Sam Elliott

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Sacramento, California, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

09 August 1944, 81 years old

Known For

A Star Is Born

The Big Lebowski

Ghost Rider

Hulk

The Good Dinosaur

The Golden Compass

Up in the Air

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Tombstone

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Die Coen-Brüder - Eine amerikanische Geschichte

Self

2025

The Gettysburg Address

Ward Hill Lamon (voice)

2025

National Memorial Day Concert

Self

2023

Lady and the Tramp

Trusty (voice)

2019

I Am Patrick Swayze

Self

2019

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

Calvin Barr

2019

The Road to Stardom: The Making of A Star Is Born

Self

2018

A Star Is Born

Bobby Maine

2018

Audubon

Narrator (voice)

2017

The Hero

Lee Hayden

2017

Rock Dog

Fleetwood Yak (voice)

2016

Limbo

The Dog (voice)

2016

A Tale of Two Cities: Part 2

2015

A Tale of Two Cities

2015

The Good Dinosaur

Butch (voice)

2015

Digging for Fire

Pop Pop

2015

Grandma

Karl

2015

I'll See You in My Dreams

Bill

2015

Draft Day

Coach Moore

2014

Milius

Self

2013

The Company You Keep

Mac McLeod

2012

November Christmas

Jess Sanford

2011

The Big Bang

Simon Kestral

2011

Marmaduke

Chupadogra (voice)

2010

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Clay Wheeler

2009

Up in the Air

Maynard Finch

2009

The Golden Compass

Lee Scoresby

2007

Ghost Rider

Carter Slade / Phantom Rider

2007

Barnyard

Ben (voice)

2006

Avenger

Calvin Dexter

2006

The Alibi

The Mormon

2006

Thank You for Smoking

Lorne Lutch

2005

Off the Map

Charley

2003

Hulk

Ross

2003

We Were Soldiers

Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

2002

Pretty When You Cry

Detective Lukas Black

2001

The Contender

Kermit Newman

2000

Fail Safe

Congressman Raskob

2000

You Know My Name

Bill Tilghman

1999

The Hi-Lo Country

Jim Ed Love

1998

The Big Lebowski

The Stranger

1998

Dog Watch

Charlie Falon

1997

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Self

1997

Woman Undone

Ross Bishop

1996

Blue River

Henry Howland

1995

The Final Cut

John Pierce

1995

The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky

Bill Bell

1995

Buffalo Girls

Wild Bill Hickok

1995

The Desperate Trail

Marshall Bill Speakes

1994

Tombstone

Virgil Earp

1993

Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert

Lyn Cutter

1993

Gettysburg

Brig. Gen. John Buford

1993

Rush

Dodd

1991

Conagher

Conn Conagher

1991

Sibling Rivalry

Charles Turner, Jr.

1990

Prancer

John Riggs

1989

Road House

Wade Garrett

1989

Shakedown

Richie Marks

1988

The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen

Self

1988

Fatal Beauty

Mike Marshak

1987

The Quick and the Dead

Con Villian

1987

Houston: The Legend of Texas

Sam Houston

1986

The Blue Lightning

Harry Wingate

1986

I Will Fight No More Forever

Captain Wood

1985

Mask

Gar

1985

Travis McGee

1983

The Shadow Riders

Dal Traven

1982

The Legacy

Pete Danner

1978

Lifeguard

Rick Carlson

1976

Evel Knievel

1974

The Blue Knight

Detective Charlie Bronski

1973

Molly and Lawless John

Johnny Lawler

1972

Frogs

Pickett Smith

1972

Assault on the Wayne

Ens. William 'Bill' Sandover

1971

The Games

Richie Robinson

1970

The Challenge

Bryant

1970

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Card Player #2

1969

The Way West

Missouri Townsman (uncredited)

1967

Grendel

The Dragon

Unknown