Sam Elliott

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AKA: Samuel Pack Elliott
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 08/09/1944
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA

biography

A lanky, long-faced, laid-back but quietly compelling actor whose weathered looks give him a scruffy majesty ideal for Westerns, Sam Elliott was one of the last generation of contract players under the old studio system. Signed by 20th Century-Fox at about the same time as future co-star Tom Selleck, he managed to make his feature debut around a card table in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969) before being loaned to Paramount where, clean-shaven and dashingly handsome, he joined the cast of the long-running CBS spy series "Mission: Impossible" for its final season as Dr. Doug Lang. Continued

Credits

Maynard Finch
2009
Lee Scoresby
2007
Caretaker
2007
Voice of Ben the Cow
2006
Lorne Lutch
2006
General Thunderbolt Ross
2003
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley
2002
John Riggs
2001
Kermit Newman
2000
Jim Ed Love
1998
Virgil Earp
1993
Wade Garrett
1989
Gar
1985
Pickett Smith
1972
Richie Robinson
Charles Turner
The Mormon
Charley
Larry Dodd
Richie Marks
Mike Marshak
Pete Danner
Johnny Lawler
Rick Carlson

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Moved from California to Oregon with his family when he was a teenager
 
Worked for a construction firm while studying acting in Los Angeles
 
Signed contract with 20th Century-Fox
1969 
Made film debut in bit role of 2nd card player in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"; future wife Katharine Ross was the female lead; Elliott saw her around the lot a few times, but the two never met
1969 
Appeared in episodes of CBS series "Lancer"
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