Sam Elliott

Also known as Samuel Pack "Sam" Elliott, Samuel Pack Elliott

Samuel Pack Elliott is an American actor. With a career spanning over five decades of film and television, he is recognized for his deep sonorous voice. Elliott has received various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and a National Board of Review Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

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Sacramento, California, USA

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.

Known for

The Gettysburg Address — Ward Hill Lamon (voice)2025
The Coen Brothers Story — Self2025
Landman — Thomas 'T.L.' Norris2024
National Memorial Day Concert — Self2023
1883: The Road West — Self - Shea Brennan2022
1883 — Shea Brennan2021
MacGruber — Perry MacGruber2021
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot — Calvin Barr2019
Lady and the Tramp — Trusty (voice)2019
I Am Patrick Swayze — Self2019

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Key facts

Born: Samuel Pack Elliott , ( 1944-08-09 ) August 9, 1944 (age 81) , Sacramento, California , U.S.
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1967–present
Works: Filmography
Spouse: Katharine Ross ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 )
Awards: Full list
Allegiance: United States
Branch: United States Air Force California Air National Guard
Service years: Late 1960s–before 1990
Unit: 146th Airlift Wing

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Sam
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Sacramento
Spouse: Katharine Ross
Occupation: film producer
Educated at: California State University
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Genre: Western
Image: TIFF 2018 Samuel Elliott (44592132581) (cropped).jpg
Residence: Malibu

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Commons category: Sam Elliott
date of birth: 1944-08-09
start of work period: 1966-00-00
name in native language: Sam Elliott
facial hair: walrus moustache
writing language: English language
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

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Encyclopedic overview

Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. With a career spanning nearly six decades of film and television, he is recognized for his deep sonorous voice. Elliott has received various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and a National Board of Review Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

Elliott began his career with minor roles on screen, making his film debut in the western The Way West (1967). After his first leading film role in the horror Frogs (1972), Elliott gained wider attention with his breakthrough role in the drama Lifeguard (1976). He achieved commercial success with his role in the biopic Mask (1985) and received Golden Globe nominations for starring in Louis L'Amour's adaptation of Conagher (1991). Elliott starred with Patrick Swayze in the movie Road House (1989) and the miniseries Buffalo Girls (1995), the latter of which also earned him his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Throughout the 1990s, he portrayed John Buford in the historical drama Gettysburg (1993), Virgil Earp in the western Tombstone (1993), Sgt. Buckey O'Neill in the epic war miniseries Rough Riders (1997), and the Stranger in the crime comedy The Big Lebowski (1998).

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