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Tristram Coffin
★ Acting

Tristram Coffin

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1909 – 1990 · Mammoth, Utah, USA · Active 1939–1977

Tristram Coffin, an American actor born in 1919, carved out a niche in cult cinema with his appearances in various genre films. He is notable for his roles in Shanghai Chest (1948), where he embodies the intrigue of post-war thrillers, and Night Call Nurses (1972), a film that blends exploitation with social commentary. Coffin's performances in Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) and The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971) further solidify his status in the realm of science fiction and horror, making him a key figure in the SassyFlix catalog.

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Flight To Mars

Flight To Mars

1951 ★ 5.3
as Commentator (uncredited)

Five astronauts successfully fly to Mars where they encounter seemingly friendly and advanced inhabitants who harbor covert plans to use their ship to invade Earth.

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Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955 · ★5.0
The Crawling Hand (1963) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
The Crawling Hand
1963 · ★3.0
Shanghai Chest (1948) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Shanghai Chest
1948 · ★8.0
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
1971 · ★5.0
Night Call Nurses (1972) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Night Call Nurses
1972 · ★4.0
Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
Batman (1966)
Batman
1966
I Love Lucy (1951)
I Love Lucy
1951
The Time Tunnel (1966)
The Time Tunnel
1966
The Fountainhead (1949)
The Fountainhead
1949
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Possessed (1947)
Possessed
1947

