Elam’s last credit was “Bonanza: Under Fire,” a 1995 TV movie. In addition to Jenny, his wife of 42 years, Elam is survived by three children, Jeri, Scott and Jacqueline; three grandchildren ...

"I was playing rotten, worthless guys in 95 percent of my pictures until that movie came along," Mr. Elam told the Toronto Star in 1986. "Since then, I've played 95 percent comedy relief or plain, ...

LOS ANGELES - Jack Elam, a character actor and favorite Western villain who menaced good-guy cowboys with his crazy grin, wild eyes and remorseless gunslinging in films such as "Rawhide" ...

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Elam worked as a Hollywood accountant in the 1940s and had bit parts, usually uncredited, in the films "Trailin' West" (1949), "Quicksand" (1950) and "One Way Street" (1950).