Actor profile

Jim Beaver

12th August 1950 Laramie, Wyoming, USA 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.

46 Movies 58 TV Shows 104 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

No More Time poster

No More Time 23rd September 2022 as Radio Host

Nightmare Alley poster

Nightmare Alley 2nd December 2021 as Sheriff Jedediah Judd

Blindfire poster

Blindfire 13th November 2020 as Sergeant Ward

Mama Bear poster

Mama Bear 13th August 2019 as Doctor

Deadwood: The Movie poster

Deadwood: The Movie 31st May 2019 as Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)

Hospitality poster

Hospitality 7th December 2018 as The Boss

Billy Boy poster

Billy Boy 15th June 2018 as Crabtree

Remember the Sultana poster

Remember the Sultana 27th April 2018 as Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)

The Frontier poster

The Frontier 8th November 2016 as Lee

Injection poster

Injection 30th August 2016 as Pops

Crimson Peak poster

Crimson Peak 13th October 2015 as Carter Cushing

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster poster

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster 16th August 2015 as The Captain

The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy poster

The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy 3rd March 2011 as J. Wright Mooar

Dark and Stormy Night poster

Dark and Stormy Night 10th October 2009 as Jack Tugdon

Reflections poster

Reflections 24th January 2008 as Franck

Next poster

Next 25th April 2007 as Wisdom

Wheelmen poster

Wheelmen 3rd June 2005 as Agent Hammond

The Life of David Gale poster

The Life of David Gale 21st February 2003 as Duke Grover

Adaptation. poster

Adaptation. 6th December 2002 as Ranger Tony

Joy Ride poster

Joy Ride 5th October 2001 as Sheriff Ritter

Warden of Red Rock poster

Warden of Red Rock 6th June 2001 as Jefferson Bent

Magnolia poster

Magnolia 17th December 1999 as Smiling Peanut Patron #1

Mr. Murder poster

Mr. Murder 21st September 1998 as Agent Jason Reiling

Wounded poster

Wounded 13th February 1997 as Agent Eric Ashton

Divided by Hate poster

Divided by Hate 1st January 1997 as Danny Leland

Bad Girls poster

Bad Girls 22nd April 1994 as Pinkerton Detective Graves

Blue Chips poster

Blue Chips 18th February 1994 as Ricky's Father

Geronimo: An American Legend poster

Geronimo: An American Legend 10th December 1993 as Proclamation Officer

Sliver poster

Sliver 21st May 1993 as Detective Ira

Gunsmoke: The Long Ride poster

Gunsmoke: The Long Ride 8th May 1993 as Traveling Blacksmith

Twogether poster

Twogether 17th September 1992 as Oscar

Sister Act poster

Sister Act 28th May 1992 as Clarkson

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man poster

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man 10th January 1992 as Deputy Willie Rudd

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson poster

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson 15th October 1990 as Maj. Trimble

El Diablo poster

El Diablo 22nd July 1990 as Spivey Irick

Follow Your Heart poster

Follow Your Heart 2nd April 1990 as Craig Hraboy

In Country poster

In Country 15th September 1989 as Earl Smith

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers poster

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers 10th September 1989 as Sheriff Jack Edzard

Turner & Hooch poster

Turner & Hooch 28th July 1989 as Plant Manager

Defense Play poster

Defense Play 14th July 1988 as FBI Man

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake 15th May 1988 as Motel Manager

Sweet Revenge poster

Sweet Revenge 6th February 1987 as Smuggler (uncredited)

Girls of the White Orchid poster

Girls of the White Orchid 28th November 1983 as Pedestrian

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders poster

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders 14th January 1979 as Cowboy Player (uncredited)

The Seniors poster

The Seniors 30th June 1978 as Client (uncredited)

Semi-Tough poster

Semi-Tough 18th November 1977 as B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)

