
Sam Elliott
Biography
Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. His rangy physique, thick horseshoe mustache, and deep, resonant voice (with a Western twang/drawl) match the iconic image of a cowboy or rancher, and he has often been cast in such roles.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Die Coen-Brüder - Eine amerikanische Geschichte as Self
2025The Gettysburg Address as Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
2024Landman as T.L. Norris
2023National Memorial Day Concert as Self
20211883 as Shea Brennan
2021MacGruber as Perry MacGruber
2019Lady and the Tramp as Trusty (voice)
2019I Am Patrick Swayze as Self
2019The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot as Calvin Barr
2018The Road to Stardom: The Making of A Star Is Born as Self
2018A Star Is Born as Bobby Maine
2017Audubon as Narrator (voice)
2017The Hero as Lee Hayden
2016Rock Dog as Fleetwood Yak (voice)
2016The Ranch as Beau
2016Limbo as The Dog (voice)
2015A Tale of Two Cities: Part 2
2015A Tale of Two Cities
2015The Good Dinosaur as Butch (voice)
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015Digging for Fire as Pop Pop
2015Grandma as Karl
2015I'll See You in My Dreams as Bill
2015Grace and Frankie as Phil
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2014Draft Day as Coach Moore
2014Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
2013Milius as Self
2012The Company You Keep as Mac McLeod
2011November Christmas as Jess Sanford
2011The Big Bang as Simon Kestral
2010Marmaduke as Chupadogra (voice)
2010Justified as Avery Markham
2009Did You Hear About the Morgans? as Clay Wheeler
2009Up in the Air as Maynard Finch
2009Parks and Recreation as Ron Dunn
2007The Golden Compass as Lee Scoresby
2007Ghost Rider as Carter Slade / Phantom Rider
2006Barnyard as Ben (voice)
2006Avenger as Calvin Dexter
2006The Alibi as The Mormon
2005Thank You for Smoking as Lorne Lutch
2005American Dad! as Big John Tanner (voice)
2003Off the Map as Charley
2003Hulk as Ross
2002We Were Soldiers as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
2002The Making of 'Tombstone' as Self
2001Pretty When You Cry as Detective Lukas Black
2000The Contender as Kermit Newman
2000Fail Safe as Congressman Raskob
1999You Know My Name as Bill Tilghman
1999Family Guy as Mayor Wild West (voice)
1999Family Guy as Sam Elliott (voice)
1999Family Guy as Wild Wild West (voice)
1998The Hi-Lo Country as Jim Ed Love
1998The Big Lebowski as The Stranger
1997Dog Watch as Charlie Falon
1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self
1997Rough Riders as Capt. Bucky O'Neil
1996Woman Undone as Ross Bishop
1995Blue River as Henry Howland
1995The Final Cut as John Pierce
1995The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky as Bill Bell
1995Buffalo Girls as Wild Bill Hickok
1994The Desperate Trail as Marshall Bill Speakes
1993Tombstone as Virgil Earp
1993Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert as Lyn Cutter
1993Gettysburg as Brig. Gen. John Buford
1991Rush as Dodd
1991Conagher as Conn Conagher
1990Sibling Rivalry as Charles Turner, Jr.
1989Prancer as John Riggs
1989Road House as Wade Garrett
1988Shakedown as Richie Marks
1988The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen as Self
1987Fatal Beauty as Mike Marshak
1987The Quick and the Dead as Con Villian
1986Houston: The Legend of Texas as Sam Houston
1986The Blue Lightning as Harry Wingate
1985I Will Fight No More Forever as Captain Wood
1985A Death in California as D. Jordan Williams
1985Mask as Gar
1983The Yellow Rose as Chance McKenzie
1983Travis McGee as Travis McGee
1982The Shadow Riders as Dal Traven
1981Murder in Texas as Dr. John Hill
1980Wild Times as Hugh Cardiff
1979The Sacketts as Tell Sacket
1978The Legacy as Pete Danner
1977Aspen as Tom Keating
1976Once an Eagle as Sam Damon
1976Lifeguard as Rick Carlson
1974Police Woman as Michael Gregory
1974The Manhunter
1974Evel Knievel as Evel Knievel
1973The Blue Knight as Detective Charlie Bronski
1973The Blue Knight as Detective Charlie Bronski
1973Doc Elliot
1973Hawkins as Luther Wilkes
1972Molly and Lawless John as Johnny Lawler
1972The Streets of San Francisco as Ken Johnson
1972Frogs as Pickett Smith
1971Assault on the Wayne as Ens. William 'Bill' Sandover
1970The Games as Richie Robinson
1970The Challenge as Bryant
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Card Player #2
1968Lancer
1968The Mod Squad
1968Land of the Giants as Martin Reed
1968Hawaii Five-O as Jack Houston
1967Mannix
1967The Way West as Missouri Townsman (uncredited)
1966Mission: Impossible as Doug Robert
1966Felony Squad
1965The F.B.I. as SAC Kendall Lisbon
1955Gunsmoke as Cory Soames
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
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