Acting · Laramie, Wyoming, USA · Born August 12, 1950
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.
TVThe Winchesters
2022
as Bobby Singer
MovieNo More Time
2022
as Radio Host
TVOuter Range
2022
as Harrison Farber
MovieNightmare Alley
2021
as Sheriff Jedediah Judd
MovieBlindfire
2020
as Sergeant Ward
TVB Positive
2020
as Spencer
TVWatchmen
2019
as Andy
MovieMama Bear
2019
as Doctor
TVThe Boys
2019
as Secretary of Defense Robert A. Singer
MovieDeadwood: The Movie
2019
as Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)
MovieHospitality
2018
as The Boss
MovieBilly Boy
2018
as Crabtree
MovieRemember the Sultana
2018
as Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
TVYoung Sheldon
2017
as Kenneth
MovieThe Frontier
2016
as Lee
TVTimeless
2016
as NSA Agent Jake Neville
MovieInjection
2016
as Pops
TVThe Ranch
2016
as Chuck
MovieCrimson Peak
2015
as Carter Cushing
MovieThe Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
2015
as The Captain
TVBetter Call Saul
2015
as Lawson
TVNikki & Nora: The N&N Files
2014
as Arliss Fontenot
TVRevolution
2012
as John Franklin Fry
TVMajor Crimes
2012
as Donald Beckwith
TVLongmire
2012
as Lee Rosky
TVLove Bites
2011
as Trucker
MovieThe Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
2011
as J. Wright Mooar
TVLaw & Order: LA
2010
as Frank Loomis
TVJustified
2010
as Shelby Parlow
MovieDark and Stormy Night
2009
as Jack Tugdon
TVThe Middle
2009
as Eddie Stokes
TVHarper's Island
2009
as Charlie Mills
TVLie to Me
2009
as Gus Sloan
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Cobb Holwell
MovieReflections
2008
as Franck
TVBreaking Bad
2008
as Lawson
TVJohn from Cincinnati
2007
as Vietnam Joe
MovieNext
2007
as Wisdom
TVDay Break
2006
as 'Uncle' Nick Vukovic
TVDexter
2006
as Hannah’s father
TVPsych
2006
as Pete Dillingham
TVBig Love
2006
as Carter Reese
TVThe Unit
2006
as Lloyd Cole
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Sheriff Williams
TVSupernatural
2005
as Bobby Singer
TVBones
2005
as George Gibbons
MovieWheelmen
2005
as Agent Hammond
TVDeadwood
2004
as Whitney Ellsworth
TVThe Lyon's Den
2003
as Hank Ferris
TVNCIS
2003
as Captain Tom O'Rourke
TVTremors
2003
as Sheriff Sam Boggs
MovieThe Life of David Gale
2003
as Duke Grover
MovieAdaptation.
2002
as Ranger Tony
TVMonk
2002
as Sheriff Ronald Mathis
MovieJoy Ride
2001
as Sheriff Ritter
TVStar Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Daniel Leonard
TVCrossing Jordan
2001
as Ranger Diggory
MovieWarden of Red Rock
2001
as Jefferson Bent
TVSix Feet Under
2001
as Prison Officer
TVThe Division
2001
as Fred Zito
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Stanley Tanner
TVThe Trouble with Normal
2000
as Gary
MovieMagnolia
1999
as Smiling Peanut Patron #1
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Carl
MovieMr. Murder
1998
as Agent Jason Reiling
TVThat '70s Show
1998
as Tony
TVTotal Security
1997
as Detective McKissick
MovieWounded
1997
as Agent Eric Ashton
MovieDivided by Hate
1997
as Danny Leland
TVBone Chillers
1996
as Edgar Allan Poe
TV3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Happy Doug
TVMurder One
1995
as Donald Cleary
MovieBad Girls
1994
as Pinkerton Detective Graves
TVThunder Alley
1994
as Leland DuParte
MovieBlue Chips
1994
as Ricky's Father
MovieGeronimo: An American Legend
1993
as Proclamation Officer
TVLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Henry Barnes
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Coroner
MovieSliver
1993
as Detective Ira
MovieGunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993
as Traveling Blacksmith
MovieTwogether
1992
as Oscar
TVMelrose Place
1992
as Ranger Virgil
MovieSister Act
1992
as Clarkson
MovieGunsmoke: To the Last Man
1992
as Deputy Willie Rudd
TVReasonable Doubts
1991
as Detective Earl Gaddis
TVHome Improvement
1991
as Duke Miller
MovieThe Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
as Maj. Trimble
MovieEl Diablo
1990
as Spivey Irick
MovieFollow Your Heart
1990
as Craig Hraboy
TVNasty Boys
1990
as Wetstone
MovieIn Country
1989
as Earl Smith
MovieMothers, Daughters and Lovers
1989
as Sheriff Jack Edzard
MovieTurner & Hooch
1989
as Plant Manager
MovieDefense Play
1988
as FBI Man
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
1988
as Motel Manager
TVJake and the Fatman
1987
as Defense Attorney
MovieSweet Revenge
1987
as Smuggler (uncredited)
TVMatlock
1986
as Barney Sutler
MovieGirls of the White Orchid
1983
as Pedestrian
MovieDallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
1979
as Cowboy Player (uncredited)
MovieThe Seniors
1978
as Client (uncredited)
MovieSemi-Tough
1977
as B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)
