
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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