How old was Jack Elam in his first movie: Wild Weed?

Jack Elam was 27 in Wild Weed when he played the character 'Raymond - Henchman'.

That was over 75 years ago in 1949.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

In 2003 he died aged 82, starring in 113 films in his career, 112 of those after Wild Weed was first released. If he were alive today he would be 103.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Wild Weed, I think Jack Elam looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Sam Newfield has worked with Jack Elam just once in his career.
  • Jack Elam's first movie was as 'Raymond - Henchman' in Wild Weed, released in 1949 when he was 27
  • Wild Weed scores just 4.5 out of 10 on TMDB.

Jack Elam's other movies