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Jack Elam

Jack Elam

Acting November 13, 1920 (82 years old) October 20, 2003 Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA

Biography

Colorful American character actor equally adept at vicious killers or grizzled sidekicks. As a child he worked in the cotton fields. He attended Santa Monica Junior College in California and subsequently became an accountant and, at one time, manager of the Bel Air Hotel. Elam got his first movie job by trading his accounting services for a role. In short time he became one of the most memorable supporting players in Hollywood, thanks not only to his near-demented screen persona but also to an out-of-kilter left eye, sightless from a childhood fight. He appeared with great aplomb in Westerns and gangster films alike, and in later years played to wonderful effect in comedic roles.

Movies 117

Once Upon a Time in the West 8.3

Once Upon a Time in the West

as Frank's Gunman

1968
High Noon 7.7

High Noon

as Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)

1952
Hannie Caulder 6.2

Hannie Caulder

as Frank Clemens

1971
The Cannonball Run 6.2

The Cannonball Run

as Doctor

1981
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 7.2

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

as Alamosa Bill Kermit

1973
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Tom McLowery

1957
Cannonball Run II 5.4

Cannonball Run II

as Doc

1984
Kiss Me Deadly 7.2

Kiss Me Deadly

as Charlie Max

1955
Support Your Local Sheriff! 6.9

Support Your Local Sheriff!

as Jake

1969
Rio Lobo 6.5

Rio Lobo

as Phillips

1970
The Man from Laramie 7.1

The Man from Laramie

as Chris Boldt

1955
The Way West 6.1

The Way West

as Preacher Weatherby

1967
The Comancheros 6.7

The Comancheros

as Horseface (Comanchero)

1961
Pocketful of Miracles 7.3

Pocketful of Miracles

as Cheesecake

1961
Man Without a Star 6.4

Man Without a Star

as Knife Murderer (uncredited)

1955
Support Your Local Gunfighter 6.6

Support Your Local Gunfighter

as Jug May

1971
The Far Country 6.9

The Far Country

as Frank Newberry

1954
Jubal 6.9

Jubal

as McCoy

1956
Artists and Models 6.6

Artists and Models

as Ivan

1955
The Villain 5.7

The Villain

as Avery Simpson

1979
Wichita 6.4

Wichita

as Al

1955
Vera Cruz 6.7

Vera Cruz

as Tex

1954
Hot Lead & Cold Feet 5.9

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

as Rattlesnake

1978
Once Upon a Texas Train 5.2

Once Upon a Texas Train

as Jason Fitch

1988
Firecreek 6.2

Firecreek

as Norman

1968
The Night of the Grizzly 6.0

The Night of the Grizzly

as Hank

1966
Suburban Commando 4.7

Suburban Commando

as Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell

1991
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 6.4

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

as Big Mac

1979
Night Passage 6.4

Night Passage

as Shotgun

1957
Rawhide 6.7

Rawhide

as Tevis

1951
4 for Texas 5.2

4 for Texas

as Dobie

1963
The Rare Breed 6.2

The Rare Breed

as Deke Simons

1966
Kansas City Confidential 7.0

Kansas City Confidential

as Pete Harris

1952
Ride, Vaquero! 6.1

Ride, Vaquero!

as Barton

1953
Ride Clear of Diablo 6.1

Ride Clear of Diablo

as Tim Lowerie

1954
Rancho Notorious 6.5

Rancho Notorious

as Mort Geary

1952
The Battle at Apache Pass 6.6

The Battle at Apache Pass

as Mescal Jack

1952
Grayeagle 5.9

Grayeagle

as Trapper Willis

1977
Kismet 5.6

Kismet

as Hasan-Ben

1955
Pardners 6.7

Pardners

as Pete

1956
Princess of the Nile 7.3

Princess of the Nile

as Basra

1954
Creature from Black Lake 5.2

Creature from Black Lake

as Joe Canton

1976
The Wild Country 6.0

The Wild Country

as Thompson

1970
Key to the City 6.5

Key to the City

as Councilman (uncredited)

1950
Cattle Queen of Montana 5.7

Cattle Queen of Montana

as Yost

1954
Moonfleet 6.5

Moonfleet

as Damen

1955
Jinxed! 4.5

Jinxed!

