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Most widely known for his assignments as Bobby Vocalist in the CW thriller Supernatural so that as David Milch in the HBO american Deadwood. He in addition has had recurring assignments on such series as Justified and Harper’s Isle. He became a member of the U.S. Sea Corps after senior high school. He initial appeared on tv within a 1978 bout of the popular cleaning soap opera Dallas. He released a memoir entitled Life’s That Method in ’09 2009. He was wedded to his second wife, celebrity Cecily Adams, from 1989 until her loss of life in 2004. Jointly that they had a little girl, Madeline, who was simply blessed in 2001. His initial wife was Debbie Youthful. He played a job contrary Nicolas Cage in the 2002 film Version.
Quick Facts
Full Name Jim Beaver
Date Of Birth August 12, 1950
Place Of Birth Laramie, WY
Height 1.8 m
Profession TV Actor
Education Oklahoma Christian University
Nationality American
Spouse Cecily Adams, Debbie Young
Children Madeline Rose Beaver
Parents Dorothy Adell Crawford, James Norman Beaver, Sr.
Siblings Teddlie Beaver, Denise Beaver, Reneé Beaver
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/jumblejim
Nominations Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Movies Crimson Peak, Joy Ride, The Life of David Gale, Sister Act, Adaptation, Geronimo: An American Legend, Turner & Hooch, Magnolia, Hollywood Shuffle, Blue Chips, Dark and Stormy Night, Next, Gunsmoke: To the Last Man, At Sachem Farm, Sweet Revenge, Gunsmoke : The Long Ride, Wheelmen, Twogether, The Frontier, In Country, The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy, Wounded, Warden of Red Rock, Night Riders, Silent War, Divided By Hate, The Commission
TV Shows Harper's Island, John from Cincinnati, Deadwood, The Trouble with Normal, Thunder Alley, Reasonable Doubts, Supernatural, Total Security, Mr. Murder
Star Sign Leo
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| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | His father was of French and English heritage (the family name was originally de Beauvoir - changing to Bieber when they fled to Germany to escape the Hugenote persecution -, and Beaver is a distant cousin of author and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir and Pennsylvania Governor General James A. Beaver), and his mother is Scots-German-Cherokee and a descendant of Senator, Governor, and three-time U.S. Attorney General John J. Crittenden, in turn a first cousin twice removed of Thomas Jefferson, and whose first wife was a third cousin of Robert E. Lee's father and of Zachary Taylor. |
| 2 | Son of James Norman Beaver, Sr. (1924-2004), a Minister, and wife Dorothy Adell Crawford. Has three younger sisters: Denise, Reneé and Teddlie. |
| 3 | Nominated for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series at the 2013 Broadcast Television Journalists Awards, for his performance as Sheriff Shelby Parlow in season 4 of '"Justified' (2010)'. |
| 4 | Speaks rudimentary German and Japanese. The scene in Season 4 of Supernatural where Bobby is revealed to speak Japanese was included at his suggestion. |
| 5 | Worked at Frontier City Theme Park in Oklahoma City as a Gunfighter. |
| 6 | As of 7/7/07, was the seventh most prolific writer of IMDb plot summaries and the seventh most prolific writer of IMDb mini biographies. |
| 7 | Plays a character on Deadwood (2004) named Whitney Ellsworth, which was the name of the producer of Adventures of Superman (1952), which starred George Reeves. Beaver is preparing a book-length biography of Reeves. |
| 8 | At this writing (2013) is preparing a definitive biography of Superman actor George Reeves. He recently served as historical consultant on the film about Reeves' life, Hollywoodland (2006). |
| 9 | His Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) character, Admiral Leonard, was named after Leonard Nimoy. |
| 10 | Studied acting with Clyde Ventura and Maximilian Schell. |
| 11 | Son-in-law of Don Adams. |
| 12 | Formerly married to Milwaukee radio personality Debbie Young. |
| 13 | Daughter Madeline Rose Beaver born. [August 2001] |
Actor
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Boy | 2017 | completed | Crabtree |
| Internity | 2016 | TV Series pre-production | Andrew |
| Injection | 2016 | Short | Pops |
| Bones | 2016 | TV Series | George Gibbons |
| Better Call Saul | 2016 | TV Series | Lawson |
| Supernatural | 2006-2016 | TV Series | Bobby Singer Leviathan Worm ... |
| Remember the Sultana | 2015 | Documentary | Joseph Taylor Elliot, Nathan Wintringer (voice) |
| Silent War | 2015 | Short | Bartender |
| Crimson Peak | 2015 | Carter Cushing | |
| The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy | 2015 | TV Series | George Darling |
| Schmo Boat | 2015 | Short | The Captain |
| The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster | 2015 | The Captain | |
| El Fuego | 2015 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
| The Frontier | 2015/I | Lee | |
| NCIS | 2014 | TV Series | Captain Tom O'Rourke |
| Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files | 2014 | TV Series | Arliss Fontenot |
| Major Crimes | 2014 | TV Series | Donald Beckwith |
| Revolution | 2013 | TV Series | John Franklin Fry |
| Longmire | 2013 | TV Series | Lee Rosky |
| Mike & Molly | 2013 | TV Series | Dwight |
| The Middle | 2013 | TV Series | Eddie Stokes |
| Justified | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Sheriff Shelby Parlow Shelby Parlow |
| Dexter | 2012 | TV Series | Clint McKay |
| Breaking Bad | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Lawson |
| Love Bites | 2011 | TV Series | Trucker |
| The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy | 2011 | J. Wright Mooar | |
| Lie to Me | 2010 | TV Series | Gus |
| The Mentalist | 2010 | TV Series | Cobb Holwell |
| Law & Order: LA | 2010 | TV Series | Frank Loomis |
| Psych | 2009 | TV Series | Stinky Pete Dillingham |
| Harper's Island | 2009 | TV Series | Sheriff Charlie Mills |
| Dark and Stormy Night | 2009 | Jack Tugdon | |
| In the A.M. of Dec. 26th at Mickey's (on the Corner of Cunningham & Kongosak in Barrow) | 2008 | Short | Radio D.J. (voice) |
| The Silence of Bees | 2008 | Short | Parker Lam |
| Reflections | 2008/III | Short | Frank |
| Criminal Minds | 2007 | TV Series | Sheriff Williams |
| Cooties | 2007 | The Man | |
| John from Cincinnati | 2007 | TV Series | Vietnam Joe |
| Tales from the Pub | 2007 | TV Series | Joe |
| Big Love | 2007 | TV Series | Carter Reese |
| Next | 2007 | NSA Director Wisdom | |
| Day Break | 2007 | TV Series | 'Uncle' Nick Vukovic |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2006 | TV Series | Stanley Tanner |
| The Unit | 2006 | TV Series | Lloyd Cole |
| Deadwood | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Wheelmen | 2005 | Agent Hammond | |
| Crossing Jordan | 2004 | TV Series | Ranger Diggory |
| Days of Our Lives | 1996-2004 | TV Series | Father Timothy Jansen #2 Father Tim Jansen #2 |
| Monk | 2004 | TV Series | Sheriff Ronald Mathis |
| Beck and Call | 2004 | TV Short | Principal |
| The Commission | 2003 | Howard L. Brennan | |
| The Lyon's Den | 2003 | TV Series | Hank Ferris |
| Tremors | 2003 | TV Series | Sheriff Sam Boggs |
| Six Feet Under | 2003 | TV Series | Prison Officer |
| Wave Babes | 2003 | Video | Amos Nandy (uncredited) |
| Andy Richter Controls the Universe | 2003 | TV Series | Craig |
| The Life of David Gale | 2003 | Duke Grover | |
| Adaptation. | 2002 | Ranger Tony | |
| Philly | 2001 | TV Series | Nelson Vanderhoff |
| The West Wing | 2001 | TV Series | Carl |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | 2001 | TV Series | Admiral Daniel Leonard |
| Joy Ride | 2001 | Sheriff Ritter | |
| The Division | 2001 | TV Series | Fred Zito |
| Warden of Red Rock | 2001 | TV Movie | Jefferson Bent |
| That '70s Show | 2001 | TV Series | Tony |
| The Trouble with Normal | 2000-2001 | TV Series | Gary |
| Fraud | 2000 | Short | Detective Mason |
| The Young and the Restless | 1985-2000 | TV Series | Leo Sylvestri / Detective Jim McCastor |
| Ah! Silenciosa | 1999 | Ambrose Bierce | |
| Impala | 1999 | Short | Sheriff Bert Davis |
| Magnolia | 1999 | Smiling Peanut Patron #1 | |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Happy Doug Doug |
| The X-Files | 1999 | TV Series | Coroner |
| The Adventures of A.R.K. | 1998 | TV Series | Ranger Earl |
| Mr. Murder | 1998 | TV Movie | Agent Jason Reiling |
| At Sachem Farm | 1998 | Foreman | |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | 1998 | TV Series | Watch Seller |
| Melrose Place | 1998 | TV Series | Ranger Virgil |
| Total Security | 1997 | TV Series | Detective McKissick |
| Divided by Hate | 1997 | TV Movie | Danny Leland |
| Spy Game | 1997 | TV Series | Thornbush |
| Murder One | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Donald Cleary |
| Wounded | 1997 | Agent Eric Ashton | |
| Moloney | 1997 | TV Series | Detective Ashton |
| NYPD Blue | 1997 | TV Series | Truck Driver / Jesus Christ |
| Bone Chillers | 1996 | TV Series | Edgar Allan Poe |
| High Incident | 1996 | TV Series | Father in Wreck |
| Home Improvement | 1995 | TV Series | Duke Miller |
| Thunder Alley | 1994-1995 | TV Series | Leland DuParte |
| Bad Girls | 1994 | Pinkerton Detective Graves | |
| Children of the Dark | 1994 | TV Movie | Roddy Gibbons (uncredited) |
| Blue Chips | 1994 | Ricky's Father | |
| Geronimo: An American Legend | 1993 | Proclamation Officer | |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1993 | TV Series | Henry Barnes |
| Sliver | 1993 | Detective Ira | |
| Gunsmoke: The Long Ride | 1993 | TV Movie | Traveling Blacksmith |
| Reasonable Doubts | 1991-1993 | TV Series | Detective Earl Gaddis |
| Santa Barbara | 1991-1992 | TV Series | Motel man / Rapist / Andy - the rapist |
| Sister Act | 1992 | Clarkson | |
| Twogether | 1992 | Oscar | |
| Gunsmoke: To the Last Man | 1992 | TV Movie | Deputy Willie Rudd |
| Little Secrets | 1991 | Liquor Store Cashier (as Richard Muldoon) | |
| Midnight Caller | 1990 | TV Series | Tom Barlow |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | 1990 | TV Series | Drake, Hit Man |
