Tristram Coffin: movies and TV shows
Tristram Coffin has 211 credits in the archive: 138 films and 73 TV series, from 1939 to 1977. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1939 – 1977 · busiest year: 1951 (24 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Mission to Glory: A True Story | Father Francesco Saeta | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1972 | Night Call Nurses | Miles Bailey | Film | 4.4 | 62 |
| 1971 | The Barefoot Executive | Sponsor | Film | 5.6 | 61 |
| 1971 | The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler | Dr. Keating | Film | 5.9 | 61 |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | General | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1966 | Batman | Ambassador | TV | 7.3 | 56 |
| 1966 | Batman | Ambassador (uncredited) | TV | 7.3 | 56 |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel | Jess Crawford | TV | 7.6 | 56 |
| 1965 | The Legend of Jesse James | Whicher | TV | 5.8 | 55 |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | TV | 7.1 | 54 | |
| 1964 | Iron Angel | Captain | Film | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1964 | Good Neighbor Sam | Sonny Blatchford | Film | 6.6 | 54 |
| 1963 | The Crawling Hand | Security Chief Meidel | Film | 3.2 | 53 |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Psychiatrist | TV | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West | Major Donovan | TV | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1960 | Ma Barker's Killer Brood | Arthur Dunlop | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | TV | 5.6 | 49 | |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | Dan Woodruff | TV | 5.6 | 49 |
| 1959 | The Alaskans | TV | 6.7 | 49 | |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat | TV | 6.0 | 49 | |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson | Marshal Roy Dunning | TV | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | TV | 7.2 | 48 | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Terry Wilson | TV | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Dr. Alford | TV | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Marcus Raymond | TV | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Dr. Northrop (uncredited) | TV | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1958 | Bronco | George Mayfield | TV | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Whittaker | TV | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1957 | Maverick | Dr. Pittman | TV | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Fenell | TV | 5.2 | 47 |
| 1957 | 26 Men | TV | 5.0 | 47 | |
| 1957 | Last Stagecoach West | Gibson | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 1957 | The Night the World Exploded | Dr. Ellis Morton | Film | 5.1 | 47 |
| 1957 | Escape from San Quentin | Detective Lieutenant at Headquarters | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow | Deputy Commissioner | TV | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1956 | West Point | TV | 7.5 | 46 | |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! | Michael Randolph | TV | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! | Gen. Webb | TV | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1956 | The Maverick Queen | Card Player (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1956 | The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit | Byron | Film | 6.7 | 46 |
| 1956 | Back from Eternity | Paul (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 46 |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Col. Grayson | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Foster, Gambler (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Scoutmaster | TV | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1955 | Navy Log | TV | 5.2 | 45 | |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | General Cummings (uncredited) | TV | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1955 | Judge Roy Bean | TV | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Champion | Tom Bennett | TV | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Champion | Wally Brighton | TV | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1955 | The Scarlet Coat | Col. Varick (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1955 | Creature with the Atom Brain | Dist. Atty. MacGraw | Film | 5.1 | 45 |
| 1954 | Lassie | TV | 6.3 | 44 | |
| 1954 | Climax! | The Body | TV | 3.8 | 44 |
| 1954 | Climax! | TV | 3.8 | 44 | |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best | Frank Tyler | TV | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1954 | Meet Corliss Archer | TV | 8.0 | 44 | |
| 1954 | Stamp Day for Superman | Principal Garwood | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1954 | Dawn at Socorro | Saloon Patron at Table (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 44 |
| 1954 | Marshals in Disguise | Film | 8.0 | 44 | |
| 1954 | Fireman Save My Child | Tucker | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1953 | City Detective | TV | 7.5 | 43 | |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Mr. Lee | TV | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Mr. Thompson | TV | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1953 | Law and Order | Parker (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 43 |
| 1953 | Revlon Mirror Theatre | TV | — | 43 | |
