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Birth Day: 1920-11-13
Place of birth: Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA
Colorful American character actor equally adept at vicious killers or grizzled sidekicks. As a child he worked in the cotton fields. He attended Santa Monica Junior College in California and subsequently became an accountant and, at one time, manager of the Bel Air Hotel. Elam got his first movie job by trading his accounting services for a role. In short time he became one of the most memorable supporting players in Hollywood, thanks not only to his near-demented screen persona but also to an out-of-kilter left eye, sightless from a childhood fight. He appeared with great aplomb in Westerns and gangster films alike, and in later years played to wonderful effect in comedic roles.
Credits
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As Self
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As Buckshot
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As Grady
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As Buckshot
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As Tommy
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As Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
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As Jake Calhoun
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As Hezekiah Crow
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As Boone
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As Jason Fitch
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As Tackett
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As Self
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As Squires
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As Charlie
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As Scrooge
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As Doc
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As Mr. Newsom
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As Lum Witcher
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As Otto
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As Troscliar Boudreaux
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As Seth Beaumont
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As Doctor
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As Clay Haller
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As Big Mac
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As Avery Simpson
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As Willie Red Fire
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As Rattlesnake
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As Death Dreamer
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As Trapper Willis
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As Bitterroot
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As Bad Jack Cutter
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As Crazy Charlie
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As Joe Canton
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As J. Pete Hankins
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As King
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As Handy
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As Jarrod (Sheriff)
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As Boss
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As Granddad
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As Alamosa Bill Kermit
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As Bitterroot
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As Pat Garrett
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As Jug May
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As Frank Clemens
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As Matt
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As Kid Sheleen
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As John Wesley Hardin
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As Self
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As Phillips
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As Kittrick
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As Thompson
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As Jake
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As Sheriff
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As Sheriff Clyde Barnes
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As Ace Williams
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As Slim Kovacs
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As Frank's Gunman
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As Norman
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As Ernest Scarnes
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As Preacher Weatherby
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As Deke Simons
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As Hank
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As Dobie
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As Horseface (Comanchero)
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As Cheesecake
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As Ed Hobbs
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As Jesse
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As Ike Dalton
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As Bill Ward
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As Arnold
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As Fatso Nagel
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As Tom McLowery
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As Henry Bliss
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As Tioga
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As Shotgun
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As Pete
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As Slats Callahan
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As McCoy
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As Knife Murderer (uncredited)
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As Hasan-Ben
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As Al
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As Shanks
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As Chris Boldt
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As Damen
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As Charlie Max
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As Burger
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As Ivan
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As Tim Lowerie
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As Tex
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As Basra
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As Frank Newberry
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As Whitey
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As Yost
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As Barton
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As Slim
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As Castro
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As Rusty Kolloway
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As Max Verne
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As Harry Jackson
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As Gimp
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As Mort Geary
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As Mescal Jack
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As Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
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As Dave Longden
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As Eddie
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As Celestino Garcia
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As Pete Harris
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As The Trader
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As Cree
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As Tevis
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As Earl Boyce
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As The Speaker
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As Smiling Man
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As Gangster
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As Fargo
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As Councilman (uncredited)
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As Raymond - Henchman