of all places), Jack Elam was in a huge number of Westerns, including pretty much every major Western show (Gunsmoke, Cheyenne, Rawhide, The Lone Ranger, the list goes on) and many major movies.
Elam got his first movie job by trading his accounting services ... He appeared with great aplomb in Westerns and gangster films alike, and in later years played to wonderful effect in comedic ...