Sam Elliott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Sam Elliott

American actor

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1944

Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, United States

Profession: screenwriter, actor, character actor, stage actor, voice actor, film producer, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Sam Elliott

  • Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor.
  • His lanky physique, thick moustache, deep and resonant voice and Western drawl have led to frequent roles as cowboys and ranchers.
  • His accolades include an Academy Award nomination, two Golden Globe Award nominations, two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and a National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor. Elliott began his film career with minor appearances in The Way West (1967) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), and guest-starred on television in the Western Gunsmoke (1972) and the television films Murder in Texas (1981) and The Shadow Riders (1982).
  • His film breakthrough was in the drama Lifeguard (1976).
  • He then appeared in several Louis L'Amour adaptations such as The Quick and the Dead (1987) and Conagher (1991), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film.
  • He received his second Golden Globe and first Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Buffalo Girls (1995).
  • Other film credits from the early 1990s include as John Buford in the historical drama Gettysburg (1993) and as Virgil Earp in the Western Tombstone (also 1993). In the 2000s, Elliott appeared in supporting roles in the drama We Were Soldiers (2002), and the action films Hulk (2003), and Ghost Rider (2007).
  • In 2015, he guest-starred on the series Justified, which earned him a Critics' Choice Television Award, and in 2016 began starring in the Netflix series The Ranch.
  • He subsequently had a lead role in the comedy-drama The Hero (2017).
  • The following year, Elliott was cast in the musical drama A Star Is Born (2018), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Critics' Choice Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and won a National Board of Review Award.

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