All Western TV Series Jack Elam Appeared in!

From 1954-1995 Elam appeared in around 30 western TV series. In some more episodes than others. As a thug or bad guy in some, in others a more comic role. He certainly ran the spectrum.
Elam was one of the best known and admired character actors in the Western genre. His trademark was his wandering left eye. I don’t have footage from all Elam’s TV series. So there will be some filler here.
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[@ThomasGidley-kv2uj]

Of his many roles over the years I liked him in Support Your Local Sheriff the best. He and Garner nailed it big time.

[@famouspeople63]

They played off each other well

[@garfieldsmith332]

A great character actor. His appearance in an episode actually 'made' that episode.

[@BladeStar-uq6xe]

Jack Elam was probably in every TV Western, or almost all of them. I'm watching second season of Lawman and just watched an episode, 'Thirty Minutes'!

[@TS-wh4ey]

I will always remember the many character roles of Mr. Elam in the movies, and yet it seems like he was always in an episode of the TV series 'Gunsmoke'.

[@famouspeople63]

One of the hardest working support characters on the large and small screens.

[@normanleach5427]

...If you could get a bead on 'the western', and all those genre stars, this guy performed in nearly all of them.

[@brianknight7897]

It is interesting that David Letterman adopted the same beard Jack Elam had once he left his television show.

[@paulmatthews463]

I usually enjoy your posts but the interview in the background was quite the distraction and made it hard to focus on the subject at hand. Any way to get a repost that only shows us his many roles?

[@bravehome4276]

"To air is Elam, to enjoy, divine." :) Elam and his fellow character actors are like the framework of a house; not the foundation, but certainly giving the house its unique flavor and design. Question -- do you own the comics you showed on the video? Reminds me of the huge collection I had as a kid in the 50s/early 60s, which my father had me give away when we moved from our large house in Denver to our tiny house in California in 1963. Fond memories!

[@famouspeople63]

No sorry to say, do not own

[@ashleypitt1]

Jack was perfect as JD Smith in The Dakotas.

[@larryjenkinson5525]

🇦🇺 Would have preferred listening to the interview with Jack rather than just a voice over listing his acting resume.

[@famouspeople63]

Can look it up on youtube, easy to find

[@David-yw2lv]

It probably would take less time to name Westerns he didn't appear in.