as Otto

1982
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle 5.2

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

as Burger

1955
A Ticket to Tomahawk 6.0

A Ticket to Tomahawk

as Fargo

1950
American Guerrilla in the Philippines 5.5

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

as The Speaker

1950
The Last Challenge 6.3

The Last Challenge

as Ernest Scarnes

1967
The Over the Hill Gang 5.8

The Over the Hill Gang

as Sheriff Clyde Barnes

1969
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County 7.0

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

as Kittrick

1970
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. 5.0

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

as Troscliar Boudreaux

1981
Bonanza: Under Attack 6.7

Bonanza: Under Attack

as Buckshot

1995
Never a Dull Moment 6.2

Never a Dull Moment

as Ace Williams

1968
Lure of the Wilderness 6.1

Lure of the Wilderness

as Dave Longden

1952
My Man and I 7.0

My Man and I

as Celestino Garcia

1952
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western 7.0

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

as Self

1997
The Last Sunset 6.8

The Last Sunset

as Ed Hobbs

1961
The Giant of Thunder Mountain 6.4

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

as Hezekiah Crow

1990
The Red Pony 10.0

The Red Pony

as Granddad

1973
Edge of Eternity 6.7

Edge of Eternity

as Bill Ward

1959
The Gun Runners 6.1

The Gun Runners

as Arnold

1958
Sacred Ground 6.5

Sacred Ground

as Lum Witcher

1983
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe 5.5

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

as Bitterroot

1972
A Knife for the Ladies 5.0

A Knife for the Ladies

as Jarrod (Sheriff)

1974
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe 8.0

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

as Bitterroot

1976
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen 3.5

Lacy and the Mississippi Queen

as Willie Red Fire

1978
Sidekicks 6.5

Sidekicks

as Boss

1974
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite 3.5

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite

as Seth Beaumont

1981
Shootout in a One-Dog Town 10.0

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

as Handy

1974
The Norseman 3.4

The Norseman

as Death Dreamer

1978
Bonanza: The Return 6.5

Bonanza: The Return

as Buckshot

1993
Count the Hours! 5.3

Count the Hours!

as Max Verne

1953
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? 4.6

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?

as Boone

1988
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills 6.6

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

as Squires

1986
Dirty Dingus Magee 4.7

Dirty Dingus Magee

as John Wesley Hardin

1970
Ride a Northbound Horse 10.0

Ride a Northbound Horse

as Sheriff

1969
Baby Face Nelson 5.6

Baby Face Nelson

as Fatso Nagel

1957
The Sundowners 5.2

The Sundowners

as Earl Boyce

1950
Gun Belt 6.4

Gun Belt

as Rusty Kolloway

1953
Dragoon Wells Massacre 7.2

Dragoon Wells Massacre

as Tioga

1957
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

as Pat Garrett

1972
Sartana Does Not Forgive 6.4

Sartana Does Not Forgive

as Slim Kovacs

1968
Thunder Over Arizona 6.3

Thunder Over Arizona

as Slats Callahan

1956
High Lonesome 5.5

High Lonesome

as Smiling Man

1950
Appointment in Honduras 5.9

Appointment in Honduras

as Castro

1953
Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas 8.0

Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas

as Scrooge

1984
Hawken's Breed 4.0

Hawken's Breed

as Tackett

1987
The Slowest Gun in the West 4.5

The Slowest Gun in the West

as Ike Dalton

1960
The Winds of Autumn 6.0

The Winds of Autumn

as J. Pete Hankins

1976
Lure of the Swamp 7.0

Lure of the Swamp

as Henry Bliss

1957
Jubilee Trail 5.2

Jubilee Trail

as Whitey

1954
The Bushwhackers 5.9

The Bushwhackers

as Cree

1951
The Girl in Lovers Lane 3.1

The Girl in Lovers Lane

as Jesse

1960
One Way Street 5.3

One Way Street

as Arnie (uncredited)

1950
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

as Self

1970
Finders Keepers 10.0

Finders Keepers

as Eddie

1952
The Ring 5.1

The Ring

as Harry Jackson

1952
Uninvited 4.4

Uninvited

as Grady

1993
Huckleberry Finn 6.2

Huckleberry Finn

as King

1978
The Aurora Encounter 5.0

The Aurora Encounter

as Charlie

1986
The Last Rebel 4.0

The Last Rebel

as Matt

1971
Pony Express Rider 6.0

Pony Express Rider

as Crazy Charlie

1976
Shadow Force 7.0

Shadow Force

as Tommy

1992
The Moonlighter 6.0

The Moonlighter

as Slim

1953
Hawmps! 5.8

Hawmps!

