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Jack Elam

General Information (Jack Elam)

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Mostly Credited As:

Jack Elam

Birth Name:

William Scott Elam

Date Of Birth:

November 13, 1918 (Age 84)

Country Of Birth:

USA

Birth Place:

Miami, Gila, Arizona

Date Of Death:

October 23, 2003

Cause Of Death:

congestive heart failure

Height:

6' (1.82 m)

Spouse
Margaret Jennison	Aug/23/1961 - Oct/20/2003	(his death) (1 child)
Jean Elam	1937 - Jan/24/1961	(her death) (2 children)

Character actor Jack Elam broke into films as an accountant; while doing the books for Hopalong Cassidy Productions, he also appeared in small roles in William Boyd's films. Soon, he left accounting behind and began working steadily as an actor, primarily appearing in westerns .

Jack Elam TV Appearances

Main cast

Show: Dobe and a Company of Heroes(2002)	As: Himself
Show: Easy Street(1986)	As: Uncle Alvin "Bully" Stevenson
Show: Detective in the House(1985)	As: Nick Turner
Show: Struck by Lightning(1979)	As: Frank
Show: The Texas Wheelers(1974)	As: Zach Wheeler
Show: The Dakotas(1963)	As: Deputy J.D. Smith
Show: Temple Houston(1963)	As: George Taggart

