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.
46 movies · 56 shows
No More Time
2022·2.0
Nightmare Alley
2021·6.9
Blindfire
2020·6.8
Mama Bear
2019·0.0
Deadwood: The Movie
2019·6.7
Hospitality
2018·5.8
Billy Boy
2018·4.6
Remember the Sultana
2018·6.5
The Frontier
2016·5.8
Injection
2016·0.0
Crimson Peak
2015·6.7
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
2015·0.0
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
2011·4.5
Dark and Stormy Night
2009·5.9
Reflections
2008·5.6
Next
2007·6.1
Wheelmen
2005·7.0
The Life of David Gale
2003·7.4
Adaptation.
2002·7.3
Joy Ride
2001·6.5
Warden of Red Rock
2001·5.9
Magnolia
1999·7.7
Mr. Murder
1998·5.0
Wounded
1997·4.5
Divided by Hate
1997·7.3
Bad Girls
1994·5.4
Blue Chips
1994·6.1
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993·6.3
Sliver
1993·5.6
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993·5.4
Twogether
1992·3.3
Sister Act
1992·6.8
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
1992·8.0
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990·7.2
El Diablo
1990·5.6
Follow Your Heart
1990·10.0
In Country
1989·5.6
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
1989·8.0
Turner & Hooch
1989·6.3
Defense Play
1988·5.0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
1988·6.9
Sweet Revenge
1987·3.7
Girls of the White Orchid
1983·5.0
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
1979·5.7
The Seniors
1978·4.6
Semi-Tough
1977·5.4