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My Take
Jim Beaver is the kind of actor I always notice but rarely see top-billed, and that's the point. As Bobby Singer in Supernatural he became a fan favorite, and his Ellsworth in Deadwood earned a Screen Actors Guild ensemble nomination. What pulls me in, though, is that he's also a writer and film historian, which tells me he loves the craft from every angle, not just in front of the camera. That blend of dependable character work and genuine scholarship is rare. I trust performers who know the history of their own medium, and Beaver clearly does. He's the steady spine a lot of great ensembles quietly rely on.
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…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jim Beaver
- Name (Japanese)
- ジム・ビーヴァー
- Reading
- じむ・びーゔぁー
- Born
- August 12, 1950 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Tiger
- Origin
- Laramie, Wyoming, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / writer / film director / playwright / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Irving High School
- University
- University of Central Oklahoma
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.