Jack Elam
Birthday: November 13, 1918
Birth Place: Miami, Arizona, USA
Height: 6' 2"

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for Jack Elam. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@actorsofhollywood.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

Biography

Movie Credits

Bonanza: Under Attack	(1995)
[ Leonard Nimoy ][ Dennis Farina ][ Ben Johnson ][ Richard Roundtree ]
Bonanza: The Return	(1993)
[ Dean Stockwell ][ Ben Johnson ][ Richard Roundtree ]
Shadow Force	(1993)
[ Dirk Benedict ]
Uninvited	(1993)
Suburban Commando	(1991)
[ Christopher Lloyd ][ Hulk Hogan ][ Larry Miller ][ Mark Calaway ]
The Giant of Thunder Mountain	(1991)
[ Richard Kiel ][ William Sanderson ]
Big Bad John	(1990)
[ Ned Beatty ][ Jeff Osterhage ]
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?	(1988)
[ Gerald McRaney ]
Once Upon a Texas Train	(1988)
[ Richard Widmark ][ Chuck Connors ][ Harry Carey Jr. ][ Ken Curtis ]
Hawken's Breed	(1987)
[ Peter Fonda ]
The Aurora Encounter	(1986)
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills	(1986)
Cannonball Run II	(1984)
[ Jackie Chan ][ Burt Reynolds ][ Tony Danza ][ Dean Martin ][ Don Knotts ]
Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas	(1984)
Sacred Ground	(1983)
Sawyer and Finn	(1983)
[ Slim Pickens ][ Peter Horton ][ Michael Dudikoff ]
Lost	(1983)
[ Ken Curtis ]
Jinxed!	(1982)
[ Rip Torn ][ Divine ]
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again: Part 1	(1982)
[ Don Knotts ][ Tim Matheson ][ Harry Morgan ][ Kenneth Mars ][ Johnny Crawford ]
By the Bear That Bit Me: Part 1	(1981)
Skyward Christmas	(1981)
[ Geoffrey Lewis ]
The Cannonball Run	(1981)
[ Jackie Chan ][ Burt Reynolds ][ Roger Moore ][ Dean Martin ][ Peter Fonda ]
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite	(1981)
[ Larry Linville ][ Jerry Mathers ][ Tom Poston ]
Soggy Bottom, USA	(1980)
[ Don Johnson ][ Ben Johnson ][ Lane Smith ]
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again	(1979)
[ Don Knotts ][ Tim Matheson ][ Harry Morgan ][ Kenneth Mars ][ Johnny Crawford ]
The Sacketts	(1979)
[ Sam Elliott ][ Tom Selleck ][ Glenn Ford ][ Slim Pickens ][ Ben Johnson ]
Never a Dull Moment	(1979)
The Villain	(1979)
[ Arnold Schwarzenegger ][ Kirk Douglas ][ Paul Lynde ][ Strother Martin ]
The Norseman	(1978)
[ Lee Majors ][ Mel Ferrer ]
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen	(1978)
[ Christopher Lloyd ]
Grayeagle	(1978)
[ Ben Johnson ]
Hot Lead and Cold Feet	(1978)
[ Don Knotts ][ Darren McGavin ]
Vampire/The Lady and the Longhorn	(1978)
[ Robert Reed ]
You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore: Part 1	(1978)
Pony Express Rider	(1976)
[ Slim Pickens ][ Ken Curtis ]
The Winds of Autumn	(1976)
[ Andrew Prine ]
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe	(1976)
[ Geoffrey Lewis ][ Aaron Spelling ]
Hawmps!	(1976)
[ Slim Pickens ]
Creature from Black Lake	(1976)
Wild Country: Part 2	(1975)
Wild Country: Part 1	(1975)
[ Ron Howard ][ Clint Howard ]
Huckleberry Finn	(1975)
[ Ron Howard ][ Clint Howard ]
The Ransom of Red Chief	(1975)
[ Strother Martin ]
A Knife for the Ladies	(1974)
Sidekicks	(1974)
[ Harry Morgan ][ Larry Hagman ][ Louis Gossett Jr. ]
Shootout in a One-Dog Town	(1974)
[ Richard Crenna ][ Richard Egan ]
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid	(1973)
[ Kris Kristofferson ][ Harry Dean Stanton ][ Jason Robards ][ Slim Pickens ][ Charles Martin Smith ]
The Red Pony	(1973)
[ Henry Fonda ][ Clint Howard ][ Maureen O'Hara ][ Ben Johnson ]
The River: Part 1	(1972)
[ Slim Pickens ]
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe	(1972)
[ William Katt ][ Buddy Ebsen ][ Aaron Spelling ]
P.S. Murry Christmas	(1971)
[ Willie Aames ]
Murdoch	(1971)
Hannie Caulder	(1971)
[ Christopher Lee ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ Robert Culp ][ Strother Martin ]
The Last Rebel	(1971)
[ Joe Namath ]
Cat Ballou	(1971)
[ Harry Morgan ]
Support Your Local Gunfighter	(1971)
[ James Garner ][ Harry Morgan ][ Chuck Connors ]
The Wild Country	(1971)
[ Ron Howard ][ Clint Howard ]
Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County	(1970)
[ Mickey Rooney ]
Rio Lobo	(1970)
[ John Wayne ][ Mike Henry ]
Dirty Dingus Magee	(1970)
[ George Kennedy ][ Harry Carey Jr. ]
The Over-the-Hill Gang	(1969)
[ Walter Brennan ][ Aaron Spelling ][ Ricky Nelson ][ Bruce Glover ]
Support Your Local Sheriff!	(1969)
[ James Garner ][ Bruce Dern ][ Harry Morgan ][ Walter Brennan ]
Ride a Northbound Horse	(1969)
[ Carroll O'Connor ][ Ben Johnson ][ Harry Carey Jr. ]
