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William Scott "Jack" Elam, was an American film and television actor best known for his numerous roles as villains in Western films and, later in his career, comedies. His most distinguishing physical quality was his misaligned eye. Before his career in acting, he took several jobs in finance and served two years in the United States Navy during World War II.
Birth Name
William Scott Elam
Born
Saturday, 13 November 1920
Died
Monday, 20 October 2003
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Forsaken Westerns | Dineen - Henchman | 2017 |
| How the West Was Lost | Alamosa Bill / Kermit | 2008 |
| Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2004 |
| Dobe and a Company of Heroes | Self | 2002 |
| Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self | 1997 |
| Bonanza: Under Attack | Buckshot | 1995 |
| Lonesome Dove: The Series | Curtis | 1994 |
| Bonanza: The Return | Buckshot | 1993 |
| Uninvited | Grady | 1993 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Forsaken Westerns | Dineen - Henchman | 2017 |
| How the West Was Lost | Alamosa Bill / Kermit | 2008 |
| Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2004 |
| Dobe and a Company of Heroes | Self | 2002 |
| Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self | 1997 |
| Bonanza: Under Attack | Buckshot | 1995 |
| Lonesome Dove: The Series | Curtis | 1994 |
| Bonanza: The Return | Buckshot | 1993 |
| Uninvited | Grady | 1993 |
| Shadow Force | Tommy | 1992 |
| Lucky Luke | Axel Ericson | 1992 |
| Home Improvement | Hick Peterson | 1991 |
| Suburban Commando | Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell | 1991 |
| The Giant of Thunder Mountain | Hezekiah Crow | 1990 |
| Big Bad John | Jake Calhoun | 1990 |
| Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? | Boone | 1988 |
| Paradise | Skragg | 1988 |
| Once Upon a Texas Train | Jason Fitch | 1988 |
| J.J. Starbuck | Esco Tokay | 1987 |
| Hawken's Breed | Tackett | 1987 |
| Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills | Squires | 1986 |
| Easy Street | Uncle Alvin 'Bully' Stevenson | 1986 |
| The Aurora Encounter | Charlie | 1986 |
| Detective in the House | Nick Turner | 1985 |
| Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas | Scrooge | 1984 |
| Cannonball Run II | Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing | 1984 |
| Lost | Mr. Newsome / Mr. Newsom | 1983 |
| Webster | Dusty | 1983 |
| Sacred Ground | Lum Witcher | 1983 |
| Jinxed! | Otto | 1982 |
| Late Night with David Letterman | Self | 1982 |
| Simon & Simon | Bud Krelman | 1981 |
| Father Murphy | Eli McQuade | 1981 |
| Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Troscliar Boudreaux | 1981 |
| The Cannonball Run | Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing | 1981 |
| The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite | Seth Beaumont | 1981 |
| Here's Boomer | Captain O'Connell | 1980 |
| Struck by Lightning | Frank | 1979 |
| The Villain | Avery Simpson | 1979 |
| The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Big Mac | 1979 |
| The Sacketts | Ira Bigelow | 1979 |
| The Norseman | Death Dreamer | 1978 |
| Hot Lead and Cold Feet | Rattlesnake | 1978 |
| Black Beauty | Jonas McBride | 1978 |
| Will Rogers: Champion of the People | 1978 | |
| Grayeagle | Trapper Willis | 1977 |
| Eight Is Enough | Joe Simons | 1977 |
| The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | Gus | 1977 |
| ABC Weekend Specials | Sam / Sam Howard | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Hollis Buford Jr. / Kid Corey | 1977 |
| Pony Express Rider | Crazy Charlie | 1976 |
| The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe | Bitterroot | 1976 |
| Hawmps! | Bad Jack Cutter | 1976 |
| Creature from Black Lake | Joe Canton | 1976 |