Filmography

204 credits
1970s 4 credits
1977
Mission to Glory: A True Story as Father Francesco Saeta
Movie ★ 7.0
1972
Night Call Nurses● as Miles Bailey
Movie ★ 4.4
1971
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler● as Dr. Keating
Movie ★ 5.9
1971
The Barefoot Executive as Sponsor
Movie ★ 5.5
1960s 12 credits
1968
The Name of the Game as General
TV ★ 7.0
1966
The Time Tunnel as Jess Crawford
TV ★ 7.6
1966
Batman as Ambassador
TV ★ 7.3
1966
Batman as Ambassador (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.3
1965
The Legend of Jesse James as Whicher
TV ★ 5.8
1964
Good Neighbor Sam as Sonny Blatchford
Movie ★ 6.6
1964
Iron Angel as Captain
Movie ★ 7.5
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV ★ 7.1
1963
The Crawling Hand● as Security Chief Meidel
Movie ★ 3.2
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies as Psychiatrist
TV ★ 6.9
1960
Ma Barker's Killer Brood as Arthur Dunlop
Movie ★ 6.2
1960
Stagecoach West as Major Donovan
TV ★ 6.7
1950s 102 credits
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
TV ★ 6.0
1959
Hawaiian Eye
TV ★ 5.6
1959
The Alaskans
TV ★ 6.7
1959
Hawaiian Eye as Dan Woodruff
TV ★ 5.6
1958
77 Sunset Strip
TV ★ 7.1
1958
Bat Masterson as Marshal Roy Dunning
TV ★ 6.1
1958
77 Sunset Strip as Terry Wilson
TV ★ 7.1
1958
77 Sunset Strip as Dr. Alford
TV ★ 7.1
1958
77 Sunset Strip as Marcus Raymond
TV ★ 7.1
1958
77 Sunset Strip as Dr. Northrop (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.1
1958
Bronco as George Mayfield
TV ★ 6.0
1957
The Night the World Exploded as Dr. Ellis Morton
Movie ★ 5.1
1957
Escape from San Quentin as Detective Lieutenant at Headquarters
Movie ★ 6.3
1957
Last Stagecoach West as Gibson
Movie ★ 5.5
1957
Sugarfoot as Fenell
TV ★ 5.2
1957
26 Men
TV ★ 5.0
1957
Maverick as Dr. Pittman
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Wagon Train as Whittaker
TV ★ 6.6
1956
The Maverick Queen as Card Player (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit as Byron
Movie ★ 6.7
1956
West Point
TV ★ 7.5
1956
Broken Arrow as Deputy Commissioner
TV ★ 6.2
1956
Hey, Jeannie! as Michael Randolph
TV ★ 6.3
1956
Hey, Jeannie! as Gen. Webb
TV ★ 6.3
1955
Creature with the Atom Brain● as Dist. Atty. MacGraw
Movie ★ 5.1
1955
The Scarlet Coat as Col. Varick (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1955
The Adventures of Champion as Tom Bennett
TV ★ 6.3
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Scoutmaster
TV ★ 6.0
1955
Navy Log
TV ★ 5.2
1955
Judge Roy Bean
TV ★ 7.0
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Col. Grayson
TV ★ 6.8
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse as General Cummings (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.0
1955
The Adventures of Champion as Wally Brighton
TV ★ 6.3
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Foster, Gambler (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.8
1954
Fireman Save My Child as Tucker
Movie ★ 8.0
1954
Marshals in Disguise
Movie ★ 8.0
1954
Stamp Day for Superman as Principal Garwood
Movie ★ 5.5
1954
Lassie
TV ★ 6.2
1954
Climax! as The Body
TV ★ 3.8
1954
Meet Corliss Archer
TV ★ 8.0
1954
Climax!
TV ★ 3.8
1954
Father Knows Best as Frank Tyler
TV ★ 6.7
1953
Law and Order as Parker (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
1953
Combat Squad as Capt. Johnson
Movie ★ 7.5
1953
Secret of Outlaw Flats as Mr. Otis, Lawyer
Movie ★ 7.0
1953
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive as Paulson, Bartender
Movie ★ 6.7
1953
City Detective
TV ★ 7.5
1953
Letter to Loretta as Mr. Lee
TV ★ 6.6
1953
Letter to Loretta as Mr. Thompson
TV ★ 6.6
1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
TV
1952
Smoky Canyon as Carl Buckley
Movie ★ 7.5
1952
The Kid from Broken Gun as Martin Donohugh
Movie ★ 6.0
1952
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger as Reid (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1952
At Sword's Point
Movie ★ 5.1
1952
Cowboy G-Men
TV ★ 5.8
1952
Adventures of Superman as Major Osborn
TV ★ 6.6
1952
Terry and the Pirates
TV ★ 5.0
1952
Death Valley Days as George Bennett
TV ★ 6.6
1952
Mr. & Mrs. North
TV ★ 5.0
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Frank Simms
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as George
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Death Valley Days as Mayor
TV ★ 6.6
1952
Death Valley Days as Major Henry
TV ★ 6.6
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show as Foster
TV ★ 7.2
1951
I'll See You in My Dreams as Nightclub Maitre D' (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.9
1951
Flight to Mars● as Commentator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.2
1951
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine as Manager (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1951
Lost Planet Airmen as Prof. Jeff King
Movie ★ 6.0
1951
Sirocco as Guard (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1951
According to Mrs. Hoyle as Pat Dennison
Movie ★ 5.7
1951
Rodeo King and the Senorita as Jack Foster
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas as Jim Tulane
Movie ★ 6.0
1951
Northwest Territory as Kincaid
Movie ★ 6.5
1951
The Lady Pays Off as Carl
Movie ★ 7.5
1951
Rhubarb as Dr. Henry J. Stillman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1951
Queen for a Day as Doctor
Movie ★ 7.5
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Peyton Randolph
TV ★ 8.8
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Gambler
TV ★ 7.2
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV ★ 5.3
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV ★ 6.0
1951
Boston Blackie
TV ★ 4.0
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as Otis
TV ★ 5.3
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. Parsons
TV ★ 8.8
1951
I Love Lucy as Harry Munson (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.9
1951
I Love Lucy as Harry Munson
TV ★ 7.9
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as Mark Foster
TV ★ 5.3
1951
Boston Blackie as Mike
TV ★ 4.0
1950
The Baron of Arizona as McCleary
