Known For
Acting
Known Credits
103
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 12, 1950 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
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 Amazon Prime Video series The Boys. His memoir Life's That Way was published in April 2009.
| 2022 | The Winchestersas Bobby Singer | |
| 2022 | No More Timeas Radio Host | |
| 2022 | Outer Rangeas Harrison Farber | |
| 2021 | Nightmare Alleyas Sheriff Jedediah Judd | |
| 2020 | Blindfireas Sergeant Ward | |
| 2020 | B Positiveas Spencer | |
| 2019 | Watchmenas Andy | |
| 2019 | Mama Bearas Doctor | |
| 2019 | The Boysas Secretary of Defense Robert A. Singer | |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movieas Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | Hospitalityas The Boss | |
| 2018 | Billy Boyas Crabtree | |
| 2018 | Remember the Sultanaas Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice) | |
| 2017 | Young Sheldonas Kenneth | |
| 2016 | The Frontieras Lee | |
| 2016 | Timelessas NSA Agent Jake Neville | |
| 2016 | Injectionas Pops | |
| 2016 | The Ranchas Chuck | |
| 2015 | Crimson Peakas Carter Cushing | |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Biffle and Shoosteras The Captain | |
| 2015 | Better Call Saulas Lawson | |
| 2014 | Nikki & Nora: The N&N Filesas Arliss Fontenot | |
| 2012 | Revolutionas John Franklin Fry | |
| 2012 | Major Crimesas Donald Beckwith | |
| 2012 | Longmireas Lee Rosky | |
| 2011 | The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracyas J. Wright Mooar | |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LAas Frank Loomis | |
| 2010 | Justifiedas Drew Thompson | |
| 2010 | Justifiedas Shelby Parlow | |
| 2010 | Justifiedas Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson | |
| 2009 | Dark and Stormy Nightas Jack Tugdon | |
| 2009 | The Middleas Eddie Stokes | |
| 2009 | Harper's Islandas Charlie Mills | |
| 2009 | Lie to Meas Gus Sloan | |
| 2008 | The Mentalistas Cobb Holwell | |
| 2008 | Reflectionsas Franck | |
| 2008 | Breaking Badas Lawson | |
| 2007 | John from Cincinnatias Vietnam Joe | |
| 2007 | Nextas Wisdom | |
| 2006 | Day Breakas 'Uncle' Nick Vukovic | |
| 2006 | Dexteras Hannah’s father | |
| 2006 | Psychas Pete Dillingham | |
| 2006 | Big Loveas Carter Reese | |
| 2006 | The Unitas Lloyd Cole | |
| 2005 | Criminal Mindsas Sheriff Williams | |
| 2005 | Bonesas George Gibbons | |
| 2005 | Supernaturalas Bobby Singer | |
| 2005 | Wheelmenas Agent Hammond | |
| 2004 | Deadwoodas Whitney Ellsworth | |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Denas Hank Ferris | |
| 2003 | NCISas Captain Tom O'Rourke | |
| 2003 | Tremorsas Sheriff Sam Boggs | |
| 2003 | The Life of David Galeas Duke Grover | |
| 2002 | Adaptation.as Ranger Tony | |
| 2002 | Monkas Sheriff Ronald Mathis | |
| 2001 | Joy Rideas Sheriff Ritter | |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterpriseas Daniel Leonard | |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordanas Ranger Diggory | |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rockas Jefferson Bent | |
| 2001 | Six Feet Underas Prison Officer | |
| 2001 | The Divisionas Fred Zito | |
| 2000 | The Trouble with Normalas Gary | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Stanley Tanner | |
| 1999 | Magnoliaas Smiling Peanut Patron #1 | |
| 1999 | The West Wingas Carl | |
| 1998 | Mr. Murderas Agent Jason Reiling | |
| 1998 | That '70s Showas Tony | |
| 1997 | Total Securityas Detective McKissick | |
| 1997 | Woundedas Agent Eric Ashton | |
| 1997 | Divided by Hateas Danny Leland | |
| 1996 | Bone Chillersas Edgar Allan Poe | |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sunas Happy Doug | |
| 1995 | Murder Oneas Donald Cleary | |
| 1994 | Bad Girlsas Pinkerton Detective Graves | |
| 1994 | Thunder Alleyas Leland DuParte | |
| 1994 | Blue Chipsas Ricky's Father | |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legendas Proclamation Officer | |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Supermanas Henry Barnes | |
| 1993 | The X-Filesas Coroner | |
| 1993 | Sliveras Detective Ira | |
| 1993 | Gunsmoke: The Long Rideas Traveling Blacksmith | |
| 1992 | Twogetheras Oscar | |
| 1992 | Melrose Placeas Ranger Virgil | |
| 1992 | Sister Actas Clarkson | |
| 1992 | Gunsmoke: To the Last Manas Deputy Willie Rudd | |
| 1991 | Reasonable Doubtsas Detective Earl Gaddis | |
| 1991 | Home Improvementas Duke Miller | |
| 1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinsonas Maj. Trimble | |
| 1990 | El Diabloas Spivey Irick | |
| 1990 | Follow Your Heartas Craig Hraboy | |
| 1990 | Nasty Boysas Wetstone | |
| 1989 | In Countryas Earl Smith | |
| 1989 | Mothers, Daughters and Loversas Sheriff Jack Edzard | |
| 1989 | Turner & Hoochas Plant Manager | |
| 1988 | Defense Playas FBI Man | |
| 1988 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lakeas Motel Manager | |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatmanas Defense Attorney | |
| 1987 | Sweet Revengeas Smuggler (uncredited) | |
| 1986 | Matlockas Barney Sutler | |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchidas Pedestrian | |
| 1979 | Dallas Cowboys Cheerleadersas Cowboy Player (uncredited) | |
| 1978 | The Seniorsas Client (uncredited) | |
| 1977 | Semi-Toughas B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Night Riders...Screenplay | |
| 2013 | Night Riders...Writer | |
| 2013 | Night Riders...Director | |
| 2013 | Night Riders...Executive Producer | |
| 2005 | Care Bears: Big Wish Movie...Music Coordinator | |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty...Writer | |
| 1987 | Sweet Revenge...Additional Dialogue | |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents...Writer |
