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Oct 22, 2003 · October 22, 2003 / 2:06 PM EDT / CBS/AP. Jack Elam, a character actor and favorite Western villain who menaced good-guy cowboys with his crazy grin, wild eyes and remorseless gun-slinging in films ...
Oct 23, 2003 · Elam was born in Miami, Ariz., a tiny mining community 100 miles from Phoenix. His mother died when he was about 2 and he lived with various families until he was reunited with his father at age 9.
Jack Elam. William Scott " Jack " Elam ( November 13, 1920 [1] – October 20, 2003) was an American film and television actor best known for his numerous roles as villains in Western films, and later in his career, comedies (sometimes spoofing his villainous image). His most distinguishing physical quality was his misaligned eye.
Mar 8, 2013 · Jack’s first big part and still today one of his best ever was in Rawhide (Fox, 1951), a much underrated Western directed by Henry Hathaway. Evil bandit Zimmerman (a terrific Hugh Marlowe) and his ghastly gang of hoodlums (Elam, Dean Jagger and George Tobias, all top notch) have escaped from prison and turn up at a stagecoach way-station lost ...
May 15, 2024 · The Comancheros. John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Lee Marvin. 17 votes. After his partner is killed, aging Texas Ranger Jake Cutter (John Wayne) is assigned to capture gambler Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman), a condemned prisoner who managed to escape hanging, and return him to Louisiana to face his sentence.
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Jack Elam, Gary Busey, Mark Hamill, Karen Obediear. 4. The Texas Wheelers (1974–1975) Episode: The Liar's Contest. Comedy. Add a Plot. Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Jack Elam, Gary Busey, Mark Hamill, Karen Obediear. 5. Dobe and a Company of Heroes (2002 TV Movie)
Jack Elam was an American actor best known for his roles in Western films and television shows. He was born on November 13, 1920 in Miami, Arizona. He began his career in the 1950s, appearing in films such as "High Noon" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance".
