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Jack Elam

Jack Elam

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

Born

Nov 13, 1920

Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA

Died

Oct 20, 2003

Known For

Acting

Movies

116 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.7

Known For

Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 as Frank's Gunman
★ 8.3
High Noon
High Noon
1952 as Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
★ 7.7
Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo
1970 as Phillips
★ 6.5
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 as Tom McLowery
★ 7.0
The Cannonball Run
The Cannonball Run
1981 as Doctor
★ 6.2
The Villain
The Villain
1979 as Avery Simpson
★ 5.7
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973 as Alamosa Bill Kermit
★ 7.2
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II
1984 as Doc
★ 5.4
The Comancheros
The Comancheros
1961 as Horseface (Comanchero)
★ 6.7
Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz
1954 as Tex
★ 6.7
Jubal
Jubal
1956 as McCoy
★ 6.9
Support Your Local Sheriff!
★ 7.0
The Rare Breed
The Rare Breed
1966 as Deke Simons
★ 6.2
The Sundowners
The Sundowners
1950 as Earl Boyce
★ 5.2
Ride, Vaquero!
Ride, Vaquero!
1953 as Barton
★ 6.1
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 as Cheesecake
★ 7.3
Rawhide
Rawhide
1951 as Tevis
★ 6.7
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder
1971 as Frank Clemens
★ 6.2
Kismet
Kismet
1955 as Hasan-Ben
★ 5.6
Wichita
Wichita
1955 as Al
★ 6.3
The Way West
The Way West
1967 as Preacher Weatherby
★ 6.1
The Far Country
The Far Country
1954 as Frank Newberry
★ 6.9
Moonfleet
Moonfleet
1955 as Damen
★ 6.5
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
1952 as Eddie
★ 10.0
Suburban Commando
Suburban Commando
1991 as Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
★ 4.7
The Man from Laramie
The Man from Laramie
1955 as Chris Boldt
★ 7.2
Rancho Notorious
Rancho Notorious
1952 as Mort Geary
★ 6.5
The Norseman
The Norseman
1978 as Death Dreamer
★ 3.4
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
1955 as Charlie Max
★ 7.2
Artists and Models
Artists and Models
1955 as Ivan
★ 6.7
Grayeagle
Grayeagle
1977 as Trapper Willis
★ 5.9
Night Passage
Night Passage
1957 as Shotgun
★ 6.5
Firecreek
Firecreek
1968 as Norman
★ 6.3
Once Upon a Texas Train
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988 as Jason Fitch
★ 5.2
Support Your Local Gunfighter
★ 6.6
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978 as Rattlesnake
★ 6.0
The Last Challenge
The Last Challenge
1967 as Ernest Scarnes
★ 6.3
Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise
1951 as The Trader
★ 6.3
The Last Sunset
The Last Sunset
1961 as Ed Hobbs
★ 6.8
Gun Belt
Gun Belt
1953 as Rusty Kolloway
★ 6.4
Kansas City Confidential
Kansas City Confidential
1952 as Pete Harris
★ 7.1
The Battle at Apache Pass
The Battle at Apache Pass
1952 as Mescal Jack
★ 6.5
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
★ 6.5
Baby Face Nelson
Baby Face Nelson
1957 as Fatso Nagel
★ 5.6
High Lonesome
High Lonesome
1950 as Smiling Man
★ 5.6
Jinxed!
Jinxed!
1982 as Otto
★ 4.6
Man Without a Star
Man Without a Star
1955 as Knife Murderer (uncredited)
★ 6.5
4 for Texas
4 for Texas
1963 as Dobie
★ 5.1
The Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang
1969 as Sheriff Clyde Barnes
★ 5.8
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
★ 6.8
Edge of Eternity
Edge of Eternity
1959 as Bill Ward
★ 6.7
The Slowest Gun in the West
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960 as Ike Dalton
★ 4.5
Pardners
Pardners
1956 as Pete
★ 6.7
The Night of the Grizzly
★ 5.9
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957 as Tioga
★ 7.2
The Wild Country
The Wild Country
1970 as Thompson
★ 6.1
Creature from Black Lake
