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Jim Beaver

Born Aug. 12, 1950
Laramie, Wyoming, USA
76 years old

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 …

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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.

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Breaking Bad (2008)

Lawson

The Boys (2019)

Secretary of Defense Robert A. Singer

Supernatural (2005)

Bobby Singer

Better Call Saul (2015)

Lawson

Dexter (2006)

Hannah’s father

Crimson Peak (2015)

Carter Cushing

The Mentalist (2008)

Cobb Holwell

Magnolia (1999)

Smiling Peanut Patron #1

Criminal Minds (2005)

Sheriff Williams

The X-Files (1993)

Coroner

Bones (2005)

George Gibbons

Sister Act (1992)

Clarkson

Nightmare Alley (2021)

Sheriff Jedediah Judd

Next (2007)

Wisdom

Young Sheldon (2017)

Kenneth

Adaptation. (2002)

Ranger Tony

NCIS (2003)

Captain Tom O'Rourke

The Life of David Gale (2003)

Duke Grover

Lie to Me (2009)

Gus Sloan

Watchmen (2019)

Andy

That '70s Show (1998)

Tony

Turner & Hooch (1989)

Plant Manager

Joy Ride (2001)

Sheriff Ritter

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Stanley Tanner

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Monk (2002)

Sheriff Ronald Mathis

Six Feet Under (2001)

Prison Officer

Psych (2006)

Pete Dillingham

Deadwood (2004)

Whitney Ellsworth

Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

Daniel Leonard

Justified (2010)

Shelby Parlow / Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson / Drew Thompson

Sliver (1993)

Detective Ira

Timeless (2016)

NSA Agent Jake Neville

The Middle (2009)

Eddie Stokes

Home Improvement (1991)

Duke Miller

Revolution (2012)

John Franklin Fry

The West Wing (1999)

Carl

3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)

Happy Doug

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)

Henry Barnes

Outer Range (2022)

Harrison Farber

Longmire (2012)

Lee Rosky

Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)

Proclamation Officer

The Winchesters (2022)

Bobby Singer

The Ranch (2016)

Chuck

Harper's Island (2009)

Charlie Mills

Bad Girls (1994)

Pinkerton Detective Graves

The Unit (2006)

Lloyd Cole

Blue Chips (1994)

Ricky's Father

Major Crimes (2012)

Donald Beckwith

Melrose Place (1992)

Ranger Virgil

Crossing Jordan (2001)

Ranger Diggory

Big Love (2006)

Carter Reese

Matlock (1986)

Barney Sutler

Day Break (2006)

'Uncle' Nick Vukovic

Blindfire (2020)

Sergeant Ward

Semi-Tough (1977)

B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)

In Country (1989)

Earl Smith

Jake and the Fatman (1987)

Defense Attorney

Tremors (2003)

Sheriff Sam Boggs

Law & Order: LA (2010)

Frank Loomis

B Positive (2020)

Spencer

El Diablo (1990)

Spivey Irick

Murder One (1995)

Donald Cleary

John from Cincinnati (2007)

Vietnam Joe

The Frontier (2016)

Lee

Billy Boy (2018)

Crabtree

Hospitality (2018)

The Boss

Love Bites (2011)

Trucker

The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy (2011)

J. Wright Mooar

Dark and Stormy Night (2009)

Jack Tugdon

Wounded (1997)

Agent Eric Ashton

Mr. Murder (1998)

Agent Jason Reiling

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)

Motel Manager

The Division (2001)

Fred Zito

The Seniors (1978)

Client (uncredited)

Girls of the White Orchid (1983)

Pedestrian

Twogether (1992)

Oscar

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (1979)

Cowboy Player (uncredited)

Sweet Revenge (1987)

Smuggler (uncredited)

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992)

Deputy Willie Rudd

Reasonable Doubts (1991)

Detective Earl Gaddis

Warden of Red Rock (2001)

Jefferson Bent

Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993)

Traveling Blacksmith

Nasty Boys (1990)

Wetstone

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)

Maj. Trimble

Divided by Hate (1997)

Danny Leland

Reflections (2008)

Franck

The Lyon's Den (2003)

Hank Ferris

Bone Chillers (1996)

Edgar Allan Poe

Defense Play (1988)

FBI Man

The Trouble with Normal (2000)

Gary

No More Time (2022)

Radio Host

Remember the Sultana (2018)

Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)

Follow Your Heart (1990)

Craig Hraboy

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989)

Sheriff Jack Edzard

Thunder Alley (1994)

Leland DuParte

Total Security (1997)

Detective McKissick

Wheelmen (2005)

Agent Hammond

Injection (2016)

Pops

Mama Bear (2019)

Doctor

Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files (2014)

Arliss Fontenot

Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare (2019)

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster (2015)

The Captain

Writing (3)

Tour of Duty (1987)

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)

Night Riders (2013)

Screenplay

Directing (1)

Night Riders (2013)

Production (1)

Night Riders (2013)

Executive production

Sound (1)

Care Bears: Big Wish Movie (2005)

Music Coordinator

Crew (1)

Sweet Revenge (1987)

Additional Dialogue

Appearances (1)

Deadwood: The Movie (2019)

Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)