8.3
8.3
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
as Frank's Gunman
Jack Elam
Also known as: William Scott Elam
Acting
Born:November 13, 1920
Died:October 20, 2003(aged 82)
Birthplace:Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Phoenix Union High School
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (112 movies)
7.2
7.2
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Alamosa Bill Kermit
7.2
7.2
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
as Charlie Max
7.2
7.2
The Man from Laramie
1955
as Chris Boldt
7.1
7.1
Princess of the Nile
1954
as Basra
7.1
7.1
Kansas City Confidential
1952
as Pete Harris
7.0
7.0
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Jake
6.9
6.9
Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957
as Tioga
6.9
6.9
The Far Country
1954
as Frank Newberry
6.8
6.8
Jubal
1956
as McCoy
6.8
6.8
My Man and I
1952
as Celestino Garcia
6.8
6.8
The Last Sunset
1961
as Ed Hobbs
6.7
6.7
Rawhide
1951
as Tevis
6.7
6.7
The Comancheros
1961
as Horseface (Comanchero)
6.6
6.6
Artists and Models
1955
as Ivan
6.6
6.6
Edge of Eternity
1959
as Bill Ward
6.6
6.6
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Jug May
6.6
6.6
Pardners
1956
as Pete
6.6
6.6
Vera Cruz
1954
as Tex
6.5
6.5
Lure of the Swamp
1957
as Henry Bliss
6.5
6.5
Bonanza: The Return
1993
as Buckshot
6.5
6.5
Bonanza: Under Attack
1995
as Buckshot
6.5
6.5
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Mort Geary
6.5
6.5
Moonfleet
1955
as Damen
6.4
6.4
Rio Lobo
1970
as Phillips
6.4
6.4
Man Without a Star
1955
as Knife Murderer (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
as Big Mac
6.4
6.4
The Battle at Apache Pass
1952
as Mescal Jack
6.4
6.4
Night Passage
1957
as Shotgun
6.4
6.4
Wichita
1955
as Al
6.3
6.3
Firecreek
1968
as Norman
6.3
6.3
The Last Challenge
1967
as Ernest Scarnes
6.3
6.3
Gun Belt
1953
as Rusty Kolloway
6.2
6.2
The Cannonball Run
1981
as Doctor
6.2
6.2
Key to the City
1950
as Councilman (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
as Kittrick
6.2
6.2
Hannie Caulder
1971
as Frank Clemens
6.1
6.1
Never a Dull Moment
1968
as Ace Williams
6.1
6.1
Sartana Does Not Forgive
1968
as Slim Kovacs
6.0
6.0
The Rare Breed
1966
as Deke Simons
6.0
6.0
The Way West
1967
as Preacher Weatherby
6.0
6.0
Huckleberry Finn
1978
as King
6.0
6.0
The Wild Country
1970
as Thompson
6.0
6.0
The Gun Runners
1958
as Arnold
6.0
6.0
Sidekicks
1974
as Boss
6.0
6.0
Sacred Ground
1983
as Lum Witcher
6.0
6.0
Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas
1984
as Scrooge
6.0
6.0
Thunder Over Arizona
1956
as Slats Callahan
6.0
6.0
Lure of the Wilderness
1952
as Dave Longden
5.9
5.9
Ride, Vaquero!
1953
as Barton
5.8
5.8
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
as Rattlesnake
5.8
5.8
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
1986
as Squires
5.8
5.8
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954
as Tim Lowerie
5.8
5.8
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
as Fargo
5.8
5.8
The Winds of Autumn
1976
as J. Pete Hankins
5.8
5.8
The Night of the Grizzly
1966
as Hank
5.7
5.7
The Villain
1979
as Avery Simpson
5.7
5.7
The Moonlighter
1953
as Slim
5.7
5.7
Appointment in Honduras
1953
as Castro
5.7
5.7
Bird of Paradise
1951
as The Trader
5.6
5.6
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
as Yost
5.6
5.6
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
as Hezekiah Crow
5.6
5.6
Grayeagle
1977
as Trapper Willis
5.6
5.6
Baby Face Nelson
1957
as Fatso Nagel
5.6
5.6
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Sheriff Clyde Barnes
5.4
5.4
Cannonball Run II
1984
as Doc
5.4
5.4
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
1950
as The Speaker
5.3
5.3
Kismet
1955
as Hasan-Ben
5.2
5.2
Count the Hours!
1953
as Max Verne
5.2
5.2
One Way Street
1950
as Arnie (uncredited)
5.1
5.1
The Bushwhackers
1951
as Cree
5.1
5.1
High Lonesome
1950
as Smiling Man
5.1
5.1
Creature from Black Lake
1976
as Joe Canton
5.1
5.1
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
as Jason Fitch
5.1
5.1
4 for Texas
1963
as Dobie
5.0
5.0
Pony Express Rider
1976
as Crazy Charlie
5.0
5.0
I Am Not a Freak
1987
as Self
5.0
5.0
The Sundowners
1950
as Earl Boyce
4.9
4.9
A Knife for the Ladies
1974
as Jarrod (Sheriff)
4.9
4.9
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
1955
as Burger
4.9
4.9
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1972
as Bitterroot
4.8
4.8
Jubilee Trail
1954
as Whitey
4.8
4.8
Lost
1983
as Mr. Newsom
4.7
4.7
The Ring
1952
as Harry Jackson
4.7
4.7
Suburban Commando
1991
as Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
4.5
4.5
Jinxed!
1982
as Otto
4.5
4.5
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
as Troscliar Boudreaux
4.5
4.5
Wild Weed
1949
as Raymond - Henchman
4.3
4.3
Hawmps!
1976
as Bad Jack Cutter
4.3
4.3
The Aurora Encounter
1986
as Charlie
4.3
4.3
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
as John Wesley Hardin
4.0
4.0
Uninvited
1993
as Grady
4.0
4.0
Big Bad John
1990
as Jake Calhoun
3.7
3.7
Hawken's Breed
1987
as Tackett
3.3
3.3
The Norseman
1978
as Death Dreamer
2.7
2.7
The Girl in Lovers Lane
1960
as Jesse
2.3
2.3
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
1981
as Seth Beaumont
2.3
2.3
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988
as Boone
2.0
2.0
The Last Rebel
1971
as Matt
2.0
2.0
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
as Ike Dalton
1.5
1.5
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
1978
as Willie Red Fire
Montana Territory
1952
as Gimp
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
1974
as Handy
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1970
as Self
The Red Pony
1973
as Granddad
Shadow Force
1992
as Tommy
Finders Keepers
1952
as Eddie
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976
as Bitterroot
Ride a Northbound Horse
1969
as Sheriff
Cat Ballou
1971
as Kid Sheleen
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
1972
as Pat Garrett
Skyward Christmas
1981
as Clay Haller
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