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Jack Elam

Jack Elam

Actor · Born 1920-11-13 · Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA

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Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) — Frank's Gunman
  2. High Noon (1952) — Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
  3. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Avery
  4. Home Improvement (1991) — Hick Peterson
  5. The Cannonball Run (1981) — Doctor
  6. Bonanza (1959) — Dodie Hoad
  7. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) — Alamosa Bill Kermit
  8. Kiss Me Deadly (1955) — Charlie Max
  9. Bonanza: The Return (1993) — Buckshot
  10. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) — Tom McLowery
  11. Cannonball Run II (1984) — Doc
  12. Rio Lobo (1970) — Phillips
  13. Vera Cruz (1954) — Tex
  14. The Man from Laramie (1955) — Chris Boldt
  15. Kung Fu (1972) — Marcus Taylor
  16. The Comancheros (1961) — Horseface (Comanchero)
  17. Zorro (1957) — Gomez (uncredited)
  18. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) — Jake
  19. Suburban Commando (1991) — Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
  20. Pocketful of Miracles (1961) — Cheesecake
  21. The Far Country (1954) — Frank Newberry
  22. The Villain (1979) — Avery Simpson
  23. Kansas City Confidential (1952) — Pete Harris
  24. Artists and Models (1955) — Ivan
  25. Hannie Caulder (1971) — Frank Clemens
  26. The Untouchables (1959) — Jug Alverson
  27. Moonfleet (1955) — Damen
  28. Rancho Notorious (1952) — Mort Geary
  29. Man Without a Star (1955) — Knife Murderer (uncredited)
  30. Gunsmoke (1955) — Dolph Quince
  31. The Way West (1967) — Preacher Weatherby
  32. The Last Sunset (1961) — Ed Hobbs
  33. Simon & Simon (1981)
  34. Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) — Jug May
  35. Jubal (1956) — McCoy
  36. Night Passage (1957) — Shotgun
  37. The Wild Wild West (1965) — Zack Slade
  38. The Rare Breed (1966) — Deke Simons
  39. Firecreek (1968) — Norman
  40. The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) — Big Mac