Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 12, 1950
Place of Birth:
Laramie, Wyoming, USA
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Jim Beaver
Biography
James Norman "Jim" Beaver, Jr. (born August 12, 1950) is an American stage, film, and television actor, playwright, screenwriter, and film historian. He is perhaps most familiar to worldwide audiences as the gruff but tenderhearted prospector Whitney Ellsworth on the HBO Western drama series Deadwood, a starring role which brought him acclaim and a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for Ensemble Acting after three decades of supporting work in films and TV. He currently portrays Bobby Singer in the CW television series Supernatural. His memoir Life's That Way was published in April 2009.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | No More Time | Radio Host |
| 2021 | Nightmare Alley | Sheriff Jedediah Judd |
| 2020 | Blindfire | Sergeant Ward |
| 2019 | Mama Bear | Doctor |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Billy Boy | Crabtree |
| 2018 | Hospitality | The Boss |
| 2016 | The Frontier | Lee |
| 2015 | Crimson Peak | Carter Cushing |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster | The Captain |
| 2015 | Remember the Sultana | Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice) |
| 2011 | The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy | J. Wright Mooar |
| 2009 | Dark and Stormy Night | Jack Tugdon |
| 2008 | Reflections | Franck |
| 2007 | Next | Wisdom |
| 2005 | Wheelmen | Agent Hammond |
| 2003 | The Life of David Gale | Duke Grover |
| 2002 | Adaptation. | Ranger Tony |
| 2001 | Joy Ride | Sheriff Ritter |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock | Jefferson Bent |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Smiling Peanut Patron #1 |
| 1998 | Mr. Murder | Agent Jason Reiling |
| 1997 | Wounded | Agent Eric Ashton |
| 1997 | Divided by Hate | Danny Leland |
| 1994 | Bad Girls | Pinkerton Detective Graves |
| 1994 | Blue Chips | Ricky's Father |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend | Proclamation Officer |
| 1993 | Gunsmoke: The Long Ride | Traveling Blacksmith |
| 1993 | Sliver | Detective Ira |
| 1992 | Gunsmoke: To the Last Man | Deputy Willie Rudd |
| 1992 | Twogether | Oscar |
| 1992 | Sister Act | Clarkson |
| 1990 | Follow Your Heart | Craig Hraboy |
| 1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | Maj. Trimble |
| 1990 | El Diablo | Spivey Irick |
| 1989 | Turner & Hooch | Plant Manager |
| 1989 | In Country | Earl Smith |
| 1989 | Mothers, Daughters and Lovers | Sheriff Jack Edzard |
| 1988 | Defense Play | FBI Man |
| 1988 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | Motel Manager |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchid | Pedestrian |
| 1978 | The Seniors | Client (uncredited) |
| 1977 | Semi-Tough | B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited) |
| Injection | Pops |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Outer Range | Harrison Farber |
| 2022 | The Winchesters | Bobby Singer |
| 2020 | B Positive | Spencer |
| 2019 | Watchmen | Andy |
| 2019 | The Boys | Robert Singer |
| 2017 | Young Sheldon | Kenneth |
| 2016 | Timeless | NSA Agent Jake Neville |
| 2016 | The Ranch | Chuck |
| 2015 | Better Call Saul | Lawson |
| 2012 | Revolution | John Franklin Fry |
| 2012 | Major Crimes | Donald Beckwith |
| 2012 | Longmire | Lee Rosky |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Frank Loomis |
| 2010 | Justified | Shelby Parlow |
| 2010 | Justified | Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson |
| 2010 | Justified | Drew Thompson |
| 2009 | Harper's Island | Charlie Mills |
| 2009 | The Middle | Eddie Stokes |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | Lawson |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Cobb Holwell |
| 2007 | John from Cincinnati | Vietnam Joe |
| 2006 | Psych | Pete Dillingham |
| 2006 | The Unit | Lloyd Cole |
| 2006 | Big Love | Carter Reese |
| 2006 | Day Break | |
| 2006 | Dexter | Hannah’s father |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Bobby Singer |
| 2005 | Bones | George Gibbons |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Sheriff Williams |
| 2004 | Deadwood | Whitney Ellsworth |
| 2003 | Tremors | Sheriff Sam Boggs |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Hank Ferris |
| 2002 | Monk | Sheriff Ronald Mathis |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Prison Officer |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Admiral Daniel Leonard |
| 2001 | The Division | Fred Zito |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Ranger Diggory |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Stanley Tanner |
| 2000 | The Trouble with Normal | Gary |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Carl |
| 1998 | That '70s Show | Tony |
| 1997 | Total Security | Detective McKissick |
| 1996 | Bone Chillers | Edgar Allan Poe |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Happy Doug |
| 1995 | Murder One | Donald Cleary |
| 1994 | Thunder Alley | Leland DuParte |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Coroner |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Henry Barnes |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | Ranger Virgil |
| 1991 | Home Improvement | Duke Miller |
| 1991 | Reasonable Doubts | Detective Earl Gaddis |
| 1989 | Nasty Boys | Wetstone |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Defense Attorney |
| 1986 | Matlock | Barney Sutler |