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Jack Elam

Jack Elam

Actor Nov 13 (died age 82) Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA 1949–1997 (48 year career)
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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 o…

Known For

Once Upon a Time in the West
Film

Once Upon a Time in the West

Frank's Gunman
High Noon
Film

High Noon

Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Film

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Alamosa Bill Kermit
Kiss Me Deadly
Film

Kiss Me Deadly

Charlie Max
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Film

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Tom McLowery
The Cannonball Run
Film

The Cannonball Run

Doctor
The Man from Laramie
Film

The Man from Laramie

Chris Boldt
Bonanza: The Return
Film

Bonanza: The Return

Buckshot

Filmography

Acting (186)

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Movies (116)

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997

as Self

5.0
Bonanza: Under Attack

Bonanza: Under Attack

1995

as Buckshot

6.5
Bonanza: The Return

Bonanza: The Return

1993

as Buckshot

6.5
Uninvited

Uninvited

1993

as Grady

4.0
Shadow Force

Shadow Force

1992

as Tommy

Suburban Commando

Suburban Commando

1991

as Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell

4.7
Big Bad John

Big Bad John

1990

as Jake Calhoun

4.0
The Giant of Thunder Mountain

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

1990

as Hezekiah Crow

6.0
Once Upon a Texas Train

Once Upon a Texas Train

1988

as Jason Fitch

5.1
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?

1988

as Boone

3.8
Hawken's Breed

Hawken's Breed

1987

as Tackett

3.7
I Am Not a Freak

I Am Not a Freak

1987

as Self

5.0
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

1986

as Squires

5.8
The Aurora Encounter

The Aurora Encounter

1986

as Charlie

4.3
Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

1984

as Doc

5.4
Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas

Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas

1984

as Scrooge

7.3
Sacred Ground

Sacred Ground

1983

as Lum Witcher

6.0
Lost

Lost

1983

as Mr. Newsom

4.8
Jinxed!

Jinxed!

1982

as Otto

4.5
The Cannonball Run

The Cannonball Run

1981

as Doctor

6.2
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

1981

as Troscliar Boudreaux

4.5
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite

1981

as Seth Beaumont

2.3
Skyward Christmas

Skyward Christmas

1981

as Clay Haller

The Villain

The Villain

1979

as Avery Simpson

5.7
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

1979

as Big Mac

6.5
The Norseman

The Norseman

1978

as Death Dreamer

3.2
Hot Lead & Cold Feet

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

1978

as Rattlesnake

5.8
Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1978

as King

6.0
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen

Lacy and the Mississippi Queen

1978

as Willie Red Fire

1.5
Grayeagle

Grayeagle

1977

as Trapper Willis

5.6
Creature from Black Lake

Creature from Black Lake

1976

as Joe Canton

5.1
Hawmps!

Hawmps!

1976

as Bad Jack Cutter

4.3
Pony Express Rider

Pony Express Rider

1976

as Crazy Charlie

5.0
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

1976

as Bitterroot

The Winds of Autumn

The Winds of Autumn

1976

as J. Pete Hankins

5.8
Sidekicks

Sidekicks

1974

as Boss

6.0
A Knife for the Ladies

A Knife for the Ladies

1974

as Jarrod (Sheriff)