as Bad Jack Cutter

1976
I Am Not a Freak 7.5

I Am Not a Freak

as Self

1987
Big Bad John 5.0

Big Bad John

as Jake Calhoun

1990
Skyward Christmas 9.0

Skyward Christmas

as Clay Haller

1981
Bird of Paradise 6.2

Bird of Paradise

as The Trader

1951
Montana Territory 7.0

Montana Territory

as Gimp

1952
Lost 5.1

Lost

as Mr. Newsom

1983
Cat Ballou 10.0

Cat Ballou

as Kid Sheleen

1971
Wild Weed 4.8

Wild Weed

as Raymond - Henchman

1949
Mystery Range

Mystery Range

as Burvel Lambert

1947

TV Shows 98

Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Dodie Hoad

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Honest John

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Buford Buckalew

1959
Home Improvement 7.4

Home Improvement

as Hick Peterson

1991
The Twilight Zone 8.5

The Twilight Zone

as Avery

1959
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Arnold Shaffner

1957
The Rifleman 7.1

The Rifleman

as Sim Groder

1958
The Rifleman 7.1

The Rifleman

as Russell

1958
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Harve Yost

1962
Cheyenne 6.2

Cheyenne

1955
Cheyenne 6.2

Cheyenne

as Calhoun Durango

1955
Cheyenne 6.2

Cheyenne

as Count Nicholas Potosi

1955
Cheyenne 6.2

Cheyenne

as Deputy J.D. Smith

1955
Simon & Simon 6.7

Simon & Simon

1981
The Untouchables 8.1

The Untouchables

as Jug Alverson

1959
The Untouchables 8.1

The Untouchables

as Nick Bravo

1959
The Wild Wild West 7.6

The Wild Wild West

as Zack Slade

1965
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Petch

1964
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Hock Ellis

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Little Jimmy Lehigh

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Stage Driver Cass

1956
Rawhide 7.3

Rawhide

as Turkey Creek Jack Johnson

1959
The Lone Ranger 6.7

The Lone Ranger

as Reno Lawrence

1949
Ben Casey 5.9

Ben Casey

1961
Four Star Playhouse 6.8

Four Star Playhouse

as Vic

1952
Lawman 6.0

Lawman

1958
Lawman 6.0

Lawman

as Herm Forrest

1958
Lawman 6.0

Lawman

as Paul Henry

1958
Eight Is Enough 6.2

Eight Is Enough

1977
Zorro 7.6

Zorro

as Gomez (uncredited)

1957
The High Chaparral 6.7

The High Chaparral

as Macklin

1967
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Dolph Quince

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Steed

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Clint Dodie

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Ben

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Hector

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Specter

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Del Ordman

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Sam Band

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Jim Barrett

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as William Prange

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Lucas Murdoch

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Titus Spangler

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Pierre Audubon

1955
Laramie 6.7

Laramie

as Parson Hawks

1959
Tales of Wells Fargo 7.2

Tales of Wells Fargo

as Chris

1957
Studio 57 7.5

Studio 57

1954
M Squad 5.4

M Squad

as Luke Morgan

1957
The Texan 6.0

The Texan

1958
The Texan 6.0

The Texan

as Luke Watson

1958
F Troop 6.2

F Troop

1965
Alias Smith and Jones 6.9

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
The Rebel 5.1

The Rebel

as Uncle Luce

1959
Tarzan 6.9

Tarzan

1966
Sugarfoot 5.1

Sugarfoot

as Toothy Thompson

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 6.8

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Danny Boy

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 6.8

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Perk Butler

1957
Bronco 6.0

Bronco

1958
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Sheriff

1954
How the West Was Won 7.0

How the West Was Won

as Cully Madigan

1977
Lancer 5.6

Lancer

1968
The Guns of Will Sonnett 6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Sam - Sheriff

1967
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 6.3

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958
The Restless Gun 4.4

The Restless Gun

as Tony Molinor

1957
The Restless Gun 4.4

The Restless Gun

as Link Jerrod

1957
Grizzly Adams 7.0

Grizzly Adams

as Gus

1977
Outlaws 6.7

Outlaws

1960
Cimarron Strip 5.8

Cimarron Strip

1967
Mr. Lucky 6.7

Mr. Lucky

as Phil Bricker

1959
Nichols 6.3

Nichols

as Marcus A.F. Baxter

1971
Stagecoach West 6.7

Stagecoach West

as Clell

1960
Mr. & Mrs. North 5.0

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952
Tightrope 6.8

Tightrope

1959
Screen Director's Playhouse 7.0

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Shanks

1955
The Outcasts 6.5

The Outcasts

1968
Target: The Corruptors! 5.7

Target: The Corruptors!

1961
The Legend of Jesse James 5.8

The Legend of Jesse James

as Deacon Smith

1965
National Velvet 8.6

National Velvet

as Black Barr

1960
Father Murphy 8.1

Father Murphy

1981
Hondo 6.9

Hondo

1967
The Brian Keith Show 6.2

The Brian Keith Show

1972
The Dakotas 6.5

The Dakotas

as Deputy J.D. Smith

1963
Frontier 7.5

Frontier

as Ness Fowler

1955
J.J. Starbuck 6.0

J.J. Starbuck

1987
Temple Houston 6.0

Temple Houston

as George Taggart

1963
Lucky Luke 5.9

Lucky Luke

as Axel Ericson

1992
$weepstake$

$weepstake$

1979
Gunslinger 6.3

Gunslinger

as Clint Gannet

1961
Paradise 6.0

Paradise

as Skragg

1988
The Sacketts 7.6

The Sacketts

as Ira Bigelow

1979
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Lee Dineen

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Halleck

1951
Easy Street 6.8

Easy Street

1986
Black Beauty 7.0

Black Beauty

as Jonas McBride

1978
Detective in the House 6.5

Detective in the House

1985
Struck by Lightning 6.5

Struck by Lightning

as Frank

1979
Kung Fu 7.7

Kung Fu

as Marcus Taylor

1972

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