James Best | |
| Job | Film, television, voice actor, artist, acting coach, college professor, singer and songwriter, guitarist |
| Years active | 1950-present |
| Top Roles | Man with Jane at Youth Rally, Sam, Cpl. Ransom, Samuel Donaldson, Police Broadcaster in Surveillance Plane |
| Top Genres | Drama, Western, War, Action, Comedy, Adventure |
| Top Topics | World War II, Civil War, True Story (based on) |
| Top Collaborators | Rock Hudson, Lee Marvin, George Sherman (Director), Charles Drake |
| Shares birthday with | Stanley Kubrick, Gracie Allen, John Foreman see more.. |
James Best Overview:
Actor, James Best, was born Jewel Franklin Guy on Jul 26, 1926 in Powderly, KY. As of December 2025, James Best was 99 years old.
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Best in Hollywood: An interview (and meal) with
on Apr 29, 2014 From Comet Over Hollywoodin The Cimarron Kid (1952). He said he always died in his movies. Known for his role as Roscoe P. Coltrane on ?Dukes of Hazzard,? I interviewed actor last week about his Hollywood career. Best came to Shelby, NC last week to the Don Gibson Theatre with his one man show, “... Read full article
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James Best Quotes:
Mr. Keon:
The kid can ride!
Joe Madden: How do you know?
Mr. Keon: I ought to know, I'm his Pa.
Joe Madden: There might be a big war party out there.
Bert Keon: Let me ride my own horse, and there's not an Indian pony that will even smell his dust.
Cole Younger: Like my old pappy used to say, 'A hog that straddles a fence ain't likely to wind up no place.
Dr. Milo Craigis: In 24 hours there will be one shrew left on the island, and he will be dead of starvation. An excellent example of overpopulation.
Thorne Sherman: You know something doctor?
Dr. Milo Craigis: What's that?
Thorne Sherman: I'm not going to worry about overpopulation just yet
[Kisses Ann, Fade Out]
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Joe Madden: How do you know?
Mr. Keon: I ought to know, I'm his Pa.
Joe Madden: There might be a big war party out there.
Bert Keon: Let me ride my own horse, and there's not an Indian pony that will even smell his dust.
Cole Younger: Like my old pappy used to say, 'A hog that straddles a fence ain't likely to wind up no place.
Dr. Milo Craigis: In 24 hours there will be one shrew left on the island, and he will be dead of starvation. An excellent example of overpopulation.
Thorne Sherman: You know something doctor?
Dr. Milo Craigis: What's that?
Thorne Sherman: I'm not going to worry about overpopulation just yet
[Kisses Ann, Fade Out]
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