Movie Credits
Bonanza: Under Attack	(1995)
[ Leonard Nimoy ][ Richard Roundtree ][ Dennis Farina ][ Ben Johnson ]
Bonanza: The Return	(1993)
[ Richard Roundtree ][ Dean Stockwell ][ Ben Johnson ]
Shadow Force	(1993)
[ Dirk Benedict ]
Uninvited	(1993)
Suburban Commando	(1991)
[ Christopher Lloyd ][ Hulk Hogan ][ Larry Miller ][ Mark Calaway ]
The Giant of Thunder Mountain	(1991)
[ Richard Kiel ][ William Sanderson ]
Big Bad John	(1990)
[ Jeff Osterhage ][ Ned Beatty ]
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?	(1988)
[ Gerald McRaney ]
Once Upon a Texas Train	(1988)
[ Richard Widmark ][ Chuck Connors ][ Ken Curtis ][ Harry Carey Jr. ]
Hawken's Breed	(1987)
[ Peter Fonda ]
The Aurora Encounter	(1986)
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills	(1986)
Cannonball Run II	(1984)
[ Jackie Chan ][ Tony Danza ][ Fred Dryer ][ Doug McClure ][ Burt Reynolds ]
Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas	(1984)
Sacred Ground	(1983)
Sawyer and Finn	(1983)
[ Michael Dudikoff ][ Slim Pickens ][ Peter Horton ]
Lost	(1983)
[ Ken Curtis ]
Jinxed!	(1982)
[ Rip Torn ][ Divine ]
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again: Part 1	(1982)
[ Johnny Crawford ][ Tim Matheson ][ Don Knotts ][ Harry Morgan ][ Kenneth Mars ]
By the Bear That Bit Me: Part 1	(1981)
Skyward Christmas	(1981)
[ Geoffrey Lewis ]
The Cannonball Run	(1981)
[ Jackie Chan ][ Peter Fonda ][ Roger Moore ][ Burt Reynolds ][ Dean Martin ]
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite	(1981)
[ Tom Poston ][ Larry Linville ][ Jerry Mathers ]
Soggy Bottom, USA	(1980)
[ Don Johnson ][ Ben Johnson ][ Lane Smith ]
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again	(1979)
[ Johnny Crawford ][ Tim Matheson ][ Don Knotts ][ Harry Morgan ][ Kenneth Mars ]
The Sacketts	(1979)
[ Jeff Osterhage ][ Tom Selleck ][ Sam Elliott ][ Glenn Ford ][ John Vernon ]
Never a Dull Moment	(1979)
The Villain	(1979)
[ Arnold Schwarzenegger ][ Kirk Douglas ][ Paul Lynde ][ Strother Martin ]
The Norseman	(1978)
[ Lee Majors ][ Mel Ferrer ]
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen	(1978)
[ Christopher Lloyd ]
Grayeagle	(1978)
[ Ben Johnson ]
Hot Lead and Cold Feet	(1978)
[ Darren McGavin ][ Don Knotts ]
Vampire/The Lady and the Longhorn	(1978)
[ Robert Reed ]
You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore: Part 1	(1978)
Pony Express Rider	(1976)
[ Slim Pickens ][ Ken Curtis ]
The Winds of Autumn	(1976)
[ Andrew Prine ]
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe	(1976)
[ Geoffrey Lewis ][ Aaron Spelling ]
Hawmps!	(1976)
[ Slim Pickens ]
Creature from Black Lake	(1976)
Wild Country: Part 2	(1975)
Wild Country: Part 1	(1975)
[ Ron Howard ][ Clint Howard ]
Huckleberry Finn	(1975)
[ Ron Howard ][ Clint Howard ]
The Ransom of Red Chief	(1975)
[ Strother Martin ]
A Knife for the Ladies	(1974)
Sidekicks	(1974)
[ Harry Morgan ][ Louis Gossett Jr. ][ Larry Hagman ]
Shootout in a One-Dog Town	(1974)
