Acting
Jim Beaver
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.
Acting
- 2022The WinchestersBobby Singer1 ep.
- 2022Outer RangeHarrison Farber1 ep.
- 2020B PositiveSpencer16 ep.
- 2019WatchmenAndy1 ep.
- 2019The BoysSecretary of Defense Robert A. Singer11 ep.
- 2017Young SheldonKenneth1 ep.
- 2016TimelessNSA Agent Jake Neville3 ep.
- 2016The RanchChuck2 ep.
- 2015Better Call SaulLawson2 ep.
- 2014Nikki & Nora: The N&N FilesArliss Fontenot7 ep.
- 2012RevolutionJohn Franklin Fry2 ep.
- 2012Major CrimesDonald Beckwith1 ep.
- 2011Love BitesTrucker1 ep.
- 2010Law & Order: LAFrank Loomis1 ep.
- 2010JustifiedShelby Parlow14 ep.
- 2009Harper's IslandCharlie Mills13 ep.
- 2008Breaking BadLawson2 ep.
- 2007John from CincinnatiVietnam Joe8 ep.
- 2006Day Break'Uncle' Nick Vukovic4 ep.
- 2006PsychPete Dillingham1 ep.
- 2006Big LoveCarter Reese3 ep.
- 2006The UnitLloyd Cole1 ep.
- 2005SupernaturalBobby Singer67 ep.
- 2004DeadwoodWhitney Ellsworth36 ep.
- 2003The Lyon's DenHank Ferris1 ep.
- 2003TremorsSheriff Sam Boggs1 ep.
- 2001Six Feet UnderPrison Officer1 ep.
- 2000The Trouble with NormalGary13 ep.
- 1998That '70s ShowTony1 ep.
- 1997Total SecurityDetective McKissick1 ep.
- 1996Bone ChillersEdgar Allan Poe1 ep.
- 19963rd Rock from the SunHappy Doug5 ep.
- 1995Murder OneDonald Cleary1 ep.
- 1994Thunder AlleyLeland DuParte28 ep.
- 1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanHenry Barnes1 ep.
- 1991Reasonable DoubtsDetective Earl Gaddis14 ep.
- 1991Home ImprovementDuke Miller1 ep.
- 1990Nasty BoysWetstone1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 1987Tour of DutyWriter1 ep.
- 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWriter4 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2019The BoysSecretary of Defense Robert A. Singer11 ep.
- 2024Outer RangeHarrison Farber1 ep.
- 2023The WinchestersBobby Singer1 ep.
- 2006SupernaturalBobby Singer67 ep.
- 2020Young SheldonKenneth1 ep.
- 2019WatchmenAndy1 ep.
- 2017The RanchChuck2 ep.
- 2017TimelessNSA Agent Jake Neville3 ep.
- 2016BonesGeorge Gibbons1 ep.
- 2016Better Call SaulLawson2 ep.
- 2014NCISCaptain Tom O'Rourke1 ep.
- 2014Major CrimesDonald Beckwith1 ep.
- 2013RevolutionJohn Franklin Fry2 ep.
- 2013LongmireLee Rosky1 ep.
- 2013The MiddleEddie Stokes1 ep.
- 2011JustifiedDrew Thompson, Shelby Parlow, Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson14 ep.
- 2012DexterHannah’s father1 ep.
- 2011Breaking BadLawson2 ep.
- 2011Love BitesTrucker1 ep.
- 2010Lie to MeGus Sloan1 ep.
- 2010The MentalistCobb Holwell1 ep.
- 2010Law & Order: LAFrank Loomis1 ep.
- 2009PsychPete Dillingham1 ep.
- 2008Day Break'Uncle' Nick Vukovic4 ep.
- 2007Criminal MindsSheriff Williams1 ep.
- 2007John from CincinnatiVietnam Joe8 ep.
- 2007Big LoveCarter Reese3 ep.
- 2006CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationStanley Tanner2 ep.
- 2006The UnitLloyd Cole1 ep.
- 2004Crossing JordanRanger Diggory1 ep.
- 2004MonkSheriff Ronald Mathis1 ep.
- 2003The Lyon's DenHank Ferris1 ep.
- 2003TremorsSheriff Sam Boggs1 ep.
- 2003Six Feet UnderPrison Officer1 ep.
- 2001The West WingCarl1 ep.
- 2001Star Trek: EnterpriseDaniel Leonard1 ep.
- 2001The DivisionFred Zito1 ep.
- 2001That '70s ShowTony1 ep.
- 19983rd Rock from the SunHappy Doug5 ep.
- 1999The X-FilesCoroner1 ep.
- 1998Melrose PlaceRanger Virgil1 ep.
- 1996Bone ChillersEdgar Allan Poe1 ep.
- 1996Murder OneDonald Cleary1 ep.
- 1995Home ImprovementDuke Miller1 ep.
- 1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanHenry Barnes1 ep.
- 1991Reasonable DoubtsDetective Earl Gaddis14 ep.
- 1990Nasty BoysWetstone1 ep.
- 1988MatlockBarney Sutler1 ep.
- 1987Jake and the FatmanDefense Attorney1 ep.
- —Total SecurityDetective McKissick1 ep.
Also known as: James Norman Beaver Jr. · James Beaver · Richard Muldoon · John Petlock