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Sam Elliott(I)

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Sam Elliott at an event for Hulk (2003)
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Tall, thin, wiry Sam Elliott is the classic picture of the American cowboy. Elliott began his acting career on the stage and his film debut was in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). Although his future wife, Katharine Ross co-starred in the film, the two did not meet until they filmed The Legacy (1978) together. Over the years there would be few opportunities to act in feature westerns, but it would be television that gave him that opportunity, in The Sacketts (1979), The Shadow Riders (1982) and The Yellow Rose (1983), among others. He would also work in non-westerns, usually as a tough guy, as in Lifeguard (1976) and Road House (1989). In 1985 he played Cher's love interest Gar in the drama Mask (1985), and he was in some cop movies such as Fatal Beauty (1987) and Shakedown (1988). In the 1990s, Elliott was back on the western trail, playing everyone from Brig. Gen. John Buford in the film Gettysburg (1993) to Wild Bill Hickok in the made-for-TV movie Buffalo Girls (1995). In 1991 he wrote the screenplay and co-starred with his wife in the made-for-TV western Conagher (1991), and two years later he played Wyatt Earp's brother Virgil in Tombstone (1993), with Kurt Russell as Wyatt. In 1995 the starred as John Pierce the tense thriller The Final Cut (1995), as a former head of a Bomb Squad who must to stop a dangerous bomber. In 1998 he was the narrator of the hilarious comedy The Big Lebowski (1998), playing him as The Stranger, and returned to the Western in the drama The Hi-Lo Country (1998), closing the 20th century with another western, the TV movie You Know My Name (1999).

Sam Elliott started the 21st century with the Stephen Frears' TV movie Fail Safe (2000) playing Congressman Raskob, and The Contender (2000) as Kermit Newman, at the side of Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges and Gary Oldman, and in We Were Soldiers (2002) as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley, together Mel Gibson. In 2003 he played Gen. Thunderbolt Ross in the Ang Lee's pre-MCU Hulk (2003), repeating in another Marvel superhero movie as Caretaker in Ghost Rider (2007). After participating in the fantasy movie The Golden Compass (2007) and made a stellar cameo in Up in the Air (2009), Elliott played Clay Wheeler in the box office flop comedy Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), starring Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker, and in 2012 he was a supporting character as Mac Macleod in Robert Redford's The Company You Keep (2012). After the playing Coach Moore in the sport drama Draft Day (2014) In 2015 Elliott was hyperactive, appearing in seven different productions including cinema and TV: Digging for Fire (2015), I'll See You in My Dreams (2015), Sam Elliott, the sixth season of Justified (2010) as Avery Markham, and The Good Dinosaur (2015) voicing Butch. Two years later was absolute star in the drama The Hero (2017) as Lee Hayden, and in the sci-fi movie The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018) as Calvin Barr, to shine again as supporting character playing Bradley Cooper's brother Bobby in the multi-nominated Cooper's directorial debut A Star Is Born (2018), sharing scenes with Lady Gaga, coming back again to the western in the TV series 1883 (2021) as Shea Brennan.
BornAugust 9, 1944
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 23 wins & 40 nominations total

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    Known for

    Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
    A Star Is Born
    7.6
    • Bobby
    • 2018
    Hulk (2003)
    Hulk
    5.6
    • Ross
    • 2003
    Sam Elliott in The Hero (2017)
    The Hero
    6.5
    • Lee Hayden
    • 2017
    Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)
    Road House
    6.7
    • Wade Garrett
    • 1989

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Landman
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Grendel
      • The Dragon (voice)
      • Pre-production



    • The Gettysburg Address (2025)
      The Gettysburg Address
      • Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
      • 2025
    • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
      Family Guy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Wild Wild West
      • Sam Elliott (voice)
      • 2019–2025
    • 1883 (2021)
      1883
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Shea Brennan
      • 2021–2022
    • Ryan Phillippe, Will Forte, and Kristen Wiig in MacGruber (2021)
      MacGruber
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Perry
      • 2021
    • Robot Chicken (2005)
      Robot Chicken
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Sam Elliott
      • Commissioner Gordon
      • White Wine Narrator (voice) ...
      • 2012–2020
    • Sam Elliott, Debra Winger, Ashton Kutcher, and Danny Masterson in The Ranch (2016)
      The Ranch
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Beau Bennett
      • 2016–2020
    • F. Murray Abraham, Justin Theroux, Rose, Monte, Tessa Thompson, and Arturo Castro in Lady and the Tramp (2019)
      Lady and the Tramp
      6.2
      • Trusty (voice)
      • 2019
    • Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
      A Star Is Born
      7.6
      • Bobby
      • 2018
    • Sam Elliott, Ron Livingston, Rizwan Manji, Larry Miller, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Aidan Turner in The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018)
      The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
      5.7
      • Calvin Barr
      • 2018
    • Sam Elliott in The Hero (2017)
      The Hero
      6.5
      • Lee Hayden
      • 2017
    • Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, and Kenan Thompson in Rock Dog (2016)
      Rock Dog
      6.0
      • Fleetwood Yak (voice)
      • 2016
    • Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in Grace and Frankie (2015)
      Grace and Frankie
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Phil
      • 2016
    • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
      American Dad!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Big John Tanner (voice)
      • 2016
    • Limbo (2016)
      Limbo
      6.3
      Short
      • The Dog (voice)
      • 2016
    • Raymond Ochoa and Jack Bright in The Good Dinosaur (2015)
      The Good Dinosaur
      6.7
      • Butch (voice)
      • 2015

    Producer



    • Sam Elliott, Debra Winger, Ashton Kutcher, and Danny Masterson in The Ranch (2016)
      The Ranch
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2017–2020
    • Sam Elliott in You Know My Name (1999)
      You Know My Name
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1999
    • Sam Elliott in Conagher (1991)
      Conagher
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1991
    • Houston: The Legend of Texas (1986)
      Houston: The Legend of Texas
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • associate producer (uncredited)
      • 1986

    Writer



    • Sam Elliott in Conagher (1991)
      Conagher
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1991

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Sam Elliot
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • August 9, 1944
      • Sacramento, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Katharine RossMay 1, 1984 - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Cleo Elliott
    • Parents
        Glynn Mamie Elliott (Sparks)
    • Relatives
      • Laurie Oldenstål(Cousin)
    • Other works
      1998: TV commercials (voiceover) for Ford Trucks.
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Portrayals
      • 4 Interviews
      • 3 Articles
      • 3 Pictorials
      • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

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      Used his own Winchester 1894 rifle in Thank You for Smoking (2005).
    • Quotes
      [in the December 1976 issue of "Playgirl"] I don't want to be known as a sex symbol. There's a great stigma that goes with that tag. I want to be a Sam Elliott.
    • Trademarks
        Deep commanding voice

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