Acting
Jim Beaver
EN cinema · 49 credits
Born
12 August 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Also known as James Norman Beaver Jr. · James Beaver · Richard Muldoon · John Petlock
James Norman Beaver Jr. (born August 12, 1950) is an American actor, writer, and film historian. He portrayed Bobby Singer in Supernatural. He also played Whitney Ellsworth on the HBO Western drama series Deadwood, which brought him acclaim and a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for Ensemble Acting, Sheriff Shelby Parlow on the FX series Justified, and Robert "Dakota Bob" Singer on the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys. His memoir Life's That Way was published in April 2009.
Known for
Filmography
No More Time
as Radio Host
Nightmare Alley
as Sheriff Jedediah Judd
Blindfire
as Sergeant Ward
Mama Bear
as Doctor
Deadwood: The Movie
as Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)
Billy Boy
as Crabtree
Hospitality
as The Boss
Remember the Sultana
as Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
The Frontier
as Lee
Injection
as Pops
Crimson Peak
as Carter Cushing
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
as The Captain
Night Riders
2013
Night Riders
Screenplay, Writer, Director, Executive Producer
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
as J. Wright Mooar
Dark and Stormy Night
as Jack Tugdon
Reflections
as Franck
Next
as Wisdom
Wheelmen
as Agent Hammond
Care Bears: Big Wish Movie
Music Coordinator
The Life of David Gale
as Duke Grover
Adaptation.
as Ranger Tony
Joy Ride
as Sheriff Ritter
Warden of Red Rock
as Jefferson Bent
Magnolia
as Smiling Peanut Patron #1
Mr. Murder
as Agent Jason Reiling
Wounded
as Agent Eric Ashton
Divided by Hate
as Danny Leland
Bad Girls
as Pinkerton Detective Graves
Blue Chips
as Ricky's Father
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Proclamation Officer
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
as Traveling Blacksmith
Sliver
as Detective Ira
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
as Deputy Willie Rudd
Twogether
as Oscar
Sister Act
as Clarkson
Follow Your Heart
as Craig Hraboy
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Maj. Trimble
El Diablo
as Spivey Irick
Turner & Hooch
as Plant Manager
In Country
as Earl Smith
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
as Sheriff Jack Edzard
Defense Play
as FBI Man
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
as Motel Manager
Sweet Revenge
as Smuggler (uncredited), Additional Dialogue
Girls of the White Orchid
as Pedestrian
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
as Cowboy Player (uncredited)
The Seniors
as Client (uncredited)
Semi-Tough
as B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)