Cast & creator
Jim Beaver
Best known for The Mentalist, Supernatural, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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.
Also known as: James Norman Beaver Jr. , James Beaver, Richard Muldoon, John Petlock
53
film credits
60
television credits
105
1977–2022 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (113)
Showing 113 of 113 credits
The Mentalist
Cobb Holwell
2008
Supernatural
Bobby Singer
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Stanley Tanner
2000
Criminal Minds
Sheriff Williams
2005
NCIS
Captain Tom O'Rourke
2003
Bones
George Gibbons
2005
Breaking Bad
Lawson
2008
Dexter
Hannah’s father
2006
The X-Files
Coroner
1993
The West Wing
Carl
1999
The Boys
Secretary of Defense Robert A. Singer
2019
Young Sheldon
Kenneth
2017
Monk
Sheriff Ronald Mathis
2002
Better Call Saul
Lawson
2015
Psych
Pete Dillingham
2006
The Middle
Eddie Stokes
2009
Melrose Place
Ranger Virgil
1992
Crossing Jordan
Ranger Diggory
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
Daniel Leonard
2001
That '70s Show
Tony
1998
Home Improvement
Duke Miller
1991
3rd Rock from the Sun
Happy Doug
1996
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Henry Barnes
1993
Matlock
Barney Sutler
1986
Six Feet Under
Prison Officer
2001
Lie to Me
Gus Sloan
2009
Longmire
Lee Rosky
2012
Justified
Shelby Parlow
2010Justified
Drew Thompson
2010Justified
Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson
2010
The Division
Fred Zito
2001
The Unit
Lloyd Cole
2006
Major Crimes
Donald Beckwith
2012
Jake and the Fatman
Defense Attorney
1987
Big Love
Carter Reese
2006
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Writer
1985
Timeless
NSA Agent Jake Neville
2016
Deadwood
Whitney Ellsworth
2004
Murder One
Donald Cleary
1995
Tour of Duty
Writer
1987
Law & Order: LA
Frank Loomis
2010
The Ranch
Chuck
2016
Watchmen
Andy
2019
B Positive
Spencer
2020
Outer Range
Harrison Farber
2022
Revolution
John Franklin Fry
2012
Love Bites
Trucker
2011
Crimson Peak
Carter Cushing
2015
The Winchesters
Bobby Singer
2022
Day Break
'Uncle' Nick Vukovic
2006
Tremors
Sheriff Sam Boggs
2003
Harper's Island
Charlie Mills
2009
Nightmare Alley
Sheriff Jedediah Judd
2021
Sister Act
Clarkson
1992
Magnolia
Smiling Peanut Patron #1
1999
The Lyon's Den
Hank Ferris
2003
Reasonable Doubts
Detective Earl Gaddis
1991
Joy Ride
Sheriff Ritter
2001
John from Cincinnati
Vietnam Joe
2007
The Trouble with Normal
Gary
2000
The Life of David Gale
Duke Grover
2003
Thunder Alley
Leland DuParte
1994
Adaptation.
Ranger Tony
2002
Next
Wisdom
2007
Nasty Boys
Wetstone
1990
Sliver
Detective Ira
1993
Bad Girls
Pinkerton Detective Graves
1994
Turner & Hooch
Plant Manager
1989
Total Security
Detective McKissick
1997
Deadwood: The Movie
Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage)
2019
Bone Chillers
Edgar Allan Poe
1996
Geronimo: An American Legend
Proclamation Officer
1993
Blue Chips
Ricky's Father
1994
Girls of the White Orchid
Pedestrian
1983
Blindfire
Sergeant Ward
2020
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
Deputy Willie Rudd
1992
In Country
Earl Smith
1989
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
J. Wright Mooar
2011
Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
Arliss Fontenot
2014
Warden of Red Rock
Jefferson Bent
2001
Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare
2019
Semi-Tough
B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)
1977
Hospitality
The Boss
2018
Care Bears: Big Wish Movie
Music Coordinator
2005
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
Traveling Blacksmith
1993
El Diablo
Spivey Irick
1990
Twogether
Oscar
1992
Sweet Revenge
Smuggler (uncredited)
1987Sweet Revenge
Additional Dialogue
1987
Mr. Murder
Agent Jason Reiling
1998
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Motel Manager
1988
Dark and Stormy Night
Jack Tugdon
2009
Injection
Pops
2016
No More Time
Radio Host
2022
The Seniors
Client (uncredited)
1978
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Maj. Trimble
1990
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Sheriff Jack Edzard
1989
Billy Boy
Crabtree
2018
Wounded
Agent Eric Ashton
1997
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
The Captain
2015
Defense Play
FBI Man
1988
Follow Your Heart
Craig Hraboy
1990
Wheelmen
Agent Hammond
2005
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Cowboy Player (uncredited)
1979
Remember the Sultana
Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
2018
Mama Bear
Doctor
2019
Divided by Hate
Danny Leland
1997
Reflections
Franck
2008
The Frontier
Lee
2016Night Riders
Screenplay
2013Night Riders
Writer
2013Night Riders
Director
2013Night Riders
Executive Producer
2013