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Jim Beaver is an American actor, writer, film director, and playwright. Born in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1950, he served in the United States Marine Corps and participated in the Vietnam War. He attended the University of Central Oklahoma and began his work period in 1972.
Beaver is married to Cecily Adams and speaks English. His literary contributions include three works, such as *Life's That Way*, *25 Ten-Minute Plays from the Actors Theatre of Louisville*, and the *MINLOG users manual*. He has written in English and is recognized for his role in the acting department.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Life's That Way
- 25 Ten-Minute Plays from the Actors Theatre of Louisville
- MINLOG users manual
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Film & TV
Laramie, Wyoming, USA
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…
Known for
- No More Time — Radio Host2022
- Outer Range — Harrison Farber2022
- The Winchesters — Bobby Singer2022
- Nightmare Alley — Sheriff Jedediah Judd2021
- Blindfire — Sergeant Ward2020
- B Positive — Spencer2020
- Mama Bear — Doctor2019
- Deadwood: The Movie — Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)2019
- Watchmen — Andy2019
- The Boys — Secretary of Defense Robert A. Singer2019
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Key facts
- Born
- James Norman Beaver Jr. , ( 1950-08-12 ) August 12, 1950 (age 75) , Laramie, Wyoming , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor writer film historian
- Years active
- 1972–present
- Spouses
- Debbie Young, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1976 ) Cecily Adams , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 ; died 2004 ) Sarah Spiegel , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2019 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2024 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Laramie
- Spouse
- Cecily Adams
- Occupation
- film producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Conflict
- Vietnam War
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps
- Official website
- www.lifesthatway.com
- Image
- Jim Beaver by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jim Beaver
- date of birth
- 1950-08-12
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- social media followers
- 953359
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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. He appeared in starring roles in two films directed by Guillermo del Toro, Crimson Peak and Nightmare Alley. His memoir Life's That Way was published in April 2009.
Early life
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