Sonora	(1969)
The Sisters	(1969)
C'era una volta il West	(1968)
[ Charles Bronson ][ Henry Fonda ][ Jason Robards ][ Dario Argento ][ Keenan Wynn ]
Never a Dull Moment	(1968)
[ Dick Van Dyke ][ Slim Pickens ]
Firecreek	(1968)
[ James Stewart ][ Henry Fonda ][ James Best ][ Bill McKinney ]
The Last Challenge	(1967)
[ Glenn Ford ]
The Way West	(1967)
[ Kirk Douglas ][ Robert Mitchum ][ Richard Widmark ][ Harry Carey Jr. ]
A Bride for Buford	(1967)
The Night of the Grizzly	(1966)
[ Keenan Wynn ]
The Rare Breed	(1966)
[ James Stewart ][ John Williams ][ Maureen O'Hara ][ Brian Keith ][ Ben Johnson ]
4 for Texas	(1963)
[ Charles Bronson ][ Dean Martin ][ Yaphet Kotto ]
A Man Called Ragan	(1962)
Testimony of Evil	(1961)
The Four	(1961)
Pocketful of Miracles	(1961)
[ Glenn Ford ]
Knight Errant	(1961)
The Spitfire	(1961)
The Tumbleweed Wagon	(1961)
The Comancheros	(1961)
[ John Wayne ][ Lee Marvin ][ Dennis Cole ]
The Last Sunset	(1961)
[ Kirk Douglas ][ Rock Hudson ][ Joseph Cotten ][ Robert Urich ]
Massacre at Gunsight Pass	(1961)
Deception	(1960)
Syndicate Sanctuary	(1960)
Miss Jenny	(1960)
Thirty Minutes	(1960)
The Slowest Gun in the West	(1960)
[ Lee Van Cleef ][ Jack Albertson ]
Shotgun Man	(1960)
Angry Town	(1960)
South of the Border	(1959)
The Senator	(1959)
The Man Who Lost	(1959)
Edge of Eternity	(1959)
[ Dabbs Greer ]
The Girl in Lovers Lane	(1959)
Tension	(1959)
The Easterner	(1958)
The Deputy	(1958)
[ Lee Van Cleef ]
The Dark Horse	(1958)
Guns for Big Bear	(1958)
The Besieged	(1958)
The Gun Runners	(1958)
[ Edward Albert ][ Eddie Albert ][ Lee Strasberg ][ Ernest Hemingway ]
Duel of Honor	(1958)
Garcia Stands Accused	(1958)
Shadow of Doubt	(1958)
Lure of the Swamp	(1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral	(1957)
[ Dennis Hopper ][ Kirk Douglas ][ Burt Lancaster ][ Lee Van Cleef ][ DeForest Kelley ]
Dangerous Orders	(1957)
Dragoon Wells Massacre	(1957)
Trail to Sunset	(1957)
Baby Face Nelson	(1957)
[ Mickey Rooney ][ Dabbs Greer ]
Night Passage	(1957)
[ James Stewart ]
Thunder Over Arizona	(1956)
Pardners	(1956)
[ Dean Martin ][ Jerry Lewis ][ Lee Van Cleef ][ Lon Chaney Jr. ][ Jeff Morrow ]
Jubal	(1956)
[ Charles Bronson ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ Glenn Ford ][ Rod Steiger ]
Cattle Drive to Casper	(1955)
Artists and Models	(1955)
[ Dean Martin ][ Jerry Lewis ]
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle	(1955)
Kismet	(1955)
[ Jamie Farr ][ Howard Keel ]
The Man from Laramie	(1955)
[ James Stewart ]
Wichita	(1955)
[ Peter Graves ][ Joel McCrea ]
Moonfleet	(1955)
[ Fritz Lang ][ George Sanders ]
Kiss Me Deadly	(1955)
[ Strother Martin ]
Man Without a Star	(1955)
[ Kirk Douglas ][ Lee Van Cleef ]
Vera Cruz	(1954)
[ Charles Bronson ][ Burt Lancaster ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ Gary Cooper ][ Cesar Romero ]
Cattle Queen of Montana	(1954)
[ Ronald Reagan ]
The Far Country	(1954)
[ James Stewart ][ Harry Morgan ][ Walter Brennan ]
Princess of the Nile	(1954)
[ Lee Van Cleef ][ Jeffrey Hunter ]
Jubilee Trail	(1954)
Ride Clear of Diablo	(1954)
[ John Savage ]
Outlaw's Trail	(1954)
Knave of Hearts	(1953)
[ Lee Van Cleef ]
Appointment in Honduras	(1953)
[ Glenn Ford ]
The Moonlighter	(1953)
[ Fred MacMurray ][ Ward Bond ]
Gun Belt	(1953)
[ Tab Hunter ]
Ride, Vaquero!	(1953)
[ Anthony Quinn ][ Robert Taylor ][ Howard Keel ]
Count the Hours	(1953)
Montana Territory	(1952)
[ Clayton Moore ]
The Battle at Apache Pass	(1952)
[ James Best ][ Richard Egan ]
Rancho Notorious	(1952)
[ Fritz Lang ][ George Reeves ][ Mel Ferrer ][ William Frawley ]
The Bushwhackers	(1952)
[ Lawrence Tierney ][ Lon Chaney Jr. ]
The Ring	(1952)
Kansas City Confidential	(1952)
[ Lee Van Cleef ]
My Man and I	(1952)
[ Ricardo Montalban ][ Dabbs Greer ]
Lure of the Wilderness	(1952)
[ Walter Brennan ][ Jeffrey Hunter ]
High Noon	(1952)
[ Gary Cooper ][ Lee Van Cleef ][ Harry Morgan ][ Lon Chaney Jr. ]
Rawhide	(1951)
[ Tyrone Power ]
Bird of Paradise	(1951)
Finders Keepers	(1951)
Key to the City	(1950)
[ Clark Gable ][ Raymond Burr ]
High Lonesome	(1950)
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane	(1950)
American Guerrilla in the Philippines	(1950)
[ Fritz Lang ][ Tyrone Power ]
Love That Brute	(1950)
[ Keenan Wynn ][ Cesar Romero ]
A Ticket to Tomahawk	(1950)
[ Walter Brennan ]
The Sundowners	(1950)
One Way Street	(1950)
[ Rock Hudson ][ James Mason ][ James Best ]
Quicksand	(1950)
[ Mickey Rooney ][ Peter Lorre ]
She Shoulda Said No	(1949)
Mystery Range	(1947)
Trailin' West	(1944)
The List	(0)

