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 3 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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- Perry Mason (1957) as Allan Winford
- The Fugitive (1963) as Dan Murray
- Bonanza (1959) as Sheriff Vern Schaler
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Jim Lindsey
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) Cast
- The Rifleman (1958) Cast
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Jeff Myrtlebank
- The Virginian (1962) as Curt Westley
- Climax! (1954) as Shag
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Jethro Wyatt
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Tom Carmody
- Cheyenne (1955) Cast
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) Cast
- Burke's Law (1963) as Tucson, 'The Cowboy'
- Combat! (1962) as Trenton
- Ben Casey (1961) Cast
- Rawhide (1959) as Willie Cain
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Joe Best
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Stoner
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) Cast
- The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) as Rosco P. Coltrane
- The Green Hornet (1966) as Yale Barton
- In the Heat of the Night (1988) Cast
- Laramie (1959) Cast
- The Texan (1958) Cast
- Trackdown (1957) Cast
- Surfside 6 (1960) Cast
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Beal
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Norman Frayne
- Felony Squad (1966) Cast
- The Rebel (1959) as Ted Evans
- Bronco (1958) Cast
- Lock-Up (1959) Cast
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Jack Milhoan
- The Mod Squad (1968) as Clay Lynch
- The Gene Autry Show (1950) Cast
- The Millionaire (1955) as Fred Morgan
- Lancer (1968) Cast
- Startime (1959) as Duke
- Black Saddle (1959) as Ben Travers
- The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967) Cast
- Tombstone Territory (1957) Cast
- Flipper (1964) Cast
- Honey West (1965) as Vince Zale
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Clem Wallace
- The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959) as Jovan Wilanskov
- Stagecoach West (1960) Cast
- The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951) Cast
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Joe
- Cavalcade of America (1952) Cast
- Men Into Space (1959) Cast
- Hopalong Cassidy (1952) Cast
- The Manhunter (1974) Cast
- The Gallant Men (1962) Cast
- Hawkins (1973) as Sheriff John Early
- Behind Closed Doors (1958) as Webb
- Centennial (1978) Cast
- Frontier (1955) Cast
- West Point (1956) Cast
- Buffalo Bill Jr. (1955) Cast
- Enos (1980) Cast
- General Electric True (1962) Cast
- B.L. Stryker (1989) Cast
- Forbidden Planet (1956) as Crewman (uncredited)
- Stories of the Century (1954) Cast
- Redigo (1963) Cast
- The Lineup (1954) Cast
- Michael Shayne (1960) Cast
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) Cast
- Winchester '73 (1950) as Crater
- The Caine Mutiny (1954) as Lt. JG Jorgensen
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996) Cast
- The Dukes (1983) as Rosco Coltrane (voice)
- The Man and the Challenge (1959) Cast
- Hawk (1966) Cast
- Shenandoah (1965) as Carter, Rebel Soldier
- Hooper (1978) as Cully
- Gator (1976) Production Assistant
- Firecreek (1968) as Drew
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) 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.
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Most-watched James Best films currently: Forbidden Planet (1956), Winchester '73 (1950), The Caine Mutiny (1954), Shenandoah (1965), Hooper (1978).
What TV shows has James Best appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Perry Mason (1957), The Fugitive (1963), Bonanza (1959), The Andy Griffith Show (1960), Have Gun, Will Travel (1957).
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