Jim Beaver
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 12, 1950, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
- Movies
- 48
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2022 | No More Time | Radio Host |
| 2021 | Nightmare Alley | Sheriff Jedediah Judd |
| 2020 | Blindfire | Sergeant Ward |
| 2019 | Mama Bear | Doctor |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare | |
| 2018 | Hospitality | The Boss |
| 2018 | Billy Boy | Crabtree |
| 2018 | Remember the Sultana | Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice) |
| 2016 | The Frontier | Lee |
| 2016 | Injection | Pops |
| 2015 | Crimson Peak | Carter Cushing |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster | The Captain |
| 2011 | The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy | J. Wright Mooar |
| 2009 | Dark and Stormy Night | Jack Tugdon |
| 2008 | Reflections | Franck |
| 2007 | Next | Wisdom |
| 2005 | Wheelmen | Agent Hammond |
| 2003 | The Life of David Gale | Duke Grover |
| 2002 | Adaptation. | Ranger Tony |
| 2001 | Joy Ride | Sheriff Ritter |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock | Jefferson Bent |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Smiling Peanut Patron #1 |
| 1998 | Mr. Murder | Agent Jason Reiling |
| 1997 | Wounded | Agent Eric Ashton |
| 1997 | Divided by Hate | Danny Leland |
| 1994 | Bad Girls | Pinkerton Detective Graves |
| 1994 | Blue Chips | Ricky's Father |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend | Proclamation Officer |
| 1993 | Sliver | Detective Ira |
| 1993 | Gunsmoke: The Long Ride | Traveling Blacksmith |
| 1992 | Twogether | Oscar |
| 1992 | Sister Act | Clarkson |
| 1992 | Gunsmoke: To the Last Man | Deputy Willie Rudd |
| 1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | Maj. Trimble |
| 1990 | El Diablo | Spivey Irick |
| 1990 | Follow Your Heart | Craig Hraboy |
| 1989 | In Country | Earl Smith |
| 1989 | Mothers, Daughters and Lovers | Sheriff Jack Edzard |
| 1989 | Turner & Hooch | Plant Manager |
| 1988 | Defense Play | FBI Man |
| 1988 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | Motel Manager |
| 1987 | Sweet Revenge | Smuggler (uncredited) |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchid | Pedestrian |
| 1979 | Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders | Cowboy Player (uncredited) |
| 1978 | The Seniors | Client (uncredited) |
| 1977 | Semi-Tough | B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2013 | Night Riders | Writer, Director, Screenplay |
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