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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0001181
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500155
Facebook: No data
Instagram: No data
X: No data
Filmography (Movies)
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Character:Self
Release Date:27/07/1997
Bonanza: Under Attack
Character:Buckshot
Release Date:15/01/1995
Bonanza: The Return
Character:Buckshot
Release Date:24/11/1993
Uninvited
Character:Grady
Release Date:01/01/1993
Shadow Force
Character:Tommy
Release Date:01/12/1992
Suburban Commando
Character:Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
Release Date:04/10/1991
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Character:Hezekiah Crow
Release Date:25/12/1990
Big Bad John
Character:Jake Calhoun
Release Date:01/02/1990
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
Character:Boone
Release Date:13/11/1988
Once Upon a Texas Train
Character:Jason Fitch
Release Date:12/10/1988
I Am Not a Freak
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/1987
Hawken's Breed
Character:Tackett
Release Date:01/01/1987
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
Character:Squires
Release Date:15/11/1986
The Aurora Encounter
Character:Charlie
Release Date:01/08/1986
Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas
Character:Scrooge
Release Date:23/12/1984
Cannonball Run II
Character:Doc
Release Date:29/06/1984
Lost
Character:Mr. Newsom
Release Date:22/10/1983
Sacred Ground
Character:Lum Witcher
Release Date:11/03/1983
Jinxed!
Character:Otto
Release Date:22/10/1982
Skyward Christmas
Character:Clay Haller
Release Date:03/12/1981
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Character:Troscliar Boudreaux
Release Date:09/10/1981
The Cannonball Run
Character:Doctor
Release Date:19/06/1981
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
Character:Seth Beaumont
Release Date:21/05/1981
The Villain
Character:Avery Simpson
Release Date:26/07/1979
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Character:Big Mac
Release Date:27/06/1979
The Norseman
Character:Death Dreamer
Release Date:05/10/1978
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Character:Rattlesnake
Release Date:05/07/1978
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
Character:Willie Red Fire
Release Date:17/05/1978
Huckleberry Finn
Character:King
Release Date:31/03/1978
Grayeagle
Character:Trapper Willis
Release Date:28/12/1977
Pony Express Rider
Character:Crazy Charlie
Release Date:01/11/1976
The Winds of Autumn
Character:J. Pete Hankins
Release Date:01/06/1976
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Character:Bitterroot
Release Date:29/05/1976
Hawmps!
Character:Bad Jack Cutter
Release Date:20/05/1976
Creature from Black Lake
Character:Joe Canton
Release Date:01/03/1976
A Knife for the Ladies
Character:Jarrod (Sheriff)
Release Date:02/05/1974
Sidekicks
Character:Boss
Release Date:21/03/1974
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
Character:Handy
Release Date:09/01/1974
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Character:Alamosa Bill Kermit
Release Date:23/05/1973
The Red Pony
Character:Granddad
Release Date:18/03/1973
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Character:Bitterroot
Release Date:13/09/1972
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
Character:Pat Garrett
Release Date:01/01/1972
Hannie Caulder
Character:Frank Clemens
Release Date:08/11/1971
