Jim Beaver Biography

Fast Facts

• Joined the U․S․ Marines after high school and served in Vietnam for a year
• Attended Oklahoma Christian College and later graduated from Central State University
• Initially wanted to be a film history writer and worked for his high school newspaper as a reporter as an excuse to interview movie stars when they came through town
• Made his professional acting debut on stage in a production of "Rain" at the Oklahoma Theatre Center in 1972
• Made his screen acting debut in the film "Semi-Tough" in 1977
• Quote: "More than anything else in my career, I'm proud of my work in 'Deadwood․' It was a magnificent learning experience․․․learning a new way of approaching the work․․․reveling in the greatest dialogue I've spoken this side of Shakespeare․"
• Quote: "What shows like 'Deadwood' and 'Supernatural' did very well was cement the idea of me (in character) as a fellow who may not look like much on the outside․․․one who is apt on occasion to bark, but who is also dog-like in his loyalty and commitment․"
• Best known for his role as Bobby Singer in "Supernatural" and as Whitney Ellsworth in "Deadwood․"
• His play "Verdigris," a semi-autobiographical account of an Oklahoma man caring for a paraplegic woman, was produced at Theatre West in 1985 and won several awards
• Published his first book, "John Garfield: His Life and Films," in 1979 and completed his memoir, "Life's That Way," in 2009