Jim Beaver

actor • writer • producer

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 Deadwoo...

Born: August 12, 1950 in Laramie, Wyoming, USA (age 74)

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Known For

7.8

The Boys

Movies & TV Credits

103 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
No More Time Movie	6.5	Actor	Radio Host	2022
The Winchesters TV Show	6.4	Actor	Bobby Singer(1 Episode)	2022
Outer Range TV Show	7.2	Actor	Harrison Farber(1 Episode)	2022
Nightmare Alley Movie	7.2	Actor	Sheriff Jedediah Judd	2021
Blindfire Movie	5.1	Actor	Sergeant Ward	2020
B Positive TV Show	6.1	Actor	Spencer(16 Episodes)	2020
Deadwood: The Movie Movie	7.4	Actor	Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)	2019
Watchmen Limited Series	8.0	Actor	Andy(1 Episode)	2019
The Boys TV Show	8.4	Actor	Robert Singer(10 Episodes)	2019
Mama Bear Short Film	8.1	Actor	Doctor	2019
Billy Boy Movie	4.6	Actor	Crabtree	2018
Hospitality Movie	5.0	Actor	The Boss	2018
Young Sheldon TV Show	7.9	Actor	Kenneth(1 Episode)	2017
The Frontier Movie	5.7	Actor	Lee	2016
The Ranch TV Show	7.4	Actor	Chuck(2 Episodes)	2016
Timeless TV Show	7.4	Actor	NSA Agent Jake Neville(3 Episodes)	2016
Injection Short Film	8.7	Actor	Pops	2016
Crimson Peak Movie	6.4	Actor	Carter Cushing	2015
Remember the Sultana Movie	7.1	Actor	Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)	2015
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster Movie	8.6	Actor	The Captain	2015
Better Call Saul TV Show	8.9	Actor	Lawson(2 Episodes)	2015
Night Riders Short Film	—	Writing	Screenplay	2013
Revolution TV Show	6.7	Actor	John Franklin Fry(2 Episodes)	2012
Major Crimes TV Show	7.7	Actor	Donald Beckwith(1 Episode)	2012
Longmire TV Show	8.2	Actor	Lee Rosky(1 Episode)	2012
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy Movie	3.9	Actor	J. Wright Mooar	2011
Justified TV Show	8.4	Actor	Drew Thompson(1 Episode)	2010
Law & Order: LA TV Show	6.6	Actor	Frank Loomis(1 Episode)	2010
Justified TV Show	8.4	Actor	Shelby Parlow(11 Episodes)	2010
Justified TV Show	8.4	Actor	Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson(2 Episodes)	2010
Dark and Stormy Night Movie	6.4	Actor	Jack Tugdon	2009
Harper's Island TV Show	7.3	Actor	Charlie Mills(13 Episodes)	2009
The Middle TV Show	7.9	Actor	Eddie Stokes(1 Episode)	2009
The Mentalist TV Show	8.3	Actor	Cobb Holwell(1 Episode)	2008
Breaking Bad TV Show	9.3	Actor	Lawson(2 Episodes)	2008
Reflections Short Film	5.9	Actor	Franck	2008
Next Movie	6.0	Actor	Wisdom	2007
John from Cincinnati TV Show	6.8	Actor	Vietnam Joe(8 Episodes)	2007
Psych TV Show	8.3	Actor	Pete Dillingham(1 Episode)	2006
The Unit TV Show	7.9	Actor	Lloyd Cole(1 Episode)	2006
Big Love TV Show	7.5	Actor	Carter Reese(3 Episodes)	2006
Day Break TV Show	8.1	Actor	—(4 Episodes)	2006
Dexter TV Show	8.4	Actor	Hannah’s father(1 Episode)	2006
Wheelmen Movie	3.9	Actor	Agent Hammond	2005
Bones TV Show	8.0	Actor	George Gibbons(1 Episode)	2005
Criminal Minds TV Show	8.2	Actor	Sheriff Williams(1 Episode)	2005
Supernatural TV Show	8.2	Actor	Bobby Singer(67 Episodes)	2005
Care Bears: Big Wish Movie Movie	5.1	Sound	Music Coordinator	2005
Deadwood TV Show	8.5	Actor	Whitney Ellsworth(24 Episodes)	2004
The Life of David Gale Movie	7.7	Actor	Duke Grover	2003
Tremors TV Show	6.3	Actor	Sheriff Sam Boggs(1 Episode)	2003
