Jack Elam
Actor
Born Nov 13, 1920 · Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA
Active 1949–2003 · 6′0″ (183 cm)
Colorful American character actor equally adept at vicious killers or grizzled sidekicks. As a child he worked in the cotton fields.
Filmography
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) — Frank's GunmanThe Twilight Zone (1959) — AveryHigh Noon (1952) — Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)Home Improvement (1991) — Hick PetersonBonanza (1959) — Buford Buckalew · Honest John · Dodie HoadPat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) — Alamosa Bill KermitKiss Me Deadly (1955) — Charlie MaxKung Fu (1972) — Marcus TaylorGunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) — Tom McLoweryZorro (1957) — Gomez (uncredited)The Cannonball Run (1981) — DoctorThe Man from Laramie (1955) — Chris BoldtThe Untouchables (1959) — Nick Bravo · Jug AlversonBonanza: The Return (1993) — BuckshotPocketful of Miracles (1961) — CheesecakeVera Cruz (1954) — TexSupport Your Local Sheriff! (1969) — Perk Butler · Danny Boy · JakeRio Lobo (1970) — PhillipsThe Comancheros (1961) — Horseface (Comanchero)The Far Country (1954) — Frank NewberryKansas City Confidential (1952) — Pete HarrisThe Wild Wild West (1965) — Zack SladeArtists and Models (1955) — IvanGunsmoke (1955) — Pierre Audubon · Titus Spangler · Lucas Murdoch · William Prange · Jim Barrett · Del Ordman · Sam Band · Specter · Hector · Ben · Clint Dodie · Steed · Dolph Quince