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Born in Laurel, Nebraska, Coburn became famous as the "tough guy" in a variety of films, including the spy movie Our Man Flint ( 1966) and the western The Magnificent Seven ( 1960).

Due to severe rheumatoid arthritis, he did not appear in any films during the 1980s. He claimed to have healed himself with pills containing sulfurSulfur (or sulphur see spelling) is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol S and atomic number 16. An abundant tasteless odorless multivalent non-metal, sulfur is best known as yellow crystals and occurs in many sulfide and sulfate, and returned to screen in the 1990sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years: Events and trends Computers, technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other techn. He then appeared in movies such as Young Guns IIThe 1990 movie Young Guns II is a sequel to Young Guns. Young Guns II stars Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips and Christian Slater. External links 1990 films. ( 1990Events January January 3 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello The man who led the coup aginst Dr Apo), The Nutty ProfessorThe Nutty Professor is the name of a 1963 comedy film starring Jerry Lewis. The plot is a loose parody of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Lewis plays Professor Julius Kelp, an extremely socially inept professor who invents ( 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan), The Cherokee Kid (a 1996 TV movie), and MaverickMaverick is a 1994 comedy Western movie, based on the 1950s television series Maverick''. It was directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by William Goldman. It stars Mel Gibson as wisecracking gambler Bret Maverick, who is attempting raise the entry ( 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an). For his appearance as the abusive father of protagonist Nick Nolte in Affliction he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998.

He died on November 18, 2002, from a heart attack.