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Jack Elam
★ Acting

Jack Elam

1920 – 2003 · Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA · Active 1949–1997

Born in 1920, Jack Elam emerged as a unique character actor, renowned for his eccentric performances in Westerns and comedies. His out-of-kilter left eye became a defining feature, enhancing his roles in films like Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) as a memorable supporting player. Elam also showcased his versatility in The Girl in Lovers Lane (1960), where his comedic timing shone alongside his grizzled persona. With a career spanning decades, he left an indelible mark on cult cinema, blending menace and humor in equal measure.

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The Girl in Lovers Lane

The Girl in Lovers Lane

1960 ★ 2.8
as Jesse

Two drifters contend with love and murder in a small town. One a rich kid with $100 in his pocket, the other a street smart tough guy. they make the bad mistake of stopping at a small town where the locals could be a little nicer.

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Filmography

213 credits
1990s 10 credits
1995
Movie ★ 6.7
1993
Uninvited as Grady
Movie ★ 4.4
1993
Movie ★ 6.5
1992
Movie ★ 7.0
1992
Lucky Luke as Axel Ericson
TV ★ 5.9
1991
Suburban Commando as Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
Movie ★ 4.7
1991
Home Improvement as Hick Peterson
TV ★ 7.4
1990
Movie ★ 6.4
1990
Big Bad John as Jake Calhoun
Movie ★ 5.0
1980s 21 credits
1988
Movie ★ 4.6
1988
Movie ★ 5.2
1988
Paradise as Skragg
TV ★ 6.0
1987
Hawken's Breed as Tackett
Movie ★ 4.0
1987
Movie ★ 7.5
1987
TV ★ 6.0
1986
Movie ★ 6.6
1986
Movie ★ 5.0
1986
TV ★ 6.8
1985
TV ★ 6.5
1984
Movie ★ 5.4
1984
Movie ★ 8.0
1983
Sacred Ground as Lum Witcher
Movie ★ 6.5
1983
Lost as Mr. Newsom
Movie ★ 5.1
1982
Jinxed! as Otto
Movie ★ 4.6
1981
Movie ★ 6.2
1981
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. as Troscliar Boudreaux
Movie ★ 5.1
1981
Skyward Christmas as Clay Haller
Movie ★ 9.0
1981
Movie ★ 3.5
1981
TV ★ 6.7
1981
TV ★ 8.1
1970s 39 credits
1979
Movie ★ 6.5
1979
The Villain as Avery Simpson
Movie ★ 5.7
1979
The Sacketts as Ira Bigelow
TV ★ 7.6
1979
TV ★ 6.5
1978
Hot Lead & Cold Feet as Rattlesnake
Movie ★ 6.0
1978
The Norseman as Death Dreamer
Movie ★ 3.4
1978
Movie ★ 4.0
1978
Movie ★ 6.2
1978
Black Beauty as Jonas McBride
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Grayeagle as Trapper Willis
Movie ★ 5.9
1977
TV ★ 6.2
1977
TV ★ 7.0
1977
How the West Was Won as Cully Madigan
TV ★ 7.0
1976
Hawmps! as Bad Jack Cutter
Movie ★ 5.8
1976
Movie ★ 5.2
1976
The Winds of Autumn as J. Pete Hankins
Movie ★ 6.0
1976
Pony Express Rider as Crazy Charlie
Movie ★ 6.0
1976
Movie ★ 8.0
1974
Sidekicks as Boss
Movie ★ 6.5
1974
A Knife for the Ladies as Jarrod (Sheriff)
Movie ★ 5.1
1974
Movie ★ 10.0
1973
The Red Pony as Granddad
Movie ★ 10.0
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as Alamosa Bill Kermit
Movie ★ 7.2
1972
Movie ★ 5.5
1972
Movie
1972
TV ★ 6.3
1972
Kung Fu as Marcus Taylor
TV ★ 7.7
1971
Hannie Caulder as Frank Clemens
Movie ★ 6.2
1971
Movie ★ 6.6
1971
Movie ★ 4.0
1971
Cat Ballou as Kid Sheleen
Movie ★ 10.0
1971
TV ★ 7.0
1971
Nichols as Marcus A.F. Baxter
TV ★ 6.3
1970
Rio Lobo as Phillips
Movie ★ 6.5
1970
Dirty Dingus Magee as John Wesley Hardin
Movie ★ 4.7
1970
Movie ★ 6.8
1970
The Wild Country as Thompson
Movie ★ 6.1
1960s 37 credits
1969
Movie ★ 7.0
1969
The Over the Hill Gang as Sheriff Clyde Barnes
Movie ★ 5.8
1969
Movie ★ 10.0
1968
Firecreek as Norman
Movie ★ 6.3
1968
Never a Dull Moment as Ace Williams
Movie ★ 6.2
1968
Movie ★ 6.4
1968
Movie ★ 8.3
1968
TV ★ 6.5
1968
TV ★ 5.6
1967
The Way West as Preacher Weatherby
Movie ★ 6.1
1967
The Last Challenge as Ernest Scarnes
Movie ★ 6.3
1967
TV ★ 5.7
1967
TV ★ 6.8
1967
TV ★ 6.9
1967
TV ★ 6.3
1966
Movie ★ 5.9
1966
The Rare Breed as Deke Simons
Movie ★ 6.2
1966
TV ★ 6.9
1965
TV ★ 6.3
1965
TV ★ 5.8
1965
The Wild Wild West as Zack Slade
TV ★ 7.6
1964
TV ★ 7.0
1963
4 for Texas as Dobie
Movie ★ 5.1
1963
The Dakotas as Deputy J.D. Smith
TV ★ 6.5
1963
Temple Houston as George Taggart
TV ★ 6.0
1962
The Virginian as Harve Yost
TV ★ 6.5
1961
Movie ★ 7.3
1961
The Comancheros as Horseface (Comanchero)
Movie ★ 6.7
1961
The Last Sunset as Ed Hobbs
Movie ★ 6.8
1961
TV ★ 5.9
1961
Gunslinger as Clint Gannet
TV ★ 6.3
1960
Movie ★ 3.2
1960
