| Full Name | Jim Beaver |
| Net Worth | $18 Million |
| Date Of Birth | August 12, 1950 |
| Place Of Birth | Laramie, Wyoming, USA |
| Height | 1.8 m |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Profession | Actor, Author, Film director, Film producer, Playwright, Screenwriter, Film Historian |
| Education | Oklahoma Christian University |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Cecily Adams, Debbie Young |
| Children | Madeline Rose Beaver |
| Parents | Dorothy Adell Crawford, James Norman Beaver, Sr. |
| Siblings | Teddlie Beaver, Denise Beaver, Reneé Beaver |
| Nicknames | Jim Beaver, Beaver, Jim |
| Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/downanddirtyshow |
| Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/jumblejim |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0064769 |
| Nominations | Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
| Movies | Crimson Peak, Joy Ride, The Life of David Gale, Sister Act, Geronimo: An American Legend, Adaptation, Turner & Hooch, Hollywood Shuffle, Magnolia, Dark and Stormy Night, Blue Chips, Next, Gunsmoke: To the Last Man, Gunsmoke : The Long Ride, At Sachem Farm, Wheelmen, The Frontier, Twogether, Night Ri... |
| TV Shows | Harper's Island, John from Cincinnati, Deadwood, The Trouble with Normal, Thunder Alley, Reasonable Doubts, Supernatural, Total Security |
| Star Sign | Leo |
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| 1 | His father was of French and English heritage (the family name was originally de Beauvoir - changing to Bieber when they fled to Germany to escape the Hugenote persecution -, and Beaver is a distant cousin of author and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir and Pennsylvania Governor General James A. Beaver), and his mother is Scots-German-Cherokee and a descendant of Senator, Governor, and three-time U.S. Attorney General John J. Crittenden, in turn a first cousin twice removed of Thomas Jefferson, and whose first wife was a third cousin of Robert E. Lee's father and of Zachary Taylor. |
| 2 | Son of James Norman Beaver, Sr. (1924-2004), a Minister, and wife Dorothy Adell Crawford. Has three younger sisters: Denise, Reneé and Teddlie. |
| 3 | Nominated for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series at the 2013 Broadcast Television Journalists Awards, for his performance as Sheriff Shelby Parlow in season 4 of '"Justified' (2010)'. |
| 4 | Speaks rudimentary German and Japanese. The scene in Season 4 of Supernatural where Bobby is revealed to speak Japanese was included at his suggestion. |
| 5 | Worked at Frontier City Theme Park in Oklahoma City as a Gunfighter. |
| 6 | As of 7/7/07, was the seventh most prolific writer of IMDb plot summaries and the seventh most prolific writer of IMDb mini biographies. |
| 7 | Plays a character on Deadwood (2004) named Whitney Ellsworth, which was the name of the producer of Adventures of Superman (1952), which starred George Reeves. Beaver is preparing a book-length biography of Reeves. |
| 8 | At this writing (2013) is preparing a definitive biography of Superman actor George Reeves. He recently served as historical consultant on the film about Reeves' life, Hollywoodland (2006). |
| 9 | His Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) character, Admiral Leonard, was named after Leonard Nimoy. |
| 10 | Studied acting with Clyde Ventura and Maximilian Schell. |
| 11 | Son-in-law of Don Adams. |
| 12 | Formerly married to Milwaukee radio personality Debbie Young. |
| 13 | Daughter Madeline Rose Beaver born. [August 2001] |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Billy Boy | 2017 | completed | Crabtree |
| Internity | 2016 | TV Series pre-production | Andrew |
| Injection | 2016 | Short | Pops |
