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Coolest man to ever walk the Earth.


Nobody else even came close. Just watch The Magnificent Seven, The Flint movies, virtually anything he appeared in. Some may have come across tougher, like Charles Bronson, or meaner, like Lee Marvin but for cool nobody else could match him. Eastwood almost comes close. McQueen was close as well, but those guys had more of an 'everyman' cool. James Coburn was so cool he seemed to be almost alien from the rest of humanity, like some supernatural avatar of cool.

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Paul Newman would be up there too imo. David Bowie too.

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Even though I think that title belongs to Steve McQueen, James Coburn was great, collected, composed, deliberate, and a fine actor.

He could play lead roles just as well as supporting parts, and he always made interesting choices.

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Definitely had a unique presence and confidence on film.

Talking dolphin in ~ In Like Flint (67)

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https://youtu.be/qf_BR1StMxQ

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