Known for
Acting
Credits
105
Gender
Man
Birthday
12 Aug 1950 (74)
Place of birth
Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Also known as
James Norman Beaver Jr.
James Beaver
Richard Muldoon
John Petlock
Jim Beaver
Biography
James Norman "Jim" Beaver, Jr. (born August 12, 1950) is an American stage, film, and television actor, playwright, screenwriter, and film historian. He is perhaps most familiar to worldwide audiences as the gruff but tenderhearted prospector Whitney Ellsworth on the HBO Western drama series Deadwood, a starring role which brought him acclaim and a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for Ensemble Acting after three decades of supporting work in films and TV. He currently portrays Bobby Singer in the CW television series Supernatural. His memoir Life's That Way was published in April 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Beaver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | Injection | Pops |
| 2022 | Outer Range | Harrison Farber |
| 2022 | The Winchesters | Bobby Singer |
| 2022 | No More Time | Radio Host |
| 2021 | Nightmare Alley | Sheriff Jedediah Judd |
| 2020 | Blindfire | Sergeant Ward |
| 2020 | B Positive | Spencer |
| 2019 | The Boys | Robert Singer |
| 2019 | Watchmen | Andy |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Mama Bear | Doctor |
| 2018 | Billy Boy | Crabtree |
| 2018 | Hospitality | The Boss |
| 2017 | Young Sheldon | Kenneth |
| 2016 | Timeless | NSA Agent Jake Neville |
| 2016 | The Ranch | Chuck |
| 2016 | The Frontier | Lee |
| 2015 | Better Call Saul | Lawson |
| 2015 | Crimson Peak | Carter Cushing |
| 2015 | Remember the Sultana | Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice) |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster | The Captain |
| 2012 | Revolution | John Franklin Fry |
| 2012 | Longmire | Lee Rosky |
| 2012 | Major Crimes | Donald Beckwith |
| 2011 | The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy | J. Wright Mooar |
| 2010 | Justified | Shelby Parlow |
| 2010 | Justified | Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson |
| 2010 | Justified | Drew Thompson |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Frank Loomis |
| 2009 | The Middle | Eddie Stokes |
| 2009 | Harper's Island | Charlie Mills |
| 2009 | Dark and Stormy Night | Jack Tugdon |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | Lawson |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Cobb Holwell |
| 2008 | Reflections | Franck |
| 2007 | Next | Wisdom |
| 2007 | John from Cincinnati | Vietnam Joe |
| 2006 | Dexter | |
| 2006 | Psych | Pete Dillingham |
| 2006 | The Unit | Lloyd Cole |
| 2006 | Big Love | Carter Reese |
| 2006 | Day Break | |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Bobby Singer |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Sheriff Williams |
| 2005 | Bones | George Gibbons |
| 2005 | Wheelmen | Agent Hammond |
| 2004 | Deadwood | Whitney Ellsworth |
| 2003 | The Life of David Gale | Duke Grover |
| 2003 | Tremors | Sheriff Sam Boggs |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Hank Ferris |
| 2002 | Adaptation. | Ranger Tony |
| 2002 | Monk | Sheriff Ronald Mathis |
| 2001 | Joy Ride | Sheriff Ritter |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Prison Officer |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Admiral Daniel Leonard |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Ranger Diggory |
| 2001 | The Division | Fred Zito |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock | Jefferson Bent |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Stanley Tanner |
| 2000 | The Trouble with Normal | Gary |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Smiling Peanut Patron #1 |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Carl |
| 1998 | That '70s Show | Tony |
| 1998 | Mr. Murder | Agent Jason Reiling |
| 1997 | Wounded | Agent Eric Ashton |
| 1997 | Divided by Hate | Danny Leland |
| 1997 | Total Security | Detective McKissick |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Happy Doug |
| 1996 | Bone Chillers | Edgar Allan Poe |
| 1995 | Murder One | Donald Cleary |
| 1994 | Bad Girls | Pinkerton Detective Graves |
| 1994 | Blue Chips | Ricky's Father |
| 1994 | Thunder Alley | Leland DuParte |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Coroner |
| 1993 | Sliver | Detective Ira |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Henry Barnes |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend | Proclamation Officer |
| 1993 | Gunsmoke: The Long Ride | Traveling Blacksmith |
| 1992 | Sister Act | Clarkson |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | Ranger Virgil |
| 1992 | Twogether | Oscar |
| 1992 | Gunsmoke: To the Last Man | Deputy Willie Rudd |
| 1991 | Home Improvement | Duke Miller |
| 1991 | Reasonable Doubts | Detective Earl Gaddis |
| 1990 | El Diablo | Spivey Irick |
| 1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | Maj. Trimble |
| 1990 | Follow Your Heart | Craig Hraboy |
| 1989 | Turner & Hooch | Plant Manager |
| 1989 | In Country | Earl Smith |
| 1989 | Nasty Boys | Wetstone |
| 1989 | Mothers, Daughters and Lovers | Sheriff Jack Edzard |
| 1988 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | Motel Manager |
| 1988 | Defense Play | FBI Man |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Defense Attorney |
| 1986 | Matlock | Barney Sutler |
| 1978 | The Seniors | Client (uncredited) |
| 1977 | Semi-Tough | B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited) |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Night Riders | Writer |
| 2013 | Night Riders | Director |
| 2013 | Night Riders | Screenplay |
| 2013 | Night Riders | Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Care Bears: Big Wish Movie | Music Coordinator |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty | Writer |
| 1987 | Sweet Revenge | Additional Dialogue |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Writer |