Movie ★ 6.7
1950
Undercover Girl as Robbie
Movie ★ 5.5
1950
Pirates of the High Seas as Walter Castell
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Pygmy Island as Novak
Movie ★ 4.8
1950
Outrage as Judge McKenzie
Movie ★ 6.6
1950
Radar Secret Service as Michael
Movie ★ 3.4
1950
The Damned Don't Cry as George - Maitre d'Hotel at Grady's (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
The Old Frontier as John Wagner
Movie ★ 10.0
1950
Short Grass as John Devore
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Lux Video Theatre
TV ★ 6.7
1950
The Cisco Kid as Banker Tom Barton
TV ★ 6.1
1950
The Cisco Kid as George Challis
TV ★ 6.1
1950
The Cisco Kid as Joe Butler
TV ★ 6.1
1950
The Cisco Kid as Outlaw Leader
TV ★ 6.1
1950
The Cisco Kid as Nick Ward
TV ★ 6.1
1940s 81 credits
1949
Flamingo Road
Movie ★ 7.1
1949
Lawless Code as Judge Harmon Steele
Movie ★ 9.0
1949
King of the Rocket Men as Jeff King
Movie ★ 5.4
1949
Crashing Thru as Cliff Devin
Movie ★ 5.0
1949
Desert Vigilante as Thomas Hadley
Movie ★ 7.0
1949
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King as Franklyn Lord
Movie ★ 7.5
1949
Range Justice as Ed Dutton
Movie ★ 7.0
1949
Riders of the Dusk as J.J. Hall
Movie ★ 7.0
1949
Homicide as Telephone Company Representative
Movie ★ 5.7
1949
The Fountainhead as Toohey's Secretary (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1949
Bruce Gentry as Krendon
Movie ★ 8.0
1949
The Lone Ranger as Ranger Captain Reid
TV ★ 6.8
1949
The Lone Ranger as Dan Slauson
TV ★ 6.8
1948
The Hunted as Detective
Movie ★ 5.6
1948
Desperadoes of Dodge City as Ace Durant
Movie ★ 10.0
1948
California Firebrand as Jim Requa aka Jud Babbit
Movie ★ 5.5
1948
The Shanghai Chest● as Edward Seward
Movie ★ 6.6
1948
Romance on the High Seas as Headwaiter on Ship (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1947
Blackmail as Pinky
Movie ★ 4.2
1947
Louisiana as Tomlins
Movie ★ 9.0
1947
Swing the Western Way as Martin
Movie ★ 10.0
1947
Valley of Fear as Henry Stevens
Movie ★ 8.0
1947
Jesse James Rides Again as James Clark
Movie ★ 10.0
1947
Trail to San Antone as Cal Young
Movie ★ 7.5
1947
Where the North Begins as Arnold
Movie ★ 7.5
1947
Land of the Lawless as Cameo Carson
Movie ★ 9.0
1947
The Unfaithful as Party Guest
Movie ★ 5.9
1947
Possessed as Tom, Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1946
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine as John Armstrong
Movie ★ 4.4
1946
Dangerous Money as Scott Pearson
Movie ★ 5.9
1946
G.I. War Brides as Officer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 9.0
1946
Under Nevada Skies as Dan Adams
Movie ★ 7.5
1946
The Invisible Informer as David Baylor
Movie ★ 8.0
1946
Rio Grande Raiders as Marc Redmond
Movie ★ 9.0
1946
The Gay Cavalier as Lawton
Movie ★ 10.0
1946
Under Arizona Skies as Blackie Evans
Movie ★ 10.0
1946
The Brute Man as Police Lieutenant / voice of radio announcer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.6
1944
Wyoming Hurricane as Steve Kirby (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1943
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher as Jake Pelotti
Movie ★ 4.6
1943
Destroyer as Doctor #1 (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1943
The Vigilantes Ride
Movie ★ 9.0
1943
Idaho as Blackie (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1943
Silver Skates as Stage Manager
Movie ★ 6.3
1942
The Corpse Vanishes as Dr. Foster
Movie ★ 4.3
1942
Not a Ladies' Man as Attorney (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1942
A Tragedy at Midnight as Landeck's Secretary (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.2
1942
Prairie Gunsmoke as Jim Kelton
Movie ★ 8.0
1942
Spy Smasher as Drake
Movie ★ 6.1
1942
Perils of Nyoka as Benito Torrini
Movie ★ 8.0
1942
Bells of Capistrano as Jed Johnson
Movie ★ 7.0
1942
Dawn on the Great Divide as Matt Rand
Movie ★ 5.3
1942
Cowboy Serenade as Dixie Trambeau
Movie ★ 6.5
1942
A Tornado in the Saddle as Hutch Dalton
Movie ★ 3.5
1942
The Devil's Trail as Henchman Ed Scott
Movie ★ 7.0
1942
So's Your Aunt Emma! as Flower Henderson
Movie ★ 6.7
1942
Police Bullets as Slater
Movie ★ 7.0
1941
A Man Betrayed as Night Club Patron with Blonde (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.6
1941
They Met in Bombay as Captain in Car (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.3
1941
Forbidden Trails as Ed Nelson
Movie ★ 5.6
1941
Arizona Bound as Steve Taggert
Movie ★ 4.2
1941
Let's Go Collegiate as Slugger Wilson
Movie ★ 5.4
1941
Sailors on Leave as Officer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.0
1941
No Greater Sin as Maj. Raleigh
Movie ★ 4.8
1941
Roaring Frontiers as Bert (Flint Adams in credits)
Movie ★ 8.0
1941
Tonto Basin Outlaws as Jeff Miller
Movie ★ 10.0
1941
You're Out of Luck as Roger C. Whitman / Dick Whitney
Movie ★ 6.5
1941
Holt of the Secret Service as Ed Valdin [Chs. 1-10]
Movie ★ 6.5
1941
Appointment for Love as Jennifer's Friend (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1940
Queen of the Yukon as Carson
Movie ★ 6.0
1940
Doomed to Die as Mr. Baldwin - Adjuster (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
1940
The Fatal Hour as Hotel Desk Clerk
Movie ★ 5.8
1940
Mysterious Doctor Satan as Wells - Governor's Secretary
Movie ★ 6.0
1940
Up in the Air as Bob Farrell
Movie ★ 5.8
1940
Chasing Trouble as Phillips
Movie ★ 5.5
1940
The Cowboy from Sundown as Ben Varco
Movie ★ 9.0
1940
Son of the Navy as Service Station Attendant
Movie ★ 6.2
1940
On the Spot as Robert Ames
Movie ★ 5.8
1940
West of Pinto Basin as Harvey
Movie ★ 5.3
1940
Arizona Frontier as Lt. James
Movie ★ 9.0
1940
Rhythm of the Rio Grande as Jim Banister
Movie ★ 8.0
1940
Meet the Wildcat as Sleepy Policeman at Headquarters
Movie ★ 9.0
1930s 5 credits
1939
The Saint Strikes Back as Second Newscaster (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
1939
Overland Mail as Joe Polini
Movie ★ 4.5
1939
Irish Luck as Mr. Mace
Movie ★ 6.4
1939
Dick Tracy's G-Men as Emissary Zobar (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.3
1939
Oklahoma Terror as Mason
Movie ★ 8.0