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Tristram Chockley Coffin (August 13, 1909 – March 26, 1990) was a former film and television actor from the latter 1930s through the 1970s, usually in Westerns or other B-movie action-adventure productions.
Tristram Coffin. Actor: King of the Rocket Men. Tristram Coffin was born in a Utah mining community, grew up in Salt Lake City, and started acting while in high school. He later continued acting with traveling stock companies.
For nearly a century, the name TRIS COFFIN has been synonymous with quality, service, and prestige. In 1936, Tris Coffin III opened an optical business on McGill College Avenue. Offering impeccable service and personalized attention, he built a solid practice with an enviable reputation. Read more.
Apr 1, 1990 · Tris Coffin, a character actor and sometimes leading man who appeared in literally hundreds of low budget Westerns, movie serials and television shows, died Monday, his wife, Vera, said.
Tristram Coffin. Actor: King of the Rocket Men. Tristram Coffin was born in a Utah mining community, grew up in Salt Lake City, and started acting while in high school. He later continued acting with traveling stock companies.
The namesake nephew of American journalist Tris Coffin, actor Tristram Coffin set his stage career in motion at age 14. By 1939, the tall, silver-mustached Coffin was well on his way to becoming one of the screen's most prolific character actors.
In a Hollywood career spanning over 30 years, Coffin’s work ran the gamut of all film genres—he even got to be the hero in Republic’s “King of the Rocketmen” serial and TV’s “26 Men” (‘57-‘59) which co-starred Kelo Henderson who remembers Tris as “an accomplished veteran actor who knew his theatrical trade and portrayed ...
