Jim Beaver

Acting

Jim Beaver

Born August 12, 1950Laramie, Wyoming, USA103 credits

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 Winchesters
7.6

The Winchesters

TV

2022

No More Time
1.0

No More Time

Movie

2022

Outer Range
6.9

Outer Range

TV

2022

Nightmare Alley
7.0

Nightmare Alley

Movie

2021

Blindfire
6.7

Blindfire

Movie

2020

B Positive
6.3

B Positive

TV

2020

Filmography

The Winchesters
2022The Winchestersas Bobby SingerTV
No More Time
2022No More Timeas Radio HostMovie
Outer Range
2022Outer Rangeas Harrison FarberTV
Nightmare Alley
2021Nightmare Alleyas Sheriff Jedediah JuddMovie
Blindfire
2020Blindfireas Sergeant WardMovie
B Positive
2020B Positiveas SpencerTV
Watchmen
2019Watchmenas AndyTV
Mama Bear
2019Mama Bearas DoctorMovie
The Boys
2019The Boysas Secretary of Defense Robert A. SingerTV
Deadwood: The Movie
2019Deadwood: The Movieas Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)Movie
Hospitality
2018Hospitalityas The BossMovie
Billy Boy
2018Billy Boyas CrabtreeMovie
Remember the Sultana
2018Remember the Sultanaas Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)Movie
Young Sheldon
2017Young Sheldonas KennethTV
The Frontier
2016The Frontieras LeeMovie
Timeless
2016Timelessas NSA Agent Jake NevilleTV
The Ranch
2016The Ranchas ChuckTV
Crimson Peak
2015Crimson Peakas Carter CushingMovie
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
2015The Adventures of Biffle and Shoosteras The CaptainMovie
Better Call Saul
2015Better Call Saulas LawsonTV
Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
2014Nikki & Nora: The N&N Filesas Arliss FontenotTV
N
2013Night RidersWriterMovie
Revolution
2012Revolutionas John Franklin FryTV
Major Crimes
2012Major Crimesas Donald BeckwithTV
Longmire
2012Longmireas Lee RoskyTV
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
2011The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracyas J. Wright MooarMovie
Law & Order: LA
2010Law & Order: LAas Frank LoomisTV
Justified
2010Justifiedas Shelby ParlowTV
Dark and Stormy Night
2009Dark and Stormy Nightas Jack TugdonMovie
The Middle
2009The Middleas Eddie StokesTV
Harper's Island
2009Harper's Islandas Charlie MillsTV
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Cobb HolwellTV
Reflections
2008Reflectionsas FranckMovie
Breaking Bad
2008Breaking Badas LawsonTV
John from Cincinnati
2007John from Cincinnatias Vietnam JoeTV
Next
2007Nextas WisdomMovie
Day Break
2006Day Breakas 'Uncle' Nick VukovicTV
Dexter
2006Dexteras Hannah’s fatherTV
Psych
2006Psychas Pete DillinghamTV
Big Love
2006Big Loveas Carter ReeseTV
The Unit
2006The Unitas Lloyd ColeTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas Sheriff WilliamsTV
Supernatural
2005Supernaturalas Bobby SingerTV
Bones
2005Bonesas George GibbonsTV
Wheelmen
2005Wheelmenas Agent HammondMovie
Deadwood
2004Deadwoodas Whitney EllsworthTV
The Lyon's Den
2003The Lyon's Denas Hank FerrisTV
NCIS
2003NCISas Captain Tom O'RourkeTV
Tremors
2003Tremorsas Sheriff Sam BoggsTV
The Life of David Gale
2003The Life of David Galeas Duke GroverMovie
Adaptation.
2002Adaptation.as Ranger TonyMovie
Monk
2002Monkas Sheriff Ronald MathisTV
Joy Ride
2001Joy Rideas Sheriff RitterMovie
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001Star Trek: Enterpriseas Daniel LeonardTV
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordanas Ranger DiggoryTV
Warden of Red Rock
2001Warden of Red Rockas Jefferson BentMovie
Six Feet Under
2001Six Feet Underas Prison OfficerTV
The Division
2001The Divisionas Fred ZitoTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Stanley TannerTV
The Trouble with Normal
2000The Trouble with Normalas GaryTV
Magnolia
1999Magnoliaas Smiling Peanut Patron #1Movie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas CarlTV
Mr. Murder
1998Mr. Murderas Agent Jason ReilingMovie
That '70s Show
1998That '70s Showas TonyTV
Total Security
1997Total Securityas Detective McKissickTV
Wounded
1997Woundedas Agent Eric AshtonMovie
Divided by Hate
1997Divided by Hateas Danny LelandMovie
Bone Chillers
1996Bone Chillersas Edgar Allan PoeTV
3rd Rock from the Sun
19963rd Rock from the Sunas Happy DougTV
Murder One
1995Murder Oneas Donald ClearyTV
Bad Girls
1994Bad Girlsas Pinkerton Detective GravesMovie
Thunder Alley
1994Thunder Alleyas Leland DuParteTV
Blue Chips
1994Blue Chipsas Ricky's FatherMovie
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993Geronimo: An American Legendas Proclamation OfficerMovie
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Supermanas Henry BarnesTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas CoronerTV
Sliver
1993Sliveras Detective IraMovie
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993Gunsmoke: The Long Rideas Traveling BlacksmithMovie
Twogether
1992Twogetheras OscarMovie
Melrose Place
1992Melrose Placeas Ranger VirgilTV
Sister Act
1992Sister Actas ClarksonMovie
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
1992Gunsmoke: To the Last Manas Deputy Willie RuddMovie
Reasonable Doubts
1991Reasonable Doubtsas Detective Earl GaddisTV
Home Improvement
1991Home Improvementas Duke MillerTV
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinsonas Maj. TrimbleMovie
El Diablo
1990El Diabloas Spivey IrickMovie
Follow Your Heart
1990Follow Your Heartas Craig HraboyMovie
Nasty Boys
1989Nasty Boysas WetstoneTV
In Country
1989In Countryas Earl SmithMovie
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
1989Mothers, Daughters and Loversas Sheriff Jack EdzardMovie
Turner & Hooch
1989Turner & Hoochas Plant ManagerMovie
Defense Play
1988Defense Playas FBI ManMovie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lakeas Motel ManagerMovie
Jake and the Fatman
1987Jake and the Fatmanas Defense AttorneyTV
Tour of Duty
1987Tour of DutyWriterTV
Sweet Revenge
1987Sweet Revengeas Smuggler (uncredited)Movie
Matlock
1986Matlockas Barney SutlerTV
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWriterTV
Girls of the White Orchid
1983Girls of the White Orchidas PedestrianMovie
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
1979Dallas Cowboys Cheerleadersas Cowboy Player (uncredited)Movie
The Seniors
1978The Seniorsas Client (uncredited)Movie
Semi-Tough
1977Semi-Toughas B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)Movie
Injection
—Injectionas PopsMovie