1920-11-13 Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA
Colorful American character actor equally adept at vicious killers or grizzled sidekicks. As a child he worked in the cotton fields. He attended Santa Monica Junior College in California and subsequently became an accountant and, at one time, manager of the Bel Air Hotel. Elam got his first movie job by trading his accounting services for a role. In short time he became one of the most memorable supporting players in Hollywood, thanks not only to his near-demented screen persona but also to an out-of-kilter left eye, sightless from a childhood fight. He appeared with great aplomb in Westerns and gangster films alike, and in later years played to wonderful effect in comedic roles.
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Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self | 1997-07-27 |
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Bonanza: Under Attack | Buckshot | 1995-01-15 |
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Bonanza: The Return | Buckshot | 1993-11-24 |
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Uninvited | Grady | 1993-01-01 |
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Shadow Force | Tommy | 1992-12-01 |
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Suburban Commando | Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell | 1991-10-04 |
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The Giant of Thunder Mountain | Hezekiah Crow | 1990-12-25 |
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Big Bad John | Jake Calhoun | 1990-02-01 |
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Once Upon a Texas Train | Jason Fitch | 1988-10-12 |
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Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? | Boone | 1988-11-13 |
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Hawken's Breed | Tackett | 1987-01-01 |
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I Am Not a Freak | Self | 1987-11-01 |
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The Aurora Encounter | Charlie | 1986-08-01 |
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Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills | Squires | 1986-11-15 |
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Cannonball Run II | Doc | 1984-06-29 |
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Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas | Scrooge | 1984-12-23 |
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Lost | Mr. Newsom | 1983-10-22 |
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Sacred Ground | Lum Witcher | 1983-03-11 |
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Jinxed! | Otto | 1982-10-22 |
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Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Troscliar Boudreaux | 1981-10-09 |
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The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite | Seth Beaumont | 1981-05-21 |
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Skyward Christmas | Clay Haller | 1981-12-03 |
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The Cannonball Run | Doctor | 1981-06-19 |
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The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Big Mac | 1979-06-27 |
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The Villain | Avery Simpson | 1979-07-26 |
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The Norseman | Death Dreamer | 1978-10-05 |
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Hot Lead & Cold Feet | Rattlesnake | 1978-07-05 |
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Huckleberry Finn | King | 1978-03-31 |
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Lacy and the Mississippi Queen | Willie Red Fire | 1978-05-17 |
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Grayeagle | Trapper Willis | 1977-12-28 |
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Hawmps! | Bad Jack Cutter | 1976-05-20 |
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Pony Express Rider | Crazy Charlie | 1976-11-01 |
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The Winds of Autumn | J. Pete Hankins | 1976-06-01 |
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The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe | Bitterroot | 1976-05-29 |
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Creature from Black Lake | Joe Canton | 1976-03-01 |
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Shootout in a One-Dog Town | Handy | 1974-01-09 |
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Sidekicks | Boss | 1974-03-21 |
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A Knife for the Ladies | Jarrod (Sheriff) | 1974-05-02 |
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Alamosa Bill Kermit | 1973-05-23 |
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The Red Pony | Granddad | 1973-03-18 |
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The Last Escape of Billy the Kid | Pat Garrett | 1972-01-01 |
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The Daughters of Joshua Cabe | Bitterroot | 1972-09-13 |
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Cat Ballou | Kid Sheleen | 1971-09-05 |
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The Last Rebel | Matt | 1971-09-24 |
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Hannie Caulder | Frank Clemens | 1971-11-08 |
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Support Your Local Gunfighter | Jug May | 1971-05-26 |
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Dirty Dingus Magee | John Wesley Hardin | 1970-11-18 |
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The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County | Kittrick | 1970-04-01 |
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Rio Lobo | Phillips | 1970-04-01 |
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The Wild Country | Thompson | 1970-12-16 |
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Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo | Self | 1970-12-09 |
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Ride a Northbound Horse | Sheriff | 1969-03-16 |
