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Man
Geboren
13 november 1920
Overleden
20 oktober 2003
Geboorteplaats
Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA
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William Scott Elam · William Scott "Jack" Elam · جک ایلام
Biografie
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.
Bekend van
8.3
Film
Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank's Gunman
1968
4.4
Film
Uninvited
Grady
1993
6.8
Film
The Last Sunset
Ed Hobbs
1961
7.2
Film
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Alamosa Bill Kermit
1973
6.0
Serie
Temple Houston
George Taggart
1963–1964
7.1
Film
The Man from Laramie
Chris Boldt
1955
7.0
Film
Kansas City Confidential
Pete Harris
1952
6.9
Film
The Far Country
Frank Newberry
1954
6.7
Film
The Comancheros
Horseface (Comanchero)
1961
6.5
Film
Rio Lobo
Phillips
1970
6.5
Serie
The Dakotas
Deputy J.D. Smith
1963
7.6
Serie
The Sacketts
Ira Bigelow
1979
6.1
Film
The Way West
Preacher Weatherby
1967
7.0
Serie
Black Beauty
Jonas McBride
1978
6.2
Film
Hannie Caulder
Frank Clemens
1971
5.7
Film
The Villain
Avery Simpson
1979
6.2
Film
The Cannonball Run
Doctor
1981
6.8
Serie
Easy Street
1986–1987
5.4
Film
Cannonball Run II
Doc
1984
6.5
Serie
Detective in the House
1985
6.5
Serie
Struck by Lightning
Frank
1979
Acteercredits 21 titels
Uninvited
als Grady
4.4
1993
Easy Street
6.8
1986–1987
Detective in the House
6.5
1985
Cannonball Run II
als Doc
5.4
1984
The Cannonball Run
als Doctor
6.2
1981
Struck by Lightning
als Frank
6.5
1979
The Villain
als Avery Simpson
5.7
1979
The Sacketts
als Ira Bigelow
7.6
1979
Black Beauty
als Jonas McBride
7.0
1978
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
als Alamosa Bill Kermit
7.2
1973
Hannie Caulder
als Frank Clemens
6.2
1971
Rio Lobo
als Phillips
6.5
1970
Once Upon a Time in the West
als Frank's Gunman
8.3
1968
The Way West
als Preacher Weatherby
6.1
1967
Temple Houston
als George Taggart
6.0
1963–1964
The Dakotas
als Deputy J.D. Smith
6.5
1963
The Comancheros
als Horseface (Comanchero)
6.7
1961
The Last Sunset
als Ed Hobbs
6.8
1961
The Man from Laramie
als Chris Boldt
7.1
1955
The Far Country
als Frank Newberry
6.9
1954
Kansas City Confidential
als Pete Harris
7.0
1952