| The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | 1990 | TV Movie | Maj. Trimble |
| El Diablo | 1990 | TV Movie | Spivey Irick |
| Nasty Boys | 1990 | TV Series | Wetstone |
| Follow Your Heart | 1990 | TV Movie | Craig Hraboy |
| Mergers & Acquisitions | 1989 | Short | Gabby Hayes |
| The Young Riders | 1989 | TV Series | Johnson |
| Mothers, Daughters and Lovers | 1989 | TV Movie | Sheriff Jack Edzard |
| In Country | 1989 | Earl Smith | |
| The Cherry | 1989 | Short | The Captain |
| Turner & Hooch | 1989 | Plant Manager | |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | 1989 | TV Series | Wrong-House Neighbor |
| Guns of Paradise | 1988 | TV Series | Frank Foster |
| Two Idiots in Hollywood | 1988 | Crying Man | |
| Defense Play | 1988 | FBI Man | |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | 1988 | TV Movie | Motel Manager |
| Matlock | 1988 | TV Series | Barney Sutler |
| Jake and the Fatman | 1987 | TV Series | Defense Attorney |
| Hollywood Shuffle | 1987 | Postal Worker | |
| Sweet Revenge | 1987/I | Smuggler (uncredited) | |
| File 8022 | 1985 | Short | Ben Crysler (as James Beaver) |
| Silkwood | 1983 | Plant Manager (uncredited) | |
| Girls of the White Orchid | 1983 | TV Movie | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Nighthawks | 1981 | Subway Passenger (uncredited) | |
| Warnings | 1979 | Short | The Artist |
| Dallas | 1978-1979 | TV Series | Julie Grey's Gardener / Diner |
| Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders | 1979 | TV Movie | Cowboy player |
| Desperado | 1978 | TV Movie | Nathan |
| The Seniors | 1978 | Client (uncredited) | |
| Semi-Tough | 1977 | B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited) |
Writer
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night Riders | 2013/I | Short play / screenplay | |
| Vietnam War Story | 1988 | TV Series episode "Separated" - 1 episode | |
| Tour of Duty | 1988 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | TV Series teleplay - 3 episodes, 1987 writer - 1 episode, 1986 | ||
| Sweet Revenge | 1987/I | additional dialogue |
Producer
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lost Remake of Beau Geste | 2013 | Documentary producer | |
| Cowgirl Up | 2013 | TV Series associate producer - 6 episodes | |
| Night Riders | 2013/I | Short executive producer |
Stunts
Stunts
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supernatural | 2007 | TV Series stunts - 2 episodes |
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywoodland | 2006 | biographical consultant: George Reeves | |
| American Heart | 1992 | audition reader - uncredited |
Director
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night Riders | 2013/I | Short |
Thanks
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| ElfQuest: A Fan Imagining | 2011 | Short special thanks | |
| Hollywoodland | 2006 | thanks | |
| Hollywood Shuffle | 1987 | thanks |
Self
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Heavy with Jim Beaver | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| How Shakespeare Changed My Life | 2016 | Video short | Himself |
| Jensen Ackles: A Director's Journey | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Livin' on a Dream | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Casting 'Harper's Island' | 2009 | Video short | Himself |
| One by One: The Making of 'Harper's Island' | 2009 | Video short | Himself |
| Supernatural File | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 100 Years of John Wayne | 2007 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| MovieReal: Hollywoodland | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Making 'Deadwood': Season Two | 2005 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Making 'Deadwood': The Show Behind the Show | 2004 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | 1998-1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Unsolved Mysteries | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supernatural | 2012 | TV Series | Bobby Singer |
| Fuck | 2005 | Documentary | Ellsworth |
| The West Wing Documentary Special | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Carl |
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ISA | Indie Series Awards | Best Guest Actor - Comedy | The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy (2014) | |
| 2013 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Justified (2010) | |
| 2007 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Deadwood (2004) | · Powers Boothe · Sean Bridgers · W. Earl Brown · Dayton Callie · Brian Cox · Kim Dickens · Brad Dourif · Anna Gunn · John Hawkes · Jeffrey Jones · Paula Malcomson · Gerald McRaney · Ian McShane · Timothy Olyphant · Molly Parker · Leon Rippy · William Sanderson · Brent Sexton · Bree Seanna Wall · Robin Weigert · Titus Welliver |
| 1988 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Writing a Dramatic Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) | · Rob Hedden |
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