Jack Elam
1920-11-13 ( 104 years old ) in Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA

Colorful American character actor equally adept at vicious killers or grizzled sidekicks. As a child he worked in the cotton fields. He attended Santa Monica Junior College in California and subsequently became an accountant and, at one time, manager of the Bel Air Hotel. Elam got his first movie job by trading his accounting services for a role. In short time he became one of the most memorable supporting players in Hollywood, thanks not only to his near-demented screen persona but also to an out-of-kilter left eye, sightless from a childhood fight. He appeared with great aplomb in Westerns and gangster films alike, and in later years played to wonderful effect in comedic roles.

Movies

Uninvited 1993-01-01
Shadow Force 1992-12-01
Big Bad John 1990-02-01
Hawken's Breed 1987-01-01
Lost 1983-10-22
Sacred Ground 1983-03-11
Jinxed! 1982-10-22
The Villain 1979-07-26
The Norseman 1978-10-05
Grayeagle 1977-12-28
Hawmps! 1976-05-20
Sidekicks 1974-03-21
The Red Pony 1973-03-17
Hannie Caulder 1971-11-08
The Last Rebel 1971-09-24
Cat Ballou 1971-09-05
Rio Lobo 1970-04-01
Firecreek 1968-01-24
The Way West 1967-05-24
The Rare Breed 1966-02-02
4 for Texas 1963-12-21
Night Passage 1957-07-24
Pardners 1956-08-01
Jubal 1956-02-25
Kismet 1955-10-08
Wichita 1955-07-03
Moonfleet 1955-06-24
Kiss Me Deadly 1955-04-28
Vera Cruz 1954-12-25
Jubilee Trail 1954-05-15
Gun Belt 1953-07-24
Ride, Vaquero! 1953-07-17
The Ring 1952-09-26
My Man and I 1952-09-05
High Noon 1952-06-09
Rawhide 1951-03-25
High Lonesome 1950-09-01
One Way Street 1950-04-01
The Sundowners 1950-02-02
Wild Weed 1949-07-20