List of the best Jack Elam movies: The Aurora Encounter(1986), Creature From Black Lake(1976), Sacred Ground(1983), The Giant of Thunder Mountain(1991), The Last Rebel(1971), Rio Lobo(1970), Grayeagle(1977), The Norseman(1978), The Girl in Lover's Lane(1960), Sidekicks(1974), The Winds of Autumn(1975), Support Your Local Sheriff!(1969) ... ...
Sci-Fi
1986
90 Minutes
Charlie
Jack Elam Peter Brown Carol Bagdasarian Dottie West Will Mitchell Charles B. Pierce Mickey Hays George "Spanky" McFarland Mindy Smith Carli McCullough
The sleepy existence of a small turn-of-the-century Texas town is shaken by the arrival of a most unusual visitor.
Horror
1976
95 Minutes
Joe Canton
Louisiana swamp dwellers (Jack Elam, Dub Taylor) cross paths with college students in search of a bayou bigfoot.
6.1/10
Western
USA
1983
100 Minutes
In 1861 Oregon, a mountain man and his Native American wife live in a cabin built on a Paiute burial site, leading to a violent dispute with the local tribe.
5.5/10
Adventure
USA
1991
101 Minutes
Richard Kiel Jack Elam Marianne Gordon Noley Thornton Chance Michael Corbitt Ryan Todd Ellen Crawford William Sanderson Foster Brooks George "Buck" Flower
A reclusive giant who lives on Thunder Mountain is falsely accused and pursued by people of a small western frontier town for kidnapping three children of the town.
Western
1971
90 Minutes
Joe Namath Jack Elam Woody Strode Ty Hardin Victoria George Renato Romano Marina Coffa Annamaria Chio Mike Forrest
Two Confederates (Joe Namath, Jack Elam) save a man's (Woody Strode) life and cause trouble in 1865 Missouri.
6.8/10
Western
USA|Mexico
1970
114 Minutes
Phillips
John Wayne Jorge Rivero Jennifer O'Neill Jack Elam Victor French Susana Dosamantes Christopher Mitchum Mike Henry David Huddleston Bill Williams Edward Faulkner
outlaw sheriff traitor deputy confederate soldier union soldier melodramatic suspenseful intricate town dentist's office train prairie gold double-cross vengeance deception american civil war old west revenge
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose treachery caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
5.6/10
Western
USA
1977
104 Minutes
Trapper Willis
Ben Johnson Iron Eyes Cody Lana Wood Jack Elam Paul Fix Alex Cord Jacob Daniels Jimmy Clem Cindy Butler Charles B. Pierce Blackie Wetzell
american indian warrior daughter trapper father sidekick gripping emotional spectacular intricate wild west camp ranch father/daughter relationship native americans honor unlikely allies kidnapping secrets forbidden love rescue
In this variant of The Searchers (1956), a tough frontier trapper tracks the young Cheyenne warrior who kidnapped his daughter.
3.7/10
Adventure
USA
1978
90 Minutes
Death Dreamer
Lee Majors Cornel Wilde Mel Ferrer Jack Elam Christopher Connelly Kathleen Freeman Denny Miller Seamon Glass Jimmy Clem Susie Bono Jerry Daniels
viking prince king beautiful woman native mystic campy spirited scandinavia north america ship expedition culture clash exploration battle loyalty adventure quest rescue 11th century
An eleventh century Viking Prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians.
2.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1960
78 Minutes
Jesse
Brett Halsey Joyce Meadows Lowell Brown Jack Elam Selette Cole Emile Meyer
Two drifters contend with love and murder in a small town.
Comedy
1974
72 Minutes
Boss
Larry Hagman Louis Gossett Jr. Blythe Danner Jack Elam Harry Morgan Gene Evans Noah Beery Jr. Hal Williams Dick Peabody Denver Pyle John Beck
Two Old West con men (Larry Hagman, Louis Gossett Jr.) run a slave-selling scam, then try for the reward on an outlaw.
Western
1975
106 Minutes
J. Pete Hankins
Charles B. Pierce Earl E. Smith Dub Taylor Jack Elam Jeanette Nolan Andrew Prine Jimmy Clem Belinda Palmer
An 11-year-old Quaker boy sets out across the grasslands of 1880s Montana to avenge his family's deaths.
