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