Jim Beaver (b. 1950) is an American actor who portrayed Bobby Singer in Supernatural and The Winchesters.
He has also appeared in episodes of Santa Barbara, Thunder Alley, 3rd Rock from the Sun, The Young and the Restless, The Trouble with Normal, Days of Our Lives, Deadwood, Day Break, Big Love, and John from Cincinnati. He also played the Sheriff in drama Harper's Island.
Other roles Jim played in Supernatural include: An unnamed demon who possessed Bobby Singer in Season 5, an unnamed khan worm possessed Bobby in Season 6, and an unnamed Soul Eater who also possessed Bobby in Season 11, and an alternative reality version of Bobby in Seasons 12, 13, 14 and 15.
Appearances[]
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
- Season 5
- Season 6
- Season 7
- Meet the New Boss
- Hello, Cruel World
- The Girl Next Door
- Defending Your Life
- Slash Fiction
- How To Win Friends And Influence Monsters
- Death's Door
- The Born-Again Identity (seen in Castiel's flashbacks)
- Party On, Garth
- Of Grave Importance
- The Girl With The Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo
- There Will Be Blood
- Survival of the Fittest
- Season 8
- Season 9
- Season 10
- Soul Survivor (photo)
- Inside Man
- Season 11
- Season 12
- The Memory Remains (pictures only)
- All Along the Watchtower
- Season 15
- The Winchesters
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Semi-Tough | B.E.A.T. Member | Uncredited |
| 1978 | The Seniors | Client | Uncredited |
| 1979 | Warnings | The Artist | Short film |
| 1981 | Nighthawks | Subway Passenger | Uncredited |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchid | Pedestrian | Uncredited |
| Silkwood | Plant Manager | Uncredited | |
| 1985 | File 8022 | Ben Crysler | |
| 1987 | Sweet Revenge | Smuggler | Uncredited |
| Hollywood Shuffle | Postal Worker | ||
| 1988 | Two Idiots in Hollywood | Crying Man | |
| Defense Play | FBI Agent | ||
| 1989 | Mergers & Acquisitions | Gabby Hayes | Short film |
| Turner & Hooch | Plant Manager | ||
| The Cherry | The Captain | Short film | |
| In Country | Earl Smith | ||
| 1990 | El Diablo | Spivey Irick | |
| The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | Major Trimble | ||
| 1991 | Little Secrets | Liquor Store Cashier | Credited as Richard Muldoon |
| 1992 | Sister Act | Detective Clarkson | |
| 1993 | Sliver | Detective Ira | |
| Geronimo: An American Legend | Proclamation Officer | ||
| 1994 | Twogether | Oscar | |
| Blue Chips | Ricky's Father | ||
| Children of the Dark | Roddy Gibbons | Uncredited | |
| Bad Girls | Pinkerton Detective Graves | ||
| 1997 | Wounded | Agent Eric Ashton | |
| 1998 | At Sachem Farm | Foreman | |
| 1999 | Impala | Sheriff Bert Davis | Short film |
| Ah! Silenciosa | Ambrose Bierce | Short film | |
| Magnolia | Smiling Peanut Patron #1 | ||
| 2000 | Fraud | Detective Mason | Short film |
| Where the Heart Is | "Clawhammer" | Deleted scenes | |
| 2001 | Joy Ride | Sheriff Ritter | |
| 2002 | Wheelmen | Agent Hammond | |
| Adaptation. | Ranger Tony | ||
| 2003 | The Life of David Gale | Duke Grover | |
| Wave Babes | Amos Nandy | ||
| The Commission | Howard L. Brennan | ||
| 2007 | Next | FBI Director Wisdom | |
| Cooties | The Man | Short film | |
| 2008 | Reflections | Frank | Short film |
| The Silence of Bees | Parker Lam | Short film | |
| 2009 | Dark and Stormy Night | Jack Tugdon | |
| 2011 | The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy | J. Wright Mooar | |
| 2013 | Night Riders | Short film; writer, director, executive producer | |
| 2015 | The Frontier | Lee | |
| Crimson Peak | Carter Cushing | ||
| 2017 | Billy Boy | Crabtree | |
| Remember The Sultana | Joseph Taylor Elliott/Nathaniel Wintringer | ||
| 2021 | Nightmare Alley | Sheriff Jedediah Judd |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Desperado | Nathan | Television film |
| 1978–79 | Dallas | Diner/Julie's Gardener | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders | Cowboy Player | Television film |
| 1985-00 | The Young and the Restless | Leo Sylvestri/Jim McCastor | 8 episodes |
| 1986 | Divorce Court | Wrench McCoy | |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Defense Attorney | 1 episode |
| 1988 | Matlock | Barney Sutler | 1 episode |
| Paradise | Frank Foster | 1 episode | |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | Motel Manager | Television film | |
| 1989 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Wrong House Neighbor | 1 episode |
| The Young Riders | Johnson | 1 episode | |
| Mothers, Daughters and Lovers | Sheriff Jack Edzard | Television film | |
| 1990 | Follow Your Heart | Craig Hraboy | Television film |
| Midnight Caller | Tom Barlow | 1 episode | |
| Nasty Boys | Wetstone | 1 episode | |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Drake | 1 episode | |
| 1991–93 | Santa Barbara | Andy, The Rapist/Motel Man | 5 episodes |
| Reasonable Doubts | Detective Earl Gaddis | 13 episodes | |
| 1992 | Gunsmoke: To the Last Man | Deputy Willie Rudd | Television film |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Henry Barnes | 1 episode |
| Gunsmoke: The Long Ride | Traveling blacksmith | Television film | |
| 1994-95 | Thunder Alley | Leland DuParte | 28 episodes |
| 1995 | Home Improvement | Duke Miller | 1 episode |
