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Sam Elliott

Actor

Sam Elliott

Born August 9, 1944 in Sacramento, California, USA68 films

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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The Big Lebowski posterFirst watchThe Big Lebowski19987.8as The StrangerJeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
A Star Is Born poster7.5A Star Is Born2018Tombstone poster7.6Tombstone1993Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid poster7.6Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969The Good Dinosaur poster6.8The Good Dinosaur2015Up in the Air poster6.9Up in the Air2009Thank You for Smoking poster7.2Thank You for Smoking2005We Were Soldiers poster7.1We Were Soldiers2002Lady and the Tramp poster7.2Lady and the Tramp2019

Filmography

68 films as actor
  1. TBAGrendelThe Dragon
  2. 2019Lady and the TrampTrusty (voice)
  3. 2019The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the BigfootCalvin Barr
  4. 2018A Star Is BornBobby Maine
  5. 2017The HeroLee Hayden
  6. 2016Rock DogFleetwood Yak (voice)
  7. 2016LimboThe Dog (voice)
  8. 2015The Good DinosaurButch (voice)
  9. 2015Digging for FirePop Pop
  10. 2015GrandmaKarl
  11. 2015I'll See You in My DreamsBill
  12. 2014Draft DayCoach Moore
  13. 2012The Company You KeepMac McLeod
  14. 2011November ChristmasJess Sanford
  15. 2011The Big BangSimon Kestral
  16. 2010MarmadukeChupadogra (voice)
  17. 2009Did You Hear About the Morgans?Clay Wheeler
  18. 2009Up in the AirMaynard Finch
  19. 2007The Golden CompassLee Scoresby
  20. 2007Ghost RiderCarter Slade / Phantom Rider
  21. 2006BarnyardBen (voice)
  22. 2006AvengerCalvin Dexter
  23. 2006The AlibiThe Mormon
  24. 2005Thank You for SmokingLorne Lutch
  25. 2003Off the MapCharley
  26. 2003HulkRoss
  27. 2002We Were SoldiersSgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
  28. 2001Pretty When You CryDetective Lukas Black
  29. 2000The ContenderKermit Newman
  30. 2000Fail SafeCongressman Raskob
  31. 1999You Know My NameBill Tilghman
  32. 1998The Hi-Lo CountryJim Ed Love
  33. 1998The Big LebowskiThe Stranger
  34. 1997Dog WatchCharlie Falon
  35. 1996Woman UndoneRoss Bishop
  36. 1995Blue RiverHenry Howland
  37. 1995The Final CutJohn Pierce
  38. 1995The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the SkyBill Bell
  39. 1995Buffalo GirlsWild Bill Hickok
  40. 1994The Desperate TrailMarshall Bill Speakes
  41. 1993TombstoneVirgil Earp
  42. 1993Fugitive Nights: Danger in the DesertLyn Cutter
  43. 1993GettysburgBrig. Gen. John Buford
  44. 1991RushDodd
  45. 1991ConagherConn Conagher
  46. 1990Sibling RivalryCharles Turner Jr.
  47. 1989PrancerJohn Riggs
  48. 1989Road HouseWade Garrett
  49. 1988ShakedownRichie Marks
  50. 1987Fatal BeautyMike Marshak
  51. 1987The Quick and the DeadCon Villian
  52. 1986Houston: The Legend of TexasSam Houston
  53. 1986The Blue LightningHarry Wingate
  54. 1985MaskGar
  55. 1983Travis McGeeTravis McGee
  56. 1982The Shadow RidersDal Traven
  57. 1978The LegacyPete Danner
  58. 1976LifeguardRick Carlson
  59. 1975I Will Fight No More ForeverCaptain Wood
  60. 1974Evel KnievelEvel Knievel
  61. 1973The Blue KnightDetective Charlie Bronski
  62. 1972Molly and Lawless JohnJohnny Lawler
  63. 1972FrogsPickett Smith
  64. 1971Assault on the WayneEns. William 'Bill' Sandover
  65. 1970The GamesRichie Robinson
  66. 1970The ChallengeBryant
  67. 1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidCard Player #2
  68. 1967The Way WestMissouri Townsman (uncredited)