age: 33

The Rebel

1959
as Abel Waares
The Twilight Zone poster Age: 33

The Twilight Zone

1959
as Jeff Myrtlebank
The Twilight Zone poster Age: 33

The Twilight Zone

1959
as Billy-Ben Turner
Men Into Space poster Age: 33

Men Into Space

1959
Lock-Up poster Age: 33

Lock-Up

1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster Age: 33

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959
as Jovan Wilanskov
Laramie poster Age: 33

Laramie

1959
Bonanza poster Age: 33

Bonanza

1959
as Sheriff Vern Schaler
The Man and the Challenge poster Age: 33

The Man and the Challenge

1959
The David Niven Show poster Age: 32

The David Niven Show

1959
as Boland
Black Saddle poster Age: 32

Black Saddle

1959
as Ben Travers
Rawhide poster Age: 32

Rawhide

1959
as Willie Cain
Rawhide poster Age: 32

Rawhide

1959
as Brock Quade
77 Sunset Strip poster Age: 32

77 Sunset Strip

1958
Bat Masterson poster Age: 32

Bat Masterson

1958
as Joe Best
Bat Masterson poster Age: 32

Bat Masterson

1958
as Danny Dakota
Behind Closed Doors poster Age: 32

Behind Closed Doors

1958
as Webb
The Rifleman poster Age: 32

The Rifleman

1958
The Texan poster Age: 32

The Texan

1958
Bronco poster Age: 32

Bronco

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster Age: 32

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
as Stoner
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster Age: 32

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
as Luke Perry
Tombstone Territory poster Age: 31

Tombstone Territory

1957
Trackdown poster Age: 31

Trackdown

1957
Perry Mason poster Age: 31

Perry Mason

1957
as Allan Winford
Perry Mason poster Age: 31

Perry Mason

1957
as Martin Potter
Have Gun, Will Travel poster Age: 31

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster Age: 30

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957
as Jack Milhoan
West Point poster Age: 30

West Point

1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 29

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Norman Frayne
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 29

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Hennessy
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 29

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Bish Darby
Frontier poster Age: 29

Frontier

1955
Cheyenne poster Age: 29

Cheyenne

1955
Gunsmoke poster Age: 29

Gunsmoke

1955
as Beal
Gunsmoke poster Age: 29

Gunsmoke

1955
as Charlie Noon
Buffalo Bill Jr. poster Age: 28

Buffalo Bill Jr.

1955
The Millionaire poster Age: 28

The Millionaire

1955
as Fred Morgan
Climax! poster Age: 28

Climax!

1954
as Shag
The Lineup poster Age: 28

The Lineup

1954
Stories of the Century poster Age: 27

Stories of the Century

1954
General Electric Theater poster Age: 26

General Electric Theater

1953
as Hardy Coulter
Cavalcade of America poster Age: 26

Cavalcade of America

1952
Cavalcade of America poster Age: 26

Cavalcade of America

1952
as Harry
Cavalcade of America poster Age: 26

Cavalcade of America

1952
as Slate Morley
Hopalong Cassidy poster Age: 26

Hopalong Cassidy

1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 25

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 25

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson poster Age: 25

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951
No poster
Age: 24

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Clem Wallace
The Gene Autry Show poster Age: 23

The Gene Autry Show

1950
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