| Unsolved Mysteries | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 1996 | High Incident | Father In Wreck | 1 episode |
| 1996–97 | Murder One | Donald Cleary | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Bone Chillers | Edgar Allan Poe | 1 episode |
| 1996–04 | Days of Our Lives | Father Timothy Jansen | 26 episodes |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | Truck Driver/Jesus Christ | 1 episode |
| Moloney | Detective Ashton | 1 episode | |
| Spy Game | Thornbush | 1 episode | |
| Total Security | Detective McKissick | 1 episode | |
| Divided by Hate | Danny Leland | Television film | |
| 1998 | Melrose Place | Ranger Virgil | 1 episode |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Actor | 1 episode | |
| Mr. Murder | Agent Jason Reiling | Television film | |
| 1998–99 | E! Mysteries & Scandals | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | Doug 'Happy Doug' | 7 episodes | |
| 1999 | The X-Files | Coroner | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Biography | Himself | 1 episode |
| The Trouble with Normal | Gary | 8 episodes | |
| 2001 | That '70s Show | Tony | 1 episode |
| The Division | Fred Zito | 1 episode | |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | Admiral Daniel Leonard | 1 episode | |
| The West Wing | Carl | 1 episode | |
| Philly | Nelson Vanderhoff | 1 episode | |
| Warden of Red Rock | Jefferson Bent | Television film | |
| 2003 | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Craig | 1 episode |
| Six Feet Under | Prison Officer | 1 episode | |
| Tremors | Sheriff Sam Boggs | 1 episode | |
| The Lyon's Den | Hank Ferris | 1 episode | |
| 2004 | Monk | Sheriff Mathis | 1 episode |
| Crossing Jordan | Ranger Diggory | 1 episode | |
| 2004–06 | Deadwood | Whitney Ellsworth | 28 episodes |
| 2006 | The Unit | Lloyd Cole | 1 episode |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Stanley Tanner | 2 episodes | |
| 2006–20 | Supernatural | Bobby Singer | 69 episodes |
| 2007 | Day Break | Nick 'Uncle Nick' Vukovic | 5 episodes |
| John from Cincinnati | Joe 'Vietnam Joe' | 8 episodes | |
| Big Love | Carter Reese | 3 episodes | |
| Criminal Minds | Sheriff Williams | 1 episode | |
| 2009 | Harper's Island | Sheriff Charlie Mills | 11 episodes |
| Psych | Pete 'Stinky Pete' Dillingham | 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Frank Loomis | 1 episode |
| The Mentalist | Cobb Holwell | 1 episode | |
| Lie to Me | Gus | 1 episode | |
| Love Bites | Trucker | 1 episode | |
| 2011–12 | Breaking Bad | Lawson | 2 episodes |
| 2011–13 | Justified | Sheriff Shelby Parlow | 14 episodes |
| 2012 | Dexter | Clint McKay | 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Middle | Mr. Stokes | 1 episode |
| Mike & Molly | Dwight | 2 episodes | |
| Longmire | Lee Roskey | 1 episode | |
| Revolution | John Franklin Fry | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | Major Crimes | Donald Beckwith | 1 episode |
| NCIS | Captain Tom O'Rourke | 1 episode | |
| 2015–17 | The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy | George Darling | 7 episodes; Web series |
| 2016 | Better Call Saul | Lawson | 2 episodes |
| Bones | George Gibbons | 1 episode | |
| 2017 | NCIS: New Orleans | Jackson Hauser, Rig Manager | 1 episode |
| Timeless | Jake Neville | 3 episodes | |
| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Donald Atwood | 1 episode | |
| Shut Eye | Bob Caygeon | 2 episodes | |
| 2017–19 | The Ranch | Chuck Phillips | 12 episodes |
| 2019–present | The Boys | Robert A. "Dakota Bob" Singer | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Watchmen | Andy | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Young Sheldon | Kenneth | 1 episode |
| 2021 | B Positive | Spencer Williams | 14 episodes |
| Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman | Robert A. "Dakota Bob" Singer | 1 episode; Web series | |
| 2023 | The Winchesters | Bobby Singer | 1 episode |
| 2024 | Outer Range | Harrison Farber | 1 episode |
Trivia[]
- Jim is the only cast member aside from Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki to appear in every season.
- Beaver originally did not believe "new guy" Misha Collins could beat his episode count. When Misha did just that, Jim lamented how "the mighty have fallen".
- Jim once made a joke that his tombstone would mention his kiss with Mark Sheppard.
- Around the time The Future aired, Jim Beaver tweeted to Andrew Dabb that he was sad he couldn't appear in Season 12 and hoped to appear in and early episode of Season 13. When the Season 12 finale aired, it was revealed that Jim had been lying, as Bobby Singer did get an appearance.
- Jim believed Bobby held respect for John Winchester as a hunter, but not as a father.
- Jim is one of two Supernatural actors to appear on the critically acclaimed AMC Drama Breaking Bad, the other being DJ Qualls. Jim later plays the same role in the show's spin-off prequel Better Call Saul.
- Robert Singer, Beaver's character on The Boys is a gag reference to his character Bobby Singer on the Kripke-produced series Supernatural, as well as the Supernatural producer which the character is named after, Robert Singer.
See Also[]
External Link[]
Jim Beaver at the Internet Movie Database- Wikipedia