
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

Magnolia (1999)
as Smiling Peanut Patron #1

Sliver (1993)
as Detective Ira

Sister Act (1992)
as Clarkson

Blue Chips (1994)
as Ricky's Father

Crimson Peak (2015)
as Carter Cushing

Next (2007)
as Wisdom

Nightmare Alley (2021)
as Sheriff Jedediah Judd

The Life of David Gale (2003)
as Duke Grover

Joy Ride (2001)
as Sheriff Ritter

Bad Girls (1994)
as Pinkerton Detective Graves

Adaptation. (2002)
as Ranger Tony

Turner & Hooch (1989)
as Plant Manager

Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
as Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)

Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
as Proclamation Officer

Semi-Tough (1977)
as B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)

El Diablo (1990)
as Spivey Irick

Mr. Murder (1998)
as Agent Jason Reiling

Billy Boy (2018)
as Crabtree

In Country (1989)
as Earl Smith

Blindfire (2020)
as Sergeant Ward

Girls of the White Orchid (1983)
as Pedestrian

The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy (2011)
as J. Wright Mooar

The Seniors (1978)
as Client (uncredited)

Sweet Revenge (1987)
as Smuggler (uncredited)

Wounded (1997)
as Agent Eric Ashton

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster (2015)
as The Captain

Twogether (1992)
as Oscar

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (1979)
as Cowboy Player (uncredited)

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
as Motel Manager

Mama Bear (2019)
as Doctor

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
as Maj. Trimble

Warden of Red Rock (2001)
as Jefferson Bent

The Frontier (2016)
as Lee

Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993)
as Traveling Blacksmith

Wheelmen (2005)
as Agent Hammond

Remember the Sultana (2018)
as Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)

Hospitality (2018)
as The Boss

Dark and Stormy Night (2009)
as Jack Tugdon

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989)
as Sheriff Jack Edzard

Defense Play (1988)
as FBI Man

Divided by Hate (1997)
as Danny Leland

Follow Your Heart (1990)
as Craig Hraboy

No More Time (2022)
as Radio Host

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992)
as Deputy Willie Rudd

Injection (—)
as Pops

Reflections (2008)
as Franck





