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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Beaver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Ranger Tony
Adaptation.
Sheriff Ritter
Joy Ride
FBI Man
Defense Play
Pinkerton Detective Graves
Bad Girls
Franck
Reflections
Jack Tugdon
Dark and Stormy Night
Radio Host
No More Time
Deputy Willie Rudd
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
Doctor
Mama Bear
Proclamation Officer
Geronimo: An American Legend
Smiling Peanut Patron #1
Magnolia
Plant Manager
Turner & Hooch
Jefferson Bent
Warden of Red Rock
Agent Hammond
Wheelmen
Ricky's Father
Blue Chips
Craig Hraboy
Follow Your Heart
Lee
The Frontier
Agent Eric Ashton
Wounded
Traveling Blacksmith
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
Carter Cushing
Crimson Peak
Maj. Trimble
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Wisdom
Next
Duke Grover
The Life of David Gale
Crabtree
Billy Boy
The Captain
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
Oscar
Twogether
Agent Jason Reiling
Mr. Murder
Spivey Irick
El Diablo
Danny Leland
Divided by Hate
J. Wright Mooar
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
Earl Smith
In Country
The Boss
Hospitality
Detective Ira
Sliver
Clarkson
Sister Act
Client (uncredited)
The Seniors
Pops
Injection
Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)
Deadwood: The Movie
B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)
Semi-Tough
Motel Manager
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Sheriff Jedediah Judd
Nightmare Alley
Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
Remember the Sultana
Sergeant Ward
Blindfire
Sheriff Jack Edzard
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Pedestrian
Girls of the White Orchid
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
44
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-08-12
Place of Birth
Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Also Known As
James Norman Beaver Jr.