Jack Elam
Country: United States
Gender: M
Birthday: 1920-11-13
Died: 2003-10-20
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.
Actor:
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1. Wild Weed (1949), film...Raymond - Henchman
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2. Quicksand (1950), film...Man at Bar
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3. High Lonesome (1950), film...Smiling Man
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4. The Sundowners (1950), film...Earl Boyce
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5. A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950), film...Fargo
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...The Speaker
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7. One Way Street (1950), film...Arnie (uncredited)
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8. Rawhide (1951), film...Tevis
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9. The Bushwhackers (1951), film...Cree
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10. Rancho Notorious (1952), film...Mort Geary
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11. The Battle at Apache Pass (1952), film...Mescal Jack
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12. Kansas City Confidential (1952), film...Pete Harris
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13. The Ring (1952), film...Harry Jackson
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14. Lure of the Wilderness (1952), film...Dave Longden
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15. Montana Territory (1952), film...Gimp
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16. Ride, Vaquero! (1953), film...Barton
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17. Appointment in Honduras (1953), film...Castro
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18. Gun Belt (1953), film...Rusty Kolloway
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19. The Moonlighter (1953), film...Simons
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20. Princess of the Nile (1954), film...Basra
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21. Vera Cruz (1954), film...Tex
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22. The Far Country (1954), film...Frank Newberry
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23. Cattle Queen of Montana (1954), film...Yost
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24. Ride Clear of Diablo (1954), film...Tim Lowerie
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25. Jubilee Trail (1954), film...Whitey
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26. Artists and Models (1955), film...Ivan
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27. Man Without a Star (1955), film...Knife Murderer
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28. The Man From Laramie (1955), film...Chris Boldt
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29. Moonfleet (1955), film...Damen
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30. Wichita (1955), film...Al
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31. Kiss Me Deadly (1955), film...Charlie Max
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32. Kismet (1955), film...Hassan-Ben
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33. Pardners (1956), film...Pete
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34. Jubal (1956), film...McCoy - Bar 8 Rider
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35. Thunder Over Arizona (1956), film...Deputy Slats Callahan
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36. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), film...Tom McLowery
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37. Night Passage (1957), film...Shotgun
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38. Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957), film...Tioga
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39. The Gun Runners (1958), film...Arnold
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40. The Rifleman (1958), series...Gates
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41. The Texan (1958), series...Dud Parsons
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42. The Lawman (1958), series...Flynn Hawks
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43. Edge of Eternity (1959), film...Bill Ward
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44. The Girl in Lovers Lane (1960), film...Jesse
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45. The Last Sunset (1961), film...Ed Hobbs
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46. The Comancheros (1961), film...Horseface (Comanchero)
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47. Pocketful of Miracles (1961), film...Cheesecake
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48. The Rare Breed (1966), film...Simons
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49. The Night of the Grizzly (1966), film...Hank
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50. The Way West (1967), film...Preacher Weatherby
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51. The Last Challenge (1967), film...Ernest Scarnes
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52. Firecreek (1968), film...Norman
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53. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), film...Snaky - Member of Frank's Gang
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54. Never a Dull Moment (1968), film...Ace Williams
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55. Sartana Does Not Forgive (1968), film...Slim Kovacs
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56. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), film...Jake
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57. The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969), film...Sheriff Clyde Barnes
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58. Rio Lobo (1970), film...Phillips
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59. The Wild Country (1970), film...Thompson
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60. Dirty Dingus Magee (1970), film...John Wesley Hardin
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61. Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971), film...Jug May
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62. Hannie Caulder (1971), film...Frank Clemens
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63. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), film...Alamosa Bill
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64. A Knife for the Ladies (1974), film
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65. HUCKLEBERRY FINN (1975), film...King
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66. Winds Of Autumn (1976), film...J. Pete Hankins
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67. The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976), film
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68. Grayeagle (1977), film
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69. The Norseman (1978), film...Death Dreamer
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70. Hot Lead & Cold Feet (1978), film...Rattlesnake
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71. The Villain (1979), film...Avery Simpson
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72. The Daybreakers (1979), series...Ira Bigelow
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74. The Cannonball Run (1981), film...Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing
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75. Jinxed! (1982), film...Otto
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76. Sacred Ground (1983), film...Lum Witcher
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77. Cannonball Run II (1984), film...Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing
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78. The Aurora Encounter (1986), film...Charlie
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79. Once Upon a Texas Train (1988), film...Jason Fitch
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80. Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? (1988), film...Boone
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81. Suburban Commando (1991), film...Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
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82. Bonanza: The Return (1993), film...Buckshot
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83. Bonanza: Under Attack (1995), film...Buckshot