[ Richard Crenna ][ Richard Egan ]
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid	(1973)
[ Kris Kristofferson ][ Harry Dean Stanton ][ Jason Robards ][ Slim Pickens ][ Charles Martin Smith ]
The Red Pony	(1973)
[ Maureen O'Hara ][ Henry Fonda ][ Clint Howard ][ Ben Johnson ]
The River: Part 1	(1972)
[ Slim Pickens ]
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe	(1972)
[ William Katt ][ Aaron Spelling ][ Buddy Ebsen ]
P.S. Murry Christmas	(1971)
[ Willie Aames ]
Murdoch	(1971)
Hannie Caulder	(1971)
[ Robert Culp ][ Christopher Lee ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ Strother Martin ]
The Last Rebel	(1971)
[ Joe Namath ]
Cat Ballou	(1971)
[ Harry Morgan ]
Support Your Local Gunfighter	(1971)
[ James Garner ][ Harry Morgan ][ Chuck Connors ]
The Wild Country	(1971)
[ Ron Howard ][ Clint Howard ]
Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County	(1970)
[ Mickey Rooney ]
Rio Lobo	(1970)
[ Mike Henry ][ John Wayne ]
Dirty Dingus Magee	(1970)
[ George Kennedy ][ Harry Carey Jr. ]
The Over-the-Hill Gang	(1969)
[ Aaron Spelling ][ Bruce Glover ][ Walter Brennan ][ Ricky Nelson ]
Support Your Local Sheriff!	(1969)
[ Bruce Dern ][ James Garner ][ Harry Morgan ][ Walter Brennan ]
Ride a Northbound Horse	(1969)
[ Ben Johnson ][ Carroll O'Connor ][ Harry Carey Jr. ]
Sonora	(1969)
The Sisters	(1969)
C'era una volta il West	(1968)
[ Fabio Testi ][ Frank Wolff ][ Charles Bronson ][ Henry Fonda ][ Jason Robards ]
Never a Dull Moment	(1968)
[ Dick Van Dyke ][ Slim Pickens ]
Firecreek	(1968)
[ James Stewart ][ Henry Fonda ][ Bill McKinney ][ James Best ]
The Last Challenge	(1967)
[ Glenn Ford ]
The Way West	(1967)
[ Kirk Douglas ][ Robert Mitchum ][ Richard Widmark ][ Harry Carey Jr. ]
A Bride for Buford	(1967)
The Night of the Grizzly	(1966)
[ Keenan Wynn ]
The Rare Breed	(1966)
[ Brian Keith ][ Maureen O'Hara ][ James Stewart ][ John Williams ][ Ben Johnson ]
4 for Texas	(1963)
[ Charles Bronson ][ Dean Martin ][ Yaphet Kotto ]
A Man Called Ragan	(1962)
Testimony of Evil	(1961)
The Four	(1961)
Pocketful of Miracles	(1961)
[ Glenn Ford ]
Knight Errant	(1961)
The Spitfire	(1961)
The Tumbleweed Wagon	(1961)
The Comancheros	(1961)
[ Dennis Cole ][ Lee Marvin ][ John Wayne ]
The Last Sunset	(1961)
[ Rock Hudson ][ Kirk Douglas ][ Joseph Cotten ][ Robert Urich ]
Massacre at Gunsight Pass	(1961)
Deception	(1960)
Syndicate Sanctuary	(1960)
Miss Jenny	(1960)
Thirty Minutes	(1960)
The Slowest Gun in the West	(1960)
[ Lee Van Cleef ][ Jack Albertson ]
Shotgun Man	(1960)
Angry Town	(1960)
South of the Border	(1959)
The Senator	(1959)
The Man Who Lost	(1959)
Edge of Eternity	(1959)
[ Dabbs Greer ]
The Girl in Lovers Lane	(1959)
Tension	(1959)
The Easterner	(1958)
The Deputy	(1958)
[ Lee Van Cleef ]
The Dark Horse	(1958)
Guns for Big Bear	(1958)
The Besieged	(1958)
The Gun Runners	(1958)
[ Edward Albert ][ Eddie Albert ][ Ernest Hemingway ][ Lee Strasberg ]
Duel of Honor	(1958)
Garcia Stands Accused	(1958)