| The Winds of Autumn | J. Pete Hankins | 1976 |
| How the West Was Won | Cully Madigan | 1976 |
| Phyllis | Van Horn | 1975 |
| Huckleberry Finn | King | 1975 |
| The Texas Wheelers | Zack Wheeler | 1974 |
| A Knife for the Ladies | Jarrod (Sheriff) / Sheriff Jarrod Colcord | 1974 |
| Sidekicks | Boss | 1974 |
| Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Alamosa Bill / Alamosa Bill Kermit | 1973 |
| The Red Pony | Granddad | 1973 |
| The Little People | Tuttle | 1972 |
| The Daughters of Joshua Cabe | Bitterroot | 1972 |
| Kung Fu | Marcus Taylor | 1972 |
| Hannie Caulder | Frank Clemens | 1971 |
| The Last Rebel | Matt | 1971 |
| Nichols | Marcus A.F. Baxter | 1971 |
| Support Your Local Gunfighter | Jug May | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Boot Coby | 1971 |
| The Wild Country | Thompson | 1970 |
| Dirty Dingus Magee | John Wesley Hardin | 1970 |
| The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County | Kittrick | 1970 |
| Rio Lobo | Phillips | 1970 |
| The Over-the-Hill Gang | Sheriff Clyde Barnes | 1969 |
| Support Your Local Sheriff! | Jake | 1969 |
| Once Upon a Time in the West | Snaky - Member of Frank's Gang / Frank's Gunman | 1968 |
| Sartana Does Not Forgive | Slim Kovacs | 1968 |
| Lancer | Tom Mangrum | 1968 |
| The Outcasts | Abel Blackner | 1968 |
| Never a Dull Moment | Ace Williams | 1968 |
| Firecreek | Norman | 1968 |
| The High Chaparral | Macklin | 1967 |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | Sam - Sheriff | 1967 |
| Hondo | Diablo | 1967 |
| Cimarron Strip | Moon | 1967 |
| The Last Challenge | Ernest Scarnes | 1967 |
| The Way West | Preacher Weatherby | 1967 |
| Tarzan | Bellak | 1966 |
| The Night of the Grizzly | Hank | 1966 |
| The Rare Breed | Simons / Deke Simons | 1966 |
| The Wild Wild West | Zack Slade | 1965 |
| The Legend of Jesse James | Deacon Smith | 1965 |
| F Troop | Sam Urp | 1965 |
| Daniel Boone | Petch | 1964 |
| 4 for Texas | Dobie | 1963 |
| Temple Houston | George Taggart | 1963 |
| The Virginian | Harve Yost | 1962 |
| The Dakotas | Deputy J.D. Smith | 1962 |
| Pocketful of Miracles | Cheesecake | 1961 |
| The Comancheros | Horseface (Comanchero) | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Felix Gault | 1961 |
| Target: The Corruptors | Stickface | 1961 |
| The Last Sunset | Ed Hobbs | 1961 |
| Gunslinger | Clint Gannet | 1961 |
| The Americans | Loper Johnson | 1961 |
| Klondike | Eli Roper | 1960 |
| Stagecoach West | Clell | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Diamond | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| National Velvet | Black Barr | 1960 |
| The Girl in Lovers Lane | Jesse | 1960 |
| The Slowest Gun in the West | Ike Dalton | 1960 |
| Edge of Eternity | Bill Ward | 1959 |
| Mr. Lucky | Phil Bricker | 1959 |
| The Rebel | Lawyer / Uncle Luce | 1959 |
| Hotel de Paree | Flute | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Avery | 1959 |
| Laramie | Charley Fox / Parson Hawks | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Honest John / Dodie Hoad / Buford Buckalew | 1959 |
| Tightrope | Tim Renick | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Jug Alverson / Nick Bravo / Stan Wilinski | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Turkey Creek Jack Johnson | 1959 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Clinton | 1958 |
| Lawman | Spence - Assassin / Paul Henry / Jake Wilson / Herm Forrest / Flynn Hawks | 1958 |
| Mackenzie's Raiders | Trooper Colin Grimes | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Sim Groder / Russell / Gus Smith / Gavin Martin / Gates | 1958 |
| The Texan | Tug Swann / Luke Watson / Dud Parsons | 1958 |
| Bronco | Toothy Thompson / Dooley Lang | 1958 |
| The Gun Runners | Arnold | 1958 |
| Frontier Justice | Hock Ellis | 1958 |
