Jack Elam
Acting
Born: Nov 13, 1920 — Died: Oct 20, 2003
From: Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suburban Commando | Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell | 1991 | 4.711 |
| Cannonball Run II | Doc | 1984 | 5.4 |
| The Cannonball Run | Doctor | 1981 | 6.2 |
| The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Big Mac | 1979 | 6.486 |
| Hot Lead & Cold Feet | Rattlesnake | 1978 | 5.926 |
| Hawmps! | Bad Jack Cutter | 1976 | 5.75 |
| Creature from Black Lake | Joe Canton | 1976 | 5.231 |
| Hannie Caulder | Frank Clemens | 1971 | 6.211 |
| Rio Lobo | Phillips | 1970 | 6.472 |
| Support Your Local Sheriff! | Jake | 1969 | 6.973 |
| Firecreek | Norman | 1968 | 6.279 |
| Never a Dull Moment | Ace Williams | 1968 | 6.25 |
| The Way West | Preacher Weatherby | 1967 | 6.127 |
| The Night of the Grizzly | Hank | 1966 | 5.935 |
| The Rare Breed | Deke Simons | 1966 | 6.122 |
| Pocketful of Miracles | Cheesecake | 1961 | 7.307 |
| The Comancheros | Horseface (Comanchero) | 1961 | 6.69 |
| Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Tom McLowery | 1957 | 7.019 |
| Night Passage | Shotgun | 1957 | 6.469 |
| Baby Face Nelson | Fatso Nagel | 1957 | 5.638 |
| Pardners | Pete | 1956 | 6.664 |
| Moonfleet | Damen | 1955 | 6.555 |
| Artists and Models | Ivan | 1955 | 6.668 |
| Count the Hours! | Max Verne | 1953 | 5.5 |
| High Noon | Charlie - Drunk in Jail … | 1952 | 7.667 |
| Finders Keepers | Eddie | 1952 | 10.0 |
| Kansas City Confidential | Pete Harris | 1952 | 7.08 |
| Rancho Notorious | Mort Geary | 1952 | 6.484 |
| Rawhide | Tevis | 1951 | 6.717 |
| The Sundowners | Earl Boyce | 1950 | 5.214 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1920 |
| From | Miami, Gila, Arizona, … |