Jack Elam
Born November 13, 1920 (Age: 105)
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Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
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as Self
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Age: 76
Suburban Commando
1991
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as Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
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Age: 70
Cannonball Run II
1984
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as Doc
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Age: 63
The Cannonball Run
1981
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as Doctor
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Age: 60
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
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as Big Mac
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Age: 58
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
1978
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as Willie Red Fire
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Age: 57
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
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as Alamosa Bill Kermit
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Age: 52
Cat Ballou
1971
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as Kid Sheleen
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Age: 50
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1970
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as Self
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Age: 50
Ride a Northbound Horse
1969
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as Sheriff
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Age: 48
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
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as Frank's Gunman
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Age: 48
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
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as Cheesecake
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Age: 41
The Comancheros
1961
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as Horseface (Comanchero)
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Age: 41
Edge of Eternity
1959
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as Bill Ward
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Age: 38
Artists and Models
1955
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as Ivan
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Age: 34
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
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as Charlie Max
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Age: 34