| 1953 | Hannah Lee: An American Primitive | Paulson, Bartender | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1953 | Combat Squad | Capt. Johnson | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1953 | Secret of Outlaw Flats | Mr. Otis, Lawyer | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Major Osborn | TV | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Frank Simms | TV | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | George | TV | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Foster | TV | 7.2 | 42 |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North | TV | 5.0 | 42 | |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days | George Bennett | TV | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days | Mayor | TV | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days | Major Henry | TV | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1952 | Terry and the Pirates | TV | 5.0 | 42 | |
| 1952 | Cowboy G-Men | TV | 5.8 | 42 | |
| 1952 | The Cimarron Kid | Silk Conrad (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1952 | At Sword's Point | Film | 5.1 | 42 | |
| 1952 | The Kid from Broken Gun | Martin Donohugh | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1952 | Indian Uprising | Maj. Kirby (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1952 | The Legend Of The Lone Ranger | Reid (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1952 | Smoky Canyon | Carl Buckley | Film | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Harry Munson (uncredited) | TV | 7.9 | 41 |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Harry Munson | TV | 7.9 | 41 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | TV | 5.3 | 41 | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Otis | TV | 5.3 | 41 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Mark Foster | TV | 5.3 | 41 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | TV | 6.0 | 41 | |
| 1951 | Boston Blackie | TV | 4.0 | 41 | |
| 1951 | Boston Blackie | Mike | TV | 4.0 | 41 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Peyton Randolph | TV | 8.8 | 41 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dr. Parsons | TV | 8.8 | 41 |
| 1951 | Lost Planet Airmen | Prof. Jeff King | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1951 | Sirocco | Guard (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Gambler | TV | 7.2 | 41 |
| 1951 | Painting the Clouds with Sunshine | Manager (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1951 | Rodeo King and the Senorita | Jack Foster | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1951 | Queen for a Day | Doctor | Film | 7.5 | 41 |
| 1951 | Flight to Mars | Commentator (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 41 |
| 1951 | Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas | Jim Tulane | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1951 | The Lady Pays Off | Carl | Film | 7.5 | 41 |
| 1951 | According to Mrs. Hoyle | Pat Dennison | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1951 | Northwest Territory | Kincaid | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1951 | Rhubarb | Dr. Henry J. Stillman (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1951 | I'll See You in My Dreams | Nightclub Maitre D' (uncredited) | Film | 4.9 | 41 |
| 1951 | The Fat Man | Missing Persons Officer (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | Banker Tom Barton | TV | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | Joe Butler | TV | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | George Challis | TV | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | Outlaw Leader | TV | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | Nick Ward | TV | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | TV | 6.7 | 40 | |
| 1950 | Outrage | Judge McKenzie | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1950 | Undercover Girl | Robbie | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1950 | Short Grass | John Devore | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1950 | The Baron of Arizona | McCleary | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1950 | The Damned Don't Cry | George - Maitre d'Hotel at Grady's (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1950 | Pygmy Island | Novak | Film | 4.8 | 40 |
| 1950 | Law of the Panhandle | Narrator (uncredited) | Film | — | 40 |
| 1950 | The Old Frontier | John Wagner | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1950 | Pirates of the High Seas | Walter Castell | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1950 | Square Dance Katy | Franklin | Film | 4.0 | 40 |
| 1950 | Radar Secret Service | Michael | Film | 3.4 | 40 |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Ranger Captain Reid | TV | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Dan Slauson | TV | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead | Toohey's Secretary (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1949 | Homicide | Telephone Company Representative | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1949 | Radar Patrol vs. Spy King | Franklyn Lord | Film | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1949 | Flamingo Road | Film | 7.1 | 39 | |
| 1949 | King of the Rocket Men | Jeff King | Film | 5.4 | 39 |
| 1949 | Riders of the Dusk | J.J. Hall | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1949 | Bruce Gentry | Krendon | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1949 | Crashing Thru | Cliff Devin | Film | 5.0 | 39 |
| 1949 | Desert Vigilante | Thomas Hadley | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1949 | Lawless Code | Judge Harmon Steele | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1949 | Range Justice | Ed Dutton | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1948 | Romance on the High Seas | Headwaiter on Ship (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1948 | The Shanghai Chest | Edward Seward | Film | 6.6 | 38 |
| 1948 | California Firebrand | Jim Requa aka Jud Babbit | Film | 5.5 | 38 |
| 1948 | Desperadoes of Dodge City | Ace Durant | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1948 | The Hunted | Detective | Film | 5.6 | 38 |
