This is the filmography of American actor Jack Elam (November 13, 1920 – October 20, 2003), including his film and television appearances, between 1949 and 1995.

Jack Elam in Kansas City Confidential

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1947Mystery RangeBurvel Lambert
1949She Shoulda Said No!Henchman Raymondalso known as Wild Weed and The Devil's Weed
1950The SundownersEarl Boyce
1950Key to the CityCouncilmanUncredited
1950QuicksandBar patronWith Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre
Uncredited
1950One Way StreetArnieUncredited
1950A Ticket to TomahawkFargoUncredited
1950Love That BruteHenchman No 2 in Cigar StoreUncredited
1950High LonesomeSmiling Man
1950American Guerrilla in the PhilippinesThe Speaker
1950The Texan Meets Calamity JaneHenchmanUncredited
1951Bird of ParadiseThe Trader
1951Rawhide[1]Tevis
1951The BushwackersCreealso known as The Rebel
1952Finders KeepersEddie
1952The Battle at Apache PassMescal Jack
1952Rancho NotoriousMort GearyWith Tyrone Power
1952High NoonDrunken Charlie in jailUncredited
1952Montana TerritoryGimp
1952Lure of the WildernessDave Longden
1952My Man and ICelestino Garcia
1952The RingHarry Jackson
1952Kansas City ConfidentialPete Harris aka JohnsonWith Neville Brand, and Lee Van Cleef
1953Count the HoursMax Vernealso known as Every Minute Counts
1953Ride Vaquero!Barton
1953Gun BeltRusty Kolloway
1953The MoonlighterSlim
1953Appointment in HondurasCastroWith Glenn Ford
1954Jubilee TrailWhitey
1954Ride Clear of DiabloTim Lowerie
1954Princess of the NileBasra
1954The Far CountryFrank NewberryWith Jimmy Stewart
1954Cattle Queen of MontanaYost
1954Vera CruzTex
1955Tarzan's Hidden JungleBurger
1955The Man From LaramieChris Boldt, the town liarWith Jimmy Stewart
1955Man Without a StarKnife MurdererWith Kirk Douglas
Uncredited
1955Kiss Me DeadlyCharlie Max
1955MoonfleetDamen
1955WichitaAl MannWith Joel McCrea
1955Artists and ModelsIvanWith Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Eva Gabor
1955KismetHassan-Ben
1956JubalMcCoy, Bar 8 Rider
1956PardnersPeteWith Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
1956Thunder Over ArizonaDeputy Slats Callahan
1957Dragoon Wells MassacreTioga
1957Lure of the SwampHenry Bliss
1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralTom McLoweryWith Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster
1957Night PassageShotgunWith Jimmy Stewart
1957Baby Face NelsonFatso Negel
1958The Gun RunnersArnold
1959Edge of EternityBill Ward, miner at the Grand Canyon
1959The Girl in Lovers LaneJesse
1961The Last SunsetEd HobbsWith Kirk Douglas, & Rock Hudson
1961The ComancherosHorseface (Comanchero)With John Wayne
1961A Pocketful of MiraclesCheesecakeWith Glenn Ford
19634 for TexasDobieWith Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Charles Bronson, and Mike Mazurki
1966The Rare Breed[1]SimonsWith Jimmy Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Ben Johnson
1966The Night of the GrizzlyHank
1967The Way WestPreacher WeatherbyWith Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, and Richard Widmark, and Harry Carey, Jr.
1967The Last ChallengeErnest ScarnesWith Glenn Ford, & Angie Dickinson
1968Firecreek[2]NormanWith Jimmy Stewart, and Henry Fonda
1968Never a Dull MomentAce WilliamsWith Dick Van Dyke & Edward G. Robinson