7.5/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1969
93 Minutes
Jake
James Garner Joan Hackett Walter Brennan Harry Morgan Jack Elam Henry Jones Bruce Dern Willis Bouchey Gene Evans Walter Burke Dick Peabody
gunslinger sheriff deputy outlaw criminal sidekick amusing lighthearted colorado small town jail law and order gold rush gunfight showdown rivalry underdog 19th century
In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough. In the end, he uses ingenuity instead.
6.3/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1969
99 Minutes
Kittrick
Dan Blocker Tony Leader Nanette Fabray Jim Backus Wally Cox Jack Elam Henry Jones Stubby Kaye Mickey Rooney Noah Beery Jr. Marge Champion
blacksmith saloon girl sheriff husband wife bounty hunter amusing wild playful endearing american west saloon jail mail-order bride deception jealousy showdown unlikely romance mistaken identity love
When the town's sole blacksmith vows to leave because he was stood up by his mail-order bride from the East, the panicked townsfolk scramble to find him a surrogate wife.
5.5/10
Western
USA
1990
91 Minutes
Jake Calhoun
Jimmy Dean Doug English Romy Walthall Ned Beatty Jack Elam Bo Hopkins John Dennis Johnston Jeff Osterhage Ned Vaughn Buck Taylor Anne Lockhart
Jimmy Dean's popular song (released in 1961) is translated into a feature length movie about a young couple who elopes to escape the girl's evil stepfather.
5.4/10
Western
USA
1950
80 Minutes
Smiling Man
John Barrymore Jr. Chill Wills John Archer Basil Ruysdael Jack Elam Dave Kashner
stranger foreman rancher cowboy rival murder suspect suspenseful intricate striking cattle ranch texas wild west trading post investigation family feud land dispute murder wrongfully accused vengeance revenge
When a sudden spurt of murders occurs in Texas Big Bend country, suspicion immediately falls on a young drifter who just moved to the area.
5.2/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1970
91 Minutes
John Wesley Hardin
Frank Sinatra George Kennedy Anne Jackson Lois Nettleton Jack Elam Michele Carey John Dehner Henry Jones Harry Carey Jr. Paul Fix Don "Red" Barry
traveler mayor outlaw american indian teacher soldier madcap intricate new mexico american west brothel army base small town uprising law and order robbery prostitution outsider rivalry pursuit
Dirty Dingus Magee and his old rival Hoke Birdsill take turns at being either lawman or outlaw and being rivals or partners in crime, depending of the circumstances.
4.7/10
Comedy
USA
1982
105 Minutes
Otto
Bette Midler Ken Wahl Rip Torn Val Avery Jack Elam Benson Fong F. William Parker Ian Wolfe
gambler blackjack dealer lounge singer casino owner mistress offbeat las vegas lake tahoe reno, nev. casino hotel gambling bad luck deception love triangle transformation 1980s
Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold has a jinx on Willie and can't lose with ... See full summary »
Western
1971
85 Minutes
Frank Clemens
Raquel Welch Robert Culp Ernest Borgnine Strother Martin Jack Elam Christopher Lee Diana Dors Stephen Boyd
widow bounty hunter gunsmith bank robber thug brother dark thrilling amusing tense american west mexico house bank desert rape gunfight unlikely friendship training murder
A frontier woman (Raquel Welch) learns from a bounty hunter (Robert Culp) how to shoot the outlaws who have made her a widow.
7.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1952
98 Minutes
Pete Harris
John Payne Coleen Gray Preston Foster Neville Brand Lee Van Cleef Jack Elam
bank robber ex-convict police officers daughter suspenseful crafty brooding kansas city, mo. mexico bank framed death heist love interest pursuit revenge love 1950s
An ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico in order to unmask the real culprits.
6.4/10
Western
USA
1959
80 Minutes
Cornel Wilde Victoria Shaw Mickey Shaughnessy Edgar Buchanan Rian Garrick Jack Elam Dabbs Greer Alexander Lockwood
deputy sheriff bar owner socialite foreman brother melodramatic gripping confident mojave desert grand canyon ghost town bar cave small town small-town life murder investigation desperation reputation teamwork
In the 1950s, Arizona Deputy Sheriff Les Martin is pressured by his community to solve a string of mysterious murders around a mining ghost town in the Grand Canyon.
6.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
85 Minutes
Fatso Nagel
Mickey Rooney Carolyn Jones Cedric Hardwicke Leo Gordon Anthony Caruso Jack Elam John Hoyt Ted de Corsia
George "Babyface" Nelson became one of the most important gangsters of 1930's Chicago by making brutal robberies. In order to compete with Al Capone, he allied himself with John Dillinger.