Movie ★ 4.5
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1960
National Velvet as Black Barr
TV ★ 8.8
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1950s 104 credits
1959
Edge of Eternity as Bill Ward
Movie ★ 6.7
1959
TV ★ 8.5
1959
Bonanza as Dodie Hoad
TV ★ 7.5
1959
Rawhide as Turkey Creek Jack Johnson
TV ★ 7.2
1959
The Rebel as Uncle Luce
TV ★ 5.1
1959
TV ★ 6.3
1959
Bonanza as Honest John
TV ★ 7.5
1959
Bonanza as Buford Buckalew
TV ★ 7.5
1959
The Untouchables as Jug Alverson
TV ★ 7.9
1959
The Untouchables as Nick Bravo
TV ★ 7.9
1959
Mr. Lucky as Phil Bricker
TV ★ 6.7
1959
Laramie as Parson Hawks
TV ★ 6.7
1958
Movie ★ 6.1
1958
TV ★ 6.0
1958
The Rifleman as Sim Groder
TV ★ 7.1
1958
TV ★ 5.8
1958
TV ★ 6.0
1958
The Texan as Luke Watson
TV ★ 6.0
1958
Lawman as Herm Forrest
TV ★ 5.8
1958
Lawman as Paul Henry
TV ★ 5.8
1958
The Rifleman as Russell
TV ★ 7.1
1957
Movie ★ 7.0
1957
Night Passage as Shotgun
Movie ★ 6.5
1957
Baby Face Nelson as Fatso Nagel
Movie ★ 5.6
1957
Movie ★ 7.2
1957
Lure of the Swamp as Henry Bliss
Movie ★ 7.0
1957
TV ★ 7.1
1957
TV ★ 7.3
1957
TV ★ 6.8
1957
M Squad as Luke Morgan
TV ★ 5.4
1957
Sugarfoot as Toothy Thompson
TV ★ 5.2
1957
The Restless Gun as Tony Molinor
TV ★ 4.4
1957
Zorro as Gomez (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.5
1957
TV ★ 6.8
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Arnold Shaffner
TV ★ 7.3
1957
The Restless Gun as Link Jerrod
TV ★ 4.4
1956
Pardners as Pete
Movie ★ 6.7
1956
Thunder Over Arizona as Slats Callahan
Movie ★ 6.3
1956
Jubal as McCoy
Movie ★ 6.9
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Little Jimmy Lehigh
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1955
Moonfleet as Damen
Movie ★ 6.5
1955
Movie ★ 6.7
1955
Kiss Me Deadly as Charlie Max
Movie ★ 7.2
1955
The Man from Laramie as Chris Boldt
Movie ★ 7.2
1955
Movie ★ 5.4
1955
Wichita as Al
Movie ★ 6.3
1955
Man Without a Star as Knife Murderer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1955
Kismet as Hasan-Ben
Movie ★ 5.6
1955
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Gunsmoke as Dolph Quince
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Frontier as Ness Fowler
TV ★ 7.5
1955
Gunsmoke as Steed
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Clint Dodie
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Ben
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Hector
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Specter
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Del Ordman
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Sam Band
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Jim Barrett
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as William Prange
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Lucas Murdoch
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Titus Spangler
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Pierre Audubon
TV ★ 6.7
1955
TV ★ 7.0
1955
Cheyenne as Calhoun Durango
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Cheyenne as Count Nicholas Potosi
TV ★ 6.1
1954
The Far Country as Frank Newberry
Movie ★ 6.9
1954
Movie ★ 7.3
1954
Jubilee Trail as Whitey
Movie ★ 5.2
1954
Movie ★ 6.7
1954
Movie ★ 5.9
1954
Ride Clear of Diablo as Tim Lowerie
Movie ★ 6.1
1954
TV ★ 7.9
1954
TV ★ 8.0
1953
Count the Hours! as Max Verne
Movie ★ 5.5
1953
Movie ★ 6.1
1953
Gun Belt as Rusty Kolloway
Movie ★ 6.4
1953
Movie ★ 5.9
1953
Movie ★ 6.0
1952
High Noon as Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.7
1952
Movie ★ 10.0
1952
Movie ★ 7.1
1952
Rancho Notorious as Mort Geary
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
The Ring as Harry Jackson
Movie ★ 5.1
1952
Movie ★ 6.0
1952
My Man and I as Celestino Garcia
Movie ★ 7.0
1952
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
Movie ★ 7.0
1952
TV ★ 5.0
1952
TV ★ 6.8
1951
Rawhide as Tevis
Movie ★ 6.7
1951
Bird of Paradise as The Trader
Movie ★ 6.3
1951
Movie ★ 5.9
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1950
The Sundowners as Earl Boyce
Movie ★ 5.2
1950
Movie ★ 5.5
1950
High Lonesome as Smiling Man
Movie ★ 5.6
1950
One Way Street as Arnie (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.3
1950
Key to the City as Councilman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Movie ★ 6.0
1940s 2 credits
1949
Wild Weed as Raymond - Henchman
Movie ★ 4.8
1949
The Lone Ranger as Reno Lawrence
TV ★ 6.8