Jack Elam

Acting

November 13, 1920 – October 20, 2003 (died at 82)

Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA

Male

116 Movies

97 TV Shows

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.

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968 8.3

as Frank's Gunman

Age 48 (now 82)

Rio Lobo

1970 6.5

as Phillips

Age 49 (now 82)

The Cannonball Run

1981 6.2

as Doctor

Age 60 (now 82)

Bonanza: The Return

1993 6.5

as Buckshot

Age 73 (now 82)

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969 7.0

as Jake

Age 48 (now 82)

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971 6.6

as Jug May

Age 50 (now 82)

Hannie Caulder

1971 6.2

as Frank Clemens

Age 50 (now 82)

Kansas City Confidential

1952 7.1

as Pete Harris

Age 31 (now 82)

The Man from Laramie

1955 7.2

as Chris Boldt

Age 34 (now 82)

The Way West

1967 6.1

as Preacher Weatherby

Age 46 (now 82)

Vera Cruz

1954 6.7

as Tex

Age 34 (now 82)

The Villain

1979 5.7

as Avery Simpson

Age 58 (now 82)

Creature from Black Lake

1976 5.2

as Joe Canton

Age 55 (now 82)

Kiss Me Deadly

1955 7.2

as Charlie Max

Age 34 (now 82)

Suburban Commando

1991 4.7

as Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell

Age 70 (now 82)

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

1979 6.5

as Big Mac

Age 58 (now 82)

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997 7.0

as Self

Age 76 (now 82)

Bonanza: Under Attack

1995 6.7

as Buckshot

Age 74 (now 82)

Bonanza: The Return

1993 6.5

as Buckshot

Age 73 (now 82)

Uninvited

1993 4.4

as Grady

Age 72 (now 82)

Shadow Force

1992 7.0

as Tommy

Age 72 (now 82)

Suburban Commando

1991 4.7

as Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell

Age 70 (now 82)

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

1990 6.4

as Hezekiah Crow

Age 70 (now 82)

Big Bad John

1990 5.0

as Jake Calhoun

Age 69 (now 82)

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?

1988 4.6

as Boone

Age 68 (now 82)

Once Upon a Texas Train

1988 5.2

as Jason Fitch

Age 67 (now 82)

I Am Not a Freak

1987 7.5

as Self

Age 66 (now 82)

Hawken's Breed

1987 4.0

as Tackett

Age 66 (now 82)

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

1986 6.6

as Squires

Age 66 (now 82)

The Aurora Encounter

1986 5.0

as Charlie

Age 65 (now 82)

Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas

1984 8.0

as Scrooge

Age 64 (now 82)

Cannonball Run II

1984 5.4

as Doc

Age 63 (now 82)

Lost

1983 5.1

as Mr. Newsom

Age 62 (now 82)

Sacred Ground

1983 6.5

as Lum Witcher

Age 62 (now 82)

Jinxed!

1982 4.6

as Otto

Age 61 (now 82)

Skyward Christmas

1981 9.0

as Clay Haller

Age 61 (now 82)

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

1981 5.1

as Troscliar Boudreaux

Age 60 (now 82)

The Cannonball Run

1981 6.2

as Doctor

Age 60 (now 82)

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite

1981 3.5

as Seth Beaumont

Age 60 (now 82)

The Villain

1979 5.7

as Avery Simpson

Age 58 (now 82)

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

1979 6.5

as Big Mac

Age 58 (now 82)

The Norseman

1978 3.4

as Death Dreamer

Age 57 (now 82)

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

1978 6.0

as Rattlesnake

Age 57 (now 82)

Lacy and the Mississippi Queen

1978 4.0

as Willie Red Fire

Age 57 (now 82)

Huckleberry Finn

1978 6.2

as King

Age 57 (now 82)

Grayeagle

1977 5.9

as Trapper Willis

Age 57 (now 82)

Pony Express Rider

1976 6.0

as Crazy Charlie

Age 55 (now 82)

The Winds of Autumn

1976 6.0

as J. Pete Hankins

Age 55 (now 82)

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

1976 8.0

as Bitterroot

Age 55 (now 82)

Hawmps!

1976 5.8

as Bad Jack Cutter

Age 55 (now 82)

Creature from Black Lake

1976 5.2

as Joe Canton

Age 55 (now 82)

A Knife for the Ladies

1974 5.1

as Jarrod (Sheriff)

Age 53 (now 82)

Sidekicks

1974 6.5

as Boss

Age 53 (now 82)

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

1974 10.0

as Handy

Age 53 (now 82)

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973 7.2

as Alamosa Bill Kermit

Age 52 (now 82)

The Red Pony

1973 10.0

as Granddad

Age 52 (now 82)

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

1972 5.5

as Bitterroot

Age 51 (now 82)

The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

1972

as Pat Garrett

Age 51 (now 82)

Hannie Caulder

1971 6.2

as Frank Clemens

Age 50 (now 82)

The Last Rebel

1971 4.0

as Matt

Age 50 (now 82)

Cat Ballou

1971 10.0

as Kid Sheleen

Age 50 (now 82)

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971 6.6

as Jug May

Age 50 (now 82)

The Wild Country

1970 6.1

as Thompson

Age 50 (now 82)

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

1970

as Self

Age 50 (now 82)

Dirty Dingus Magee

1970 4.7

as John Wesley Hardin

Age 50 (now 82)

Rio Lobo

1970 6.5

as Phillips

Age 49 (now 82)

