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Jack Elam Biography (1916-)

Born November 13, 1916, in Miami, AZ; married second wife, Margaret, 1961; children: three. Addresses: AGENT--c/o Contemporary Korman Artists, Ltd., 132 Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Birth Details

November 13, 1916

Miami, Arizona, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• FILM DEBUT--Raymond, Wild Weed (also known as She Should'a Said No and Devil's Weed), Eureka, 1949.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• The Speaker, An American Guerrilla in the Philippines (also known as I Shall Return), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950.
• Smiling Man, High Lonesome, Eagle-Lion, 1950.
• councilman, Key to the City, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1950.
• Arnie, One Way Street, Universal, 1950.
• Boyce, The Sundowners (also known as Thunder in the Dust), Eagle- Lion, 1950.
• Fargo, Ticket to Tomahawk, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950.
• trader, Bird of Paradise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
• Eddie, Finders Keepers, Universal, 1951.
• Tevis, Rawhide (also known as Desperate Siege), Twentieth Century- Fox, 1951.
• Mescal Jack, The Battle at Apache Pass, Universal, 1952.
• Cree, The Bushwhackers (also known as The Rebel), REA, 1952.
• Charlie, High Noon, United Artists, 1952.
• Harris, Kansas City Confidential (also known as The Secret Four), UnitedArtists, 1952.
• Dave Longden, Lure of the Wilderness, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
• Gimp, Montana Territory, Columbia, 1952.
• Celestino Garcia, My Man and I, MGM, 1952.
• Geary, Rancho Notorious, RKO, 1952.
• Harry Jackson, The Ring, United Artists, 1952.
• Castro, Appointment in Honduras, RKO, 1953.
• Max Verne, Count the Hours (also known as Every Minute Counts), RKO, 1953.
• Kolloway, Gun Belt, United Artists, 1953.
• strawboss, The Moonlighter, Warner Brothers, 1953.
• Barton, Ride, Vaquero!, MGM, 1953.
• Yost, Cattle Queen of Montana, RKO, 1954.
• Sergeant, Jubilee Trail, Republic, 1954.
• Basra, Princess of the Nile, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954.
• Tim, Ride Clear of Diablo, Universal, 1954.
• Tex, Vera Cruz, United Artists, 1954.
• Ivan, Artists and Models, Paramount, 1955.
• Newberry, The Far Country, Universal, 1955.
• Hassan-Ben, Kismet, MGM, 1955.
• Charlie Max, Kiss Me Deadly, United Artists, 1955.
• Chris Boldt, The Man from Laramie, Columbia, 1955.
• drifter, Man without a Star, Universal, 1955.
• Damen, Moonfleet, MGM, 1955.
• Burger, Tarzan's Hidden Jungle, RKO, 1955.
• Al, Wichita, Allied Artists, 1955.
• McCoy, Jubal, Columbia, 1956.
• Pete, Pardners, Paramount, 1956.
• Fatso, Baby Face Nelson, United Artists, 1957.
• Tioga, Dragon Wells Massacre, Allied Artists, 1957.
• Tom McLowery, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Paramount, 1957.
• Bliss, Lure of the Swamp, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957.
• Shotgun, Night Passage, Universal, 1957.
• Arnold, The Gun Runners, United Artists, 1958.
• Bill Ward, Edge of Eternity, Columbia, 1959.
• Jessie, The Girl in Lover's Lane, Filmgroup, 1960.
• Horseface, The Comancheros, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961.
• Ed Hobbs, The Last Sunset, Universal, 1961.
• Cheesecake, Pocketful of Miracles, United Artists, 1961.
• Dobie, Four for Texas, Warner Brothers, 1963.
• Hank, The Night of the Grizzly, Paramount, 1966.
• Deke Simons, The Rare Breed, Universal, 1966.
• Ernest Scarnes, The Last Challenge, MGM, 1967.
• Weatherby, The Way West, United Artists, 1967.