| Baby Face Nelson | Fatso Nagel | 1957 |
| Tombstone Territory | Wally Jobe | 1957 |
| Zorro | Gomez | 1957 |
| The Restless Gun | Link Jerrod / Tony Molinor | 1957 |
| M Squad | Luke Morgan | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Charlie Otis | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Toothy Thompson | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Arnold Shaffner / Joe Gage | 1957 |
| Night Passage | Shotgun | 1957 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Danny Boy / Perk Butler | 1957 |
| Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Tom McLowery | 1957 |
| Lure of the Swamp | Henry Bliss | 1957 |
| Dragoon Wells Massacre | Tioga | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Chris | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Dirk Ryan / Hock Ellis / Little Jimmy Lehigh / Stage Driver Cass | 1956 |
| Thunder Over Arizona | Deputy Slats Callahan / Slats Callahan | 1956 |
| Pardners | Pete | 1956 |
| Jubal | McCoy - Bar 8 Rider / McCoy | 1956 |
| Kismet | Hasan-Ben | 1955 |
| Artists and Models | Ivan | 1955 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Shanks | 1955 |
| Frontier | Ness Fowler / Father Matias | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Calhoun Durango / Count Nicholas Potosi / Deputy J.D. Smith | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Pierre Audubon / Ben / Clint Dodie / Del Ordman / Dolph Quince / Hector / Jim Barrett / Lucas Murdoch / Pack Landers / Sam Band / Specter / Steed / Titus Spangler / William Prange | 1955 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Quirt Avery | 1955 |
| The Man from Laramie | Chris Boldt | 1955 |
| Wichita | Al | 1955 |
| Moonfleet | Damen | 1955 |
| Kiss Me Deadly | Charlie Max | 1955 |
| Man Without a Star | Knife Murderer | 1955 |
| Tarzan's Hidden Jungle | Burger | 1955 |
| Vera Cruz | Tex | 1954 |
| Cattle Queen of Montana | Yost | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Big Mack / Sheriff / Thompson / Ace Williams | 1954 |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Shields | 1954 |
| Princess of the Nile | Basra | 1954 |
| The Far Country | Frank Newberry | 1954 |
| Ride Clear of Diablo | Tim Lowerie | 1954 |
| Waterfront | Britt | 1954 |
| Stories of the Century | Black Jack Ketchum | 1954 |
| Jubilee Trail | Whitey | 1954 |
| Appointment in Honduras | Castro | 1953 |
| The Moonlighter | Slim | 1953 |
| Ride, Vaquero! | Barton | 1953 |
| Gun Belt | Rusty Kolloway | 1953 |
| Count the Hours! | Max Verne | 1953 |
| Kansas City Confidential | Pete Harris / Peter Harris / Johnson | 1952 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Matt Weber | 1952 |
| The Ring | Harry Jackson | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Vic | 1952 |
| My Man and I | Celestino Garcia | 1952 |
| Lure of the Wilderness | Dave Longden | 1952 |
| High Noon | Charlie - Drunk in Jail | 1952 |
| Montana Territory | Gimp | 1952 |
| The Battle at Apache Pass | Mescal Jack | 1952 |
| Rancho Notorious | Mort Geary | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Juan Cortina | 1952 |
| The Bushwhackers | Cree | 1952 |
| Finders Keepers | Eddie | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Halleck / Lee Dineen | 1951 |
| Rawhide | Tevis | 1951 |
| Bird of Paradise | The Trader | 1951 |
| The Texan Meets Calamity Jane | Henchman | 1950 |
| American Guerrilla in the Philippines | The Speaker | 1950 |
| High Lonesome | Smiling Man | 1950 |
| Love That Brute | Henchman #2 in Cigar Store | 1950 |
| A Ticket to Tomahawk | Fargo | 1950 |
| One Way Street | Arnie | 1950 |
| Quicksand | Man at Bar | 1950 |
| Key to the City | Councilman | 1950 |
| The Sundowners | Earl Boyce | 1950 |
| The Lone Ranger | Jack Miles / Reno Lawrence | 1949 |
| Wild Weed | Raymond - Henchman | 1949 |
