Jack Elam
Jack Elam
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Jerry Jameson
Writers: Michael Landon Jr.,
Cast: Ben Johnson, Brian Leckner, David Sage, Dean Stockwell, Dirk Blocker, Emily Warfield, Jack Elam, Michael Landon Jr., Richard Roundtree, Stewart Moss,
Director: Hal Needham
Writers: Brock Yates,
Cast: Adrienne Barbeau, Burt Reynolds, Dean Martin, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett, Jack Elam, Jackie Chan, Roger Moore, Sammy Davis Jr., Terry Bradshaw,
Director: Burt Kennedy
Writers: Burt Kennedy,
Cast: Aldo Sambrell, Christopher Lee, Diana Dors, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Paco de Lucía, Raquel Welch, Robert Culp, Stephen Boyd, Strother Martin,
Director: Burt Kennedy
Writers: James Edward Grant,
Cast: Dub Taylor, Harry Morgan, Henry Jones, Jack Elam, James Garner, Joan Blondell, John Dehner, Kathleen Freeman, Marie Windsor, Suzanne Pleshette,
Director: Howard Hawks
Writers: Leigh Brackett,
Cast: Christopher Mitchum, David Huddleston, Jack Elam, Jennifer O'Neill, John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Mike Henry, Sherry Lansing, Susana Dosamantes, Victor French,
Director: Burt Kennedy
Writers: William Bowers,
Cast: Bruce Dern, Gene Evans, Harry Morgan, Henry Jones, Jack Elam, James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan, Walter Burke, Willis Bouchey,
Director: Sergio Leone
Writers: Sergio Donati,
Cast: Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Frank Wolff, Gabriele Ferzetti, Henry Fonda, Jack Elam, Jason Robards, Keenan Wynn, Paolo Stoppa, Woody Strode,
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: Clair Huffaker,
Cast: Bruce Cabot, Ina Balin, Jack Elam, Joan O'Brien, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Michael Ansara, Nehemiah Persoff, Patrick Wayne, Stuart Whitman,
Director: Robert Aldrich
Writers: Dalton Trumbo,
Cast: Adam Williams, Carol Lynley, Dorothy Malone, Jack Elam, James Westmoreland, Joseph Cotten, Kirk Douglas, Neville Brand, Regis Toomey, Rock Hudson,
Director: Frank Tashlin
Writers: Herbert Baker,
Cast: Anita Ekberg, Dean Martin, Dorothy Malone, Eddie Mayehoff, Eva Gabor, George Winslow, Herbert Rudley, Jack Elam, Jerry Lewis, Shirley MacLaine,
Director: Anthony Mann
Writers: Frank Burt,
Cast: Alex Nicol, Aline MacMahon, Arthur Kennedy, Cathy O'Donnell, Donald Crisp, Jack Elam, James Millican, James Stewart, John War Eagle, Wallace Ford,
Director: Robert Aldrich
Writers: Roland Kibbee,
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Cesar Romero, Charles Bronson, Denise Darcel, Ernest Borgnine, Gary Cooper, George Macready, Jack Elam, James McCallion, Sara Montiel,
Director: Phil Karlson
Writers: George Bruce,
Cast: Carleton Young, Coleen Gray, Dona Drake, Howard Negley, Jack Elam, John Payne, Lee Van Cleef, Mario Siletti, Neville Brand, Preston Foster,
Director: Fritz Lang
Writers: Daniel Taradash,
Cast: Arthur Kennedy, Frank Ferguson, George Reeves, Gloria Henry, Jack Elam, John Raven, Lisa Ferraday, Marlene Dietrich, Mel Ferrer, William Frawley,
Director: Henry Hathaway
Writers: Dudley Nichols,
Cast: Dean Jagger, Edgar Buchanan, George Tobias, Hugh Marlowe, Jack Elam, James Millican, Jeff Corey, Louis Jean Heydt, Susan Hayward, Tyrone Power,