Episode Cast Credits

Show: Home Improvement (1991)
	• Birds Of A Feather Flock To Taylor	01x20: (Mar/03/1992)	As	Hick Peterson
Show: Paradise (1988)
	• A Gathering of Guns (1)	02x01: (Sep/10/1989)	As	Skragg (recurring)
Show: J.J. Starbuck (1987)
	• Murder by Design	01x10: (Jan/23/1988)	As	Esco Tokay
Show: Simon & Simon (1981)
	• D-I-V-O-R-C-E	05x21: (Mar/27/1986)	As	Bud Krelman
Show: Father Murphy (1981)
	• By the Bear That Bit Me (2)	01x07: (Dec/08/1981)	As	Eli McQuade
	• By the Bear That Bit Me (1)	01x06: (Dec/01/1981)	As	Eli McQuade
Show: Fantasy Island (1977) (1978)
	• The Devil and Mr. Roarke / Ziegfeld Girls / Kid Corey Rides Again	05x02: (Oct/17/1981)	As	Kid Corey
	• The Lady and the Longhorn / Vampire	02x13: (Dec/16/1978)	As	Hollis Buford Jr.
Show: Eight is Enough (1977)
	• The Return of Joe Simons	04x20: (Feb/13/1980)	As	Joe Simons
	• You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore (2)	03x13: (Nov/29/1978)	As	Joe Simons
	• You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore (1)	03x12: (Nov/29/1978)	As	Joe Simons
Show: ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
	• The Revenge of Red Chief	03x07: (Dec/15/1979)	As	Sam Howard, [Special Guest Stars]
	• The Ransom of Red Chief	01x05: (Oct/22/1977)	As	Sam Howard, [Starring Roles]
Show: The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1977)
	• The Great Burro Race	02x17: (Mar/01/1978)	As	Gus Thackery
Show: The Brian Keith Show (1972)
	• No Man is an Atoll	02x22: (Mar/08/1974)	As	Tuttle
Show: Kung Fu (1972)
	• The Squawman	02x05: (Nov/01/1973)	As	Marcus Taylor
Show: Gunsmoke (1955) • 15 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Saturday January 31st, 1959) Show all 15 episode cast credits
	• The River (2)	18x02: (Sep/18/1972)	As	Pierre
	• The River (1)	18x01: (Sep/11/1972)	As	Pierre
	• P.S. Murry Christmas	17x15: (Dec/27/1971)	As	Titus Spangler, [Special Guest Stars]
	• Murdoch	16x20: (Feb/08/1971)	As	Lucas Murdoch
Show: Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
	• Bad Night in Big Butte	02x23: (Mar/02/1972)	As	Boot Caby
Show: Bonanza (1959)
	• Honest John	12x13: (Dec/20/1970)	As	Honest John
	• A Bride for Buford	08x18: (Jan/15/1967)	As	Buford Buckelew
	• The Spitfire	02x17: (Jan/14/1961)	As	Dodie Hoad
Show: Lancer (1968)
	• Zee	02x02: (Sep/30/1969)	As	Tom Mangren
Show: The Outcasts (US) (1968)
	• The Glory Wagon	01x15: (Feb/03/1969)	As	Blacknet
Show: The High Chaparral (1967)
	• North to Tucson	02x08: (Nov/08/1968)	As	Macklin
Show: Cimarron Strip (1967)
	• Big Jessie	01x20: (Feb/08/1968)	As	Moon
Show: Hondo (1967)
	• Hondo and the Rebel Hat	01x17: (Dec/29/1967)	As	Diablo
Show: The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)
	• A Son for a Son	01x07: (Oct/20/1967)	As	Sheriff
Show: Tarzan (1966) (1966)
	• The Circus	01x28: (Mar/24/1967)	As	Bellak
Show: F Troop (1965)
	• Dirge for the Scourge	01x06: (Oct/19/1965)	As	Sam Urp
Show: The Legend of Jesse James (1965)
	• Three Men from Now	01x01: (Sep/13/1965)	As	Deacon
Show: Daniel Boone (1964) (1964)
	• The Sound of Fear	01x18: (Feb/11/1965)	As	Dr. Miller Petch
Show: Ben Casey (1961)
	• The Night That Nothing Happened	02x02: (Oct/08/1962)	As	Felix Gault
Show: Cheyenne (1955) (1955)
	• The Durango Brothers	07x01: (Sep/24/1962)	As	Calhoun Durango
	• A Man Called Ragan	06x14: (Apr/23/1962)	As	Deputy J. D. Smith
	• Massacre at Gunsight Pass	05x12: (May/01/1961)	As	Nicholas Potosi
Show: The Untouchables (1959) (1959)
	• Pressure	03x26: (Jun/14/1962)	As	Jug Alverson
	• Testimony of Evil	02x23: (Mar/30/1961)	As	Stan Wilinski
	• Syndicate Sanctuary	01x13: (Jan/07/1960)	As	Nick Bravo
Show: Target: The Corruptors (1961)
	• A Man's Castle	01x26: (Mar/30/1962)	As	Stickface
Show: Rawhide (1959)
	• The Pitchwagon	04x21: (Mar/02/1962)	As	Turkey Creek Jackson
Show: Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
	• One, Two, Three	05x23: (Feb/17/1962)	As	Arnold Shoffner
	• The Man Who Lost	02x31: (Apr/25/1959)	As	Joe Gage
Show: Bronco (1958)
	• The Equalizer	04x04: (Dec/18/1961)	As	Toothy Thompson
	• The Besieged	01x01: (Sep/23/1958)	As	Dooley
Show: Outlaws (1960) (1960)
	• The Outlaw Marshals	02x10: (Dec/14/1961)	As	Diamond
Show: National Velvet (1960)
	• The Desperado	02x11: (Nov/27/1961)	As	Black Barr
Show: The Twilight Zone (1959)
	• Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up	02x28: (May/26/1961)	As	Avery
Show: The Rebel (1959)
	• Helping Hand	02x33: (Apr/30/1961)	As	Luce
Show: Death Valley Days (1952)
	• A General Without Cause	09x33: (Apr/12/1961)	As	Juan Corrina
Show: Sugarfoot (1957) • 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Tuesday November 12th, 1957) Show all 5 episode cast credits
	• Angel	04x07: (Mar/06/1961)	As	Toothy Thompson
	• Toothy Thompson	04x05: (Jan/16/1961)	As	Toothy Thompson
	• Small War at Custer Junction	01x09: (Jan/07/1958)	As	Toothy Thompson
	• Misfire	01x07: (Dec/10/1957)	As	Toothy Thompson
Show: Zane Grey Theater (1956)
	• Ambush	05x13: (Jan/05/1961)	As	Dirk Ryan
	• Deception	04x28: (Apr/14/1960)	As	Cass
	• Miss Jenny	04x14: (Jan/07/1960)	As	Jimmy Lehigh
	• Dangerous Orders	01x19: (Feb/08/1957)	As	Hock Ellis
Show: The Texan (1958)
	• Lady Tenderfoot	02x34: (May/09/1960)	As	Dud Parsons
	• South of the Border	01x33: (May/18/1959)	As	Luke Watson
	• The Easterner	01x12: (Dec/15/1958)	As	Tug Swann
Show: The Rifleman (1958)
	• Shotgun Man	02x29: (Apr/12/1960)	As	Gus Smith
	• Tension	02x05: (Oct/27/1959)	As	Gavin Martin
	• Duel of Honor	01x07: (Nov/11/1958)	As	Sim Groder
Show: Lawman (1958)
	• Thirty Minutes	02x24: (Mar/20/1960)	As	Jake Wilson
	• The Senator	01x33: (May/17/1959)	As	Spence
	• The Deputy	01x01: (Oct/05/1958)	As	Flynn Hawks
Show: Mr. Lucky (1959)
	• Big Squeeze	01x21: (Mar/12/1960)	As	Phil Bricker
Show: Tightrope (US) (1959)
	• Broken Rope	01x18: (Jan/12/1960)	As	Tim Rennick
Show: Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
	• One Dead Cat	04x13: (Dec/28/1959)	As	Perk Butler
	• The Dark Horse	02x02: (Jan/09/1958)	As	Danny Boy
Show: Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
	• Six Guns for Donegan	02x03: (Oct/16/1959)	As	Clinton
Show: M Squad (1957)
	• Hideout	01x27: (Mar/28/1958)	As	Luke
Show: Wagon Train (1957)
	• The John Cameron Story	01x03: (Oct/02/1957)	As	Charlie Otis
Show: Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
	• The Hijackers	01x11: (Jun/17/1957)	As	Chris
Show: Frontier (US) (1955)
	• Ferdinand Meyer's Army	01x10: (Dec/18/1955)	As	Father Matias
	• Cattle Drive To Casper	01x08: (Nov/27/1955)	As	Ness Fowler
Show: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
	• Ride to the West	04x28: (Mar/18/1955)	As	guest star
	• Knave of Hearts	02x47: (Jul/24/1953)	As	guest star
Show: Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
	• Loon Lake	02x03: (Feb/16/1954)	As	Matt Weber