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Jim Beaver

Actor / Writer / Film Director / Playwright / Film Producer | * 08/12/1950 (73) | Laramie, Wyoming (United States of America (USA))
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James Norman Beaver Jr. (born August 12, 1950) is an American actor, writer, and film historian. He is most familiar to worldwide audiences as 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, and Sheriff Shelby Parlow on the FX series Justified. His memoir Life's That Way was published in April 2009. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swep ...

Crimson Peak

R

2015 | 3.3/5 | 1h 59min
Horror, Romance / Love
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When Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrele ...

Breaking Bad

TV-MA

2008 | 4.5/5
Drama, Crime
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A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty. ...

The Boys

TV-MA

2019- | 4.2/5 | 1h per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually tu ...

Deadwood

TV-MA

2004 | 4.1/5 | 55min per episode
Western, Crime, Drama
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When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranorma ...

Supernatural

TV-14

2005 | 4.1/5 | 45min per episode
Drama, Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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Movies with Jim Beaver as Actor(37)

as Pops2023 Injection
as Sheriff Jedediah Judd2021 Nightmare Alley
as Sergeant Ward2020 Blindfire
as Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)2019 Deadwood: The Movie
as The Boss2018 Hospitality
as Crabtree2018 Billy Boy
as Lee2016 The Frontier
as Carter Cushing2015 Crimson Peak
as The Captain2015 The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
as Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)2015 Remember the Sultana
as J. Wright Mooar2011 The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
as Jack Tugdon2009 Dark and Stormy Night
as Franck2008 Reflections
as Wisdom2007 Next
as Agent Hammond2005 Wheelmen
as Duke Grover2003 The Life of David Gale
as Ranger Tony2002 Adaptation.
as Jefferson Bent2001 Warden of Red Rock
as Sheriff Ritter2001 Joy Ride
as Smiling Peanut Patron #11999 Magnolia
as Agent Jason Reiling1998 Mr. Murder
as Danny Leland1997 Divided by Hate
as Agent Eric Ashton1997 Wounded
as Ricky's Father1994 Blue Chips
as Pinkerton Detective Graves1994 Bad Girls
as Detective Ira1993 Sliver
as Deputy Willie Rudd1992 Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
as Oscar1992 Twogether
as Clarkson1992 Sister Act
as Spivey Irick1990 El Diablo
as Maj. Trimble1990 The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Earl Smith1989 In Country
as Sheriff Jack Edzard1989 Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
as FBI Man1988 Defense Play
as Motel Manager1988 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
as Client (uncredited)1978 The Seniors
as B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)1977 Semi-Tough

TV Shows/Series with Jim Beaver as Actor(49)

as Bobby Singer2022 The Winchesters
as Spencer2020 B Positive
as Robert Singer2019 The Boys
as Andy2019 Watchmen
as Kenneth2017 Young Sheldon
as Jake Neville2016 Timeless
as Chuck2016 The Ranch
as Lawson2015 Better Call Saul
as Donald Beckwith2012 Major Crimes
as Lee Rosky2012 Longmire
as John Franklin Fry2012 Revolution
as Sheriff Shelby Parlow2010 Justified
as Frank Loomis2010 Law & Order: LA
as Charlie Mills2009 Harper's Island
2009 The Middle
as Lawson2008 Breaking Bad
as Cobb Holwell2008 The Mentalist
as Vietnam Joe2007 John from Cincinnati
as Lloyd Cole2006 The Unit
as Pete Dillingham2006 Psych
2006 Dexter
as Carter Reese2006 Big Love
2006 Day Break
as Bobby Singer2005 Supernatural
as Sheriff Williams2005 Criminal Minds
as George Gibbons2005 Bones
as Whitney Ellsworth2004 Deadwood
as Hank Ferris2003 The Lyon's Den
as Sheriff Sam Boggs2003 Tremors
as Sheriff Ronald Mathis2002 Monk
as Fred Zito2001 The Division
as Ranger Diggory2001 Crossing Jordan
as Prison Officer2001 Six Feet Under
as Admiral Daniel Leonard2001 Star Trek: Enterprise
as Gary2000 The Trouble with Normal
as Stanley Tanner2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Carl1999 The West Wing
as Tony1998 That '70s Show
as Happy Doug1996 3rd Rock from the Sun
as Donald Cleary1995 Murder One
as Leland DuParte1994 Thunder Alley
as Coroner1993 The X-Files
as Henry Barnes1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Ranger Virgil1992 Melrose Place
as Duke Miller1991 Home Improvement
as Detective Earl Gaddis1991 Reasonable Doubts
as Wetstone1989 Nasty Boys
as Defense Attorney1987 Jake and the Fatman
as Barney Sutler1986 Matlock

Movies with Jim Beaver as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2013 Night Riders
Production/Executive Producer2013 Night Riders
Writing/Screenplay2013 Night Riders
Writing/Writer2013 Night Riders
Sound/Music Coordinator2005 Care Bears: Big Wish Movie
Crew/Additional Dialogue1987 Sweet Revenge

TV Shows/Series with Jim Beaver as Crew(3)

Creator/Creator2024 Nikki and Nora
Writing/Writer1987 Tour of Duty
Writing/Writer1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Additional Information

Full Name: Jim Beaver
Born: Saturday, 08/12 1950 (August) in Laramie, Wyoming (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 73 years + 259 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Central Oklahoma, Irving High School, Oklahoma Christian University
Spouses (current/former): Cecily Adams
Other names for Jim Beaver (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"James Norman Beaver Jr."
"James Beaver"
"Richard Muldoon"
"John Petlock"
Jim Beaver frequently works together with these people:
Eric Kripke (20x, Crew)
John Rubinstein (16x, Actor)
Vince Gilligan (15x, Crew)
Dean Norris (14x, Actor)
Glenn Morshower (13x, Actor)
Tom Virtue (13x, Actor)
John Shiban (13x, Crew)
Mark Rolston (12x, Actor)
Spencer Garrett (12x, Actor)
Larry Poindexter (12x, Actor)
Harry Groener (12x, Actor)
Guillermo del Toro (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5777, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/03/2024