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Jim Beaver

Actor

Jim Beaver

Born August 12, 1950 in Laramie, Wyoming, USA45 films

James Norman Beaver Jr. (born August 12, 1950) is an American actor, writer, and film historian. He portrayed Bobby Singer in Supernatural. He also played Whitney Ellsworth on the HBO Western drama series Deadwood, which brought him acclaim and a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for Ensemble Acting, Sheriff Shelby Parlow on the FX series Justified, and Robert "Dakota Bob" Singer on the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys. His memoir Life's That Way was published in April 2009.

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Magnolia posterFirst watchMagnolia19997.7as Smiling Peanut Patron #1On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host…View film

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Filmography

45 films as actor
  1. 2022No More TimeRadio Host
  2. 2021Nightmare AlleySheriff Jedediah Judd
  3. 2020BlindfireSergeant Ward
  4. 2019Mama BearDoctor
  5. 2019Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare
  6. 2018HospitalityThe Boss
  7. 2018Billy BoyCrabtree
  8. 2016The FrontierLee
  9. 2016InjectionPops
  10. 2015Crimson PeakCarter Cushing
  11. 2015The Adventures of Biffle and ShoosterThe Captain
  12. 2011The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American ConspiracyJ. Wright Mooar
  13. 2009Dark and Stormy NightJack Tugdon
  14. 2008ReflectionsFranck
  15. 2007NextWisdom
  16. 2005WheelmenAgent Hammond
  17. 2003The Life of David GaleDuke Grover
  18. 2002Adaptation.Ranger Tony
  19. 2001Joy RideSheriff Ritter
  20. 2001Warden of Red RockJefferson Bent
  21. 1999MagnoliaSmiling Peanut Patron #1
  22. 1998Mr. MurderAgent Jason Reiling
  23. 1997WoundedAgent Eric Ashton
  24. 1997Divided by HateDanny Leland
  25. 1994Bad GirlsPinkerton Detective Graves
  26. 1994Blue ChipsRicky's Father
  27. 1993Geronimo: An American LegendProclamation Officer
  28. 1993SliverDetective Ira
  29. 1993Gunsmoke: The Long RideTraveling Blacksmith
  30. 1992TwogetherOscar
  31. 1992Sister ActClarkson
  32. 1992Gunsmoke: To the Last ManDeputy Willie Rudd
  33. 1990The Court-Martial of Jackie RobinsonMaj. Trimble
  34. 1990El DiabloSpivey Irick
  35. 1990Follow Your HeartCraig Hraboy
  36. 1989In CountryEarl Smith
  37. 1989Mothers, Daughters and LoversSheriff Jack Edzard
  38. 1989Turner & HoochPlant Manager
  39. 1988Defense PlayFBI Man
  40. 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the LakeMotel Manager
  41. 1987Sweet RevengeSmuggler (uncredited)
  42. 1983Girls of the White OrchidPedestrian
  43. 1979Dallas Cowboys CheerleadersCowboy Player (uncredited)
  44. 1978The SeniorsClient (uncredited)
  45. 1977Semi-ToughB.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)