is on the list of the best film parodies ever made. 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 ...

Perhaps more than any other genre, the Western demands a specific, rugged essence from its actors to be believable. For example, character actors such as Ben Johnson, Jack Elam, Chill Willis ...

Elam got his first movie job by trading his ... He appeared with great aplomb in Westerns and gangster films alike, and in later years played to wonderful effect in comedic roles.