Jim Beaver
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1950-08-12 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Laramie, Wyoming, USA
- Also known as
- James Norman Beaver Jr. · James Beaver · Richard Muldoon · John Petlock
Biography
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
TV Shows (55)
The Boys
2019
as Secretary of Defense Robert A. Singer
Supernatural
2005
as Bobby Singer
NCIS
2003
as Captain Tom O'Rourke
Criminal Minds
2005
as Sheriff Williams
The Mentalist
2008
as Cobb Holwell
Bones
2005
as George Gibbons
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Stanley Tanner
Breaking Bad
2008
as Lawson
Dexter
2006
as Hannah’s father
Young Sheldon
2017
as Kenneth
The X-Files
1993
as Coroner
Monk
2002
as Sheriff Ronald Mathis
Better Call Saul
2015
as Lawson
Psych
2006
as Pete Dillingham
The West Wing
1999
as Carl
The Middle
2009
as Eddie Stokes
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Ranger Diggory
Melrose Place
1992
as Ranger Virgil
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Daniel Leonard
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Henry Barnes
That '70s Show
1998
as Tony
Home Improvement
1991
as Duke Miller
Six Feet Under
2001
as Prison Officer
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Happy Doug
Justified
2010
as Shelby Parlow / Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson
Longmire
2012
as Lee Rosky
Matlock
1986
as Barney Sutler
The Division
2001
as Fred Zito
Lie to Me
2009
as Gus Sloan
The Unit
2006
as Lloyd Cole
Jake and the Fatman
1987
as Defense Attorney
Big Love
2006
as Carter Reese
Deadwood
2004
as Whitney Ellsworth
Major Crimes
2012
as Donald Beckwith
Timeless
2016
as NSA Agent Jake Neville
Law & Order: LA
2010
as Frank Loomis
Murder One
1995
as Donald Cleary
The Ranch
2016
as Chuck
Revolution
2012
as John Franklin Fry
Outer Range
2022
as Harrison Farber
Watchmen
2019
as Andy
Day Break
2006
as 'Uncle' Nick Vukovic
The Lyon's Den
2003
as Hank Ferris
B Positive
2020
as Spencer
Tremors
2003
as Sheriff Sam Boggs
Harper's Island
2009
as Charlie Mills
Reasonable Doubts
1991
as Detective Earl Gaddis
The Winchesters
2022
as Bobby Singer
John from Cincinnati
2007
as Vietnam Joe
Total Security
1997
as Detective McKissick
Nasty Boys
1990
as Wetstone
Bone Chillers
1996
as Edgar Allan Poe
Thunder Alley
1994
as Leland DuParte
The Trouble with Normal
2000
as Gary
Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
2014
as Arliss Fontenot
Movies (46)
Sliver
1993
as Detective Ira
Magnolia
1999
as Smiling Peanut Patron #1
Nightmare Alley
2021
as Sheriff Jedediah Judd
Next
2007
as Wisdom
Crimson Peak
2015
as Carter Cushing
Sister Act
1992
as Clarkson
Joy Ride
2001
as Sheriff Ritter
Adaptation.
2002
as Ranger Tony
Bad Girls
1994
as Pinkerton Detective Graves
The Life of David Gale
2003
as Duke Grover
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
as Proclamation Officer
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)
Turner & Hooch
1989
as Plant Manager
Semi-Tough
1977
as B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)
Blue Chips
1994
as Ricky's Father
Blindfire
2020
as Sergeant Ward
In Country
1989
as Earl Smith
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
2011
as J. Wright Mooar
Wounded
1997
as Agent Eric Ashton
Mr. Murder
1998
as Agent Jason Reiling
Girls of the White Orchid
1983
as Pedestrian
El Diablo
1990
as Spivey Irick
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
1988
as Motel Manager
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
as Maj. Trimble
Dark and Stormy Night
2009
as Jack Tugdon
Defense Play
1988
as FBI Man
Injection
as Pops
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993
as Traveling Blacksmith
Sweet Revenge
1987
as Smuggler (uncredited)
Warden of Red Rock
2001
as Jefferson Bent
Twogether
1992
as Oscar
Billy Boy
2018
as Crabtree
Wheelmen
2005
as Agent Hammond
Follow Your Heart
1990
as Craig Hraboy
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
1989
as Sheriff Jack Edzard
Hospitality
2018
as The Boss
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
2015
as The Captain
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
1992
as Deputy Willie Rudd
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
1979
as Cowboy Player (uncredited)
The Seniors
1978
as Client (uncredited)
The Frontier
2016
as Lee
Remember the Sultana
2018
as Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
Divided by Hate
1997
as Danny Leland
No More Time
2022
as Radio Host
Reflections
2008
as Franck
Mama Bear
2019
as Doctor
About Jim Beaver
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. With 101 credits spanning from 1977 to 2022, Jim Beaver has appeared in 46 films and 55 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jim Beaver Movies
- Sliver (1993) — as Detective Ira
- Magnolia (1999) — as Smiling Peanut Patron #1
- Nightmare Alley (2021) — as Sheriff Jedediah Judd
- Next (2007) — as Wisdom
- Crimson Peak (2015) — as Carter Cushing
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