The Last Rebel
Character:Matt
Release Date:24/09/1971
Cat Ballou
Character:Kid Sheleen
Release Date:05/09/1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Character:Jug May
Release Date:26/05/1971
The Wild Country
Character:Thompson
Release Date:16/12/1970
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/1970
Dirty Dingus Magee
Character:John Wesley Hardin
Release Date:18/11/1970
Rio Lobo
Character:Phillips
Release Date:01/04/1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Character:Kittrick
Release Date:01/04/1970
The Over the Hill Gang
Character:Sheriff Clyde Barnes
Release Date:06/07/1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Character:Jake
Release Date:26/03/1969
Ride a Northbound Horse
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:16/03/1969
Once Upon a Time in the West
Character:Frank's Gunman
Release Date:21/12/1968
Sartana Does Not Forgive
Character:Slim Kovacs
Release Date:25/10/1968
Never a Dull Moment
Character:Ace Williams
Release Date:26/06/1968
Firecreek
Character:Norman
Release Date:24/01/1968
The Last Challenge
Character:Ernest Scarnes
Release Date:22/12/1967
The Way West
Character:Preacher Weatherby
Release Date:24/05/1967
The Night of the Grizzly
Character:Hank
Release Date:20/04/1966
The Rare Breed
Character:Deke Simons
Release Date:02/02/1966
4 for Texas
Character:Dobie
Release Date:21/12/1963
Pocketful of Miracles
Character:Cheesecake
Release Date:18/12/1961
The Comancheros
Character:Horseface (Comanchero)
Release Date:16/12/1961
The Last Sunset
Character:Ed Hobbs
Release Date:08/06/1961
The Girl in Lovers Lane
Character:Jesse
Release Date:16/06/1960
The Slowest Gun in the West
Character:Ike Dalton
Release Date:07/05/1960
Edge of Eternity
Character:Bill Ward
Release Date:02/11/1959
The Gun Runners
Character:Arnold
Release Date:01/08/1958
Baby Face Nelson
Character:Fatso Nagel
Release Date:11/12/1957
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Character:Tioga
Release Date:28/08/1957
Night Passage
Character:Shotgun
Release Date:24/07/1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Character:Tom McLowery
Release Date:30/05/1957
Lure of the Swamp
Character:Henry Bliss
Release Date:01/05/1957
Thunder Over Arizona
Character:Slats Callahan
Release Date:04/08/1956
Pardners
Character:Pete
Release Date:01/08/1956
Jubal
Character:McCoy
Release Date:25/02/1956
Artists and Models
Character:Ivan
Release Date:07/11/1955
Kismet
Character:Hasan-Ben
Release Date:08/10/1955
The Man from Laramie
Character:Chris Boldt
Release Date:19/08/1955
Wichita
Character:Al
Release Date:03/07/1955
Moonfleet
Character:Damen
Release Date:24/06/1955
Kiss Me Deadly
Character:Charlie Max
Release Date:28/04/1955
Man Without a Star
Character:Knife Murderer (uncredited)
Release Date:24/03/1955
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
Character:Burger
Release Date:16/02/1955
Vera Cruz
Character:Tex
Release Date:25/12/1954
Cattle Queen of Montana
Character:Yost
Release Date:18/11/1954
Princess of the Nile
Character:Basra
Release Date:01/07/1954
Jubilee Trail
Character:Whitey
Release Date:15/05/1954
The Far Country
Character:Frank Newberry
Release Date:12/02/1954
Ride Clear of Diablo
Character:Tim Lowerie
Release Date:10/02/1954
Appointment in Honduras
Character:Castro
Release Date:16/10/1953
The Moonlighter
Character:Slim
Release Date:19/09/1953
Gun Belt
Character:Rusty Kolloway
Release Date:24/07/1953
Ride, Vaquero!
Character:Barton
Release Date:17/07/1953
Count the Hours!
