---
name: "James Coblentz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-coblentz"
fi1m_id: "james-coblentz"
imdb_id: "nm0167917"
tmdb_id: 57858
wikidata_id: "Q16728109"
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T14:15:03.385788+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# James Coblentz

## Identity

James Coblentz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-coblentz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-coblentz
- **IMDb ID:** nm0167917
- **TMDB ID:** 57858
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16728109
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Coblentz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16728109, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167917/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57858

Editor.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Also known as:** Jim Coblentz
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Coblentz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16728109, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167917/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57858

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Prison Break*](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

James Coblentz is a film and television editor, also credited as Jim Coblentz. He has worked on numerous feature films and series since the 1970s, with early credits including assistant editor roles and later full editing positions on titles such as *Streets of Fire* (1984), *The People Under the Stairs* (1991), *Final Destination* (2000) and *The One* (2001).

Coblentz is most recognised for his contributions to the television series *The X-Files*, for which he edited 15 episodes between 1993 and 1995. In 1994 he won an International Monitor Award for the episode "Beyond the Sea", and in 1995 he received nominations for both an International Monitor Award and a Primetime Emmy for "Duane Barry".

Other notable television credits include episodes of *Quantum Leap* (1991), *Ghost Whisperer* (2005–2007), *Numb3rs* (2005), *Curse of Chucky* (2013) and five episodes of *Prison Break* (2005–2017).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Prison Break* (2005), Fi1m 68, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Street Avenger* (2025), Editor
- *STZ* (2025), Editor
- *Lore* (2017), series, Editor
- *Intruders* (2014), series, Editor
- *Curse of Chucky* (2013), Editor
- *American Horror House* (2012), Editor
- *Border Run* (2012), Editor
- *The Howling: Reborn* (2011), Editor
- *The Selling* (2011), Editor
- *Super Hybrid* (2011), Editor
- *Chain Letter* (2010), Editor
- *WWII in HD* (2009), series, Editor
- *Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis* (2005), Editor
- *Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave* (2005), Editor
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, Editor
- *Prison Break* (2005), series, Editor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md)
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, Editor
- *Species III* (2004), Editor
- *Willard* (2003), Editor
- *The One* (2001), Editor
- *The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"* (2000), Thanks
- *Final Destination* (2000), Editor
- *The People Under the Stairs* (1991), Editor
- *Earth Angel* (1991), Editor
- *Night Visions* (1990), Editor
- *Murder in Paradise* (1990), Editor
- *Quantum Leap* (1989), series, Editor
- *A Fine Romance* (1989), series, Editor
- *Aloha Summer* (1988), Editor
- *The Drifter* (1988), as Additional Editing
- *Streets of Fire* (1984), Editor
- *Young Lust: A Soap Opera* (1984), Editor
- *Still Smokin* (1983), Editor
- *National Lampoon's Movie Madness* (1982), Editor
- *It's My Turn* (1980), Editor
- *Foxes* (1980), Editor
- *Wild Times* (1980), series, Editor
- *Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend* (1978), Editor
- *Detour 95*, Editor

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