Trivia

• Daughters: Jeri Elam and Jacqueline Elam.
• Son: Scott Elam.
• Made an infamous career with his eerie, immobile eye, which was caused by a fight with another kid at the age of 12. It happened during a Boy Scout meeting when another boy took a pencil, threw it, and it jabbed his eyeball.
• Working for Samuel Goldwyn Studios as a bookkeeper for their accounting department, he progressed to Office Controller for cowboy star William Boyd at Hopalong Cassidy Productions before breaking into films.
• Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1994.
• After WWII, Elam worked as a bookkeeper for Samuel Goldwyn Studios and then as controller for William Boyd's Hopalong Cassidy production company. Staring at small figures on ledger sheets for hours on end strained his good eye and doctors told him he risked losing his sight if he continued his lucrative accounting business. When a movie director friend was having trouble getting financing for three western scripts, Elam told him he would arrange the financing in exchange for roles as a "heavy" in all three pictures. The first was "The Sundowners," a 1950 film starring Robert Preston, which helped launch his long career.
• Died two months after the death of fellow co-star Charles Bronson.
• Was known to be great at all forms of gambling. Also great at winning games played with people on sets.
• He once described the career of a character actor. It went like this: "Who's Jack Elam. Get me Jack Elam. Get me a Jack Elam type. Get me a young Jack Elam. Who's Jack Elam?"

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