1968Sartana Does Not ForgiveSlim Kovacs
1968Once Upon a Time in the WestSnaky, member of Frank's gangWith Henry Fonda , Charles Bronson, & Claudia Cardinale
1969Support Your Local Sheriff![3]Deputy JakeWith James Garner, Walter Brennan, Bruce Dern, Harry Morgan, and Gene Evans
1969The Over-the-Hill GangSheriff Clyde BarnesWith Walter Brennan, Andy Devine, Chill Wills
1970Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County[4]Kittrick
1970Dirty Dingus MageeJohn Wesley HardinWith George Kennedy
1970The Wild CountryThompson
1970Rio Lobo[5]Philips, a rancherWith John Wayne
1971Support Your Local Gunfighter[6]Jug MayWith James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Dub Taylor, Harry Morgan, and Chuck Connors
1971The Last RebelMatt
1971Hannie CaulderFrank ClemensWith Robert Culp, Strother Martin, and Ernest Borgnine[7]
1973The Red PonyGranddadWith Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson
1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidAlamosa BillWith Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn. Richard Jaeckel
1974Knife for the LadiesJarrod (Sheriff)
1976Creature from Black LakeJoe Canton
1976Hawmps!Bad Jack Cutter
1976The Winds of AutumnJ. Pete Hankins
1976Pony Express RiderCrazy Charlie
1977GrayeagleTrapper WillisWith Alex Cord, Ben Johnson, and Iron Eyes Cody
1978Hot Lead and Cold FeetRattlesnakeWith Don Knotts, and Darren McGavin
1978The NorsemanDeath Dreamer
1979Louis L'Amour's The Sacketts[8]Ira BigelowTom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Ben Johnson, Glenn Ford, John Vernon, Slim Pickens, James Gammon, and Gene Evans
TV Mini-Series
1979The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides AgainBig MackWith Don Knotts, Tim Conway, and Harry Morgan
1979The VillainAvery SimpsonWith Kirk Douglas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ann-Margret, Paul Lynde, Foster Brooks, Strother Martin, and Ruth Buzzi
1981The Cannonball RunDoctor Nikolas Van HelsingWith Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett, John Fiedler, Adrienne Barbeau, Sammy Davis, Jr., & Dean Martin
1981Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.Troscliar Boudreaux
1982Jinxed!Otto
1983Sacred GroundLum WitcherWith L.Q. Jones
1983LostMr. Newsome
1984Cannonball Run IIDoctor Nikolas Vans HelsingWith Burt Reynolds, Dean Martin, Telly Savalas, Jackie Chan, Ricardo Montalbán, Dom DeLuise, Abe Vigoda, Jim Nabors, Tim Conway, Dub Taylor, Fred Dryer, Sammy Davis, Jr, & Shirley MacLaine
1985The Aurora EncounterCharlie
1987Hawken's BreedTackett
1988Once Upon a Texas TrainJason FitchWith Willie Nelson, Richard Widmark, Chuck Connors, Gene Evans, Dub Taylor, Harry Carey, Jr., Hank Worden, Stuart Whitman, Angie Dickinson, & Royal Dano
TV Movie
1988Where The Hell's That Gold?BooneWith Willie Nelson, Delta Burke, and Gerald McRaney
TV Movie
1990Big Bad JohnJake CalhounWith Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Buck Taylor, Jeff Osterhage, & Anne Lockhart
1991The Giant of Thunder MountainHezekiah Crow
1991Suburban CommandoCol. Dustin "Dusty" McHowellWith Hulk Hogan, & Christopher Lloyd, & Shelley Duvall
1993Shadow ForceTommyWith Dirk Benedict, Lance LeGault, & Bob Hastings
1993Bonanza: The ReturnBuckshotTV movie
1993UninvitedGrady
1995Bonanza: Under AttackBuckshotTV movie, (final film role)

