Acting
Jim Beaver
Born 12 August 1950 in Laramie, Wyoming, USA
109 credits
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
Acting 102
- 2022Outer RangeSeriesHarrison Farber
- 2022The WinchestersSeriesBobby Singer
- 2022No More TimeFilmRadio Host
- 2021Nightmare AlleyFilmSheriff Jedediah Judd
- 2020B PositiveSeriesSpencer
- 2020BlindfireFilmSergeant Ward
- 2019The BoysSeriesSecretary of Defense Robert A. Singer
- 2019WatchmenSeriesAndy
- 2019Deadwood: The MovieFilmWhitney Ellsworth (archive footage)
- 2019Mama BearFilmDoctor
- 2019Scripts Gone Wild Zombie NightmareFilm
- 2018HospitalityFilmThe Boss
- 2018Billy BoyFilmCrabtree
- 2018Remember the SultanaFilmJoseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
- 2017Young SheldonSeriesKenneth
- 2016TimelessSeriesNSA Agent Jake Neville
- 2016The RanchSeriesChuck
- 2016The FrontierFilmLee
- 2016InjectionFilmPops
- 2015Better Call SaulSeriesLawson
- 2015Crimson PeakFilmCarter Cushing
- 2015The Adventures of Biffle and ShoosterFilmThe Captain
- 2014Nikki & Nora: The N&N FilesSeriesArliss Fontenot
- 2012LongmireSeriesLee Rosky
- 2012Major CrimesSeriesDonald Beckwith
- 2012RevolutionSeriesJohn Franklin Fry
- 2011Love BitesSeriesTrucker
- 2011The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American ConspiracyFilmJ. Wright Mooar
- 2010JustifiedSeriesDrew Thompson, Shelby Parlow, Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson
- 2010Law & Order: LASeriesFrank Loomis
- 2009The MiddleSeriesEddie Stokes
- 2009Lie to MeSeriesGus Sloan
- 2009Harper's IslandSeriesCharlie Mills
- 2009Dark and Stormy NightFilmJack Tugdon
- 2008The MentalistSeriesCobb Holwell
- 2008Breaking BadSeriesLawson
- 2008ReflectionsFilmFranck
- 2007NextFilmWisdom
- 2007John from CincinnatiSeriesVietnam Joe
- 2006DexterSeriesHannah’s father
- 2006PsychSeriesPete Dillingham
- 2006The UnitSeriesLloyd Cole
- 2006Big LoveSeriesCarter Reese
- 2006Day BreakSeries'Uncle' Nick Vukovic
- 2005SupernaturalSeriesBobby Singer
- 2005Criminal MindsSeriesSheriff Williams
- 2005BonesSeriesGeorge Gibbons
- 2005WheelmenFilmAgent Hammond
- 2004DeadwoodSeriesWhitney Ellsworth
- 2003NCISSeriesCaptain Tom O'Rourke
- 2003The Life of David GaleFilmDuke Grover
- 2003TremorsSeriesSheriff Sam Boggs
- 2003The Lyon's DenSeriesHank Ferris
- 2002MonkSeriesSheriff Ronald Mathis
- 2002Adaptation.FilmRanger Tony
- 2001Star Trek: EnterpriseSeriesDaniel Leonard
- 2001Six Feet UnderSeriesPrison Officer
- 2001Crossing JordanSeriesRanger Diggory
- 2001Joy RideFilmSheriff Ritter
- 2001The DivisionSeriesFred Zito
- 2001Warden of Red RockFilmJefferson Bent
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeriesStanley Tanner
- 2000The Trouble with NormalSeriesGary
- 1999The West WingSeriesCarl
- 1999MagnoliaFilmSmiling Peanut Patron #1
- 1998That '70s ShowSeriesTony
- 1998Mr. MurderFilmAgent Jason Reiling
- 1997WoundedFilmAgent Eric Ashton
- 1997Total SecuritySeriesDetective McKissick
- 1997Divided by HateFilmDanny Leland
- 19963rd Rock from the SunSeriesHappy Doug
- 1996Bone ChillersSeriesEdgar Allan Poe
- 1995Murder OneSeriesDonald Cleary
- 1994Bad GirlsFilmPinkerton Detective Graves
- 1994Blue ChipsFilmRicky's Father
- 1994Thunder AlleySeriesLeland DuParte
- 1993The X-FilesSeriesCoroner
- 1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSeriesHenry Barnes
- 1993SliverFilmDetective Ira
- 1993Geronimo: An American LegendFilmProclamation Officer
- 1993Gunsmoke: The Long RideFilmTraveling Blacksmith
- 1992Sister ActFilmClarkson
- 1992TwogetherFilmOscar
- 1992Gunsmoke: To the Last ManFilmDeputy Willie Rudd
- 1991Home ImprovementSeriesDuke Miller
- 1991Reasonable DoubtsSeriesDetective Earl Gaddis
- 1990El DiabloFilmSpivey Irick
- 1990Nasty BoysSeriesWetstone
- 1990The Court-Martial of Jackie RobinsonFilmMaj. Trimble
- 1990Follow Your HeartFilmCraig Hraboy
- 1989Turner & HoochFilmPlant Manager
- 1989In CountryFilmEarl Smith
- 1989Mothers, Daughters and LoversFilmSheriff Jack Edzard
- 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the LakeFilmMotel Manager
- 1988Defense PlayFilmFBI Man
- 1987Jake and the FatmanSeriesDefense Attorney
- 1987Sweet RevengeFilmSmuggler (uncredited)
- 1986MatlockSeriesBarney Sutler
- 1983Girls of the White OrchidFilmPedestrian
- 1979Dallas Cowboys CheerleadersFilmCowboy Player (uncredited)
- 1978The SeniorsFilmClient (uncredited)
- 1977Semi-ToughFilmB.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)
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Filmography from TMDB.