Acting
Jack Elam
EN, ES, IT cinema · 117 credits
Born
13 November 1920
Died
20 October 2003 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA
Also known as William Scott Elam · William Scott "Jack" Elam · جک ایلام
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.
Known for
Filmography
Bonanza: Under Attack
as Buckshot
Uninvited
as Grady
Bonanza: The Return
as Buckshot
Shadow Force
as Tommy
Suburban Commando
as Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Hezekiah Crow
Big Bad John
as Jake Calhoun
Once Upon a Texas Train
as Jason Fitch
Hawken's Breed
as Tackett
I Am Not a Freak
as Self
The Aurora Encounter
as Charlie
Sacred Ground
as Lum Witcher
Lost
as Mr. Newsom
Jinxed!
as Otto
The Cannonball Run
as Doctor
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Troscliar Boudreaux
Skyward Christmas
as Clay Haller
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
as Seth Beaumont
The Villain
as Avery Simpson
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
as Rattlesnake
The Norseman
as Death Dreamer
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
as Willie Red Fire
Huckleberry Finn
as King
Grayeagle
as Trapper Willis
Hawmps!
as Bad Jack Cutter
Creature from Black Lake
as Joe Canton
The Winds of Autumn
as J. Pete Hankins
Pony Express Rider
as Crazy Charlie
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
as Bitterroot
Sidekicks
as Boss
A Knife for the Ladies
as Jarrod (Sheriff)
The Red Pony
as Granddad
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Alamosa Bill Kermit
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
as Bitterroot
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
as Pat Garrett
Hannie Caulder
as Frank Clemens
The Last Rebel
as Matt
Cat Ballou
as Kid Sheleen
Rio Lobo
as Phillips
Dirty Dingus Magee
as John Wesley Hardin
The Wild Country
as Thompson
The Over the Hill Gang
as Sheriff Clyde Barnes
Ride a Northbound Horse
as Sheriff
Firecreek
as Norman
Never a Dull Moment
as Ace Williams
Sartana Does Not Forgive
as Slim Kovacs
Once Upon a Time in the West
as Frank's Gunman
The Way West
as Preacher Weatherby
The Last Challenge
as Ernest Scarnes
The Rare Breed
as Deke Simons
4 for Texas
as Dobie
Pocketful of Miracles
as Cheesecake
The Comancheros
as Horseface (Comanchero)
The Last Sunset
as Ed Hobbs
The Slowest Gun in the West
as Ike Dalton
Edge of Eternity
as Bill Ward
The Gun Runners
as Arnold
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Tom McLowery
Night Passage
as Shotgun
Baby Face Nelson
as Fatso Nagel
Lure of the Swamp
as Henry Bliss
Pardners
as Pete
Thunder Over Arizona
as Slats Callahan
Jubal
as McCoy
Moonfleet
as Damen
Kiss Me Deadly
as Charlie Max
The Man from Laramie
as Chris Boldt
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
as Burger
Wichita
as Al
Man Without a Star
as Knife Murderer (uncredited)
Kismet
as Hasan-Ben
The Far Country
as Frank Newberry
Princess of the Nile
as Basra
Jubilee Trail
as Whitey
Vera Cruz
as Tex
Ride Clear of Diablo
as Tim Lowerie
Count the Hours!
as Max Verne
Ride, Vaquero!
as Barton
Gun Belt
as Rusty Kolloway
Appointment in Honduras
as Castro
The Moonlighter
as Slim
High Noon
as Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
Finders Keepers
as Eddie
Kansas City Confidential
as Pete Harris
Rancho Notorious
as Mort Geary
The Ring
as Harry Jackson
Lure of the Wilderness
as Dave Longden
My Man and I
as Celestino Garcia
The Battle at Apache Pass
as Mescal Jack
Rawhide
as Tevis
Bird of Paradise
as The Trader
The Bushwhackers
as Cree
The Sundowners
as Earl Boyce
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
as The Speaker
High Lonesome
as Smiling Man
One Way Street
as Arnie (uncredited)
Key to the City
as Councilman (uncredited)
A Ticket to Tomahawk
as Fargo
Wild Weed
as Raymond - Henchman
Mystery Range
as Burvel Lambert