Creature from Black Lake
1976 as Joe Canton
★ 5.2
Key to the City
Key to the City
1950 as Councilman (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Appointment in Honduras
Appointment in Honduras
1953 as Castro
★ 5.9
Dirty Dingus Magee
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970 as John Wesley Hardin
★ 4.7
Cattle Queen of Montana
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954 as Yost
★ 5.9
The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers
1951 as Cree
★ 5.9
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
★ 5.5
Sacred Ground
Sacred Ground
1983 as Lum Witcher
★ 6.5
The Gun Runners
The Gun Runners
1958 as Arnold
★ 6.1
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976 as Bitterroot
★ 8.0
The Ring
The Ring
1952 as Harry Jackson
★ 5.1
Lost
Lost
1983 as Mr. Newsom
★ 5.1
The Red Pony
The Red Pony
1973 as Granddad
★ 10.0
My Man and I
My Man and I
1952 as Celestino Garcia
★ 7.0
Never a Dull Moment
Never a Dull Moment
1968 as Ace Williams
★ 6.2
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981 as Troscliar Boudreaux
★ 5.1
Princess of the Nile
Princess of the Nile
1954 as Basra
★ 7.3
Count the Hours!
Count the Hours!
1953 as Max Verne
★ 5.5
Thunder Over Arizona
Thunder Over Arizona
1956 as Slats Callahan
★ 6.3
One Way Street
One Way Street
1950 as Arnie (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Sartana Does Not Forgive
Sartana Does Not Forgive
1968 as Slim Kovacs
★ 6.4
Ride Clear of Diablo
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954 as Tim Lowerie
★ 6.1
Jubilee Trail
Jubilee Trail
1954 as Whitey
★ 5.2
A Ticket to Tomahawk
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950 as Fargo
★ 6.0
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
1978 as King
★ 6.2
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
1955 as Burger
★ 5.4
Bonanza: The Return
Bonanza: The Return
1993 as Buckshot
★ 6.5
The Moonlighter
The Moonlighter
1953 as Slim
★ 6.0
Big Bad John
Big Bad John
1990 as Jake Calhoun
★ 5.0
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1972 as Bitterroot
★ 5.5
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
1981 as Seth Beaumont
★ 3.5
Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou
1971 as Kid Sheleen
★ 10.0
Lure of the Wilderness
Lure of the Wilderness
1952 as Dave Longden
★ 6.0
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
★ 4.6
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990 as Hezekiah Crow
★ 6.4
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
★ 10.0
Montana Territory
Montana Territory
1952 as Gimp
★ 7.0
The Girl in Lovers Lane
The Girl in Lovers Lane
1960 as Jesse
★ 3.2
The Aurora Encounter
The Aurora Encounter
1986 as Charlie
★ 5.0
Skyward Christmas
Skyward Christmas
1981 as Clay Haller
★ 9.0
Bonanza: Under Attack
Bonanza: Under Attack
1995 as Buckshot
★ 6.7
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
1978 as Willie Red Fire
★ 4.0
Sidekicks
Sidekicks
1974 as Boss
★ 6.5
The Winds of Autumn
The Winds of Autumn
1976 as J. Pete Hankins
★ 6.0
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
★ 6.6
Hawmps!
Hawmps!
1976 as Bad Jack Cutter
★ 5.8
Ride a Northbound Horse
Ride a Northbound Horse
1969 as Sheriff
★ 10.0
Pony Express Rider
Pony Express Rider
1976 as Crazy Charlie
★ 6.0
A Knife for the Ladies
A Knife for the Ladies
1974 as Jarrod (Sheriff)
★ 5.1
Hawken's Breed
Hawken's Breed
1987 as Tackett
★ 4.0
Wild Weed
Wild Weed
1949 as Raymond - Henchman
★ 4.8
Lure of the Swamp
Lure of the Swamp
1957 as Henry Bliss
★ 7.0
The Last Rebel
The Last Rebel
1971 as Matt
★ 4.0
Shadow Force
Shadow Force
1992 as Tommy
★ 7.0
Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas
★ 8.0
I Am Not a Freak
I Am Not a Freak
1987 as Self
★ 7.5
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
1972 as Pat Garrett
Uninvited
Uninvited
1993 as Grady
★ 4.4