• Norman, Firecreek, Warner Brothers, 1968.
• Ace Williams, Never a Dull Moment, Buena Vista, 1968.
• Knuckles, Once Upon a Time in the West, Paramount, 1969.
• Jake, Support Your Local Sheriff, United Artists, 1969.
• Kittrick, The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County, Universal, 1970.
• John Wesley Hardin, Dirty Dingus Magee, MGM, 1970.
• Phillips, Rio Lobo, National General, 1970.
• Frank Clemens, Hannie Calder, Paramount, 1971.
• Matt Graves, The Last Rebel, Columbia, 1971.
• Jug May, Support Your Local Gunfighter, United Artists, 1971.
• Thompson, The Wild Country (also known as The Newcomers), Buena Vista, 1971.
• Alamosa Bill, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, MGM, 1973.
• Bad Jack Cutter, Hawmps!, Mulberry Square, 1976.
• Crazy, Pony Express Rider, Doty-Dayton, 1976.
• Trapper Willis, Grayeagle, American International, 1977.
• Rattlesnake, Hot Lead and Cold Feet, Buena Vista, 1978.
• Death Dreamer, The Norseman, American International, 1978.
• Big Mac, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, Buena Vista, 1979.
• Avery Simpson, The Villain (also known as Cactus Jack), Columbia, 1979.
• Doctor, Cannonball Run, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981.
• Otto, Jinxed!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982.
• Doc, Cannonball Run II, Warner Brothers, 1984.
• Witcher, Sacred Ground, Pacific International, 1984.
• Charlie Hawkins, The Aurora Encounter, New World, 1986.
• Also appeared in Thunder over Arizona, Republic, 1956; Ride a NorthboundHorse, Disney, 1969; A Knife for the Ladies, Bryanston, 1973; The Creature from Black Lake, Howco International, 1976; The Winds of Autumn, Howco International, 1976; Soggy Bottom U.S.A., Gaylord, 1982; and The Lost, 1983.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Deputy J.D. Smith, The Dakotas, ABC, 1963.
• George Taggart, Temple Houston, NBC, 1963-64.
• Zack Wheeler, The Texas Wheelers, ABC, 1974-75.
• Frank, Struck by Lightning, CBS, 1979.
• Nick Turner, Detective in the House, ABC, 1985.
• Uncle Alvin "Bully" Stevenson, Easy Street, NBC, 1986-87.
• MINI-SERIES Cully, How the West Was Won, ABC, 1977.
• Credits; PILOTS
• Kid Sheehan, Cat Ballou, NBC, 1971.
• Bitterroot, The Daughters of Joshua Cabe, ABC, 1972.
• Boss, Sidekicks, CBS, 1974.
• Willie Red Fire, Lacy and the Mississippi Queen, NBC, 1978.
• Boot McGraw, Sawyer and Finn, NBC, 1983.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Sheriff, "Ride a Northbound Horse," Wonderworks, PBS, 1987.
• Van Horn, Phyllis, CBS, 1975.
• Also appeared in Gunsmoke (twenty-four episodes), CBS; Eight Is Enough, ABC.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Sheriff Clyde Barnes, The Over-the-Hill-Gang, ABC, 1969.
• Grandfather, The Red Pony, NBC, 1973.
• Handy, Shootout in a One-Dog Town, ABC, 1974.
• King, Huckleberry Finn, ABC, 1975.
• Bitterroot, The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe, ABC, 1976.
• Jonas McBride, Black Beauty, NBC, 1978.
• Ira Bigelow, The Sacketts, NBC, 1979.
• Seth Beaumont, The Girl, the Gold Watch, and Dynamite, syndicated, 1981.
• Squires, Louis L'Amour's "Down the Long Hills," Disney Channel, 1986.
• Jason Fitch, Once Upon a Texas Train, CBS, 1988.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• Plimpton! Showdown at Rio Lobo, ABC, 1970.
• Sam, The Ransom of Red Chief, ABC, 1977.
• Sam, "The Revenge of Red Chief," ABC Weekend Special, ABC, 1979.
• Clay Haller, Skyward Christmas, NBC, 1981.
• Legends of the West: Truth and Tall Tales, ABC, 1981.
• title role, Scrooge's Rock 'n' Roll Christmas, syndicated, 1984.