Shadow of Doubt	(1958)
Lure of the Swamp	(1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral	(1957)
[ Dennis Hopper ][ Burt Lancaster ][ Kirk Douglas ][ Lee Van Cleef ][ DeForest Kelley ]
Dangerous Orders	(1957)
Dragoon Wells Massacre	(1957)
Trail to Sunset	(1957)
Baby Face Nelson	(1957)
[ Mickey Rooney ][ Dabbs Greer ]
Night Passage	(1957)
[ James Stewart ]
Thunder Over Arizona	(1956)
Pardners	(1956)
[ Jerry Lewis ][ Jeff Morrow ][ Dean Martin ][ Lee Van Cleef ][ Lon Chaney Jr. ]
Jubal	(1956)
[ Charles Bronson ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ Glenn Ford ][ Rod Steiger ]
Cattle Drive to Casper	(1955)
Artists and Models	(1955)
[ Jerry Lewis ][ Dean Martin ]
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle	(1955)
Kismet	(1955)
[ Jamie Farr ][ Howard Keel ]
The Man from Laramie	(1955)
[ James Stewart ]
Wichita	(1955)
[ Joel McCrea ][ Peter Graves ]
Moonfleet	(1955)
[ George Sanders ][ Fritz Lang ]
Kiss Me Deadly	(1955)
[ Strother Martin ]
Man Without a Star	(1955)
[ Kirk Douglas ][ Lee Van Cleef ]
Vera Cruz	(1954)
[ Gary Cooper ][ Burt Lancaster ][ Charles Bronson ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ Cesar Romero ]
Cattle Queen of Montana	(1954)
[ Ronald Reagan ]
The Far Country	(1954)
[ James Stewart ][ Harry Morgan ][ Walter Brennan ]
Princess of the Nile	(1954)
[ Lee Van Cleef ][ Jeffrey Hunter ]
Jubilee Trail	(1954)
Ride Clear of Diablo	(1954)
[ John Savage ]
Outlaw's Trail	(1954)
Knave of Hearts	(1953)
[ Lee Van Cleef ]
Appointment in Honduras	(1953)
[ Glenn Ford ]
The Moonlighter	(1953)
[ Fred MacMurray ][ Ward Bond ]
Gun Belt	(1953)
[ Tab Hunter ]
Ride, Vaquero!	(1953)
[ Anthony Quinn ][ Robert Taylor ][ Howard Keel ]
Count the Hours	(1953)
Montana Territory	(1952)
[ Clayton Moore ]
The Battle at Apache Pass	(1952)
[ Richard Egan ][ James Best ]
Rancho Notorious	(1952)
[ George Reeves ][ Mel Ferrer ][ William Frawley ][ Fritz Lang ]
The Bushwhackers	(1952)
[ Lon Chaney Jr. ][ Lawrence Tierney ]
The Ring	(1952)
Kansas City Confidential	(1952)
[ Lee Van Cleef ]
My Man and I	(1952)
[ Ricardo Montalban ][ Dabbs Greer ]
Lure of the Wilderness	(1952)
[ Walter Brennan ][ Jeffrey Hunter ]
High Noon	(1952)
[ Gary Cooper ][ Harry Morgan ][ Lee Van Cleef ][ Lon Chaney Jr. ]
Rawhide	(1951)
[ Tyrone Power ]
Bird of Paradise	(1951)
Finders Keepers	(1951)
Key to the City	(1950)
[ Clark Gable ][ Raymond Burr ]
High Lonesome	(1950)
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane	(1950)
American Guerrilla in the Philippines	(1950)
[ Tyrone Power ][ Fritz Lang ]
Love That Brute	(1950)
[ Cesar Romero ][ Keenan Wynn ]
A Ticket to Tomahawk	(1950)
[ Walter Brennan ]
The Sundowners	(1950)
One Way Street	(1950)
[ Rock Hudson ][ James Mason ][ James Best ]
Quicksand	(1950)
[ Mickey Rooney ][ Peter Lorre ]
She Shoulda Said No	(1949)
Mystery Range	(1947)
Trailin' West	(1944)
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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.