Jack Elam
Acting
🎂 1920-11-13
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.
Cast credits(207)
Chris
1957
1958
1981
Luke Morgan
1957
Dodie Hoad
1959
Honest John
1959
Buford Buckalew
1959
Shanks
1955
Deacon Smith
1965
1958
Luke Watson
1958
1977
Hick Peterson
1991
1957
Arnold Shaffner
1957
Avery
1959
1968
1952
Sam - Sheriff
1967
Gomez (uncredited)
1957
Petch
1964
Uncle Luce
1959
1961
Hock Ellis
1956
Little Jimmy Lehigh
1956
Stage Driver Cass
1956
1955
Calhoun Durango
1955
1961
1958
1959
1958
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson
1959
1960
1972
Vic
1952
Tony Molinor
1957
Phil Bricker
1959
Marcus A.F. Baxter
1971
1968
Ness Fowler
1955
George Taggart
1963
1966
Toothy Thompson
1957
1987
Clell
1960
Harve Yost
1962
Danny Boy
1957
Perk Butler
1957
Cully Madigan
1977
1965
Deputy J.D. Smith
1963
Black Barr
1960
1986
1977
Jug Alverson
1959
Nick Bravo
1959
Sheriff
1954
Reno Lawrence
1949
Frank's Gunman
1968
1958
Herm Forrest
1958
Paul Henry
1958
Dolph Quince
1955
Steed
1955
Clint Dodie
1955
Ben
1955
Hector
1955
Specter
1955
Del Ordman
1955
Sam Band
1955
Jim Barrett
1955
William Prange
1955
Lucas Murdoch
1955
Titus Spangler
1955
Pierre Audubon
1955
Macklin
1967
Ira Bigelow
1979
Skragg
1988
1971
1967
1985
Axel Ericson
1992
1967
Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
1952
Mort Geary
1952
Doctor
1981
Lee Dineen
1951
Halleck
1951
Tom McLowery
1957
Norman
1968
1981
Phillips
1970
Doc
1984
Marcus Taylor
1972
Preacher Weatherby
1967
Alamosa Bill Kermit
1973
Charlie Max
1955
Jonas McBride
1978
Frank Newberry
1954
Cheesecake
1961
Chris Boldt
1955
Avery Simpson
1979
Frank Clemens
1971
Tex
1954
Ed Hobbs
1961
Horseface (Comanchero)
1961
Pete Harris
1952
Buckshot
1993
Jake
1969
Frank
1979
Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
1991
Ivan
1955
Jug May
1971
Hank
1966
Hasan-Ben
1955
Dobie
1963
Deke Simons
1966
Earl Boyce
1950
John Wesley Hardin
1970
Rattlesnake
1978
Pete
1956
Big Mac
1979
Shotgun
1957
Al
1955
Tim Lowerie
1954
McCoy
1956
Smiling Man
1950
Fargo
1950
Jason Fitch
1988
Knife Murderer (uncredited)
1955
Troscliar Boudreaux
1981
Damen
1955
Ace Williams
1968
Thompson
1970
Ernest Scarnes
1967
Ike Dalton
1960
Tevis
1951
Otto
1982
Barton
1953
Self
1997
Cree
1951
Trapper Willis
1977
Hezekiah Crow
1990
Bill Ward
1959
Death Dreamer
1978
Rusty Kolloway
1953
Mescal Jack
1952
Sheriff Clyde Barnes
1969
The Speaker
1950
Slim
1953
Tommy
1992
Slim Kovacs
1968
Tioga
1957
Gimp
1952
Yost
1954
King
1975
Raymond - Henchman
1949
Arnold
1958
Handy
1974
Tackett
1987
(archive footage)
2004
Seth Beaumont
1981
Willie Red Fire
1978
Fatso Nagel
1957
Harry Jackson
1952
Matt
1971
Councilman (uncredited)
1950
Joe Canton
1976
Burger
1955
Shanks
1955
Castro
1953
Bad Jack Cutter
1976
Mr. Newsom
1983
Granddad
1973
Eddie
1952
Jarrod (Sheriff)
1974
Whitey
1954
J. Pete Hankins
1976
Boone
1988
The Trader
1951
Bitterroot
1976
Basra
1954
Arnie (uncredited)
1950
Dave Longden
1952
Clay Haller
1981
Kid Sheleen
1971
Jesse
1960
Kittrick
1970
Buckshot
1995
Jake Calhoun
1990
Squires
1986
Max Verne
1953
Boss
1974
Celestino Garcia
1952
Slats Callahan
1956
Crazy Charlie
1976
Lum Witcher
1983
Henry Bliss
1957
Scrooge
1984
Bitterroot
1972
Charlie
1986
Grady
1993
Sheriff
1969
Pat Garrett
1972
Self
1987
Self
1970