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James Best Acting Filmography (73)

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021·Self
The Sweeter Side of Life
2013·Paddy Kerrigan
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013·Self (archive footage)
Return of the Killer Shrews
2012·Thorne Sherman
Moondance Alexander
2007·McClancy
Hot Tamale
2006·Hank Larson
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002·Sgt. David Brent (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood
2000·Rosco P. Coltrane
Death Mask
1998·Wilbur Johnson
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
1997·Boss / Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
Hooper
1978·Cully
The End
1978·Pacemaker Patient
Rolling Thunder
1977·Texan
Nickelodeon
1976·Jim
Ode to Billy Joe
1976·Dewey Barksdale
The Savage Bees
1976·Pellegrino
The Runaway Barge
1975·Bingo Washington
Savages
1974·Sheriff Bert Hamilton
The Brain Machine
1972·Rev. Emory Neill
Sounder
1972·Sheriff Charlie Young
Run, Simon, Run
1970·Henry Burroughs
Firecreek
1968·Drew
First to Fight
1967·Sergeant Carnavan
Three on a Couch
1966·Dr. Ben Mizer
Shenandoah
1965·Carter, Rebel Soldier
Black Spurs
1965·Ralph Elkins
The Quick Gun
1964·Scotty Wade
Shock Corridor
1963·Stuart
Black Gold
1962·Jericho Larkin
The Mountain Road
1960·Niergaard
Aftermath
1960·Hardy Coulter
Ride Lonesome
1959·Billy John
The Killer Shrews
1959·Thorne Sherman
Verboten!
1959·Sgt. David Brent
Cast a Long Shadow
1959·Sam Mullen
The Left Handed Gun
1958·Tom Folliard
The Naked and the Dead
1958·Rhidges
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
1958·Kit Caswell
Hot Summer Night
1957·Kermit
Man on the Prowl
1957·Doug Gerhardt
Last of the Badmen
1957·Ted Hamilton
Calling Homicide
1956·Det. Arnie Arnhoff
The Rack
1956·Millard Chilson Cassidy
Gaby
1956·Jim
Come Next Spring
1956·Bill Jackson
Forbidden Planet
1956·Crewman (uncredited)
Top of the World
1955·Col. French's Orderly (uncredited)
Seven Angry Men
1955·Jason Brown
The Raid
1954·Lt. Robinson
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954·Private Bliss
The Caine Mutiny
1954·Lt. JG Jorgensen
Return from the Sea
1954·Barr
Riders to the Stars
1954·Dr. Sidney K. Fuller
They Rode West
1954·Lt. Finlay (uncredited)
Seminole
1953·Corp. Gerad
City of Bad Men
1953·Deputy Gig (uncredited)
Column South
1953·Primrose
Skip Taylor
1953
The Cimarron Kid
1952·Bitter Creek Dalton
The Battle at Apache Pass
1952·Cpl. Hassett
Francis Goes to West Point
1952·Corporal Ransom
Steel Town
1952·Joe Rakich
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952·Marvin Johnson
Flat Top
1952·Radio Operator
Apache Drums
1951·Bert Keon
Target Unknown
1951·Sgt. Ralph Phelps
Air Cadet
1951·Jerry Connell
Winchester '73
1950·Crater
Comanche Territory
1950·Sam
Kansas Raiders
1950·Cole Younger
I Was a Shoplifter
1950
One Way Street
1950·Driver (uncredited)
Peggy
1950·Frank Addison