Jack Elam
Born November 13, 1920 (Age: 105)
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Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
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as Self
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Age: 76
Bonanza: The Return
1993
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as Buckshot
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Age: 73
Uninvited
1993
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as Grady
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Age: 72
Shadow Force
1992
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as Tommy
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Age: 72
Suburban Commando
1991
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as Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
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Age: 70
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
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as Hezekiah Crow
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Age: 70
Big Bad John
1990
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as Jake Calhoun
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Age: 69
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988
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as Boone
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Age: 68
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
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as Jason Fitch
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Age: 67
I Am Not a Freak
1987
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as Self
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Age: 66
Hawken's Breed
1987
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as Tackett
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Age: 66
Cannonball Run II
1984
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as Doc
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Age: 63
Skyward Christmas
1981
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as Clay Haller
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Age: 61
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
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as Troscliar Boudreaux
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Age: 60
The Cannonball Run
1981
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as Doctor
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Age: 60
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
1981
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as Seth Beaumont
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Age: 60
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
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as Big Mac
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Age: 58
The Norseman
1978
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as Death Dreamer
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Age: 57
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
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as Rattlesnake
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Age: 57
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
1978
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as Willie Red Fire
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Age: 57
Huckleberry Finn
1978
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as King
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Age: 57
A Knife for the Ladies
1974
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as Jarrod (Sheriff)
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Age: 53
Sidekicks
1974
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as Boss
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Age: 53
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
1974
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as Handy
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Age: 53
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
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as Alamosa Bill Kermit
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Age: 52
The Red Pony
1973
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as Granddad
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Age: 52
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1972
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as Bitterroot
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Age: 51
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
1972
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as Pat Garrett
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Age: 51
Cat Ballou
1971
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as Kid Sheleen
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Age: 50
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1970
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as Self
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Age: 50
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
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as Sheriff Clyde Barnes
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Age: 48
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
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as Jake
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Age: 48
Ride a Northbound Horse
1969
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as Sheriff
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Age: 48
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
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as Frank's Gunman
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Age: 48
4 for Texas
1963
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as Dobie
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Age: 43
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
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as Cheesecake
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Age: 41
The Comancheros
1961
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as Horseface (Comanchero)
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Age: 41
The Last Sunset
1961
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as Ed Hobbs
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Age: 40
The Girl in Lovers Lane
1960
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as Jesse
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Age: 39
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
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as Ike Dalton
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Age: 39
Edge of Eternity
1959
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as Bill Ward
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Age: 38
The Gun Runners
1958
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as Arnold
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Age: 37
Thunder Over Arizona
1956
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as Slats Callahan
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Age: 35
Pardners
1956
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as Pete
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Age: 35
Jubal
1956
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as McCoy
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Age: 35
Artists and Models
1955
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as Ivan
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Age: 34
Kismet
1955
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as Hasan-Ben
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Age: 34
The Man from Laramie
1955
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as Chris Boldt
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Age: 34
Wichita
1955
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as Al
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Age: 34
Moonfleet
1955
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as Damen
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Age: 34
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
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as Charlie Max
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Age: 34
Man Without a Star
1955
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as Knife Murderer (uncredited)
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Age: 34
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
1955
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as Burger
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Age: 34
Vera Cruz
1954
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as Tex
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Age: 34
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
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as Yost
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Age: 34
Princess of the Nile
1954
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as Basra
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Age: 33
Jubilee Trail
1954
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as Whitey
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Age: 33
The Far Country
1954
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as Frank Newberry
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Age: 33
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954
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as Tim Lowerie
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Age: 33
Appointment in Honduras
1953
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as Castro
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Age: 32
The Moonlighter
1953
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as Slim
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Age: 32
Gun Belt
1953
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as Rusty Kolloway
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Age: 32
Ride, Vaquero!
1953
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as Barton
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Age: 32
Count the Hours!
1953
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as Max Verne
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Age: 32
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
1950
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as The Speaker
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Age: 29
High Lonesome
1950
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as Smiling Man
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Age: 29
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
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as Fargo
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Age: 29
One Way Street
1950
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as Arnie (uncredited)
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Age: 29
Key to the City
1950
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as Councilman (uncredited)
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Age: 29
The Sundowners
1950
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as Earl Boyce
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Age: 29