Jack Elam

Jack Elam (1920 - 2003)

Note: although many other sources give 1918 or 1916 as his year of birth. His Birth Certificate actually surfaced, indicating the 1920 date.

Film Deaths[]

High Lonesome (1950) [Smiling Man]: Shot in the chest by John Archer, just as Jack is about to shoot the mortally-wounded John Drew Barrymore.
One Way Street (1950) [Arnie]: Neck snapped when he hit the pavement after James Mason gave him a sleeping pill in a fight when Jack tried to kill James and Marta Toren in the car.
The Sundowners (Thunder in the Dust) (1950) [Earl Boyce]: Shot in the back by Robert Preston when Jack goes for his own gun in his cabin.
A Ticket To Tomahawk (1950) [Fargo]: Shot in the leg by Anne Baxter so he can't run away and can be questioned, but then shot dead by Rory Calhoun to stop him giving the game way.
Rawhide (1951) [Tevis]: Shot in the back by Susan Hayward just as Jack is about to kill Tyrone Power.
The Battle at Apache Pass (1952) [Mescal Jack]: Killed (off-camera) by two Apache warriors acting on Jeff Chandler's orders.
Montana Territory (1952) [Gimp]: Shot by Lon McCallister as he is about to hit Myron Healey with an axe.
Kansas City Confidential (1952) [Pete Harris]: Shot to death by police at an airport.
Lure of the Wilderness (1952) [Dave Longden]: Drowned in quicksand.
Gun Belt (1953) [Kolloway]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with George Montgomery.
Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) [Yost]: Shot in the chest, along with another of Gene Evans' henchmen, in a shoot-out with Ronald Reagan.
The Far Country (1954) [Frank Newberry, Gannon's Deputy]: Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with James Stewart in the street.
Jubilee Trail (1954) [Whitey]: Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with Forrest Tucker in the saloon.
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954) [Tim Lowerie]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with Audie Murphy outside a saloon.
The Man from Laramie (1955) [Chris Boldt]: Stabbed to death off-screen. We learn of his death afterwards when James Millican arrests James Stewart for the murder.
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) [Burger]: Trampled to death by elephants.
Wichita (1955) [Al Mann]: Shot to death, along with Rayford Barnes, in a shoot-out with Peter Graves, Joel McCrea, and John Smith.
Thunder Over Arizona (1956) [Deputy Slats Callahan]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with Gregory Walcott at the jailhouse.
Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957) [Tioga]: Stabbed in the back in a fight with an Apache warrior.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) [Tom McLaury]: Shot to death by Burt Lancaster during the OK Corral shootout (after Burt kills Jack's brother (Mickey Simpson)).
Night Passage (1957) [Shotgun]: Shot in a shoot-out with James Stewart and Audie Murphy at the logging mill.
The Comancheros (1961) [Horseface]: Shot to death by John Wayne as Jack charges towards John on horseback.
4 for Texas (1963) [Dobie]: Shot to death by Charles Bronson during an argument following a botched stagecoach robbery.
The Rare Breed (1966) [Deke Simons]: Hits his head on a rock when he falls from his horse at the end of a fight with James Stewart.
The Last Challenge (1967) [Ernest Scarnes]: Shoots himself out-of-picture after being mortally shot in the stomach by Chad Everett whom he had tried to bushwhack. Later, Chad and Glenn Ford return to bury him and discover he has been scalped by marauding Comancheros.
Firecreek (1968) [Norman]: Stabbed with a pitchfork at the end of a fight with James Stewart in a stable.
Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una volta il West) (1968) [Snaky]: Shot in the chest (along with Woody Strode and Al Mulock) in a shoot-out with Charles Bronson at a train station.
Hannie Caulder (1971) [Frank Clemens]: Shot to death by Raquel Welch, causing him to fall out of the hotel window and land on Diana Dors' companion.
The Last Rebel (1971) [Matt]: Shot in the chest by Jessica Dublin.
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) [Alamosa Bill]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with Kris Kristofferson in front of Bob Dylan's general store.
The Winds of Autumn (1976) [J. Pete Hankins]: Shot in the chest, along with Andrew Prine and Jimmy Clem in a shoot-out with Earl E. Smith.
Sacred Ground (1983) [Lum Witcher]: Shot in the back with arrows by the Native Americans.

Television Deaths[]

Mr. & Mrs. North: Loon Lake (1954) [Matt Weber]: Poisoned after Pamela Duncan puts rat poison in his coffee.
Stories of the Century: Black Jack Ketchum (1954) [Black Jack Ketchum]: Executed (offscreen) by hanging; his death is mentioned by narration.
M Squad: Hideout (1958) [Luke Morgan]: Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with Lee Marvin.
The Restless Gun: Hornitas Town (1958) [Tony Molinor]: Shot in the chest by John Larch, after Jack mortally wounds him.
The Texan: The Easterner (1958) [Tug Swann]: Shot dead in a shoot-out with Rory Calhoun.
Lawman: The Deputy (1958) [Flynn Hawks]: Shot to death by John Russell along with Lee Van Cleef in a duel.
Bronco: The Besieged (1958) [Dooley Lang] Shot to death by Claude Akins after Ty and Jack struggle over the gun.
Have Gun - Will Travel: The Man Who Lost (1959) [Joe Gage]: Shot in the chest in a gunfight with Richard Boone.
Lawman: The Senator (1959) [Spence-Assassin]: Shot to death by John Russell.
Lawman: Thirty Minutes (1960) [Jake Wilson]: Shot twice by Peter Brown
The Rifleman: Tension (1959) [Gavin Martin]: Impaled on a pitchfork at the end of the fight with Chuck Connors.
The Rifleman: Shotgun Man (1960) [Gus Smith]: Shot in the chest by John Anderson in the saloon.
Bonanza: Spitfire (1961) [Dodie Hoad]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with Michael Landon.
Laramie : The Tumbleweed Wagon (1961) [Charley Fox]: Shot to death by John Smith after he shoots Hal Baylor.
Cheyenne: Massacre at Gunsight Pass (1961) [Count Nicholas Vladimir Potosi]: Shot in the chest with an arrow as he charges towards the Shosone warriors.
Gunsmoke: Love Thy Neighbor (1961) [Ben Scooper]: Shot to death by James Arness and Warren Oates as Jack tries to shoot Warren.
The Rebel: Helping Hand (1961) [Uncle Luce]: Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with Nick Adams.
The Twilight Zone: Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up? (1961) [Avery]: Killed in a bus crash (off-screen), along with all the other passengers, after John Hoyt tricks them into going over a collapsed bridge; we learn of their death afterwards when John informs Barney Phillips.
Gunsmoke: Help Me Kitty (1965) [Spector]: Shot to death by Amanda Blake.
Gunsmoke: Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood (1965) [Sam Band]: Shot to death by James Arness, just as Jack tries to kill Roger Ewing.
Gunsmoke: Malachi (1965) [Del Ordman]: Shot to death by James Arness.
Gunsmoke: My Father My Son (1966) [Jim Barrett]: Shot in the back by the wounded Lee Van Cleef; he dies shortly afterwards when his son Teno Pollick kneels by his side.
The Sacketts (1979; TV movie) [Ira Bigelow]: Shot to death during a final shoot-out with Sam Elliott.

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Notable Connections[]

Mr. Jean L. Hodgert (widowed)
Mr. Margaret Jennison