Character:Max Verne
Release Date:01/04/1953
Kansas City Confidential
Character:Pete Harris
Release Date:11/11/1952
The Ring
Character:Harry Jackson
Release Date:26/09/1952
My Man and I
Character:Celestino Garcia
Release Date:05/09/1952
Lure of the Wilderness
Character:Dave Longden
Release Date:16/07/1952
High Noon
Character:Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
Release Date:09/06/1952
Montana Territory
Character:Gimp
Release Date:31/05/1952
The Battle at Apache Pass
Character:Mescal Jack
Release Date:09/05/1952
Rancho Notorious
Character:Mort Geary
Release Date:10/04/1952
Finders Keepers
Character:Eddie
Release Date:01/01/1952
The Bushwhackers
Character:Cree
Release Date:07/12/1951
Rawhide
Character:Tevis
Release Date:25/03/1951
Bird of Paradise
Character:The Trader
Release Date:14/03/1951
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Character:The Speaker
Release Date:08/11/1950
High Lonesome
Character:Smiling Man
Release Date:01/09/1950
A Ticket to Tomahawk
Character:Fargo
Release Date:19/05/1950
One Way Street
Character:Arnie (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1950
The Sundowners
Character:Earl Boyce
Release Date:02/02/1950
Key to the City
Character:Councilman (uncredited)
Release Date:02/02/1950
Wild Weed
Character:Raymond - Henchman
Release Date:20/07/1949
Television Appearances
Lucky Luke
Character:Axel Ericson
Home Improvement
Character:Hick Peterson
Paradise
Character:Skragg
J.J. Starbuck
Character:
Easy Street
Character:
Detective in the House
Character:
Simon & Simon
Character:
Father Murphy
Character:
Struck by Lightning
Character:Frank
The Sacketts
Character:Ira Bigelow
$weepstake$
Character:
Black Beauty
Character:Jonas McBride
Eight Is Enough
Character:
Grizzly Adams
Character:Gus
How the West Was Won
Character:Cully Madigan
Kung Fu
Character:Marcus Taylor
The Brian Keith Show
Character:
Nichols
Character:Marcus A.F. Baxter
Alias Smith and Jones
Character:
Lancer
Character:
The Outcasts
Character:
The High Chaparral
Character:Macklin
Hondo
Character:
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:Sam - Sheriff
Cimarron Strip
Character:
Tarzan
Character:
The Wild Wild West
Character:Zack Slade
F Troop
Character:
The Legend of Jesse James
Character:Deacon Smith
Daniel Boone
Character:Petch
Temple Houston
Character:George Taggart
The Dakotas
Character:Deputy J.D. Smith
The Virginian
Character:Harve Yost
Ben Casey
Character:
Target: The Corruptors!
Character:
Gunslinger
Character:Clint Gannet
Stagecoach West
Character:Clell
Outlaws
Character:
National Velvet
Character:Black Barr
Mr. Lucky
Character:Phil Bricker
The Untouchables
Character:Jug Alverson
The Untouchables
Character:Nick Bravo
The Rebel
Character:Uncle Luce
The Twilight Zone
Character:Avery
Laramie
Character:Parson Hawks
Bonanza
Character:Dodie Hoad
Bonanza
Character:Honest John
Bonanza
Character:Buford Buckalew
Tightrope
Character:
Rawhide
Character:Turkey Creek Jack Johnson
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:
Lawman
Character:
Lawman
Character:Herm Forrest
Lawman
Character:Paul Henry
The Rifleman
Character:Sim Groder
The Rifleman
Character:Russell
The Texan
Character:
The Texan
Character:Luke Watson
Bronco
Character:
Zorro
Character:Gomez (uncredited)
The Restless Gun
Character:Tony Molinor
The Restless Gun
Character:Link Jerrod
M Squad
Character:Luke Morgan
Sugarfoot
Character:Toothy Thompson
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Arnold Shaffner
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Danny Boy
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Perk Butler
Tales of Wells Fargo
Character:Chris
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Hock Ellis
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Little Jimmy Lehigh
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Stage Driver Cass
Screen Director's Playhouse
Character:Shanks
Frontier
Character:Ness Fowler
Cheyenne
Character:
Cheyenne
Character:Calhoun Durango
Gunsmoke
Character:Dolph Quince
Gunsmoke
Character:Clint Dodie
Gunsmoke
Character:Steed
Gunsmoke
Character:Ben
Gunsmoke
Character:Hector
Gunsmoke
Character:Specter
Gunsmoke
Character:Del Ordman
Gunsmoke
Character:Sam Band
Gunsmoke
Character:Jim Barrett
Gunsmoke
Character:William Prange
Gunsmoke
Character:Lucas Murdoch
Gunsmoke
Character:Titus Spangler
Gunsmoke
Character:Pierre Audubon
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Sheriff
Mr. & Mrs. North
Character:
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Vic
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Lee Dineen
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Halleck
The Lone Ranger
Character:Reno Lawrence
Images