The Winchesters poster

The Winchesters 11th October 2022 as Bobby Singer

Outer Range poster

Outer Range 14th April 2022 as Harrison Farber

B Positive poster

B Positive 5th November 2020 as Spencer

Watchmen poster

Watchmen 20th October 2019 as Andy

The Boys poster

The Boys 25th July 2019 as Secretary of Defense Robert A. Singer

Young Sheldon poster

Young Sheldon 25th September 2017 as Kenneth

Timeless poster

Timeless 3rd October 2016 as NSA Agent Jake Neville

The Ranch poster

The Ranch 1st April 2016 as Chuck

Better Call Saul poster

Better Call Saul 8th February 2015 as Lawson

Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files poster

Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files 19th January 2014 as Arliss Fontenot

Revolution poster

Revolution 17th September 2012 as John Franklin Fry

Major Crimes poster

Major Crimes 13th August 2012 as Donald Beckwith

Longmire poster

Longmire 3rd June 2012 as Lee Rosky

Love Bites poster

Love Bites 2nd June 2011 as Trucker

Law & Order: LA poster

Law & Order: LA 29th September 2010 as Frank Loomis

Justified poster

Justified 16th March 2010 as Shelby Parlow

Justified poster

Justified 16th March 2010 as Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson

Justified poster

Justified 16th March 2010 as Drew Thompson

The Middle poster

The Middle 30th September 2009 as Eddie Stokes

Harper's Island poster

Harper's Island 9th April 2009 as Charlie Mills

Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me 21st January 2009 as Gus Sloan

The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist 23rd September 2008 as Cobb Holwell

Breaking Bad poster

Breaking Bad 20th January 2008 as Lawson

John from Cincinnati poster

John from Cincinnati 10th June 2007 as Vietnam Joe

Day Break poster

Day Break 15th November 2006 as 'Uncle' Nick Vukovic

Dexter poster

Dexter 1st October 2006 as Hannah’s father

Psych poster

Psych 7th July 2006 as Pete Dillingham

Big Love poster

Big Love 12th March 2006 as Carter Reese

The Unit poster

The Unit 7th March 2006 as Lloyd Cole

Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds 22nd September 2005 as Sheriff Williams

Bones poster

Bones 13th September 2005 as George Gibbons

Supernatural poster

Supernatural 13th September 2005 as Bobby Singer

Deadwood poster

Deadwood 21st March 2004 as Whitney Ellsworth

The Lyon's Den poster

The Lyon's Den 28th September 2003 as Hank Ferris

NCIS poster

NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Captain Tom O'Rourke

Tremors poster

Tremors 28th March 2003 as Sheriff Sam Boggs

Monk poster

Monk 12th July 2002 as Sheriff Ronald Mathis

Star Trek: Enterprise poster

Star Trek: Enterprise 26th September 2001 as Daniel Leonard

Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan 24th September 2001 as Ranger Diggory

Six Feet Under poster

Six Feet Under 3rd June 2001 as Prison Officer

The Division poster

The Division 7th January 2001 as Fred Zito

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Stanley Tanner

The Trouble with Normal poster

The Trouble with Normal 6th October 2000 as Gary

The West Wing poster

The West Wing 22nd September 1999 as Carl

That '70s Show poster

That '70s Show 23rd August 1998 as Tony

Total Security poster

Total Security 27th September 1997 as Detective McKissick

Bone Chillers poster

Bone Chillers 7th September 1996 as Edgar Allan Poe

3rd Rock from the Sun poster

3rd Rock from the Sun 9th January 1996 as Happy Doug

Murder One poster

Murder One 20th September 1995 as Donald Cleary

Thunder Alley poster

Thunder Alley 9th March 1994 as Leland DuParte

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 12th September 1993 as Henry Barnes

The X-Files poster

The X-Files 10th September 1993 as Coroner

Melrose Place poster

Melrose Place 8th July 1992 as Ranger Virgil

Reasonable Doubts poster

Reasonable Doubts 26th September 1991 as Detective Earl Gaddis

Home Improvement poster

Home Improvement 17th September 1991 as Duke Miller

Nasty Boys poster

Nasty Boys 22nd February 1990 as Wetstone

Jake and the Fatman poster

Jake and the Fatman 26th September 1987 as Defense Attorney

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Barney Sutler