Cast

James Best

1926 – 2015

Active years (films on this site)

1952–1972

Genres

DramaWesternWarThrillerAdventure

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Budd Boetticher3 filmsSamuel Fuller2 filmsArthur Penn1 filmRaoul Walsh1 filmDaniel Mann1 filmMartin Ritt1 film

Biography

Jewel Franklin Guy, known professionally as James Best, was an American television, film, stage, and voice actor, as well as a writer, director, acting coach, artist, college professor, and musician. During a career that spanned more than 60 years, Best, who was known for his high-pitched, exasperated voice, performed not only in feature films, but also in scores of television series.

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9 films on this site

1. The Cimarron Kid 1952 · Budd Boetticher · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
2. Seminole 1953 · Budd Boetticher · IMDb 6.2 · Cast
3. The Left Handed Gun 1958 · Arthur Penn · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
4. The Naked and the Dead 1958 · Raoul Walsh · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
5. Ride Lonesome 1959 · Budd Boetticher · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
6. Verboten! 1959 · Samuel Fuller · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
7. The Mountain Road 1960 · Daniel Mann · IMDb 6.2 · Cast
8. Shock Corridor 1963 · Samuel Fuller · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
9. Sounder 1972 · Martin Ritt · IMDb 7.5 · Cast