The Best Jack Elam Movies, Ranked
94 credits from 1949 to 2004, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) with $20.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jack Elam Box Office Hits
Jack Elam's films have made $31.7M worldwide in total. The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) is the biggest hit at $20.9M, ahead of Suburban Commando (1991) ($6.95M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 1979 · Comedy $20.9M $20.9M dom. - 2
Suburban Commando 1991 · Sci-Fi $6.95M $6.95M dom. - 3
Jinxed! 1982 · Comedy $2.87M $2.87M dom. - 4
Kiss Me Deadly 1955 · Mystery $952K $726K dom. - 5
Vera Cruz 1954 · Western $18.1K - 6
Pocketful of Miracles 1961 · Comedy $10.2K - 7
The Man from Laramie 1955 · Western $6.32K - 8
The Far Country 1954 · Western $4.31K - 9
Rancho Notorious 1952 · Western $63
The Best Jack Elam Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jack Elam has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Western leads with 31 films, and Vera Cruz (1954) is the pick of them.
The Best Jack Elam Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jack Elam's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1990s.
The Latest Jack Elam Movies
The most recent films Jack Elam is credited on, newest first — starting with Bonanza: Under Attack (1995). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Bonanza: Under Attack 1995 · Buckshot -
Bonanza: The Return 1993 · Buckshot - Suburban Commando 1991 · Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
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The Giant of Thunder Mountain 1990 · Hezekiah Crow -
Big Bad John 1990 · Jake Calhoun -
Where the Hell’s That Gold?!!? 1988 · Boone -
Once Upon a Texas Train 1988 · Jason Fitch -
Hawken’s Breed 1987 · Tackett -
Louis L’Amour’s Down the Long Hills 1986 · Squires -
The Aurora Encounter 1986 · Charlie -
Scrooge’s Rock ’N’ Roll Christmas 1984 · Scrooge -
Lost 1983 · Mr. Newsom
The Best Jack Elam Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jack Elam films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Jack Elam movie?
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) made the most at the box office, with $20.9M worldwide, followed by Suburban Commando (1991) with $6.95M. Together, Jack Elam's films with box office figures have made $31.7M.
What is the best Jack Elam western movie?
Vera Cruz (1954) is the best-rated of Jack Elam's western films. In other genres: The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (comedy), Kiss Me Deadly (mystery) and Suburban Commando (sci-fi).
What is the newest Jack Elam movie?
The newest film on Jack Elam's filmography is Sam Peckinpah’s West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004), with Jack Elam as (archive footage).
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