Jim Beaver
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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.
Known for
Credits
Joy Ride (2001)
as Sheriff Ritter
Sister Act (1992)
as Clarkson
Nightmare Alley (2021)
as Sheriff Jedediah Judd
Next (2007)
as Wisdom
Magnolia (1999)
as Smiling Peanut Patron #1
Sliver (1993)
as Detective Ira
Crimson Peak (2015)
as Carter Cushing
Adaptation. (2002)
as Ranger Tony
The Life of David Gale (2003)
as Duke Grover
Bad Girls (1994)
as Pinkerton Detective Graves
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
as Proclamation Officer
Turner & Hooch (1989)
as Plant Manager
Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
as Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)
Girls of the White Orchid (1983)
as Pedestrian
Blue Chips (1994)
as Ricky's Father
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992)
as Deputy Willie Rudd
El Diablo (1990)
as Spivey Irick
Remember the Sultana (2018)
as Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
Sweet Revenge (1987)
as Smuggler (uncredited)
Injection (2016)
as Pops
Warden of Red Rock (2001)
as Jefferson Bent
Hospitality (2018)
as The Boss
Twogether (1992)
as Oscar
Semi-Tough (1977)
as B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)
Mr. Murder (1998)
as Agent Jason Reiling
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy (2011)
as J. Wright Mooar
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993)
as Traveling Blacksmith
Blindfire (2020)
as Sergeant Ward
In Country (1989)
as Earl Smith
Billy Boy (2018)
as Crabtree
Defense Play (1988)
as FBI Man
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
as Motel Manager
Wounded (1997)
as Agent Eric Ashton
The Frontier (2016)
as Lee
Dark and Stormy Night (2009)
as Jack Tugdon
Wheelmen (2005)
as Agent Hammond
No More Time (2022)
as Radio Host
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989)
as Sheriff Jack Edzard
Follow Your Heart (1990)
as Craig Hraboy
Divided by Hate (1997)
as Danny Leland
The Seniors (1978)
as Client (uncredited)
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (1979)
as Cowboy Player (uncredited)
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster (2015)
as The Captain
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
as Maj. Trimble
Reflections (2008)
as Franck
Mama Bear (2019)
as Doctor