| 1947 | Louisiana | Tomlins | Film | 9.0 | 37 |
| 1947 | The Unfaithful | Party Guest | Film | 5.9 | 37 |
| 1947 | Jesse James Rides Again | James Clark | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1947 | Land of the Lawless | Cameo Carson | Film | 9.0 | 37 |
| 1947 | Possessed | Tom, Concert Spectator (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 37 |
| 1947 | Trail to San Antone | Cal Young | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1947 | Where the North Begins | Arnold | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1947 | Swing the Western Way | Martin | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1947 | Blackmail | Pinky | Film | 4.2 | 37 |
| 1947 | Valley of Fear | Henry Stevens | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1946 | Under Nevada Skies | Dan Adams | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1946 | The Gay Cavalier | Lawton | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1946 | The Invisible Informer | David Baylor | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1946 | G.I. War Brides | Officer (uncredited) | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1946 | The Brute Man | Police Lieutenant / voice of radio announcer (uncredited) | Film | 4.6 | 36 |
| 1946 | Under Arizona Skies | Blackie Evans | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1946 | Dangerous Money | Scott Pearson | Film | 5.9 | 36 |
| 1946 | The Mysterious Mr. Valentine | John Armstrong | Film | 4.4 | 36 |
| 1946 | Rio Grande Raiders | Marc Redmond | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1944 | Wyoming Hurricane | Steve Kirby (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1943 | Destroyer | Doctor #1 (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1943 | The Vigilantes Ride | Film | 9.0 | 33 | |
| 1943 | Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher | Jake Pelotti | Film | 4.6 | 33 |
| 1943 | Idaho | Blackie (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1943 | Silver Skates | Stage Manager | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1942 | Spy Smasher | Drake | Film | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1942 | So's Your Aunt Emma! | Flower Henderson | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1942 | Police Bullets | Slater | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1942 | A Tragedy at Midnight | Landeck's Secretary (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 32 |
| 1942 | A Tornado in the Saddle | Hutch Dalton | Film | 3.0 | 32 |
| 1942 | Dawn on the Great Divide | Matt Rand | Film | 5.3 | 32 |
| 1942 | Not a Ladies' Man | Attorney (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1942 | Perils of Nyoka | Benito Torrini | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1942 | Bells of Capistrano | Jed Johnson | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1942 | The Corpse Vanishes | Dr. Foster | Film | 4.3 | 32 |
| 1942 | Cowboy Serenade | Dixie Trambeau | Film | 6.5 | 32 |
| 1942 | The Devil's Trail | Henchman Ed Scott | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1942 | Prairie Gunsmoke | Jim Kelton | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1941 | Forbidden Trails | Ed Nelson | Film | 5.6 | 31 |
| 1941 | Roaring Frontiers | Bert (Flint Adams in credits) | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1941 | Appointment for Love | Jennifer's Friend (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 31 |
| 1941 | They Met in Bombay | Captain in Car (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 31 |
| 1941 | Let's Go Collegiate | Slugger Wilson | Film | 5.4 | 31 |
| 1941 | A Man Betrayed | Night Club Patron with Blonde (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 31 |
| 1941 | Arizona Bound | Steve Taggert | Film | 4.2 | 31 |
| 1941 | You're Out of Luck | Roger C. Whitman / Dick Whitney | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1941 | Tonto Basin Outlaws | Jeff Miller | Film | 10.0 | 31 |
| 1941 | Holt of the Secret Service | Ed Valdin [Chs. 1-10] | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1941 | Sailors on Leave | Officer (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1941 | No Greater Sin | Maj. Raleigh | Film | 4.8 | 31 |
| 1940 | The Fatal Hour | Hotel Desk Clerk | Film | 5.7 | 30 |
| 1940 | Up in the Air | Bob Farrell | Film | 5.8 | 30 |
| 1940 | Rhythm of the Rio Grande | Jim Banister | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1940 | West of Pinto Basin | Harvey | Film | 5.3 | 30 |
| 1940 | Queen of the Yukon | Carson | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1940 | Mysterious Doctor Satan | Wells - Governor's Secretary | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1940 | The Cowboy from Sundown | Ben Varco | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1940 | Arizona Frontier | Lt. James | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1940 | Doomed to Die | Mr. Baldwin - Adjuster (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 30 |
| 1940 | On the Spot | Robert Ames | Film | 5.8 | 30 |
| 1940 | Son of the Navy | Service Station Attendant | Film | 6.2 | 30 |
| 1940 | Chasing Trouble | Phillips | Film | 5.5 | 30 |
| 1940 | Meet the Wildcat | Sleepy Policeman at Headquarters | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1939 | Dick Tracy's G-Men | Emissary Zobar (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 29 |
| 1939 | Oklahoma Terror | Mason | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1939 | Irish Luck | Mr. Mace | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1939 | The Saint Strikes Back | Second Newscaster (Uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 29 |
| 1939 | Overland Mail | Joe Polini | Film | 4.5 | 29 |