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...