Most Recent Role: on Bonanza
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Miami, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Birthday: 11-13-1920
Birth Name: William Scott Elam
Date of Death: 10-20-2003
Cause of Death: congestive heart failure
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Miami, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Birthday: 11-13-1920
Birth Name: William Scott Elam
Date of Death: 10-20-2003
Cause of Death: congestive heart failure
The quintessential Western villian in the 1950s and \'60s, Jack Elam has appeared in well over a hundred films. Famous for his bulgy eyes and froglike features, Elam debuted in 1949\'s \"Trailin\' West\" and soon made a name for himself with numerous bit parts in Westerns, including \"High Noon\". After appearing in \"Kansas City Confidential\", Elam began a long string of success in the...
Other Appearances
| Star | |
|---|---|
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Detective in the House
Nick Turner |
Easy Street
Uncle Alvin "Bully" Stevenson |
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Struck by Lightning
Frank |
Sugarfoot
Toothy Thompson |
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Temple Houston
George Taggart |
The Dakotas
Deputy Marshal J.D. Smith |
| Recurring Role | |
|---|---|
| Bonanza |
Gunsmoke
Ben |
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Lawman
Herm Forrest |
The Rifleman
Gates |
| Guest Star | |
|---|---|
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ABC Weekend Specials
The Revenge of Red Chief Sam |
ABC Weekend Specials
The Ransom of Red Chief Sam Howard |
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Alias Smith and Jones
Bad Night in Big Butte Boot Caby |
Ben Casey
The Night That Nothing Happened Felix Gault |
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Bonanza
Honest John Honest John |
Bonanza
A Bride for Buford Buford Buckelew |
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Detective in the House
Jack Elam stars as Nick Turner, a retired detective that is talked back into service by Press Wyman (Judd Hirsch). Wyman is an engineer by trade fulfilling a lifetime dream. With the agency... more Easy Street
A half hour comedy about a show girl who inherited a mansion from her husband and she invites her uncle and his friend and roommate to leave their retirement home and move in with her. Her sister... more Struck by Lightning
Only three episodes aired about this sitcom where a science teacher named Ted Stein inherited a seedy inn and a caretaker named Frank - created by Ted's great grandfather - who needs a serum every... more Sugarfoot
"For the 1957-58 season ABC offered to purchase a full season of thirty-nine episodes of Cheyenne , but Warner Brothers declined. Since each hour-long episode took six working days for principle... more Temple Houston
Temple Houston travelled the circuit courts in the Southwest during the 1880's. He was a handsome attorney and son of Texas immortal Sam Houston. Temple found his clients, both civil and criminal,... more The Dakotas
Marshal Frank Ragan and his three deputies try to maintain law and order in the Dakota Territory. more
Jack Elam stars as Nick Turner, a retired detective that is talked back into service by Press Wyman (Judd Hirsch). Wyman is an engineer by trade fulfilling a lifetime dream. With the agency... more Easy Street
A half hour comedy about a show girl who inherited a mansion from her husband and she invites her uncle and his friend and roommate to leave their retirement home and move in with her. Her sister... more Struck by Lightning
Only three episodes aired about this sitcom where a science teacher named Ted Stein inherited a seedy inn and a caretaker named Frank - created by Ted's great grandfather - who needs a serum every... more Sugarfoot
"For the 1957-58 season ABC offered to purchase a full season of thirty-nine episodes of Cheyenne , but Warner Brothers declined. Since each hour-long episode took six working days for principle... more Temple Houston
Temple Houston travelled the circuit courts in the Southwest during the 1880's. He was a handsome attorney and son of Texas immortal Sam Houston. Temple found his clients, both civil and criminal,... more The Dakotas
Marshal Frank Ragan and his three deputies try to maintain law and order in the Dakota Territory. more
