
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)

A Star Is Born (2018)
as Bobby Maine

Ghost Rider (2007)
as Carter Slade / Phantom Rider

The Big Lebowski (1998)
as The Stranger

The Golden Compass (2007)
as Lee Scoresby

Up in the Air (2009)
as Maynard Finch

Hulk (2003)
as Ross

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

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

Tombstone (1993)
as Virgil Earp

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

Barnyard (2006)
as Ben (voice)

Thank You for Smoking (2005)
as Lorne Lutch

Draft Day (2014)
as Coach Moore

Rock Dog (2016)
as Fleetwood Yak (voice)

The Company You Keep (2012)
as Mac McLeod

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

Marmaduke (2010)
as Chupadogra (voice)

Grandma (2015)
as Karl

Road House (1989)
as Wade Garrett

The Contender (2000)
as Kermit Newman

Mask (1985)
as Gar

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

The Quick and the Dead (1987)
as Con Villian

The Hero (2017)
as Lee Hayden

Rush (1991)
as Dodd

Gettysburg (1993)
as Brig. Gen. John Buford

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

The Big Bang (2011)
as Simon Kestral

The Alibi (2006)
as The Mormon

Sibling Rivalry (1990)
as Charles Turner Jr.

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

Digging for Fire (2015)
as Pop Pop

Fail Safe (2000)
as Congressman Raskob

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

The Shadow Riders (1982)
as Dal Traven

Prancer (1989)
as John Riggs

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

Lifeguard (1976)
as Rick Carlson

The Making of 'Tombstone' (2002)
as Self

Woman Undone (1996)
as Ross Bishop

I Am Patrick Swayze (2019)
as Self

You Know My Name (1999)
as Bill Tilghman

The Coen Brothers Story (2025)
as Self

The Legacy (1978)
as Pete Danner

Fatal Beauty (1987)
as Mike Marshak

Conagher (1991)
as Conn Conagher

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

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

Frogs (1972)
as Pickett Smith

Pretty When You Cry (2001)
as Detective Lukas Black

1883: The Road West (2022)
as Self - Shea Brennan

Shakedown (1988)
as Richie Marks

The Challenge (1970)
as Bryant

Molly and Lawless John (1972)
as Johnny Lawler

The Blue Knight (1973)
as Detective Charlie Bronski

Grendel (—)
as The Dragon

Audubon (2017)
as Narrator (voice)

I Will Fight No More Forever (1975)
as Captain Wood

The Final Cut (1995)
as John Pierce

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

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

The Road to Stardom: The Making of A Star Is Born (2018)
as Self
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (1988)
as Self

The Desperate Trail (1994)
as Marshall Bill Speakes

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

Buffalo Girls (1995)
as Wild Bill Hickok

November Christmas (2011)
as Jess Sanford

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

Off the Map (2003)
as Charley

The Blue Lightning (1986)
as Harry Wingate

National Memorial Day Concert (2023)
as Self

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

Avenger (2006)
as Calvin Dexter

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

The Games (1970)
as Richie Robinson

Dog Watch (1997)
as Charlie Falon

Travis McGee (1983)
as Travis McGee
Evel Knievel (1974)
as Evel Knievel

Milius (2013)
as Self

Blue River (1995)
as Henry Howland

Limbo (2016)
as The Dog (voice)