6.2/10
Kids & Family, Comedy, Western
USA
1979
88 Minutes
Big Mac
Tim Conway Don Knotts Tim Matheson Kenneth Mars Elyssa Davalos Jack Elam Robert Pine Harry Morgan Ruth Buzzi Audrey Totter Richard X. Slattery
outlaw partner marshal major daughter captain winsome cheery playful amusing american west small town fort train bank mistaken identity fugitives romance undercover operations bank robbery
The adventures of two idiotic outlaw wannabees, Amos and Theodore.
6.2/10
Adventure
USA
1951
100 Minutes
The Trader
Louis Jourdan Debra Paget Jeff Chandler Everett Sloane Maurice Schwartz Jack Elam Otto Waldis Alfred Zeisler Mary Ann Ventura David Bray
An island Princess falls for a visiting Frenchman, but her people are against it.
6.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
76 Minutes
Max Verne
Teresa Wright Macdonald Carey Dolores Moran Adele Mara Edgar Barrier Jack Elam
murder victim immigrant wrongly accused couple worker lawyer intense suspenseful dark gritty courtroom ranch home room struggle justice crime prevention law motivation helping others
Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.
5.7/10
Western
USA
1954
88 Minutes
Yost
Barbara Stanwyck Ronald Reagan Gene Evans Lance Fuller Anthony Caruso Jack Elam Yvette Dugay Morris Ankrum Chubby Johnson Myron Healey Rodd Redwing
tough woman rancher government official native american father rival spirited melodramatic montana valley ranch indian reservation relocation land wars cattle sexism friendship underdog rivalry rescue
Sierra Nevada Jones must fight a villainous rancher to regain the land that is rightfully hers.
Western
1950
83 Minutes
Earl Boyce
Robert Preston Robert Sterling Chill Wills Cathy Downs John Barrymore Jr. Jack Elam Don Haggerty Clem Fuller
outlaw cattle rancher younger brother brother witness intricate thrilling gritty tense texas cattle ranch cattle rustling family kidnapping murder theft mystery rivalry revenge 19th century
Texas brothers (Robert Preston, Robert Sterling) feud over land and cattle, with a younger brother between them.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1952
99 Minutes
Celestino Garcia
Shelley Winters Ricardo Montalban Wendell Corey Claire Trevor Robert Burton Jose Torvay Jack Elam Pascual García Peña George Chandler Carlos Conde
laborer drunk farmer wife patriotic disheartening california bar farm american dream citizenship greed racism underdog sacrifice 1950s
In California, a Mexican-American is falsely accused of killing the farmer he was working for, after the racist farmer stiffed his immigrant employee with a bad check.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA|Hong Kong
1981
95 Minutes
Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing
Burt Reynolds Roger Moore Farrah Fawcett Dom DeLuise Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Jack Elam Adrienne Barbeau Terry Bradshaw Jackie Chan Bert Convy
daredevil driver competitor rival friend police officer charming cheeky hilarious car bar hotel jail restaurant highway competition rivalry cross-country race driving cheating
A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.
6.1/10
War
USA
1950
105 Minutes
The Speaker
Tyrone Power Micheline Presle Tom Ewell Robert Patten Tommy Cook Juan Torena Jack Elam Robert Barrat Carleton Young Maria Del Val Eddie Infante
soldier love interest friend gen. douglas macarthur ensign thrilling patriotic philippines ship jungle survival world war ii journey resistance new romance betrayal escape quest underdog 1940s
American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back.
6.0/10
Western
USA
1957
88 Minutes
Tioga
Barry Sullivan Dennis O'Keefe Mona Freeman Katy Jurado Sebastian Cabot Casey Adams Jack Elam Trevor Bardette Jon Shepodd Hank Worden Warren Douglas
A cavalry officer, the sole survivor of an Indian attack, and a wagon load of prisoners travel through hostile Indian country.
5.8/10
Western
USA
1953
77 Minutes
Rusty Kolloway
George Montgomery Tab Hunter Helen Westcott John Dehner William Bishop Douglas Kennedy Jack Elam Joe Haworth Hugh Sanders Willis Bouchey James Millican
lawman bank robber outlaw nephew uncle wyatt earp gutsy rousing wild bank stagecoach missouri frontier ranch old west framed showdown bank heist marriage pacifism
Outlaw Matt Ringo escapes prison and wants to co-opt his former outlaw brother Billy into robbing a Wells Fargo money shipment, but Billy has gone straight, the town Marshal is Wyatt Earp, and the Clinton gang wants in on the deal.
