Where to watch James Best in the UK
Find every James Best film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 4 May 2026.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Best (born Jewel Franklin Guy; July 26, 1926 – April 6, 2015) was an American television, film, character, voice, and stage actor, as well as a writer, director, acting coach, artist, college professor, and musician, whose career spanned seven decades of television. He appeared as a guest on various country music and talk shows. One of the busiest actors in Hollywood, who began his contract career with Universal Studios in 1949, where he met unfamiliar actors Julie Adams, Piper Laurie, Tony Curtis and Rock Hudson. Best's long career began in films …
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- The Fugitive (1963) as Dan Murray
- Perry Mason (1957) as Allan Winford
- Bonanza (1959) as Sheriff Vern Schaler
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Jim Lindsey
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) Cast
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Tom Carmody
- Climax! (1954) as Shag
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Jeff Myrtlebank
- The Virginian (1962) as Curt Westley
- The Rifleman (1958) Cast
- Combat! (1962) as Trenton
- Cheyenne (1955) Cast
- Burke's Law (1963) as Tucson, 'The Cowboy'
- Ben Casey (1961) Cast
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Joe Best
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) Cast
- Rawhide (1959) as Willie Cain
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Jethro Wyatt
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Stoner
- The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) as Rosco P. Coltrane
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) Cast
- The Green Hornet (1966) as Yale Barton
- In the Heat of the Night (1988) Cast
- Laramie (1959) Cast
- Trackdown (1957) Cast
- The Rebel (1959) as Ted Evans
- The Texan (1958) Cast
- Surfside 6 (1960) Cast
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Beal
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Norman Frayne
- The Mod Squad (1968) as Clay Lynch
- Felony Squad (1966) Cast
- The Gene Autry Show (1950) Cast
- Black Saddle (1959) as Ben Travers
- Bronco (1958) Cast
- Lock-Up (1959) Cast
- The Millionaire (1955) as Fred Morgan
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Jack Milhoan
- Startime (1959) as Duke
- Lancer (1968) Cast
- Tombstone Territory (1957) Cast
- Honey West (1965) as Vince Zale
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Clem Wallace
- The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959) as Jovan Wilanskov
- Flipper (1964) Cast
- The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967) Cast
- The Manhunter (1974) Cast
- Stagecoach West (1960) Cast
- Cavalcade of America (1952) Cast
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Joe
- Men Into Space (1959) Cast
- The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951) Cast
- Hopalong Cassidy (1952) Cast
- The Gallant Men (1962) Cast
- Centennial (1978) Cast
- Frontier (1955) Cast
- Behind Closed Doors (1958) as Webb
- Hawkins (1973) as Sheriff John Early
- West Point (1956) Cast
- General Electric True (1962) Cast
- Buffalo Bill Jr. (1955) Cast
- Enos (1980) Cast
- B.L. Stryker (1989) Cast
- Stories of the Century (1954) Cast
- Forbidden Planet (1956) as Crewman (uncredited)
- Redigo (1963) Cast
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) Cast
- Hawk (1966) Cast
- The Dukes (1983) as Rosco Coltrane (voice)
- Michael Shayne (1960) Cast
- The Caine Mutiny (1954) as Lt. JG Jorgensen
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996) Cast
- The Man and the Challenge (1959) Cast
- The Left Handed Gun (1958) as Tom Folliard
- Winchester '73 (1950) as Crater
- Hooper (1978) as Cully
- Firecreek (1968) as Drew
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) Cast
- Shenandoah (1965) as Carter, Rebel Soldier
- The Lineup (1954) Cast
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James Best's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are James Best's most popular films?
Most-watched James Best films currently: Forbidden Planet (1956), The Caine Mutiny (1954), The Left Handed Gun (1958), Winchester '73 (1950), Hooper (1978).
What TV shows has James Best appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Fugitive (1963), Perry Mason (1957), Bonanza (1959), The Andy Griffith Show (1960), Have Gun, Will Travel (1957).
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