Jack Elam
Acting
Born: November 13, 1920 · Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA
Died: October 20, 2003 (aged 82)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
High Noon
1952
The Twilight Zone
1959
Home Improvement
1991
The Cannonball Run
1981
Bonanza
1959
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
Bonanza: The Return
1993
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
Cannonball Run II
1984
Rio Lobo
1970
Photos (5)
Movies (113)
Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank's Gunman
The Cannonball Run
Doctor
High Noon
Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
Cannonball Run II
Doc
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Tom McLowery
Kansas City Confidential
Pete Harris
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Alamosa Bill Kermit
Rio Lobo
Phillips
The Comancheros
Horseface (Comanchero)
Hannie Caulder
Frank Clemens
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Jake
The Last Sunset
Ed Hobbs
Bonanza: Under Attack
Buckshot
The Man from Laramie
Chris Boldt
Kiss Me Deadly
Charlie Max
The Way West
Preacher Weatherby
Jubal
McCoy
Vera Cruz
Tex
The Villain
Avery Simpson
The Far Country
Frank Newberry
Pocketful of Miracles
Cheesecake
The Rare Breed
Deke Simons
Firecreek
Norman
Suburban Commando
Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
Artists and Models
Ivan
Rancho Notorious
Mort Geary
The Night of the Grizzly
Hank
Moonfleet
Damen
Wichita
Al
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Jug May
4 for Texas
Dobie
Night Passage
Shotgun
The Wild Country
Thompson
Man Without a Star
Knife Murderer (uncredited)
The Gun Runners
Arnold
Baby Face Nelson
Fatso Nagel
Cattle Queen of Montana
Yost
Ride, Vaquero!
Barton
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Rattlesnake
Jinxed!
Otto
Count the Hours!
Max Verne
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Big Mac
Pardners
Pete
Princess of the Nile
Basra
Once Upon a Texas Train
Jason Fitch
Edge of Eternity
Bill Ward
Key to the City
Councilman (uncredited)
The Over the Hill Gang
Sheriff Clyde Barnes
Grayeagle
Trapper Willis
The Norseman
Death Dreamer
Kismet
Hasan-Ben
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Tioga
A Ticket to Tomahawk
Fargo
Rawhide
Tevis
The Sundowners
Earl Boyce
The Battle at Apache Pass
Mescal Jack
The Last Challenge
Ernest Scarnes
Ride Clear of Diablo
Tim Lowerie
Dirty Dingus Magee
John Wesley Hardin
Bird of Paradise
The Trader
One Way Street
Arnie (uncredited)
Creature from Black Lake
Joe Canton
Lure of the Wilderness
Dave Longden
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
The Speaker
Sidekicks
Boss
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
Burger
Appointment in Honduras
Castro
Hawken's Breed
Tackett
The Moonlighter
Slim
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Bitterroot
The Red Pony
Granddad
Never a Dull Moment
Ace Williams
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Bitterroot
Big Bad John
Jake Calhoun
Jubilee Trail
Whitey
Pony Express Rider
Crazy Charlie
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
Boone
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Troscliar Boudreaux
Ride a Northbound Horse
Sheriff
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
Seth Beaumont
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Hezekiah Crow
Gun Belt
Rusty Kolloway
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
Willie Red Fire
Huckleberry Finn
King
Thunder Over Arizona
Slats Callahan
Sacred Ground
Lum Witcher
The Bushwhackers
Cree
My Man and I
Celestino Garcia
Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas
Scrooge
High Lonesome
Smiling Man
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
Squires
The Slowest Gun in the West
Ike Dalton
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
Handy
Bonanza: The Return
Buckshot
Sartana Does Not Forgive
Slim Kovacs
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Kittrick
Cat Ballou
Kid Sheleen
The Last Rebel
Matt
Hawmps!
Bad Jack Cutter
Wild Weed
Raymond - Henchman
The Aurora Encounter
Charlie
Lure of the Swamp
Henry Bliss
Skyward Christmas
Clay Haller
The Ring
Harry Jackson
A Knife for the Ladies
Jarrod (Sheriff)
Lost
Mr. Newsom
Finders Keepers
Eddie
The Winds of Autumn
J. Pete Hankins
Shadow Force
Tommy
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett
Montana Territory
Gimp
The Girl in Lovers Lane
Jesse
Uninvited
Grady
TV Shows (95)
Bonanza
Dodie Hoad · 1 eps
Bonanza
Honest John · 1 eps
Bonanza
Buford Buckalew · 1 eps
The Rifleman
Sim Groder · 4 eps
The Rifleman
Russell · 1 eps
Simon & Simon
1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Arnold Shaffner · 1 eps
The Virginian
Harve Yost · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Zack Slade · 1 eps
Home Improvement
Hick Peterson · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Avery · 1 eps
Tales of Wells Fargo
Chris · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Vic · 1 eps
Rawhide
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Petch · 1 eps
Cheyenne
1 eps
Cheyenne
Calhoun Durango · 1 eps
Cheyenne
Count Nicholas Potosi · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Reno Lawrence · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Jug Alverson · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Nick Bravo · 1 eps
Tarzan
1 eps
Lawman
3 eps
Lawman
Herm Forrest · 1 eps
Lawman
Paul Henry · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Dolph Quince · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Clint Dodie · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Steed · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Ben · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Hector · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Specter · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Del Ordman · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Sam Band · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Jim Barrett · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
William Prange · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Lucas Murdoch · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Titus Spangler · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Pierre Audubon · 2 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
The High Chaparral
Macklin · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Hock Ellis · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Little Jimmy Lehigh · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Stage Driver Cass · 1 eps
Zorro
Gomez (uncredited) · 3 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Danny Boy · 1 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Perk Butler · 1 eps
The Rebel
Uncle Luce · 1 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
Sugarfoot
Toothy Thompson · 2 eps
The Texan
2 eps
The Texan
Luke Watson · 1 eps
Bronco
2 eps
Laramie
Parson Hawks · 1 eps
Eight Is Enough
3 eps
Studio 57
1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Sam - Sheriff · 1 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 eps
M Squad
Luke Morgan · 1 eps
How the West Was Won
Cully Madigan · 2 eps
Lancer
1 eps
Cimarron Strip
1 eps
F Troop
1 eps
Outlaws
1 eps
Grizzly Adams
Gus · 1 eps
Mr. Lucky
Phil Bricker · 1 eps
Stagecoach West
Clell · 1 eps
Nichols
Marcus A.F. Baxter · 1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
Shanks · 1 eps
The Restless Gun
Tony Molinor · 1 eps
The Restless Gun
Link Jerrod · 1 eps
Tightrope
1 eps
The Legend of Jesse James
Deacon Smith · 1 eps
J.J. Starbuck
1 eps
Lucky Luke
Axel Ericson · 1 eps
National Velvet
Black Barr · 1 eps
Father Murphy
2 eps
Hondo
1 eps
Target: The Corruptors!
1 eps
The Dakotas
Deputy J.D. Smith · 19 eps
Frontier
Ness Fowler · 2 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Sheriff · 2 eps
Mr. & Mrs. North
1 eps
Temple Houston
George Taggart · 26 eps
Gunslinger
Clint Gannet · 1 eps
The Brian Keith Show
1 eps
The Outcasts
1 eps
The Sacketts
Ira Bigelow · 2 eps
Struck by Lightning
Frank · 10 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Lee Dineen · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Halleck · 1 eps
Easy Street
22 eps
Paradise
Skragg · 1 eps
Black Beauty
Jonas McBride · 5 eps
Kung Fu
Marcus Taylor · 1 eps
