Tristram Coffin
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Tristram Coffin was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Coffin started his acting career landing roles in such films as "Oklahoma Terror" (1939), "Overland Mail" (1939) and "West of Pinto Basin" (1940). He also appeared in "Queen of the Yukon" (1940), "Chasing Trouble" (1940) and the Buck Jones western "Arizona Bound" (1941). He continued to work steadily in film throug...
Biography
Tristram Coffin was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Coffin started his acting career landing roles in such films as "Oklahoma Terror" (1939), "Overland Mail" (1939) and "West of Pinto Basin" (1940). He also appeared in "Queen of the Yukon" (1940), "Chasing Trouble" (1940) and the Buck Jones western "Arizona Bound" (1941). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the forties, appearing in the horror flick "The Corpse Vanishes" (1942) with Bela Lugosi, "Holt of the Secret Service" (1942) and "Perils of Nyoka" (1942) with Kay Aldridge. He also appeared in "Cosmo Jones in Crime Smasher" (1943). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the western "The Kid From Broken Gun" (1952) with Charles Starrett, "Law and Order" (1953) with Ronald Reagan and the Lana Turner musical comedy "Latin Lovers" (1953). He also appeared in the comedy "Fireman Save My Child" (1954) with Spike Jones and the drama "A Star Is Born" (1954) with Judy Garland. Coffin more recently acted in "Kino, the Padre on Horseback" (1977). Coffin passed away in March 1990 at the age of 81.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Kino, the Padre on Horseback
(1977)
Lucky Lady
(1975)
Night Call Nurses
(1972)
Miles Bailey
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
(1971)
Dr. Keating
The Barefoot Executive
(1971)
Sponsor
Zebra in the Kitchen
(1965)
Councilman Lawrence
Good Neighbor Sam
(1964)
Sonny Blatchford
The Crawling Hand
(1963)
The Silent Witness
(1962)
Lieutenant Williams
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
(1960)
Arthur Dunlop
Last Stagecoach West
(1957)
Gibson
The Night the World Exploded
(1957)
Dr. Ellis Morton
Three for Jamie Dawn
(1956)
Granville Dixon
The Maverick Queen
(1956)
Gambler
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
(1956)
Byron Holgate
Back from Eternity
(1956)
Paul
The First Traveling Saleslady
(1956)
Day hotel clerk
The Scarlet Coat
(1955)
Col. Varick
Creature with the Atom Brain
(1955)
District Attorney MacGraw
Dawn at Socorro
(1954)
Rancher
Fireman Save My Child
(1954)
Tucker
Wicked Woman
(1954)
Bar patron
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Director
Pride of the Blue Grass
(1954)
Walker
The Eddie Cantor Story
(1954)
Director
City of Bad Men
(1953)
Easterner
I Love Melvin
(1953)
Board member
Law and Order
(1953)
Parker
Combat Squad
(1953)
Capt. Johnson
Salome
(1953)
Guard
So This Is Love
(1953)
Frank Boland
Hannah Lee
(1953)
Paulson
I'll See You In My Dreams
(1952)
Nightclub maitre'd
At Sword's Point
(1952)
Regent guard
Latin Lovers
(1952)
Paul's business associate
Smoky Canyon
(1952)
Carl Buckley
The Kid from Broken Gun
(1952)
Martin Donohugh
The Cimarron Kid
(1952)
Indian Uprising
(1952)
Maj. Kirby
Rhubarb
(1951)
Dr. Stillman
Sirocco
(1951)
Guard
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
(1951)
Manager
The Lady Pays Off
(1951)
Carl
The Fat Man
(1951)
Missing Persons officer
Rodeo King and the Senorita
(1951)
Jack Foster
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
(1951)
Jim Tulane
Mask of the Avenger
(1951)
Non-commissioned officer
On the Loose
(1951)
Judge
Queen for a Day
(1951)
Doctor
According to Mrs. Hoyle
(1951)
Pat Dennison