5.8/10
Western
USA
1953
77 Minutes
Rusty Kolloway
George Montgomery Tab Hunter Helen Westcott John Dehner William Bishop Douglas Kennedy Jack Elam Joe Haworth Hugh Sanders Willis Bouchey James Millican
lawman bank robber outlaw nephew uncle wyatt earp gutsy rousing wild bank stagecoach missouri frontier ranch old west framed showdown bank heist marriage pacifism
Outlaw Matt Ringo escapes prison and wants to co-opt his former outlaw brother Billy into robbing a Wells Fargo money shipment, but Billy has gone straight, the town Marshal is Wyatt Earp, and the Clinton gang wants in on the deal.
5.8/10
Western
USA
1953
75 Minutes
Slim
Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Ward Bond William Ching John Dierkes Morris Ankrum Jack Elam Charles Halton Sam Flint Myra Marsh
cattle rustler brother old flame hobo sheriff rancher fiery engaging thrilling tense american west prison small town ranch bank mountain lynching reunion brother relationship love triangle
A cattle herder turned rustler runs from a lynch mob and falls, again, for an ex-lover.
5.5/10
Comedy
USA
1976
126 Minutes
Bad Jack Cutter
James Hampton Christopher Connelly Slim Pickens Denver Pyle Gino Conforti Mimi Maynard Jack Elam Lee de Broux Herb Vigran Jesse Davis Frank Inn
In 1854, at Fort Val Verde, Texas, the U.S. Cavalry is experimenting the novel idea of using camels rather than horses as a means of transportation.
5.4/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1979
89 Minutes
Avery Simpson
Kirk Douglas Ann-Margret Arnold Schwarzenegger Paul Lynde Foster Brooks Ruth Buzzi Jack Elam Strother Martin Robert Tessier Mel Tillis Laura Lizer Sommers
woman cowboy father bad guy outlaw chief cheeky creative lighthearted witty train small town carriage united states old west money cowboys robbery traveling adventure
Facing hanging, a bank robber makes a deal with the corrupt banker to avoid execution in exchange for a dirty assignment.
4.5/10
Sci-Fi
USA
1991
90 Minutes
Col. Dustin "Dusty" McHowell
Hulk Hogan Christopher Lloyd Shelley Duvall Larry Miller William Ball Jo Ann Dearing Jack Elam Roy Dotrice Christopher Neame Michael Faustino Tony Longo
space traveler father wife suburbanite son tenant amusing spirited suburbia family home office rented room friendship space travel good versus evil unlikely allies suburban life quest transformation 1990s
An interstellar hero from a distant world visits Earth, and tries to fit in with a mundane, yet kind, suburban family.
7.3/10
Western
USA
1955
104 Minutes
Chris Boldt
James Stewart Arthur Kennedy Donald Crisp Cathy O'Donnell Alex Nicol Aline MacMahon Wallace Ford Jack Elam John War Eagle James Millican Gregg Barton
lawman rancher son foreman spirited fiery brooding thrilling new mexico desert ranch family deception justice father/son relationship power struggle pursuit revenge fall 1860s
Newcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1968
104 Minutes
Norman
James Stewart Henry Fonda Inger Stevens Gary Lockwood Dean Jagger Ed Begley Jay C. Flippen Jack Elam James Best Barbara Luna Jacqueline Scott
sheriff bandit wife daughter preacher tense thrilling unrestrained american west town house sheriff's office gunfight bandits family responsibility lawlessness rise rivalry 19th century
A peace-loving, part-time Sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1954
80 Minutes
Tim Lowerie
Audie Murphy Dan Duryea Susan Cabot Abbe Lane Russell Johnson Paul Birch William Pullen Jack Elam Lane Bradford Denver Pyle Hollis Bane
When his father and brother are murdered by a corrupt lawyer and Sheriff duo, railroad surveyor Clay O'Mara plans his revenge, and is aided by former outlaw Whitey Kincade.
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1952
92 Minutes
Dave Longden
Jean Peters Jeffrey Hunter Walter Brennan Constance Smith Tom Tully Harry Shannon Will Wright Jack Elam Harry Carter
fugitive hunter daughter criminal fiancée tense thrilling okefenokee swamp georgia wilderness survival false accusations hunting unlikely romance redemption wilderness transformation escape discovery adventure
In a Georgia swamp, a young hunter stumbles upon a wanted fugitive and his daughter, and helps them return to civilization.
