James Coburn starred in many Westerns during his 45-year career, working with the likes of Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah and Richard Donner.

Nov. 19 -- At the height of actor James Coburn's career, he was sidelined by rheumatoid arthritis and all but disappeared from the screen for two decades. He said he was able to return to acting ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ James Coburn, the lean and lanky actor who rose to fame playing villainous roles in early action films and won an Academy Award decades later as an alcoholic father in ...