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Support Your Local Sheriff! | Jake | 1969-03-26 |
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The Over the Hill Gang | Sheriff Clyde Barnes | 1969-07-06 |
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Sonora | Slim Kovacs | 1968-10-25 |
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Never a Dull Moment | Ace Williams | 1968-06-26 |
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Firecreek | Norman | 1968-01-24 |
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C'era una volta il West | Frank's Gunman | 1968-12-21 |
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The Last Challenge | Ernest Scarnes | 1967-12-22 |
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The Way West | Preacher Weatherby | 1967-05-24 |
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The Rare Breed | Deke Simons | 1966-02-02 |
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The Night of the Grizzly | Hank | 1966-04-20 |
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4 for Texas | Dobie | 1963-12-21 |
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Pocketful of Miracles | Cheesecake | 1961-12-18 |
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The Comancheros | Horseface (Comanchero) | 1961-12-16 |
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The Last Sunset | Ed Hobbs | 1961-06-08 |
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The Girl in Lovers Lane | Jesse | 1960-06-16 |
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The Slowest Gun in the West | Ike Dalton | 1960-05-07 |
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Edge of Eternity | Bill Ward | 1959-11-02 |
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The Gun Runners | Arnold | 1958-08-01 |
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Baby Face Nelson | Fatso Nagel | 1957-12-11 |
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Tom McLowery | 1957-05-30 |
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Lure of the Swamp | Henry Bliss | 1957-05-01 |
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Dragoon Wells Massacre | Tioga | 1957-08-28 |
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Night Passage | Shotgun | 1957-07-24 |
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Pardners | Pete | 1956-08-01 |
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Thunder Over Arizona | Slats Callahan | 1956-08-04 |
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Jubal | McCoy | 1956-02-25 |
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Moonfleet | Damen | 1955-06-24 |
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Kismet | Hasan-Ben | 1955-10-08 |
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Artists and Models | Ivan | 1955-11-07 |
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Man Without a Star | Knife Murderer (uncredited) | 1955-03-24 |
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Kiss Me Deadly | Charlie Max | 1955-04-28 |
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Wichita | Al | 1955-07-03 |
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Tarzan's Hidden Jungle | Burger | 1955-02-16 |
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The Man from Laramie | Chris Boldt | 1955-08-19 |
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Vera Cruz | Tex | 1954-12-25 |
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Ride Clear of Diablo | Tim Lowerie | 1954-02-10 |
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Princess of the Nile | Basra | 1954-07-01 |
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Jubilee Trail | Whitey | 1954-05-15 |
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The Far Country | Frank Newberry | 1954-02-12 |
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Cattle Queen of Montana | Yost | 1954-11-18 |
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Appointment in Honduras | Castro | 1953-10-16 |
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Gun Belt | Rusty Kolloway | 1953-07-24 |
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Ride, Vaquero! | Barton | 1953-07-17 |
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Count the Hours! | Max Verne | 1953-04-01 |
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The Moonlighter | Slim | 1953-09-19 |
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Finders Keepers | Eddie | 1952-01-01 |
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Rancho Notorious | Mort Geary | 1952-04-10 |
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My Man and I | Celestino Garcia | 1952-09-05 |
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High Noon | Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited) | 1952-06-09 |
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Lure of the Wilderness | Dave Longden | 1952-07-16 |
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Kansas City Confidential | Pete Harris | 1952-11-11 |
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The Ring | Harry Jackson | 1952-09-26 |
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The Battle at Apache Pass | Mescal Jack | 1952-05-09 |
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Montana Territory | Gimp | 1952-05-31 |
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Bird of Paradise | The Trader | 1951-03-14 |
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Rawhide | Tevis | 1951-03-25 |
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The Bushwhackers | Cree | 1951-12-07 |
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American Guerrilla in the Philippines | The Speaker | 1950-11-08 |
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Key to the City | Councilman (uncredited) | 1950-02-02 |
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High Lonesome | Smiling Man | 1950-09-01 |
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A Ticket to Tomahawk | Fargo | 1950-05-19 |
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The Sundowners | Earl Boyce | 1950-02-02 |
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One Way Street | Arnie (uncredited) | 1950-04-01 |
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Wild Weed | Raymond - Henchman | 1949-07-20 |
