AKA William Scott Elam

Born: 13-Nov-1918
Birthplace: Miami, AZ
Died: 20-Oct-2003
Location of death: Ashland, OR
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Cremated

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Sundowners

Father: Millard Elam
Mother: Alice Amelia Kerby (d. 1924)
Wife: Jean Hodgert (m. 1937, d. 24-Jan-1961)
Daughter: Jerri
Son: J. Scott Elam
Wife: Margaret Jennison (m. 23-Aug-1961, until his death, one daughter)
Daughter: Jacqueline

    University: Santa Monica Junior College (attended)

    National Cowboy Hall of Fame 1993

    TELEVISION
    Sugarfoot Toothy Thompson (1957-61)
    The Dakotas Deputy J.D. Smith (1963)
    Temple Houston George Taggart (1963-64)
    The Texas Wheelers Zack Wheeler (1974-75)
    Easy Street Bully Stevenson (1986-87)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Bonanza: Under Attack (15-Jan-1995) · Buckshot
    Bonanza: The Return (28-Nov-1993) · Buckshot
    Lucky Luke (4-Jul-1991)
    Suburban Commando (21-Jun-1991)
    The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1-Mar-1991)
    Big Bad John (1990)
    Where the Hell's That Gold? (13-Nov-1988)
    Once Upon a Texas Train (3-Jan-1988) · Jason Finch
    Hawken's Breed (1987)
    The Aurora Encounter (1986)
    Cannonball Run II (29-Jun-1984)
    Sacred Ground (11-Mar-1983) · Lum Witcher
    Jinxed! (22-Oct-1982) · Otto
    The Cannonball Run (19-Jun-1981)
    The Girl, the Gold Watch, & Dynamite (25-May-1981)
    Soggy Bottom, USA (1980)
    The Villain (20-Jul-1979)
    The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (6-Jul-1979)
    The Sacketts (15-May-1979)
    The Norseman (5-Oct-1978) · Death Dreamer
    Hot Lead and Cold Feet (5-Jul-1978)
    Grayeagle (28-Dec-1977) · Trapper Willis
    How the West Was Won (6-Feb-1977)
    Pony Express Rider (Nov-1976)
    The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (29-May-1976)
    Hawmps! (20-May-1976)
    Creature from Black Lake (1976)
    Huckleberry Finn (25-Mar-1975)
    A Knife for the Ladies (May-1974)
    Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (23-May-1973) · Alamosa Bill
    The Red Pony (18-Mar-1973)
    Hannie Caulder (25-Dec-1971) · Frank Clemens
    The Last Rebel (24-Sep-1971)
    Support Your Local Gunfighter (26-May-1971) · Jug May
    Rio Lobo (17-Dec-1970) · Phillips
    The Wild Country (15-Dec-1970) · Thompson
    Dirty Dingus Magee (18-Nov-1970) · John Wesley Hardin
    Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1-May-1970) · Kittrick
    The Over-the-Hill Gang (7-Oct-1969)
    Support Your Local Sheriff (26-Mar-1969) · Jake
    Once Upon a Time in the West (21-Dec-1968) · Snaky
    Never a Dull Moment (26-Jun-1968)
    Firecreek (24-Jan-1968) · Norman
    The Last Challenge (22-Dec-1967) · Ernest Scarnes
    The Way West (24-May-1967) · Weatherby
    Night of the Grizzly (20-Apr-1966) · Hank
    The Rare Breed (2-Feb-1966) · Simons
    4 for Texas (18-Dec-1963) · Dobie
    Pocketful of Miracles (19-Dec-1961) · Cheesecake
    The Comancheros (30-Oct-1961)
    The Last Sunset (7-Jun-1961) · Ed Hobbs
    Edge of Eternity (2-Nov-1959) · Bill Ward
    The Girl in Lovers Lane (1959)
    The Gun Runners (Sep-1958) · Arnold
    Baby Face Nelson (11-Dec-1957)
    Night Passage (24-Jul-1957)
    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (30-May-1957)
    Dragoon Wells Massacre (28-Apr-1957)
    Thunder Over Arizona (4-Aug-1956)
    Pardners (25-Jul-1956)
    Jubal (6-Apr-1956) · McCoy
    Artists and Models (7-Nov-1955)
    Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (17-Oct-1955)
    Kismet (8-Oct-1955) · Hassan-Ben
    The Man from Laramie (31-Aug-1955) · Chris Boldt
    Wichita (3-Jul-1955) · Al
    Moonfleet (24-Jun-1955) · Damen
    Kiss Me Deadly (18-May-1955) · Charlie Max
    Vera Cruz (25-Dec-1954)
    Cattle Queen of Montana (Nov-1954)
    The Far Country (4-Oct-1954) · Newberry
    Princess of the Nile (11-Jun-1954)
    Jubilee Trail (15-May-1954)
    Ride Clear of Diablo (1954) · Tim Lowerie
    Appointment in Honduras (16-Oct-1953) · Castro
    The Moonlighter (19-Sep-1953) · Strawboss
    Gun Belt (24-Jul-1953) · Kolloway
    Ride, Vaquero! (15-Jul-1953) · Barton
    Count the Hours (1-Apr-1953) · Max Verne
    Kansas City Confidential (28-Nov-1952) · Pete Harris
    The Ring (26-Sep-1952)
    My Man and I (5-Sep-1952) · Celestino Garcia
    Lure of the Wilderness (16-Jul-1952) · Dave Longden
    Rancho Notorious (1-Mar-1952)
    The Bushwhackers (8-Jan-1952) · Cree
    The Battle at Apache Pass (1952) · Mescal Jack
    Rawhide (25-Mar-1951)
    Bird of Paradise (14-Mar-1951)
    American Guerrilla in the Philippines (7-Nov-1950)
    High Lonesome (1-Sep-1950)
    The Sundowners (4-May-1950)

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