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
1.9
Known For
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
as Frank's Gunman
High Noon
1952
as Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
The Cannonball Run
1981
as Doctor
Cannonball Run II
1984
as Doc
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Tom McLowery
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Alamosa Bill Kermit
Rio Lobo
1970
as Phillips
Suburban Commando
1991
as Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Jake
The Man from Laramie
1955
as Chris Boldt
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