6.4/10
Adventure
USA
1958
83 Minutes
Arnold
Audie Murphy Eddie Albert Patricia Owens Everett Sloane Gita Hall Richard Jaeckel Paul Birch Jack Elam John Harding Peggy Maley Carl Rogers
skipper arms dealer wife first mate revolutionary femme fatale suspenseful gritty thrilling melodramatic key west, fla. cuba sea boat house gun running cuban revolution debt moral dilemma murder
The Cuban misadventures of a Florida smuggler, at the time of the Cuban Revolution.
6.2/10
Western
USA
1967
122 Minutes
Preacher Weatherby
Kirk Douglas Robert Mitchum Richard Widmark Lola Albright Michael Witney Stubby Kaye Sally Field Jack Elam
senator settler scout native american pregnant woman boy tense thrilling melodramatic wagon train wilderness oregon frontier trail missouri journey accidental killing mutiny frontier life power struggle
In 1843, a former U.S. Senator leads a wagon train of settlers to Oregon, but his megalomania leads to growing dissatisfaction with his leadership.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1968
100 Minutes
Ace Williams
Dick Van Dyke Edward G. Robinson Dorothy Provine Henry Silva Joanna Moore Tony Bill Slim Pickens Jack Elam Ned Glass Richard Bakalyan Mickey Shaughnessy
Actor Jack Albany, who plays gangsters on TV, is mistaken for notorious hit-man Ace, and is hired by mob boss Leo Smooth to pull a heist, but Jack must find a way out of it.
6.1/10
Western
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Barton
Robert Taylor Ava Gardner Howard Keel Anthony Quinn Kurt Kaszner Ted de Corsia Charlita Jack Elam Walter Baldwin Joe Dominguez Frank McGrath
bandit adoptive brother husband wife rancher fascinating melodramatic intense texas ranch sibling rivalry love triangle confrontation old west husband/wife relationship gunfight discovery love rescue 1860s
Two outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised together as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their territory.
5.7/10
Western
USA
1951
70 Minutes
Cree
John Ireland Wayne Morris Lawrence Tierney Dorothy Malone Lon Chaney Myrna Dell Frank Marlowe Jack Elam
veteran rancher pacifist publisher settler thug suspenseful intricate powerful small town missouri jail office ranch civil war reconstruction pacifism murder journalism intimidation moral dilemma
An evil arthritic rancher and his murderous daughter are having settlers killed to prevent them from selling their land to the railroad.
7.0/10
Western
USA
1952
89 Minutes
Mort Geary
Marlene Dietrich Mel Ferrer Arthur Kennedy Lloyd Gough Gloria Henry William Frawley Lisa Ferraday John Raven Jack Elam George Reeves Frank Ferguson
man matron killer thief fiancée outlaw gritty intense wild west general store jail ranch hideout bank murder betrayal investigation deception robbery quest
After the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.
6.3/10
Fantasy
USA
1955
113 Minutes
Hassan-Ben
Howard Keel Ann Blyth Dolores Gray Vic Damone Monty Woolley Sebastian Cabot Jay C. Flippen Mike Mazurki Jack Elam Ted de Corsia Julie Robinson
poet caliph thief wazir daughter cheeky intricate amusing baghdad market palace marriage poetry mistaken identity romance love escape ancient times
A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.
Western
1995
97 Minutes
Leonard Nimoy Dennis Farina Ben Johnson Richard Roundtree Michael Landon Jr. Emily Warfield Brian Leckner Jeff Phillips Jack Elam Dirk Blocker Sonia Satra
A Pinkerton renegade (Dennis Farina) and his gang descend on the Cartwright Ponderosa in pursuit of a reformed outlaw (Leonard Nimoy).
Comedy, Western
1963
124 Minutes
Dobie
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Anita Ekberg Ursula Andress Charles Bronson Victor Buono Richard Jaeckel Mike Mazurki Jack Elam The Three Stooges Yaphet Kotto
businessman rival beautiful woman outlaw banker townsperson madcap amusing spirited unrestrained galveston, texas desert stagecoach riverboat casino wilderness gambling teamwork scam robbery
Con men (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin) and their girlfriends fight, then unite, over a floating casino in 1870 Galveston.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1961
107 Minutes
Horseface
John Wayne Stuart Whitman Lee Marvin Ina Balin Nehemiah Persoff Michael Ansara Patrick Wayne Bruce Cabot Joan O'Brien Jack Elam Edgar Buchanan
texas ranger native american outlaw gun runner gambler prisoner gritty rousing melodramatic texas mexico desert valley american west unlikely allies cowboys frontier justice violence romance adventure
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros.
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