Jack Elam
Jack Elam
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Jack Elam

Actor 1920-11-13 Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA

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 ey...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968 · Frank's Gunman

High Noon

High Noon

1952 · Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Avery

Home Improvement

Home Improvement

1991 · Hick Peterson

The Cannonball Run

The Cannonball Run

1981 · Doctor

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 · Dodie Hoad

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973 · Alamosa Bill Kermit

Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

1955 · Charlie Max

Bonanza: The Return

Bonanza: The Return

1993 · Buckshot

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957 · Tom McLowery

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

1984 · Doc

Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

1970 · Phillips

Vera Cruz

Vera Cruz

1954 · Tex

The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie

1955 · Chris Boldt

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

1972 · Marcus Taylor

The Comancheros

The Comancheros

1961 · Horseface (Comanchero)

Zorro

Zorro

1957 · Gomez (uncredited)

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969 · Jake