• Date of Birth: August 09, 1944
  • Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, USA
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Sam Elliott Biography

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Tall, thin, wiry Sam Elliott is the classic picture of the American cowboy. The only difference would be that he looked old. Elliott began his acting career on the stage and his film debut was in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). His appearance was little more than a shadow on the wall, but he made enough of an impression on co-star Katharine Ross that they were soon married. 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) (TV), The Shadow Riders (1982) (TV) 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 the 1990s after getting through two questionable films, 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) (TV). In 1991 he wrote the screenplay and co-starred with his wife in the made-for-TV western Conagher (1991) (TV).

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Height: 6' 2"
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Deep commanding voice
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Clark College
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Katharine Ross (wife)
Cleo Rose Elliot (daughter)
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1976: Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28.



Comments

  • ladybug6287
    hmmmmm smae age as me,lol
    posted 95 days ago
  • rideeasy692000
    i like all the movies you been in
    posted 283 days ago
  • les3629
    makes me glad i am woman, to see the most sexiest man alive on screen makes going to the movies worthwhile, to hear his sexy gravel voice makes me drool, keep them coming sam you are so damn cool. i hope you enjoyed your time in australia, we are pretty laid back here. keep them coming sam ,
    posted 368 days ago
  • snake650
    i think sam is the sexiest actor alive, i love his movies, when i know sam is in a movie i go to watch it just to hear his sexy voice and see him. i loved him in road house, mask, tombstone and ghost rider, just to name a few, keep up the good work work sam, just looking at you is a pleasure.
    posted 368 days ago
  • charliesitzes1973
    Sam Elliot is the Sexiest and Most Goregoeus looking man i have ever seen in my life and i am straight and he makes me wish i was a woman and plus Sam is the best Man actor EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    posted 413 days ago
  • okiegirl52
    you are the best sam elliott
    posted 451 days ago
  • mellaw35
    I just want you to know I am a huge fan, I think you are great, Have liked you sense the first movie i seen you in. Own some with you in it. I tell my sister all the time to get another favorite actor cause I seen you first.
    posted 479 days ago
  • turbo46725
    I have always liked Sam he is one gorgeous hunk of a man.I think he also is a real good actor no matter what role he plays.
    posted 490 days ago
  • ambieebert
    Hi Sam, hope u read this..Hope ur having a great 4th of July and also a safe one, tell ur wife hello also..I was wondering if you could possibly some day when ur in Choteau, MT bring a autographed photo of you and ur wife cuz I enjoy watching her act also, I might even break down and make you guys some of my famous fry-bread pockets, yummy! thanks for all the great movies Sam and Katherine! always ambie
    posted 504 days ago
  • onephatnelly
    'A wiser feller than myself once said, "Sometimes you eat the b'ar and sometimes the b'ar, well, he eats you"'
    posted 522 days ago

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