
Sam Elliott
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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
Credits

The Good Dinosaur (2015)
as Butch (voice)

Ghost Rider (2007)
as Carter Slade / Phantom Rider

Hulk (2003)
as Ross

The Big Lebowski (1998)
as The Stranger

Tombstone (1993)
as Virgil Earp

The Golden Compass (2007)
as Lee Scoresby

A Star Is Born (2018)
as Bobby Maine

Road House (1989)
as Wade Garrett

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
as Card Player #2

Barnyard (2006)
as Ben (voice)

Up in the Air (2009)
as Maynard Finch

We Were Soldiers (2002)
as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

Lady and the Tramp (2019)
as Trusty (voice)

Gettysburg (1993)
as Brig. Gen. John Buford

Rock Dog (2016)
as Fleetwood Yak (voice)

The Quick and the Dead (1987)
as Con Villian

Mask (1985)
as Gar

Rush (1991)
as Dodd

Thank You for Smoking (2005)
as Lorne Lutch

Draft Day (2014)
as Coach Moore

The Way West (1967)
as Missouri Townsman (uncredited)

The Alibi (2006)
as The Mormon

Marmaduke (2010)
as Chupadogra (voice)

The Contender (2000)
as Kermit Newman

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2019)
as Calvin Barr

The Gettysburg Address (2025)
as Ward Hill Lamon (voice)

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
as Clay Wheeler

The Company You Keep (2012)
as Mac McLeod

The Final Cut (1995)
as John Pierce

Grandma (2015)
as Karl

The Big Bang (2011)
as Simon Kestral

Fatal Beauty (1987)
as Mike Marshak

I'll See You in My Dreams (2015)
as Bill

Fail Safe (2000)
as Congressman Raskob

The Legacy (1978)
as Pete Danner

Milius (2013)
as Self

The Hero (2017)
as Lee Hayden

Digging for Fire (2015)
as Pop Pop

The Shadow Riders (1982)
as Dal Traven

Prancer (1989)
as John Riggs

Frogs (1972)
as Pickett Smith

Off the Map (2003)
as Charley

Buffalo Girls (1995)
as Wild Bill Hickok

The Coen Brothers - An American Story (2025)
as Self

Conagher (1991)
as Conn Conagher

The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
as Jim Ed Love

Dog Watch (1997)
as Charlie Falon

Woman Undone (1996)
as Ross Bishop

Shakedown (1988)
as Richie Marks

Lifeguard (1976)
as Rick Carlson

The Games (1970)
as Richie Robinson

Travis McGee (1983)
as Travis McGee

I Am Patrick Swayze (2019)
as Self

Avenger (2006)
as Calvin Dexter

Blue River (1995)
as Henry Howland

The Challenge (1970)
as Bryant

The Blue Knight (1973)
as Detective Charlie Bronski

The Road to Stardom: The Making of A Star Is Born (2018)
as Self

November Christmas (2011)
as Jess Sanford

Sibling Rivalry (1990)
as Charles Turner, Jr.

You Know My Name (1999)
as Bill Tilghman

Grendel (—)
as The Dragon

Assault on the Wayne (1971)
as Ens. William 'Bill' Sandover

Pretty When You Cry (2001)
as Detective Lukas Black

The Desperate Trail (1994)
as Marshall Bill Speakes

The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky (1995)
as Bill Bell

Audubon (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Evel Knievel (1974)
as Evel Knievel

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997)
as Self

Houston: The Legend of Texas (1986)
as Sam Houston

The Blue Lightning (1986)
as Harry Wingate

Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider (2007)
as Self

The Making of 'Tombstone' (2002)
as Self

Molly and Lawless John (1972)
as Johnny Lawler

Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (1993)
as Lyn Cutter

National Memorial Day Concert (2023)
as Self

I Will Fight No More Forever (1985)
as Captain Wood
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (1988)
as Self

A Tale of Two Cities: Part 2 (2015)
as Narrator (voice)

A Tale of Two Cities (2015)
as Narrator (voice)

Limbo (2016)
as The Dog (voice)





