Jack Elam Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Jack Elam

Jack Elam

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Pocketful of Miracles
MOVIE

Pocketful of Miracles

7.3(0.2K)
Pocketful of Miracles
Cheesecake
Poster for High Noon
MOVIE

High Noon

7.7(1.6K)
High Noon
Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
Poster for Firecreek
MOVIE

Firecreek

6.3(0.1K)
Firecreek
Norman
Poster for The Night of the Grizzly
MOVIE

The Night of the Grizzly

5.9(0.0K)
The Night of the Grizzly
Hank
Poster for Finders Keepers
MOVIE

Finders Keepers

10.0(0.0K)
Finders Keepers
Eddie
Poster for Kansas City Confidential
MOVIE

Kansas City Confidential

7.1(0.1K)
Kansas City Confidential
Pete Harris
Poster for The Comancheros
MOVIE

The Comancheros

6.7(0.2K)
The Comancheros
Horseface (Comanchero)
Poster for The Cannonball Run
MOVIE

The Cannonball Run

6.2(0.7K)
The Cannonball Run
Doctor
Poster for Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
MOVIE

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

7.0(0.4K)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Tom McLowery
Poster for Support Your Local Sheriff!
MOVIE

Support Your Local Sheriff!

7.0(0.2K)
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Jake

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Jack Elam portrait
Jack Elam portrait
Jack Elam portrait
Jack Elam portrait