The Lyon's Den TV Show	6.1	Actor	Hank Ferris(1 Episode)	2003
Adaptation. Movie	7.8	Actor	Ranger Tony	2002
Monk TV Show	8.2	Actor	Sheriff Ronald Mathis(1 Episode)	2002
Joy Ride Movie	6.7	Actor	Sheriff Ritter	2001
Star Trek: Enterprise TV Show	7.7	Actor	Admiral Daniel Leonard(1 Episode)	2001
The Division TV Show	6.3	Actor	Fred Zito(1 Episode)	2001
Six Feet Under TV Show	8.6	Actor	Prison Officer(1 Episode)	2001
Crossing Jordan TV Show	7.1	Actor	Ranger Diggory(1 Episode)	2001
Warden of Red Rock Movie	5.6	Actor	Jefferson Bent	2001
The Trouble with Normal TV Show	6.0	Actor	Gary(7 Episodes)	2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV Show	7.8	Actor	Stanley Tanner(2 Episodes)	2000
Magnolia Movie	7.9	Actor	Smiling Peanut Patron #1	1999
The West Wing TV Show	8.7	Actor	Carl(1 Episode)	1999
That '70s Show TV Show	7.9	Actor	Tony(1 Episode)	1998
Mr. Murder Movie	4.9	Actor	Agent Jason Reiling	1998
Wounded Movie	5.3	Actor	Agent Eric Ashton	1997
Total Security TV Show	6.2	Actor	Detective McKissick(1 Episode)	1997
Divided by Hate Movie	5.1	Actor	Danny Leland	1997
3rd Rock from the Sun TV Show	7.6	Actor	Happy Doug(5 Episodes)	1996
Bone Chillers TV Show	7.0	Actor	Edgar Allan Poe(1 Episode)	1996
Murder One TV Show	8.0	Actor	Donald Cleary(1 Episode)	1995
Bad Girls Movie	5.1	Actor	Pinkerton Detective Graves	1994
Blue Chips Movie	6.1	Actor	Ricky's Father	1994
Thunder Alley TV Show	6.1	Actor	Leland DuParte(29 Episodes)	1994
Sliver Movie	4.9	Actor	Detective Ira	1993
Geronimo: An American Legend Movie	6.4	Actor	Proclamation Officer	1993
The X-Files TV Show	8.4	Actor	Coroner(1 Episode)	1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman TV Show	6.9	Actor	Henry Barnes(1 Episode)	1993
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride Movie	6.9	Actor	Traveling Blacksmith	1993
Sister Act Movie	6.7	Actor	Clarkson	1992
Twogether Movie	4.4	Actor	Oscar	1992
Melrose Place TV Show	6.2	Actor	Ranger Virgil(1 Episode)	1992
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man Movie	6.9	Actor	Deputy Willie Rudd	1992
Home Improvement TV Show	7.3	Actor	Duke Miller(1 Episode)	1991
Reasonable Doubts TV Show	7.2	Actor	Detective Earl Gaddis(14 Episodes)	1991
Nasty Boys TV Show	6.9	Actor	Wetstone(1 Episode)	1990
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson Movie	6.7	Actor	Maj. Trimble	1990
El Diablo Movie	5.9	Actor	Spivey Irick	1990
Follow Your Heart Movie	7.0	Actor	Craig Hraboy	1990
In Country Movie	5.7	Actor	Earl Smith	1989
Turner & Hooch Movie	6.1	Actor	Plant Manager	1989
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers Movie	5.6	Actor	Sheriff Jack Edzard	1989
Defense Play Movie	4.5	Actor	FBI Man	1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake Movie	6.7	Actor	Motel Manager	1988
Jake and the Fatman TV Show	6.5	Actor	Defense Attorney(1 Episode)	1987
Sweet Revenge Movie	3.7	Crew	Additional Dialogue	1987
Tour of Duty TV Show	8.1	Writing	Writer(1 Episode)	1987
Matlock TV Show	7.0	Actor	Barney Sutler(1 Episode)	1986
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show	7.5	Writing	Writer(4 Episodes)	1985
Girls of the White Orchid Movie	4.9	Actor	Pedestrian	1983
The Seniors Movie	4.1	Actor	Client (uncredited)	1978
Semi-Tough Movie	6.0	Actor	B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)	1977

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