James Best
Jul 26, 1926
- Apr 6, 2015

IMDb Page
Movie Release Date Character Age at Release
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! 02/13/21 Self 88
The Sweeter Side of Life 07/11/13 Paddy Kerrigan 86
Return of the Killer Shrews 11/15/12 Thorne Sherman 86
Moondance Alexander 04/22/07 McClancy 80
Hot Tamale 04/23/06 Hank Larson 79
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made 07/13/04 Thorne Sherman (archive footage) 77
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller 07/02/02 Sgt. David Brent (archive footage) (uncredited) 75
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood 06/05/00 Rosco P. Coltrane 73
Death Mask 01/01/98 Wilbur Johnson 71
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! 04/25/97 Boss / Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane 70
Hooper 07/28/78 Cully 52
The End 05/10/78 Pacemaker Patient 51
Rolling Thunder 11/02/77 Texan 51
Nickelodeon 12/21/76 Jim 50
The Savage Bees 11/22/76 Pellegrino 50
Ode to Billy Joe 06/04/76 Dewey Barksdale 49
The Runaway Barge 03/24/75 Bingo Washington 48
Savages 09/11/74 Sheriff Bert Hamilton 48
Sounder 09/24/72 Sheriff Charlie Young 46
The Brain Machine 01/01/72 Rev. Emory Neill 45
Run, Simon, Run 12/01/70 Henry Burroughs 44
Firecreek 01/24/68 Drew 41
First to Fight 01/25/67 Sergeant Carnavan 40
Three on a Couch 03/01/66 Dr. Ben Mizer 39
Shenandoah 06/03/65 Carter, Rebel Soldier 38
Black Spurs 05/28/65 Ralph Elkins 38
The Quick Gun 04/01/64 Scotty Wade 37
Shock Corridor 09/25/63 Stuart 37
Black Gold 07/21/62 Jericho Larkin 35
The Mountain Road 06/15/60 Niergaard 33
Aftermath 04/17/60 Hardy Coulter 33
Cast a Long Shadow 08/24/59 Sam Mullen 33
The Killer Shrews 06/25/59 Thorne Sherman 32
Verboten! 03/25/59 Sgt. David Brent 32
Ride Lonesome 02/01/59 Billy John 32
The Naked and the Dead 08/06/58 Rhidges 32
The Left Handed Gun 05/07/58 Tom Folliard 31
Cole Younger, Gunfighter 03/30/58 Kit Caswell 31
Man on the Prowl 12/01/57 Doug Gerhardt 31
Last of the Badmen 02/17/57 Ted Hamilton 30
Hot Summer Night 02/15/57 Kermit 30
The Rack 11/02/56 Millard Chilson Cassidy 30
Calling Homicide 09/30/56 Det. Arnie Arnhoff 30
Gaby 05/09/56 Jim 29
Forbidden Planet 03/23/56 Crewman (uncredited) 29
Come Next Spring 03/09/56 Bill Jackson 29
Top of the World 05/01/55 Col. French's Orderly (uncredited) 28
Seven Angry Men 03/27/55 Jason Brown 28
The Raid 08/04/54 Lt. Robinson 28
Return from the Sea 07/28/54 Barr 28
The Caine Mutiny 06/24/54 Lt. JG Jorgensen 27
The Yellow Tomahawk 05/01/54 Private Bliss 27
Riders to the Stars 01/14/54 Dr. Sidney K. Fuller 27
City of Bad Men 09/11/53 Deputy Gig (uncredited) 27
Column South 05/20/53 Primrose 26
Seminole 03/20/53 Corp. Gerad 26
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 07/11/52 Marvin Johnson 25
Francis Goes to West Point 07/01/52 Cpl. Ransom 25
The Battle at Apache Pass 05/09/52 Cpl. Hassett 25
Steel Town 05/09/52 Joe Rakich 25
The Cimarron Kid 01/13/52 Bitter Creek Dalton 25
Apache Drums 04/01/51 Bert Keon 24
Air Cadet 03/14/51 Jerry Connell 24
Target Unknown 02/08/51 Sgt. Ralph Phelps 24
Kansas Raiders 11/15/50 Cole Younger 24
Winchester '73 07/12/50 Crater 23
Peggy 07/01/50 Frank Addison 23
I Was a Shoplifter 05/13/50 23
Comanche Territory 05/01/50 Sam 23
One Way Street 04/01/50 Driver (uncredited) 23