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