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Jack Elam (1918 - 2003)

Jack Elam was born on Novemebr 13, 1918 in Miami, Arizona. Jack Elam passed away on October 20, 2003 in Ashland, Oregon.

Elam got his first movie job by trading his accounting services for a role. Jack's immobile eye was caused by a fight at the age of 12. It happened during a Boy Scout meeting when another boy took a pencil, threw it, and it jabbed his eyeball.

Jack Elam was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1994. Jack was known to be great at all forms of gambling. Also great at winning games played with people on sets.

Jack Elam's other notable credits include...

BONANZA
SHADOW FORCE
UNINVITED
SUBURBAN COMMANDO
BIG BAD JOHN
CANNONBALL RUN II
CANNONBALL RUN
THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG RIDES AGAIN