8Acting
Jim Beaver
- Born
- 1950-08-12
- Birthplace
- Laramie, Wyoming, USA
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
Filmography
107 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
No More Time
2022 · Movie
Radio Host
Outer Range
2022 · TV Show
Harrison Farber
The Winchesters
2022 · TV Show
Bobby Singer
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Movie
Sheriff Jedediah Judd
B Positive
2020 · TV Show
Spencer
Blindfire
2020 · Movie
Sergeant Ward
Deadwood: The Movie
2019 · Movie
Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)
Mama Bear
2019 · Movie
Doctor
Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare
2019 · Movie
Cast
The Boys
2019 · TV Show
Secretary of Defense Robert A. Singer
Watchmen
2019 · TV Show
Andy
Billy Boy
2018 · Movie
Crabtree
Hospitality
2018 · Movie
The Boss
Remember the Sultana
2018 · Movie
Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
Young Sheldon
2017 · TV Show
Kenneth
Injection
2016 · Movie
Pops
The Frontier
2016 · Movie
Lee
The Ranch
2016 · TV Show
Chuck
Timeless
2016 · TV Show
NSA Agent Jake Neville
Better Call Saul
2015 · TV Show
Lawson
Crimson Peak
2015 · Movie
Carter Cushing
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
2015 · Movie
The Captain
Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
2014 · TV Show
Arliss Fontenot
Night Riders
2013 · Movie
Writer · Director · Screenplay · Executive Producer
Longmire
2012 · TV Show
Lee Rosky
Major Crimes
2012 · TV Show
Donald Beckwith
Revolution
2012 · TV Show
John Franklin Fry
Love Bites
2011 · TV Show
Trucker
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
2011 · Movie
J. Wright Mooar
Justified
2010 · TV Show
Shelby Parlow · Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson · Drew Thompson
Law & Order: LA
2010 · TV Show
Frank Loomis
Dark and Stormy Night
2009 · Movie
Jack Tugdon
Harper's Island
2009 · TV Show
Charlie Mills
Lie to Me
2009 · TV Show
Gus Sloan
The Middle
2009 · TV Show
Eddie Stokes
Breaking Bad
2008 · TV Show
Lawson
Reflections
2008 · Movie
Franck
The Mentalist
2008 · TV Show
Cobb Holwell
John from Cincinnati
2007 · TV Show
Vietnam Joe
Next
2007 · Movie
Wisdom
Big Love
2006 · TV Show
Carter Reese
Day Break
2006 · TV Show
'Uncle' Nick Vukovic
Dexter
2006 · TV Show
Hannah’s father
Psych
2006 · TV Show
Pete Dillingham
The Unit
2006 · TV Show
Lloyd Cole
Bones
2005 · TV Show
George Gibbons
Care Bears: Big Wish Movie
2005 · Movie
Music Coordinator
Criminal Minds
2005 · TV Show
Sheriff Williams
Supernatural
2005 · TV Show
Bobby Singer
Wheelmen
2005 · Movie
Agent Hammond
Deadwood
2004 · TV Show
Whitney Ellsworth
NCIS
2003 · TV Show
Captain Tom O'Rourke
The Life of David Gale
2003 · Movie
Duke Grover
The Lyon's Den
2003 · TV Show
Hank Ferris
Tremors
2003 · TV Show
Sheriff Sam Boggs
Adaptation.
2002 · Movie
Ranger Tony
Monk
2002 · TV Show
Sheriff Ronald Mathis
Crossing Jordan
2001 · TV Show
Ranger Diggory
Joy Ride
2001 · Movie
Sheriff Ritter
Six Feet Under
2001 · TV Show
Prison Officer
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001 · TV Show
Daniel Leonard
The Division
2001 · TV Show
Fred Zito
Warden of Red Rock
2001 · Movie
Jefferson Bent
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV Show
Stanley Tanner
The Trouble with Normal
2000 · TV Show
Gary
Magnolia
1999 · Movie
Smiling Peanut Patron #1
The West Wing
1999 · TV Show
Carl
Mr. Murder
1998 · Movie
Agent Jason Reiling
That '70s Show
1998 · TV Show
Tony
Divided by Hate
1997 · Movie
Danny Leland
Total Security
1997 · TV Show
Detective McKissick
Wounded
1997 · Movie
Agent Eric Ashton
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 · TV Show
Happy Doug
Bone Chillers
1996 · TV Show
Edgar Allan Poe
Murder One
1995 · TV Show
Donald Cleary
Bad Girls
1994 · Movie
Pinkerton Detective Graves
Blue Chips
1994 · Movie
Ricky's Father
Thunder Alley
1994 · TV Show
Leland DuParte
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993 · Movie
Proclamation Officer
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993 · Movie
Traveling Blacksmith
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · TV Show
Henry Barnes
Sliver
1993 · Movie
Detective Ira
The X-Files
1993 · TV Show
Coroner
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
1992 · Movie
Deputy Willie Rudd
Melrose Place
1992 · TV Show
Ranger Virgil
Sister Act
1992 · Movie
Clarkson
Twogether
1992 · Movie
Oscar
Home Improvement
1991 · TV Show
Duke Miller
Reasonable Doubts
1991 · TV Show
Detective Earl Gaddis
El Diablo
1990 · Movie
Spivey Irick
Follow Your Heart
1990 · Movie
Craig Hraboy
Nasty Boys
1990 · TV Show
Wetstone
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990 · Movie
Maj. Trimble
In Country
1989 · Movie
Earl Smith
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
1989 · Movie
Sheriff Jack Edzard
Turner & Hooch
1989 · Movie
Plant Manager
Defense Play
1988 · Movie
FBI Man
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
1988 · Movie
Motel Manager
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · TV Show
Defense Attorney
Sweet Revenge
1987 · Movie
Smuggler (uncredited) · Additional Dialogue
Tour of Duty
1987 · TV Show
Writer
Matlock
1986 · TV Show
Barney Sutler
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · TV Show
Writer
Girls of the White Orchid
1983 · Movie
Pedestrian
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
1979 · Movie
Cowboy Player (uncredited)
The Seniors
1978 · Movie
Client (uncredited)
Semi-Tough
1977 · Movie
B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)