Job Film, television, voice actor, artist, acting coach, college professor, singer and songwriter, guitarist
Years active 1950-present
Top Roles Lt. JG Jorgensen, Crater, Tom Folliard, Crewman, Carter, Rebel Soldier
Top GenresDrama, Western, War, Action, Comedy, Adventure
Top TopicsWorld War II, Civil War, True Story (based on)
Top Collaborators , , (Director),
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 2024, James Best was 98 years old.

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on Apr 29, 2014 From Comet Over Hollywood

in 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:

Thorne Sherman: Why, that's as big as a full-grown wolf!


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.


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Father of Janeen Damian.

He and his wife Dorothy Best, along with Kevin Lang, have formed their own Production Company. Called "Best Friend Films," the company specializes in high definition production, featuring the Panasonic Varicam, with a Pro 35 lens adapter, which enables them to use Panavision 35mm film lenses on a digital camera. They also feature an HD online edit suite, making them a "one stop shop in HD production for the Independent Producer.

Cousin of singers Don Everly and Phil Everly.

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