Jim Beaver
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Magnolia
1999
as Smiling Peanut Patron #1
Crimson Peak
2015
as Carter Cushing
Sister Act
1992
as Clarkson
Sliver
1993
as Detective Ira
Next
2007
as Wisdom
Nightmare Alley
2021
as Sheriff Jedediah Judd
Adaptation.
2002
as Ranger Tony
Joy Ride
2001
as Sheriff Ritter
Bad Girls
1994
as Pinkerton Detective Graves
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
as Proclamation Officer
Turner & Hooch
1989
as Plant Manager
The Life of David Gale
2003
as Duke Grover
Hospitality
2018
as The Boss
No More Time
2022
as Radio Host
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)
Blue Chips
1994
as Ricky's Father
Twogether
1992
as Oscar
El Diablo
1990
as Spivey Irick
Semi-Tough
1977
as B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)
Warden of Red Rock
2001
as Jefferson Bent