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Jim Beaver

James Norman Beaver Jr. is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and film historian. He is most familiar to worldwide audiences as 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, and Sheriff Shelby Parlow on the FX series Justified. His memoir Life's That Way was published in April 2009.

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Supernatural

2005
as Bobby Singer

Sister Act

1992
as Clarkson

Justified

2010
as Shelby Parlow

Crimson Peak

2015
as Carter Cushing

Harper's Island

2009
as Charlie Mills

Deadwood

2004
as Whitney Ellsworth

Next

2007
as Wisdom

Turner & Hooch

1989
as Plant Manager

The Life of David Gale

2003
as Duke Grover

Ah! Silenciosa

1999
as Ambrose Bierce

Wheelmen

2005
as Agent Hammond

Joy Ride

2001
as Sheriff Ritter

Adaptation.

2002
as Ranger Tony

Billy Boy

2018
as Crabtree

Hospitality

2018
as The Boss

John from Cincinnati

2007
as Vietnam Joe

Bad Girls

1994
as Pinkerton Detective Graves

Sliver

1993
as Detective Ira

Supernatural Fandom

2016
as Jim Beaver

Injection

2016
as Pops

In Country

1989
as Earl Smith

Mr. Murder

1999
as Agent Jason Reiling

Remember the Sultana

2018
as Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)

Wounded

1997
as Agent Eric Ashton

Dark and Stormy Night

2009
as Jack Tugdon

Divided by Hate

1997
as Danny Leland

El Diablo

1990
as Spivey Irick

Twogether

1992
as Oscar

Director

Movie Night Riders 2013

Writer

Episode Tour of Duty
USO Down
1988
Movie Night Riders 2013
Episode Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
Final Twist
1987

Producer

Movie Night Riders 2013
Movie The H Man 2007

Guest Star

Episode Supernatural
Safe House
2016
Episode Supernatural
Bad Day at Black Rock
2007
Episode Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
I'm Looking Through You
1993
Episode Revolution
One Riot, One Ranger
2013
Episode The Ranch
Dying to See Her
2019
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Peter Pan is Sooo Helpful
2017
Episode The Ranch
It's All Wrong, But It's All Right
2018
Episode NCIS
The San Dominick
2014
Episode Days of our Lives
Ep. #7934
1996
Episode Supernatural
Good Intentions
2018
Episode Breaking Bad
Thirty-Eight Snub
2011
Episode The Ranch
She'll Have You Back
2017
Episode The Ranch
A Gamble Either Way
2018
Episode Justified
Loose Ends
2012
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Walk The Plank
2017
Episode Days of our Lives
Ep. #7939
1996
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
2017
Episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Fannysmackin'
2006
Episode Spy Game
Lorne and Max Drop the Ball
1997
Episode Justified
This Bird Has Flown
2013
Episode Melrose Place
Amanda's Back
1998
Episode Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Charity Begins in D Block
2004
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Happy Birthday, Peter Pan!
2017
Episode The Ranch
Baby I'm Burning
2018
Episode The Mentalist
The Red Ponies
2010
Episode NYPD Blue
Taillight's Last Gleaming
1997
Episode Revolution
Dead Man Walking
2013
Episode Justified
Kin
2013
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Series Epilogue
2017
Episode Justified
Cottonmouth
2011
Episode The Hillywood Show
Supernatural Parody 2
2018
Episode B Positive
A Dishwasher, a Fire and a Remote Control
2021
Episode The Boys
Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed
2022
Episode Justified
Guy Walks into a Bar
2012
Episode Breaking Bad
Live Free or Die
2012
Episode Crossing Jordan
Revealed
2004
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Two Rabbits
2017
Episode Supernatural
Exodus
2018
Episode Days of our Lives
Ep. #9318
2002
Episode Justified
Foot Chase
2013
Episode Day Break
What if She's the Key?
2008
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Hook or Me
2017
Episode The Ranch
Travelin' Prayer
2018
Episode Supernatural
Yellow Fever
2008
Episode Supernatural
Let the Good Times Roll
2018
Episode Longmire
Natural Order
2013
Episode The Boys
The Instant White-Hot Wild
2022
Episode The X-Files
Field Trip
1999
Episode Better Call Saul
Gloves Off
2016
Episode Better Call Saul
Klick
2016
Episode Bone Chillers
Edgar Allan Poe-Session
1996
Episode Supernatural
Devil's Trap
2006
Episode Day Break
What if It's Him?
2008
Episode Monk
Mr. Monk Gets Married
2004
Episode Jake and the Fatman
Fatal Attraction (1)
1987
Episode The Boys
The Big Ride
2020
Episode Days of our Lives
Ep. #9319
2002
Episode Supernatural
Stranger in a Strange Land
2018
Episode The Boys
Payback
2022
Episode Supernatural
Time is on My Side
2008
Episode The Ranch
Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)
2018
Episode Supernatural
In My Time of Dying
2006
Episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Post Mortem
2006
Episode Home Improvement
Doctor in the House
1995
Episode The Middle
Dollar Days
2013
Episode Supernatural
Inside Man
2015
Episode Reasonable Doubts
Lifelines (1)
1992
Episode Timeless (2016)
The Lost Generation
2017
Episode Supernatural
All Hell Breaks Loose (1)
2007
Episode Justified
Slaughterhouse
2012
Episode Supernatural
Gods and Monsters
2018
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Retirement
2017
Episode The Ranch
Telling Me Lies
2018
Episode Justified
Outlaw
2013
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
The Pan Cave
2017
Episode Justified
The Hatchet Tour
2013
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
How I Met Your Mother
2017
Episode Murder One
Chapter Four, Year Two
1996
Episode Supernatural
Born Under a Bad Sign
2007
Episode Supernatural
All Hell Breaks Loose (2)
2007
Episode The Ranch
Rodeo and Juliet
2017
Episode The Boys
You Found Me
2019
Episode The Unit
Manhunt
2006
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Red Handed Jack
2017
Episode Timeless (2016)
Public Enemy No. 1
2017
Episode Justified
Get Drew
2013
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Playing The Game
2017
Episode The West Wing
Manchester (1)
2001
Episode Bones
The Monster in the Closet
2016
Episode Major Crimes
Return to Sender (2)
2014
Episode Justified
Decoy
2013
Episode Supernatural
Tall Tales
2007
Episode Justified
Where's Waldo?
2013
Episode The Boys
What I Know
2020
Episode Matlock
The Umpire
1988
Episode Supernatural
The Magnificent Seven
2007
Episode Philly
Loving Sons
2001
Episode Timeless (2016)
The Red Scare
2017
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Let Go And Set Sail
2017
Episode That '70s Show
Who Wants It More?
2001
Episode Justified
Peace of Mind
2013
Episode Jake and the Fatman
Fatal Attraction (2)
1987
Episode Lie to Me
Veronica
2010
Episode Psych
High Noon-ish
2009
Episode The Winchesters
Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
2023
Episode Total Security
Das Bootie
1970
Episode Justified
The Man Behind the Curtain
2012
Episode Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
1992
Episode The Ranch
My Next Thirty Years
2017
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
The Parting of Ways
2017
Episode Reasonable Doubts
Daddy's Little Girl
1991
Episode Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Too Late To Work
2017
Episode Supernatural
Nightmare Logic
2018
Episode Day Break
What if She's Lying?
2008
Episode Dexter
The Dark... Whatever
2012
Episode The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Hoist The Anchor
2017