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1954 Mr and Mrs NorthMatt WeberEpisode: "Loon Lake"
1954 Four Star PlayhouseVicEpisode: "The Hard Way"
1954 Stories of the CenturyBlack Jack Ketchum
1954-55 The Lone Ranger(a) Reno Lawrence
(b) Jack Miles
Episodes (a) "Outlaw's Trail" and (b) "The Sheriff's Wife"
1955 Frontier(a) Father Matias
(b) Ness Fowler
Episodes (a) "Ferdinand Meyer's Army" and (b) "Cattle Drive to Casper"
1955 The Adventures of Rin Tin TinShieldsEpisode: "Bounty Hunters"
1957 Wagon TrainCharlie Otisepisode "The John Cameron Story"
1957–58 The Restless Gun2 episodes
1958 ZorroGomez the coachmanepisodes "Shadow of Doubt"/"Garcia Stands Accused"/"Slaves of the Eagle"
1958–63 The RiflemanVariousAppearances in 5 episodes: "Duel of Honor" as Sim Groder; "Tension" as Gavin Martin; "Knight Errant" as Gates; "Shotgun Man" as Gus Smith; and "Shattered Idol" as Russell the pool shark.
1958-59 Richard Diamond, Private Detective(a) Danny; (b) Perk ButlerEpisodes: (a) "The Dark Horse" (1958); (b) "One Dead Cat" (1959)
1959Tombstone TerritoryWally JobeEpisode "Day of the Amnesty"
1959The TexanLuke WatsonEpisode "South of the Border"
1959-1962Have Gun Will TravelJoe Gage, ShaffnerEpisode: "The Man Who Lost"; Episode:(2/171962) "one, two, three"
1959Mackenzie's RaidersTrooper Colin GrimesEpisode "Desertion"
1960Zane Gray TheaterJimmyEpisode "Miss Jenny"
1959–72 GunsmokeVarious characters15 episodes
1959–1961SugarfootToothy Thompson2 episodes
1959–1961The Twilight ZoneAveryEpisode "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?"
1959–1961The RebelLawyerEpisode S01/Ep14 "Angry Town" (1/10/1960)
1959–1961The RebelUncle LuceEpisode S02/Ep33 "Helping Hand"
1959–1961The UntouchablesNick BravoEpisode: (1/07/1960) S01/Ep13 "Syndicate Sanctuary"
1959–1961National VelvetBlack BarrEpisode "The Desperado"
1959–1961The AmericansLoper JohnsonEpisode "The Gun"
1959–1961LawmanHerm ForrestEpisode "The Four"
1961–62 CheyenneCount Nicholas Potosi/Deputy J.D. Smith/Calhoun DurangoEpisodes "Massacre at Gunsight Pass"/"A Man Called Ragan" (The Dakotas pilot) /"The Durango Brothers"
1961 LaramieCharlieEpisode "The Tumbleweed Wagon"
1962 Target: The CorruptorsStickfaceEpisode "A Man's Castle"
1962 Ben CaseyFelix GaultEpisode "The Night That Nothing Happened"
1963 The DakotasDeputy J.D. Smithseries regular
1963–64 Temple Houston
1965 Daniel BoonePetchEpisode 18 "The Sound of Fear"
1965 F TroopSam UrpEpisode "Dirge for the Scourge"
1965–66 The Legend of Jesse JamesDeacon SmithGuest star
1966 GunsmokeJim BarrettGuest star
1967 HondoDiabloEpisode "Hondo and the Rebel Hat"
1967 TarzanBeliakEpisode "Circus"
1967 The Guns of Will SonnettSheriff SamEpisode "A Son for a Son"
1968 The High ChaparralMackdin (comanchero)Episode "North to Tucson"
1969 Ride a Northbound Horse[9]Part of Disney's Wonderful World series
1961-70 BonanzaDodie Hoad/Buford Buckalaw/Honest JohnEpisodes "The Spitfire"/"A Bride for Buford"/"Honest John"[10]
1970 The VirginianHarve YostEpisode "Rich Man, Poor Man"
1971 GunsmokeU.S. Marshal Lucas Murdoch
1972 GunsmokePierreEpisodes S18/Ep01-Ep02 "The River"
1972 Alias Smith and JonesBoot CobyEpisode "Bad Night in Big Butte"
1972 NicholsMarcus A.F. BaxterEpisode "About Jesse James"
1973 Kung FuMarcus TaylorEpisode "The Squawman"
1974 The Brian Keith ShowGuest star
1975 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of ColorThompsonEpisode "Wild Country: Part 2"
1974–75 The Texas WheelersSituation comedy with co-star Gary Busey
1977-78 How the West Was WonCully MadiganEpisodes "#1.2-#1.4"
1979 Struck by LightningFrankenstein's monster[11][12]In an interview, in variety, Elam recalled that when he was approached to take the part, he was told he would not need makeup; his appearance was already perfect for the part. This statement convinced him to accept the role. The program only lasted about three weeks before it was canceled, either due to low ratings or because its use of dark humor made it inappropriate for American audiences at the time.
1985 Detective in the HouseNick Turnerseries regular
1986 Easy StreetUncle Alvin "Bully" Stevensonseries regular
1986 Simon and SimonBud KrelmanEpisode "D-I-V-O-R-C-E"
1986 Louis L'Amour's Down the Long HillsSquiresTV movie
1992 Lucky LukeAxel EricsonEpisode "Ghost Train"
1992 Home ImprovementHick PetersonEpisode "Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor"
1994-95 Lonesome Dove: The SeriesCurtisEpisodes "High Lonesome"/"The List"

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Fagen, p. 337.
  2. Fagen, p. 157.
  3. Fagen, pp. 416–417.
  4. Fagen, p. 94.
  5. Fagen, p. 362.
  6. Fagen, p. 416.
  7. Fagen, p. 202.
  8. Fagen, p. 372.
  9. Fagen, p. 349.
  10. "Bonanza Episode Guide". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  11. "Struck by Lightning" TV series 1979 at IMDb . Retrieved 2009-11-27.
  12. Struck by Lightning TV series, Variety.com. Retrieved 2009-11-27.

References

  • Fagen, Herb (2003). The Encyclopedia of Westerns. New York: Facts On File. ISBN 978-0816044566.
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