| Bones | 2016 | TV Series | George Gibbons |
| Better Call Saul | 2016 | TV Series | Lawson |
| Supernatural | 2006-2016 | TV Series | Bobby Singer Leviathan Worm ... |
| Remember the Sultana | 2015 | Documentary | Joseph Taylor Elliot, Nathan Wintringer (voice) |
| Silent War | 2015 | Short | Bartender |
| Crimson Peak | 2015 | | Carter Cushing |
| The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy | 2015 | TV Series | George Darling |
| Schmo Boat | 2015 | Short | The Captain |
| The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster | 2015 | | The Captain |
| El Fuego | 2015 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
| The Frontier | 2015/I | | Lee |
| NCIS | 2014 | TV Series | Captain Tom O'Rourke |
| Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files | 2014 | TV Series | Arliss Fontenot |
| Major Crimes | 2014 | TV Series | Donald Beckwith |
| Revolution | 2013 | TV Series | John Franklin Fry |
| Longmire | 2013 | TV Series | Lee Rosky |
| Mike & Molly | 2013 | TV Series | Dwight |
| The Middle | 2013 | TV Series | Eddie Stokes |
| Justified | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Sheriff Shelby Parlow Shelby Parlow |
| Dexter | 2012 | TV Series | Clint McKay |
| Breaking Bad | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Lawson |
| Love Bites | 2011 | TV Series | Trucker |
| The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy | 2011 | | J. Wright Mooar |
| Lie to Me | 2010 | TV Series | Gus |
| The Mentalist | 2010 | TV Series | Cobb Holwell |
| Law & Order: LA | 2010 | TV Series | Frank Loomis |
| Psych | 2009 | TV Series | Stinky Pete Dillingham |
| Harper's Island | 2009 | TV Series | Sheriff Charlie Mills |
| Dark and Stormy Night | 2009 | | Jack Tugdon |
| In the A.M. of Dec. 26th at Mickey's (on the Corner of Cunningham & Kongosak in Barrow) | 2008 | Short | Radio D.J. (voice) |
| The Silence of Bees | 2008 | Short | Parker Lam |
| Reflections | 2008/III | Short | Frank |
| Criminal Minds | 2007 | TV Series | Sheriff Williams |
| Cooties | 2007 | | The Man |
| John from Cincinnati | 2007 | TV Series | Vietnam Joe |
| Tales from the Pub | 2007 | TV Series | Joe |
| Big Love | 2007 | TV Series | Carter Reese |
| Next | 2007 | | NSA Director Wisdom |
| Day Break | 2007 | TV Series | 'Uncle' Nick Vukovic |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2006 | TV Series | Stanley Tanner |
| The Unit | 2006 | TV Series | Lloyd Cole |
| Deadwood | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Wheelmen | 2005 | | Agent Hammond |
| Crossing Jordan | 2004 | TV Series | Ranger Diggory |
| Days of Our Lives | 1996-2004 | TV Series | Father Timothy Jansen #2 Father Tim Jansen #2 |
| Monk | 2004 | TV Series | Sheriff Ronald Mathis |
| Beck and Call | 2004 | TV Short | Principal |
| The Commission | 2003 | | Howard L. Brennan |
| The Lyon's Den | 2003 | TV Series | Hank Ferris |
| Tremors | 2003 | TV Series | Sheriff Sam Boggs |
| Six Feet Under | 2003 | TV Series | Prison Officer |
| Wave Babes | 2003 | Video | Amos Nandy (uncredited) |
| Andy Richter Controls the Universe | 2003 | TV Series | Craig |
| The Life of David Gale | 2003 | | Duke Grover |
| Adaptation. | 2002 | | Ranger Tony |
| Philly | 2001 | TV Series | Nelson Vanderhoff |
| The West Wing | 2001 | TV Series | Carl |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | 2001 | TV Series | Admiral Daniel Leonard |
| Joy Ride | 2001 | | Sheriff Ritter |
| The Division | 2001 | TV Series | Fred Zito |
| Warden of Red Rock | 2001 | TV Movie | Jefferson Bent |
| That '70s Show | 2001 | TV Series | Tony |
| The Trouble with Normal | 2000-2001 | TV Series | Gary |
| Fraud | 2000 | Short | Detective Mason |
| The Young and the Restless | 1985-2000 | TV Series | Leo Sylvestri / Detective Jim McCastor |