4.9
Shootout in a One-Dog Town

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

1974

as Handy

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

as Alamosa Bill Kermit

7.2
The Red Pony

The Red Pony

1973

as Granddad

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

1972

as Bitterroot

4.9
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

1972

as Pat Garrett

The Last Rebel

The Last Rebel

1971

as Matt

2.0
Hannie Caulder

Hannie Caulder

1971

as Frank Clemens

6.2
Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971

as Jug May

6.6
Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

1971

as Kid Sheleen

Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

1970

as Phillips

6.5
The Wild Country

The Wild Country

1970

as Thompson

6.0
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970

as Kittrick

6.2
Dirty Dingus Magee

Dirty Dingus Magee

1970

as John Wesley Hardin

4.3
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

1970

as Self

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969

as Jake

7.0
Ride a Northbound Horse

Ride a Northbound Horse

1969

as Sheriff

The Over the Hill Gang

The Over the Hill Gang

1969

as Sheriff Clyde Barnes

5.6
Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

as Frank's Gunman

8.3
Sartana Does Not Forgive

Sartana Does Not Forgive

1968

as Slim Kovacs

6.1
Firecreek

Firecreek

1968

as Norman

6.3
Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment

1968

as Ace Williams

6.1
The Way West

The Way West

1967

as Preacher Weatherby

6.0
The Last Challenge

The Last Challenge

1967

as Ernest Scarnes

6.3
The Rare Breed

The Rare Breed

1966

as Deke Simons

6.1
The Night of the Grizzly

The Night of the Grizzly

1966

as Hank

5.8
4 for Texas

4 for Texas

1963

as Dobie

5.1
The Comancheros

The Comancheros

1961

as Horseface (Comanchero)

6.7
The Last Sunset

The Last Sunset

1961

as Ed Hobbs

6.8
Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Cheesecake

7.3
The Girl in Lovers Lane

The Girl in Lovers Lane

1960

as Jesse

2.8
The Slowest Gun in the West

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960

as Ike Dalton

2.0
Edge of Eternity

Edge of Eternity

1959

as Bill Ward

6.6
The Gun Runners

The Gun Runners

1958

as Arnold

6.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

as Tom McLowery

7.0
Lure of the Swamp

Lure of the Swamp

1957

as Henry Bliss

6.5
Night Passage

Night Passage

1957

as Shotgun

6.4
Dragoon Wells Massacre

Dragoon Wells Massacre

1957

as Tioga

6.9
Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson

1957

as Fatso Nagel

5.6
Thunder Over Arizona

Thunder Over Arizona

1956

as Slats Callahan

6.0
Jubal

Jubal

1956

as McCoy

6.9
Pardners

Pardners

1956

as Pete

6.6
Artists and Models

Artists and Models

1955

as Ivan

6.7
Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

as Charlie Max

7.2
Kismet

Kismet

1955

as Hasan-Ben

5.3
The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie

1955

as Chris Boldt

7.2
Wichita

Wichita

1955

as Al

6.4
Moonfleet

Moonfleet

1955

as Damen

6.5
Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star

1955

as Knife Murderer (uncredited)

6.4
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

1955

as Burger

4.9
Cattle Queen of Montana

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954

as Yost

5.6
Jubilee Trail

Jubilee Trail

1954

as Whitey

4.8
Vera Cruz

Vera Cruz

1954

as Tex

6.6
The Far Country

The Far Country

1954

as Frank Newberry

6.9
Ride Clear of Diablo

Ride Clear of Diablo

1954

as Tim Lowerie

5.9
Princess of the Nile

Princess of the Nile

1954

as Basra

7.1
Count the Hours!

Count the Hours!

1953

as Max Verne

5.2
Ride, Vaquero!

Ride, Vaquero!

1953

as Barton

6.0
Appointment in Honduras

Appointment in Honduras

1953

as Castro

5.7
The Moonlighter

The Moonlighter

1953

as Slim

5.7
Gun Belt

Gun Belt

1953

as Rusty Kolloway

6.3
High Noon

High Noon

1952

as Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)

7.7
Rancho Notorious

Rancho Notorious

1952

as Mort Geary

6.5
Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential

1952

as Pete Harris

7.1
My Man and I

My Man and I

1952

as Celestino Garcia

6.8
Montana Territory

Montana Territory

1952

as Gimp

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

1952

as Eddie

The Battle at Apache Pass

The Battle at Apache Pass

1952

as Mescal Jack

6.4
The Ring

The Ring

1952

as Harry Jackson

4.7
Lure of the Wilderness

Lure of the Wilderness

1952

as Dave Longden

6.0
The Bushwhackers

The Bushwhackers

1951

as Cree

5.4
Rawhide

Rawhide

1951

as Tevis

6.7
Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

1951

as The Trader

5.7
High Lonesome

High Lonesome

1950

as Smiling Man

5.1
American Guerrilla in the Philippines

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

1950

as The Speaker

5.4
Key to the City

Key to the City

1950

as Councilman (uncredited)

