William Scott "Jack" Elam (November 13, 1920 [1] – October 20, 2003) was an American film and television actor best known for his numerous roles as villains in Western films and, later in his career, comedies (sometimes spoofing his villainous image).

2018年7月25日 · The acclaimed actor lost sight in his left eye at the age of 12 after he was accidentally stabbed with a pencil. Before pursuing his career in acting, he worked as an accountant, like his father, in Los Angeles and eventually took an accounting job in Hollywood.

Unsold pilot: Starred (as "Kid Sheleen") in a western pilot called "Cat Ballou", based on the film Cat Ballou (1965). Made a career with his eerie, immobile eye, which was caused by a fight with another kid at age 12. It happened during a Boy Scout meeting when another boy took a pencil, threw it, and it jabbed his eyeball.

Predominantly played mean, scheming henchmen in Westerns. Made a career with his eerie, immobile eye, which was caused by a fight with another kid at age 12. It happened during a Boy Scout meeting when another boy took a pencil, threw it, and it jabbed his eyeball.

2003年10月23日 · Jack Elam, the veteran character actor with the trademark off-kilter eye who menaced John Wayne, James Stewart and other screen heroes in scores of westerns during his more than four-decade...

2003年10月22日 · Jack Elam, a character actor and favorite Western villain who menaced good-guy cowboys with his crazy grin, wild eyes and remorseless gun-slinging in films such as "Rawhide" and "Wichita," has...

2006年12月3日 · Although Jack is associated almost exclusively with westerns, throughout the nineteen fifties he was a staple in the world of film noir. Jack Elam was blind in his left eye since childhood. It was often doctored with make-up or shot around in his first several screen appearances. His eye does not stand out in most of his early anonymous roles.

2003年10月23日 · Jack Elam, the veteran character actor with the trademark off-kilter eye who menaced John Wayne, James Stewart and other screen heroes in scores of Westerns during his more than four-decade...

2003年10月23日 · Jack Elam, whose leer, bulging eye and precise acting skills transformed him from an accountant into one of the movies' most identifiable villains, died on Monday at his home in Ashland, Ore.

2024年10月6日 · William Scott Elam, known as Jack Elam (November 13, 1920 October 20, 2003), was an American film and television actor best known for his numerous roles as villains in Western films and, later in his career, comedies (sometimes spoofing his villainous image).