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970 6.8

as Kittrick

Age 49 (now 82)

The Over the Hill Gang

1969 5.8

as Sheriff Clyde Barnes

Age 48 (now 82)

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969 7.0

as Jake

Age 48 (now 82)

Ride a Northbound Horse

1969 10.0

as Sheriff

Age 48 (now 82)

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968 8.3

as Frank's Gunman

Age 48 (now 82)

Sartana Does Not Forgive

1968 6.4

as Slim Kovacs

Age 47 (now 82)

Never a Dull Moment

1968 6.2

as Ace Williams

Age 47 (now 82)

Firecreek

1968 6.3

as Norman

Age 47 (now 82)

The Last Challenge

1967 6.3

as Ernest Scarnes

Age 46 (now 82)

The Way West

1967 6.1

as Preacher Weatherby

Age 46 (now 82)

The Night of the Grizzly

1966 5.9

as Hank

Age 45 (now 82)

The Rare Breed

1966 6.2

as Deke Simons

Age 45 (now 82)

4 for Texas

1963 5.1

as Dobie

Age 43 (now 82)

Pocketful of Miracles

1961 7.3

as Cheesecake

Age 41 (now 82)

The Comancheros

1961 6.7

as Horseface (Comanchero)

Age 41 (now 82)

The Last Sunset

1961 6.8

as Ed Hobbs

Age 40 (now 82)

The Girl in Lovers Lane

1960 3.1

as Jesse

Age 39 (now 82)

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960 4.5

as Ike Dalton

Age 39 (now 82)

Edge of Eternity

1959 6.7

as Bill Ward

Age 38 (now 82)

The Gun Runners

1958 6.1

as Arnold

Age 37 (now 82)

Baby Face Nelson

1957 5.6

as Fatso Nagel

Age 37 (now 82)

Dragoon Wells Massacre

1957 7.2

as Tioga

Age 36 (now 82)

Night Passage

1957 6.5

as Shotgun

Age 36 (now 82)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957 7.0

as Tom McLowery

Age 36 (now 82)

Lure of the Swamp

1957 7.0

as Henry Bliss

Age 36 (now 82)

Thunder Over Arizona

1956 6.3

as Slats Callahan

Age 35 (now 82)

Pardners

1956 6.7

as Pete

Age 35 (now 82)

Jubal

1956 6.9

as McCoy

Age 35 (now 82)

Artists and Models

1955 6.7

as Ivan

Age 34 (now 82)

Kismet

1955 5.6

as Hasan-Ben

Age 34 (now 82)

The Man from Laramie

1955 7.2

as Chris Boldt

Age 34 (now 82)

Wichita

1955 6.3

as Al

Age 34 (now 82)

Moonfleet

1955 6.5

as Damen

Age 34 (now 82)

Kiss Me Deadly

1955 7.2

as Charlie Max

Age 34 (now 82)

Man Without a Star

1955 6.5

as Knife Murderer (uncredited)

Age 34 (now 82)

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

1955 5.4

as Burger

Age 34 (now 82)

Vera Cruz

1954 6.7

as Tex

Age 34 (now 82)

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954 5.9

as Yost

Age 34 (now 82)

Princess of the Nile

1954 7.3

as Basra

Age 33 (now 82)

Jubilee Trail

1954 5.2

as Whitey

Age 33 (now 82)

The Far Country

1954 6.9

as Frank Newberry

Age 33 (now 82)

Ride Clear of Diablo

1954 6.1

as Tim Lowerie

Age 33 (now 82)

Appointment in Honduras

1953 5.9

as Castro

Age 32 (now 82)

The Moonlighter

1953 6.0

as Slim

Age 32 (now 82)

Gun Belt

1953 6.4

as Rusty Kolloway

Age 32 (now 82)

Ride, Vaquero!

1953 6.1

as Barton

Age 32 (now 82)

Count the Hours!

1953 5.5

as Max Verne

Age 32 (now 82)

Kansas City Confidential

1952 7.1

as Pete Harris

Age 31 (now 82)

The Ring

1952 5.1

as Harry Jackson

Age 31 (now 82)

My Man and I

1952 7.0

as Celestino Garcia

Age 31 (now 82)

Lure of the Wilderness

1952 6.0

as Dave Longden

Age 31 (now 82)

High Noon

1952 7.7

as Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)

Age 31 (now 82)

Montana Territory

1952 7.0

as Gimp

Age 31 (now 82)

The Battle at Apache Pass

1952 6.5

as Mescal Jack

Age 31 (now 82)

Rancho Notorious

1952 6.5

as Mort Geary

Age 31 (now 82)

Finders Keepers

1952 10.0

as Eddie

Age 31 (now 82)

The Bushwhackers

1951 5.9

as Cree

Age 31 (now 82)

Rawhide

1951 6.7

as Tevis

Age 30 (now 82)

Bird of Paradise

1951 6.3

as The Trader

Age 30 (now 82)

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

1950 5.5

as The Speaker

Age 29 (now 82)

High Lonesome

1950 5.5

as Smiling Man

Age 29 (now 82)

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950 6.0

as Fargo

Age 29 (now 82)

One Way Street

1950 5.3

as Arnie (uncredited)

Age 29 (now 82)

The Sundowners

1950 5.2

as Earl Boyce

Age 29 (now 82)

Key to the City

1950 6.5

as Councilman (uncredited)

Age 29 (now 82)

Wild Weed

1949 4.8

as Raymond - Henchman

Age 28 (now 82)