6.2
The Sundowners

The Sundowners

1950

as Earl Boyce

5.0
One Way Street

One Way Street

1950

as Arnie (uncredited)

5.2
A Ticket to Tomahawk

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950

as Fargo

5.8
Wild Weed

Wild Weed

1949

as Raymond - Henchman

4.5

Television (70)

Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

1992

as Axel Ericson

5.8
Home Improvement

Home Improvement

1991

as Hick Peterson

7.4
Paradise

Paradise

1988

as Skragg

5.4
J.J. Starbuck

J.J. Starbuck

1987
5.0
Easy Street

Easy Street

1986
5.7
Detective in the House

Detective in the House

1985
5.0
Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

1981
6.7
Father Murphy

Father Murphy

1981
8.0
The Sacketts

The Sacketts

1979

as Ira Bigelow

7.5
$weepstake$

$weepstake$

1979
Struck by Lightning

Struck by Lightning

1979

as Frank

5.0
Black Beauty

Black Beauty

1978

as Jonas McBride

7.0
Eight Is Enough

Eight Is Enough

1977
6.1
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1977

as Cully Madigan

6.9
Grizzly Adams

Grizzly Adams

1977

as Gus

7.1
The Brian Keith Show

The Brian Keith Show

1972
5.0
Kung Fu

Kung Fu

1972

as Marcus Taylor

7.7
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
7.0
Nichols

Nichols

1971

as Marcus A.F. Baxter

5.0
Lancer

Lancer

1968
4.7
The Outcasts

The Outcasts

1968
5.3
The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

1967

as Macklin

6.6
The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

as Sam - Sheriff

6.2
Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

1967
5.5
Hondo

Hondo

1967
6.5
Tarzan

Tarzan

1966
6.7
The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965

as Zack Slade

7.6
F Troop

F Troop

1965
6.2
The Legend of Jesse James

The Legend of Jesse James

1965

as Deacon Smith

4.8
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

as Petch

7.0
The Dakotas

The Dakotas

1963

as Deputy J.D. Smith

5.7
Temple Houston

Temple Houston

1963

as George Taggart

5.7
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

as Harve Yost

6.4
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961
5.6
Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

1961
3.5
Gunslinger

Gunslinger

1961

as Clint Gannet

6.0
Outlaws

Outlaws

1960
6.2
Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

1960

as Clell

6.0
National Velvet

National Velvet

1960

as Black Barr

7.5
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as Dodie Hoad

7.5
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Avery

8.5
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

as Turkey Creek Jack Johnson

7.2
The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

as Nick Bravo

7.8
Laramie

Laramie

1959

as Parson Hawks

6.6
The Rebel

The Rebel

1959

as Uncle Luce

4.7
Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

1959

as Phil Bricker

6.4
Tightrope

Tightrope

1959
5.5
The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

as Sim Groder

7.1
Lawman

Lawman

1958
5.6
Bronco

Bronco

1958
5.9
The Texan

The Texan

1958
5.5
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958
5.8
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
7.3
Zorro

Zorro

1957

as Gomez (uncredited)

7.5
Tales of Wells Fargo

Tales of Wells Fargo

1957

as Chris

6.9
M Squad

M Squad

1957

as Luke Morgan

5.2
Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

1957

as Toothy Thompson

4.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957

as Danny Boy

6.2
The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

1957

as Link Jerrod

3.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Hock Ellis

6.0
Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1955
6.0
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Dolph Quince

6.6
Frontier

Frontier

1955

as Ness Fowler

5.0
Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955

as Shanks

6.5
Studio 57

Studio 57

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Sheriff

7.8
Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

1952

as Vic

6.7
Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952
4.3
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as Lee Dineen

7.2
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1949

as Reno Lawrence

6.8