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