Elam was born in Miami, Ariz., a tiny mining community 100 miles from Phoenix. His mother died when he was about 2 and he lived with various families until he was reunited with his father at age 9.

** FILE ** Jack Elam is seen in this July 1979 publicity file photo for a CBS television show, "Struck By Lightning", died Monday Oct. 20, 2003 at his home in Ashland, Ore. of an unspecified ...

Featuring talented Western actors like James Garner and Jack Elam, Support Your Local Sheriff! never lets up on the jokes, was a huge hit in its time and deserves a watch by fans today.

Jack Elam, longtime Western actor, died Tuesday Oct. 21 in Ashland, Ore., of emphysema. According to his agent Morgan Paul, he was 87, although some accounts say he was 84 and reportedly lied ...

Jack Elam, the actor who died on Monday aged 84, was the all-purpose "baddie" of dozens of classic Westerns, including The Man from Laramie; Once Upon a Time in the West; High Noon and Gunfight at ...

LOS ANGELES - Jack Elam, a character actor and favorite Western villain who menaced good-guy cowboys with his crazy grin, wild eyes and remorseless gunslinging in films such as "Rawhide" ...

Jack Elam, a character actor and favorite Western villain who menaced good-guy cowboys with his crazy grin, wild eyes and remorseless gun-slinging in films such as "Rawhide" and "Wichita," has ...

JACK ELAM, the actor who died on Monday aged 84, was the all-purpose 'baddie' of dozens of classic Westerns, including The Man from Laramie; Once Upon a Time in the West; High Noon and Gunfight at ...