Sam Elliott

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
August 9, 1944 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Sacramento, California, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Action Comedy
Career Span
– Present

Sam Elliott

7 wins
658 nominations
7 Oscars
78 credits

Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. His rangy physique, thick horseshoe moustache, 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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Personal Info

Born
Aug 9, 1944
From
Sacramento, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
– Present

Award Recognition

7
Wins
658
Nominations
7
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2025

The Gettysburg Address as Ward Hill Lamon (voice)

2023

National Memorial Day Concert as Self

2019

Lady and the Tramp as Trusty (voice) Award
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot as Calvin Barr
I Am Patrick Swayze as Self

2018

A Star Is Born as Bobby Maine Award
The Road to Stardom: The Making of A Star Is Born as Self

2017

The Hero as Lee Hayden
Audubon as Narrator (voice)

2016

Rock Dog as Fleetwood Yak (voice)
Limbo as The Dog (voice)

2015

The Good Dinosaur as Butch (voice) Award
Grandma as Karl
I'll See You in My Dreams as Bill
Digging for Fire as Pop Pop
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities: Part 2

2014

Draft Day as Coach Moore Award

2013

Milius as Self

2012

The Company You Keep as Mac McLeod Award

2011

The Big Bang as Simon Kestral
November Christmas as Jess Sanford

2010

Marmaduke as Chupadogra (voice) Award

2009

Up in the Air as Maynard Finch Award
Did You Hear About the Morgans? as Clay Wheeler

2007

Ghost Rider as Carter Slade / Phantom Rider Award
The Golden Compass as Lee Scoresby Award

2006

Barnyard as Ben the Cow (voice) Award
The Alibi as The Mormon
Avenger as Calvin Dexter

2005

Thank You for Smoking as Lorne Lutch Award

2003

Hulk as Ross Award
Off the Map as Charley

2002

We Were Soldiers as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley Award

2001

Pretty When You Cry as Detective Lukas Black

2000

The Contender as Kermit Newman
Fail Safe as Congressman Raskob

1999

You Know My Name as Bill Tilghman

1998

The Big Lebowski as The Stranger Award
The Hi-Lo Country as Jim Ed Love

1997

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self

1996

Dog Watch as Charlie Falon
Woman Undone as Ross Bishop

1995

The Final Cut as John Pierce Award
Buffalo Girls as Wild Bill Hickok
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky as Bill Bell
Blue River as Henry Howland

1994

The Desperate Trail as Marshall Bill Speakes

1993

Tombstone as Virgil Earp Award
Gettysburg as Brig. Gen. John Buford Award
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert as Lyn Cutter

1991

Rush as Dodd
Conagher as Conn Conagher

1990

Sibling Rivalry as Charles Turner, Jr.

1989

Road House as Wade Garrett Award
Prancer as John Riggs

1988

Shakedown as Richie Marks
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen as Self

1987

The Quick and the Dead as Con Villian
Fatal Beauty as Mike Marshak

1986

Houston: The Legend of Texas as Sam Houston
The Blue Lightning as Harry Wingate

1985

Mask as Gar Award

1983

Travis McGee as Travis McGee

1982

The Shadow Riders as Dal Traven

1978

The Legacy as Pete Danner

1976

Lifeguard as Rick Carlson

1975

I Will Fight No More Forever as Captain Wood

1974

Evel Knievel as Evel Knievel

1973

The Blue Knight as Detective Charlie Bronski

1972

Frogs as Pickett Smith
Molly and Lawless John as Johnny Lawler

1971

Assault on the Wayne as Ens. William 'Bill' Sandover

1970

The Games as Richie Robinson
The Challenge as Bryant

1969

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Card Player #2 Award

1967

The Way West as Missouri Townsman (uncredited)

Grendel as The Dragon

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

A Star Is Born
The Good Dinosaur
Ghost Rider
The Big Lebowski
Hulk
Tombstone
Barnyard
The Golden Compass
We Were Soldiers
Lady and the Tramp

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