Jim 1950. augusztus 12. �n sz�letett Laramie, Wyoming-ban. Gyermekkori otthona, Irving, Texas. Jelenlegi lak�helye: Los Angeles, California. �desapja, James Norman Beaver Sr.(1924-2004), francia-angol felmenõkkel b�szk�lkedhetett ,�desanyja Dorothy Adell, pedig sk�t-germ�n- Cherokee õsõkkel. A csal�d eredeti neve: Beauvoir.
3 h�ga van, Denise, Rene� �s Teddlie. Az Irving High Schoolban oszt�lyt�rsa volt a ZZ Top dobosa, Frank Beard. De az utols� �vet m�r a Fort Worth Christian Academy-�n v�gezte el.
N�h�ny k�zeli bar�tj�val egy�tt, a k�z�piskola befej�z�se ut�n, bel�ptek az amerikai tenger�szgyalogs�ghoz, 1970-71-ben Vietnamban volt.

Karrier:
Jim sz�npad-, film-, tv sz�n�sz, forgat�k�nyv�r�, dr�ma�r� �s filmt�rt�n�sz.

Mag�n�let:
1973-ban feles�g�l vette Debbie Young-ot, de 1976-ban elv�ltak. M�sodik feles�g�vel Ceciliy Adams-el, 1989-ben h�zasodtak �ssze. 2001-ben megsz�letett kisl�nyuk Madeline Rose. Cecily 2004-ben halt meg t�dõr�kban.

Filmogr�fia
Supernatural (2006-)
The Legend of Hell�s Gate: An American Conspiracy (2011)
Harper's Island (2009)
Dark and Stormy Night (2009)
The Silence of Bees (2008)
Reflections (2008)
Criminal Minds (1 episode, 2007)
Cooties (2007)
John from Cincinnati (8 episodes, 2007)
Big Love (3 episodes, 2007)
Next (2007)
Day Break (5 episodes, 2007)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2 episodes, 2006)
The Unit (1 episode, 2006)
Deadwood (35 episodes, 2004-2006)
Crossing Jordan (1 episode, 2004)
Days of Our Lives (16 episodes, 1996-2004)
Monk (1 episode, 2004)
The Commission (2003)
The Lyon's Den(1 episode, 2003)
Tremors (1 episode, 2003)
Six Feet Under (1 episode, 2003)
Andy Richter Controls the Universe (1 episode, 2003)
The Life of David Gale (2003)
Adaptation. (2002)
Wheelmen (2002)
Philly (1 episode, 2001)
The West Wing (1 episode, 2001)
Enterprise (1 episode, 2001)
Joy Ride (2001)
The Division (1 episode, 2001)
Warden of Red Rock (2001)(TV)
That '70s Show (1 episode, 2001)
The Trouble with Normal (8 episodes, 2000-2001)
The Young and the Restless (5 episodes, 1985-2001)
Fraud (2000)
Magnolia (1999)
3rd Rock from the Sun (7 episodes, 1998-1999)
The X Files (1 episode, 1999)
Ah! Silenciosa (1999)
Impala (1999)
Mr. Murder (1998) (TV)
At Sachem Farm (1998)
Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1 episode, 1998)
Melrose Place (1 episode, 1998)
The Adventures of A.R.K. (1 episode)
Total Security (1 episode)
Divided by Hate (1997) (TV)
Spy Game (1 episode, 1997)
Murder One (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Wounded (1997)
Moloney (1 episode, 1997)
NYPD Blue (1 episode, 1997)
Bone Chillers (1 episode, 1996)
High Incident (1 episode, 1996)
Home Improvement (1 episode, 1995)
Thunder Alley (27 episodes, 1994-1995)
Bad Girls (1994)
Blue Chips (1994)
Twogether (1994)
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 episode, 1993)
Sliver (1993)
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993) (TV)
Reasonable Doubts (13 episodes, 1991-1993)
Santa Barbara (5 episodes, 1991-1992)
Sister Act (1992)
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992) (TV)
Little Secrets (1991)
Father Dowling Mysteries (1 episode, 1990)
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) (TV)
El Diablo (1990) (TV)
Nasty Boys (1 episode, 1990)
Desert Run (1990) TV episode
Follow Your Heart (1990)(TV)
Midnight Caller (1 episode, 1990)
The Young Riders (1 episode, 1989)
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989) (TV)
In Country (1989)
The Cherry (1989)
Turner & Hooch (1989)
CBS Summer Playhouse (1 episode, 1989)
Mergers & Acquisitions (1989)
Paradise (1 episode, 1988)
Defense Play (1988)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988) (TV)
Matlock (1 episode, 1988)
Two Idiots in Hollywood (1988)
Jake and the Fatman (1 episode, 1987)
Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
File 8022 (1985)
Dallas (2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (1979) (TV)
Warnings (1979)
Desperado (1978) (TV)