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(210)
Dodie Hoad
1959
Honest John
1959
Buford Buckalew
1959
1958
1957
Arnold Shaffner
1957
Harve Yost
1962
Hick Peterson
1991
1981
Avery
1959
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson
1959
Reno Lawrence
1949
Petch
1964
1955
Calhoun Durango
1955
Hock Ellis
1956
Little Jimmy Lehigh
1956
Stage Driver Cass
1956
1958
Herm Forrest
1958
Paul Henry
1958
Gomez (uncredited)
1957
Jug Alverson
1959
Nick Bravo
1959
Vic
1952
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
1961
1958
Parson Hawks
1959
1966
Luke Morgan
1957
Uncle Luce
1959
Toothy Thompson
1957
Chris
1957
1958
Frank's Gunman
1968
1958
Luke Watson
1958
1968
1977
1971
Danny Boy
1957
Perk Butler
1957
Sam - Sheriff
1967
Cully Madigan
1977
Shanks
1955
1967
Phil Bricker
1959
1961
Tony Molinor
1957
Link Jerrod
1957
1965
Deputy J.D. Smith
1963
1959
1960
1952
1967
Gus
1977
Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
1952
Doc
1984
Marcus A.F. Baxter
1971
1968
Deacon Smith
1965
Doctor
1981
Alamosa Bill Kermit
1973
1979
1987
Ness Fowler
1955
George Taggart
1963
Cheesecake
1961
1972
Sheriff
1954
Tex
1954
Preacher Weatherby
1967
Clell
1960
Jake
1969
Phillips
1970
Avery Simpson
1979
Horseface (Comanchero)
1961
Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
1991
Tim Lowerie
1954
Axel Ericson
1992
Ed Hobbs
1961
Tom McLowery
1957
Ira Bigelow
1979
Jug May
1971
Mort Geary
1952
Black Barr
1960
Earl Boyce
1950
Shotgun
1957
Self
1997
Ernest Scarnes
1967
Whitey
1954
Tevis
1951
Frank Clemens
1971
Damen
1955
Harry Jackson
1952
Ace Williams
1968
Boone
1988
Bitterroot
1976
Hasan-Ben
1955
Norman
1968
The Speaker
1950
Dobie
1963
Big Mac
1979
Hank
1966
Kittrick
1970
1981
Barton
1953
Charlie Max
1955
Trapper Willis
1977
Slim
1953
Jonas McBride
1978
Fatso Nagel
1957
Deke Simons
1966
Knife Murderer (uncredited)
1955
Yost
1954
Otto
1982
Ivan
1955
Smiling Man
1950
Pete Harris
1952
Slats Callahan
1956
Frank Newberry
1954
Chris Boldt
1955
Sheriff Clyde Barnes
1969
Lee Dineen
1951
Halleck
1951
Self
1970
Arnold
1958
Jesse
1960
Willie Red Fire
1978
Bad Jack Cutter
1976
Jason Fitch
1988
Handy
1974
Bill Ward
1959
Skragg
1988
Basra
1954
Arnie (uncredited)
1950
Dave Longden
1952
Death Dreamer
1978
Fargo
1950
(archive footage)
2004
Rusty Kolloway
1953
Pete
1956
King
1975
Al
1955
The Trader
1951
Mescal Jack
1952
Charlie
1986
Seth Beaumont
1981
Ike Dalton
1960
Buckshot
1993
Buckshot
1995
McCoy
1956
John Wesley Hardin
1970
Granddad
1973
Henry Bliss
1957
Rattlesnake
1978
Jarrod (Sheriff)
1974
Cree
1951
Thompson
1970
Bitterroot
1972
Joe Canton
1976
Councilman (uncredited)
1950
Hezekiah Crow
1990
1986
Frank
1979
Mr. Newsom
1983
Lum Witcher
1983
Castro
1953
Max Verne
1953
Scrooge
1984
Troscliar Boudreaux
1981
Marcus Taylor
1972
Boss
1974
Slim Kovacs
1968
Tioga
1957
Gimp
1952
1985
Squires
1986
Raymond - Henchman
1949
Celestino Garcia
1952
Crazy Charlie
1976
J. Pete Hankins
1976
Tackett
1987
Jake Calhoun
1990
Sheriff
1969
Matt
1971
Grady
1993
Burger
1955
Tommy
1992
Eddie
1952
Shanks
1955
Kid Sheleen
1971
Clay Haller
1981
Self
1987
Pat Garrett
1972