Northwest Territory
(1951)
Kincaid
Disc Jockey
(1951)
Announcer
Flight to Mars
(1951)
Commentator
Lost Planet Airmen
(1951)
Square Dance Katy
(1950)
Franklin
Undercover Girl
(1950)
Robbie
Sideshow
(1950)
Franz
Radar Secret Service
(1950)
Michael
Tales of the West 1
(1950)
Steve Doak
The Old Frontier
(1950)
John F. Wagner
Outrage
(1950)
Judge McKenzie
The Baron of Arizona
(1950)
McCleary
The Big Hangover
(1950)
Jenkins
The Damned Don't Cry
(1950)
Maitre d'hotel
Short Grass
(1950)
John Devore
Pygmy Island
(1950)
Novak
Pirates of the High Seas
(1950)
Radar Patrol vs. Spy Ring
(1950)
My Dream Is Yours
(1949)
Head waiter
Desert Vigilante
(1949)
Thomas Hadley
Range Justice
(1949)
J. R. Dutton
Lawless Code
(1949)
Judge Steele
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Secretary
Angels in Disguise
(1949)
Machine works bookkeeper
Duke of Chicago
(1949)
Dr. Kendall
Flamingo Road
(1949)
Editor Parker
Homicide
(1949)
Telephone man
Crashing Thru
(1949)
Cliff Devin
Riders of the Dusk
(1949)
Jack Hall
Bruce Gentry
(1949)
The Hunted
(1948)
Detective
Desperadoes of Dodge City
(1948)
Ace Durant
Shanghai Chest
(1948)
Editor Seward
California Firebrand
(1948)
Jud Babbit/Jim Requa
One for the Book
(1948)
Theater party goer
Romance on the High Seas
(1948)
Headwaiter on ship
The Gallant Blade
(1948)
Officer
Blackmail
(1947)
Pinky
Trail to San Antone
(1947)
Cal Young
Where the North Begins
(1947)
[Mitch] Arnold
Land of the Lawless
(1947)
Cameo
Valley of Fear
(1947)
Henry Stevens
Louisiana
(1947)
Tomlins
The Unfaithful
(1947)
Guest
Possessed
(1947)
Man at concert
The Fabulous Texan
(1947)
Swing the Western Way
(1947)
Martin
Jesse James Rides Again
(1947)
G. I. War Brides
(1946)
Holliday
Dangerous Money
(1946)
Scott Pearson
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
(1946)
John Armstrong
The Invisible Informer
(1946)
David Baylor
Under Nevada Skies
(1946)
Dan Adams
The Gay Cavalier
(1946)
Lawton
The Gentleman from Texas
(1946)
Steve Corbin
Rio Grande Raiders
(1946)
Marc Redmond
Under Arizona Skies
(1946)
Blackie Evans
The Brute Man
(1946)
Police lieutenant
Sioux City Sue
(1946)
Executive
Two Guys from Milwaukee
(1946)
Polly's customer
Rendezvous with Annie
(1946)
Clerk
Wyoming Hurricane
(1944)
Steve Kirby
The Vigilantes Ride
(1944)
Anse Rankin
Lady in the Dark
(1944)
Destroyer
(1943)
Doctor
Crime Smasher
(1943)
Jake
Idaho
(1943)
Blackie
Bells of Capistrano
(1942)
Jed Johnson
So's Your Aunt Emma
(1942)
Flower Henderson
Police Bullets
(1942)
Slater
Not a Ladies' Man
(1942)
George May
The Corpse Vanishes
(1942)
Dr. Foster
Cowboy Serenade
(1942)
Dixie Trambeau
The Devil's Trail
(1942)
Editor Scott
Dawn on the Great Divide
(1942)
Rand
A Tornado in the Saddle
(1942)
Hutch Dalton
Prairie Gunsmoke
(1942)
Jim Kelton
Perils of Nyoka
(1942)
Appointment for Love
(1941)
They Met in Bombay
(1941)
Captain in car
Let's Go Collegiate
(1941)
Slugger
No Greater Sin
(1941)
Major Raleigh
Father Steps Out
(1941)
Dr. Stafford
You're Out of Luck
(1941)
[Dick] Whitney
Roaring Frontiers
(1941)
Flint Adams
Tonto Basin Outlaws
(1941)
["Weasel"] Miller
King of Dodge City
(1941)
Gambler
Blossoms in the Dust
(1941)
Mr. Howard
Forbidden Trails
(1941)
Editor Nelson
Arizona Bound
(1941)
Steve Taggert
Doomed to Die
(1940)
Cowboy from Sundown
(1940)
Hidden Enemy
(1940)
Arizona Frontier
(1940)
Graham
Queen of the Yukon
(1940)
Carson
Up in the Air
(1940)
Farrell
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
(1940)
Banister
Chasing Trouble
(1940)
Phillips
West of Pinto Basin
(1940)
Harvey
Meet the Wildcat
(1940)
Policeman
Irish Luck
(1939)
Overland Mail
(1939)
Polini
Oklahoma Terror
(1939)
Mason
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