Born 1950 (age 75) · Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Appears in 105 titles

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.

Filmography

Crimson Peak
6.7
Crimson Peak
2015
as Carter Cushing
Magnolia
7.7
Magnolia
1999
as Smiling Peanut Patron #1
Sister Act
6.8
Sister Act
1992
as Clarkson
Nightmare Alley
7.0
Nightmare Alley
2021
as Sheriff Jedediah Judd
Next
6.1
Next
2007
as Wisdom
Adaptation.
7.3
Adaptation.
2002
as Ranger Tony
The Life of David Gale
7.4
The Life of David Gale
2003
as Duke Grover
Turner & Hooch
6.3
Turner & Hooch
1989
as Plant Manager
Joy Ride
6.5
Joy Ride
2001
as Sheriff Ritter
Sliver
5.6
Sliver
1993
as Detective Ira
Deadwood: The Movie
6.8
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)
Geronimo: An American Legend
6.3
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
as Proclamation Officer
Bad Girls
5.4
Bad Girls
1994
as Pinkerton Detective Graves
Blue Chips
6.1
Blue Chips
1994
as Ricky's Father
Blindfire
6.7
Blindfire
2020
as Sergeant Ward
In Country
5.6
In Country
1989
as Earl Smith
Semi-Tough
5.5
Semi-Tough
1977
as B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)
El Diablo
5.6
El Diablo
1990
as Spivey Irick
The Frontier
5.8
The Frontier
2016
as Lee
Billy Boy
4.6
Billy Boy
2018
as Crabtree