Jack Elam

Jack Elam

Acting

Born November 13, 1920 · Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA

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 subsequen…

Known for

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

1981

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

Acting(186)

1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the WesternSelf

1995Bonanza: Under AttackBuckshot

1993Bonanza: The ReturnBuckshot

1993UninvitedGrady

1992Shadow ForceTommy

1992Lucky LukeAxel Ericson

1991Suburban CommandoCol. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell

1991Home ImprovementHick Peterson

1990The Giant of Thunder MountainHezekiah Crow

1990Big Bad JohnJake Calhoun

1988Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?Boone

1988ParadiseSkragg

1988Once Upon a Texas TrainJason Fitch

1987I Am Not a FreakSelf

1987J.J. Starbuck

1987Hawken's BreedTackett

1986Louis L'Amour's Down the Long HillsSquires

1986Easy Street

1986The Aurora EncounterCharlie

1985Detective in the House

1984Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll ChristmasScrooge

1984Cannonball Run IIDoc

1983LostMr. Newsom

1983Sacred GroundLum Witcher

1982Jinxed!Otto

1981Skyward ChristmasClay Haller

1981Simon & Simon

1981Father Murphy

1981Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.Troscliar Boudreaux

1981The Cannonball RunDoctor

1981The Girl, the Gold Watch & DynamiteSeth Beaumont

1979Struck by LightningFrank

1979The VillainAvery Simpson

1979The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides AgainBig Mac

1979The SackettsIra Bigelow

1979$weepstake$

1978The NorsemanDeath Dreamer

1978Hot Lead & Cold FeetRattlesnake

1978Lacy and the Mississippi QueenWillie Red Fire

1978Huckleberry FinnKing

1978Black BeautyJonas McBride

1977GrayeagleTrapper Willis

1977Eight Is Enough

1977Grizzly AdamsGus

1977How the West Was WonCully Madigan

1976Pony Express RiderCrazy Charlie

1976The Winds of AutumnJ. Pete Hankins

1976The New Daughters of Joshua CabeBitterroot

1976Hawmps!Bad Jack Cutter

1976Creature from Black LakeJoe Canton

1974A Knife for the LadiesJarrod (Sheriff)

1974SidekicksBoss

1974Shootout in a One-Dog TownHandy

1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidAlamosa Bill Kermit

1973The Red PonyGranddad

1972Kung FuMarcus Taylor

1972The Brian Keith Show

1972The Daughters of Joshua CabeBitterroot

1972The Last Escape of Billy the KidPat Garrett

1971Hannie CaulderFrank Clemens

1971The Last RebelMatt

1971NicholsMarcus A.F. Baxter

1971Cat BallouKid Sheleen

1971Support Your Local GunfighterJug May

1971Alias Smith and Jones

1970The Wild CountryThompson

1970Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio LoboSelf

1970Dirty Dingus MageeJohn Wesley Hardin

1970Rio LoboPhillips

1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyKittrick

1969The Over the Hill GangSheriff Clyde Barnes

1969Support Your Local Sheriff!Jake

1969Ride a Northbound HorseSheriff

1968Once Upon a Time in the WestFrank's Gunman

1968Sartana Does Not ForgiveSlim Kovacs

1968The Outcasts

1968Never a Dull MomentAce Williams

1968FirecreekNorman

1967The High ChaparralMacklin

1967The Guns of Will SonnettSam - Sheriff

1967Cimarron Strip

1967The Last ChallengeErnest Scarnes

1967The Way WestPreacher Weatherby

1966The Night of the GrizzlyHank

1966The Rare BreedDeke Simons

1965The Wild Wild WestZack Slade

1965The Legend of Jesse JamesDeacon Smith

1964Daniel BoonePetch

19634 for TexasDobie

1963Temple HoustonGeorge Taggart

1963The DakotasDeputy J.D. Smith

1962The VirginianHarve Yost

1961Pocketful of MiraclesCheesecake

1961The ComancherosHorseface (Comanchero)

1961Target: The Corruptors!

1961The Last SunsetEd Hobbs

1961GunslingerClint Gannet

1960Stagecoach WestClell

1960National VelvetBlack Barr

1960The Girl in Lovers LaneJesse

1960The Slowest Gun in the WestIke Dalton

1959Edge of EternityBill Ward

1959Mr. LuckyPhil Bricker

1959The UntouchablesJug Alverson

1959The RebelUncle Luce

1959The Twilight ZoneAvery

1959LaramieParson Hawks

1959BonanzaDodie Hoad

1959RawhideTurkey Creek Jack Johnson

1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958The RiflemanSim Groder

1958The Gun RunnersArnold

1957Baby Face NelsonFatso Nagel

1957ZorroGomez (uncredited)

1957The Restless GunTony Molinor

1957M SquadLuke Morgan

1957SugarfootToothy Thompson

1957Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Dragoon Wells MassacreTioga

1957Night PassageShotgun

1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveDanny Boy

1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralTom McLowery

1957Lure of the SwampHenry Bliss

1957Tales of Wells FargoChris

1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreHock Ellis

1956Thunder Over ArizonaSlats Callahan

1956PardnersPete

1955Artists and ModelsIvan

1955KismetHasan-Ben

1955Screen Director's PlayhouseShanks

1955FrontierNess Fowler

1955GunsmokeDolph Quince

1955The Man from LaramieChris Boldt

1955MoonfleetDamen

1955Kiss Me DeadlyCharlie Max

1955Man Without a StarKnife Murderer (uncredited)

1955Tarzan's Hidden JungleBurger

1954Vera CruzTex

1954Cattle Queen of MontanaYost

1954The Wonderful World of DisneySheriff

1954Princess of the NileBasra

1954Jubilee TrailWhitey

1954The Far CountryFrank Newberry

1954Ride Clear of DiabloTim Lowerie

1953Appointment in HondurasCastro

1953The MoonlighterSlim

1953Gun BeltRusty Kolloway

1953Ride, Vaquero!Barton

1953Count the Hours!Max Verne

1952Kansas City ConfidentialPete Harris

1952Mr. & Mrs. North

1952The RingHarry Jackson

1952Four Star PlayhouseVic

1952My Man and ICelestino Garcia

1952Lure of the WildernessDave Longden

1952High NoonCharlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)

1952Montana TerritoryGimp

1952The Battle at Apache PassMescal Jack

1952Rancho NotoriousMort Geary

1952Finders KeepersEddie

1951The BushwhackersCree

1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsLee Dineen

1951RawhideTevis

1951Bird of ParadiseThe Trader

1950American Guerrilla in the PhilippinesThe Speaker

1950High LonesomeSmiling Man

1950A Ticket to TomahawkFargo

1950One Way StreetArnie (uncredited)

1950The SundownersEarl Boyce

1950Key to the CityCouncilman (uncredited)

1949The Lone RangerReno Lawrence

1949Wild WeedRaymond - Henchman

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