Post by teleadm on Nov 13, 2020 21:10:15 GMT
Somewhere in his career he went from minor villain parts, to became a beloved comedian sending up his own old villainous parts. His misaligned eye, he got when a boy scout camp fighting another boy scout. Yes Jack was once a boy scout!
This year it was 100 years since he was born, but he lived to be 82 and passed away 17 years ago.
Jack Elam 1920 - 2003
Before entering movies he worked as a bookkeeper at the Bank of America in Los Angeles and as an auditor for the Standard Oil Company. In World War II, he served two years in the United States Navy and subsequently became an independent accountant in Hollywood; one of his clients was movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn. For a time, he was even the manager of the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles.
His acting debut was in an anti-marijuana movie short in 1949.
During the 1950's he was a reliable villain, killed by most movie and television stars of the time.
"The heavy today is usually not my kind of guy. In the old days, Rory Calhoun was the hero because he was the hero and I was the heavy because I was the heavy - and nobody cared what my problem was. And I didn't either. I robbed the bank because I wanted the money. I've played all kinds of weirdos but I've never done the quiet, sick type. I never had a problem - other than the fact I was just bad"
Pissing Gary Cooper off in High Noon 1951
With a gun in his hand, Kiss Me Deadly 1955
A Memorable cameo locking a fly in his pistol, Once Upon a Time in the West 1969.
Gonna blow John Wayne's stomach off, Rio Lobo 1970
The Cannonball Run 1981, starring expensive stars and comedians of the day, and yet Jack Elam's Van Helsing was the funniest.
He acted in over 200 movies and television production, and still damn hard to find pictures off.
(I posted an Interview here that apparently was illegal in some countries) Youtube Jack Elam Letterman post those and maybe...
Thanks for watching!
All kinds of opinions are welcome!
This year it was 100 years since he was born, but he lived to be 82 and passed away 17 years ago.
Jack Elam 1920 - 2003
Before entering movies he worked as a bookkeeper at the Bank of America in Los Angeles and as an auditor for the Standard Oil Company. In World War II, he served two years in the United States Navy and subsequently became an independent accountant in Hollywood; one of his clients was movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn. For a time, he was even the manager of the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles.
His acting debut was in an anti-marijuana movie short in 1949.
During the 1950's he was a reliable villain, killed by most movie and television stars of the time.
"The heavy today is usually not my kind of guy. In the old days, Rory Calhoun was the hero because he was the hero and I was the heavy because I was the heavy - and nobody cared what my problem was. And I didn't either. I robbed the bank because I wanted the money. I've played all kinds of weirdos but I've never done the quiet, sick type. I never had a problem - other than the fact I was just bad"
Pissing Gary Cooper off in High Noon 1951
With a gun in his hand, Kiss Me Deadly 1955
A Memorable cameo locking a fly in his pistol, Once Upon a Time in the West 1969.
Gonna blow John Wayne's stomach off, Rio Lobo 1970
The Cannonball Run 1981, starring expensive stars and comedians of the day, and yet Jack Elam's Van Helsing was the funniest.
He acted in over 200 movies and television production, and still damn hard to find pictures off.
(I posted an Interview here that apparently was illegal in some countries) Youtube Jack Elam Letterman post those and maybe...
Thanks for watching!
All kinds of opinions are welcome!