| Ah! Silenciosa | 1999 | | Ambrose Bierce |
| Impala | 1999 | Short | Sheriff Bert Davis |
| Magnolia | 1999 | | Smiling Peanut Patron #1 |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Happy Doug Doug |
| The X-Files | 1999 | TV Series | Coroner |
| The Adventures of A.R.K. | 1998 | TV Series | Ranger Earl |
| Mr. Murder | 1998 | TV Movie | Agent Jason Reiling |
| At Sachem Farm | 1998 | | Foreman |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | 1998 | TV Series | Watch Seller |
| Melrose Place | 1998 | TV Series | Ranger Virgil |
| Total Security | 1997 | TV Series | Detective McKissick |
| Divided by Hate | 1997 | TV Movie | Danny Leland |
| Spy Game | 1997 | TV Series | Thornbush |
| Murder One | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Donald Cleary |
| Wounded | 1997 | | Agent Eric Ashton |
| Moloney | 1997 | TV Series | Detective Ashton |
| NYPD Blue | 1997 | TV Series | Truck Driver / Jesus Christ |
| Bone Chillers | 1996 | TV Series | Edgar Allan Poe |
| High Incident | 1996 | TV Series | Father in Wreck |
| Home Improvement | 1995 | TV Series | Duke Miller |
| Thunder Alley | 1994-1995 | TV Series | Leland DuParte |
| Bad Girls | 1994 | | Pinkerton Detective Graves |
| Children of the Dark | 1994 | TV Movie | Roddy Gibbons (uncredited) |
| Blue Chips | 1994 | | Ricky's Father |
| Geronimo: An American Legend | 1993 | | Proclamation Officer |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1993 | TV Series | Henry Barnes |
| Sliver | 1993 | | Detective Ira |
| Gunsmoke: The Long Ride | 1993 | TV Movie | Traveling Blacksmith |
| Reasonable Doubts | 1991-1993 | TV Series | Detective Earl Gaddis |
| Santa Barbara | 1991-1992 | TV Series | Motel man / Rapist / Andy - the rapist |
| Sister Act | 1992 | | Clarkson |
| Twogether | 1992 | | Oscar |
| Gunsmoke: To the Last Man | 1992 | TV Movie | Deputy Willie Rudd |
| Little Secrets | 1991 | | Liquor Store Cashier (as Richard Muldoon) |
| Midnight Caller | 1990 | TV Series | Tom Barlow |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | 1990 | TV Series | Drake, Hit Man |
| The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | 1990 | TV Movie | Maj. Trimble |
| El Diablo | 1990 | TV Movie | Spivey Irick |
| Nasty Boys | 1990 | TV Series | Wetstone |
| Follow Your Heart | 1990 | TV Movie | Craig Hraboy |
| Mergers & Acquisitions | 1989 | Short | Gabby Hayes |
| The Young Riders | 1989 | TV Series | Johnson |
| Mothers, Daughters and Lovers | 1989 | TV Movie | Sheriff Jack Edzard |
| In Country | 1989 | | Earl Smith |
| The Cherry | 1989 | Short | The Captain |
| Turner & Hooch | 1989 | | Plant Manager |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | 1989 | TV Series | Wrong-House Neighbor |
| Guns of Paradise | 1988 | TV Series | Frank Foster |
| Two Idiots in Hollywood | 1988 | | Crying Man |
| Defense Play | 1988 | | FBI Man |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | 1988 | TV Movie | Motel Manager |
| Matlock | 1988 | TV Series | Barney Sutler |
| Jake and the Fatman | 1987 | TV Series | Defense Attorney |
| Hollywood Shuffle | 1987 | | Postal Worker |
| Sweet Revenge | 1987/I | | Smuggler (uncredited) |
| File 8022 | 1985 | Short | Ben Crysler (as James Beaver) |
| Silkwood | 1983 | | Plant Manager (uncredited) |
| Girls of the White Orchid | 1983 | TV Movie | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Nighthawks | 1981 | | Subway Passenger (uncredited) |
| Warnings | 1979 | Short | The Artist |
| Dallas | 1978-1979 | TV Series | Julie Grey's Gardener / Diner |
| Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders | 1979 | TV Movie | Cowboy player |
| Desperado | 1978 | TV Movie | Nathan |
| The Seniors | 1978 | | Client (uncredited) |
| Semi-Tough | 1977 | | B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited) |
