Sam Elliott Highlights

  • 2007: Co-starred with Nicholas Cage in the Marvel Comics-inspired "Ghost Rider"
  • 2006: Co-starred with Aaron Eckhart in the satirical comedy "Thank You for Smoking" directed by Jason Reitman
  • 2005: Starred with Joan Allen in "Off the Map" directed by Campbell Scott
  • 2003: Appeared in the Ang Lee-directed "The Hulk"
  • 2002: Cast as a grizzled veteran sergeant major in "We Were Soldiers"
  • 2000: Earned critical acclaim for playing a presidential chief of staff in "The Contender"
  • 1999: Executive produced and starred as legendary lawman Bill Tilghman in TNT's "You Know My Name"; reteamed with director John Kent Harrison
  • 1998: Appeared as the stranger in the Coen brothers' "The Big Lebowski"
  • 1998: Played villainous Jim Ed Love to Woody Harrelson's heroic Big Boy Matson in Stephen Frears' "The Hi-Lo Country"
  • 1997: Portrayed Captain Bucky O'Neill in TNT's "Rough Riders", helmed by John Milius
  • 1995: Starred in "The Ranger, the Cook, and a Hole in the Sky", an ABC movie directed by John Kent Harrison
  • 1995: Gave an unflinching portrayal as Wild Bill Hickock in "Buffalo Girls", a CBS miniseries version of the Larry McMurtry novel; earned Emmy nomination
  • 1994: Headlined surprisingly good straight-to-video Western, "The Desperate Trail"
  • 1993: Acted the part of Virgil Earp in "Tombstone"
  • 1993: Distinguished himself as Brigadier General John Buford, one of the unsung heroes of "Gettysburg", a TNT original given a feature release
  • 1993: Was a hard-drinking cop in "Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert", an NBC movie written and executive produced by Wambaugh
  • 1991: Cast as a detective keeping tabs on his undercover narcs Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh in "Rush"
  • 1991: First film as executive producer and first screenwriting credit (shared with Jeffrey M Meyer and wife Katharine Ross, who also co-starred), "Conagher" (adapted from L'Amour), a made-for-cable project aired on TNT; also played title role; picture was one of the highest-rated originals ever to air on TNT; fifth and last TV-movie (to date) with Ross
  • 1990: Played a man who suffered a heart attack and died following a mad, pasionate afternoon of carnality with Kirstie Alley in Carl Reiner's feature comedy "Sibling Rivalry"
  • 1989: Essayed a tough, no-nonsense, single father and farmer in John D Hancock's heart-warming "Prancer"
  • 1988: Fought drugs and corruption as a NYC undercover cop in "Shakedown"
  • 1987: Acted opposite Kate Capshaw in "The Quick and the Dead", an HBO movie adapted from L'Amour
  • 1985: First feature film in six years, "Mask"
  • 1982: Reteamed with Selleck on "Louis L'Amour's The Shadow Riders" (CBS)
  • 1981: First of five TV projects through 1991 with soon-to-be-spouse Ross, the CBS miniseries "Murder in Texas"
  • 1979: Began relationship with Ross during the making of the goofy-gothic mystery "The Legacy"
  • 1979: Starred with Tom Selleck in NBC miniseries "Louis L'Amour's The Sacketts", first of four TV projects (to date) based on the work of the great Western writer
  • 1976: Portrayed Sam Damon on the seven-part NBC miniseries "Once an Eagle"
  • 1976: Made breakthrough feature film, playing the title role in "Lifeguard"
  • 1975: Pursued the Nez Pearce Indians as they tried to flee to Canada in "I Will Fight No More Forever" (ABC)
  • 1973: Played Detective Charlie Bronski in "The Blue Knight" (adapted from the Joseph Wambaugh novel), an acclaimed NBC miniseries starring William Holden
  • 1972: First feature lead, "Frogs"
  • 1970: TV-movie debut, "The Challenge" (ABC)
  • 1969: Appeared in episodes of CBS series "Lancer"
  • 1969: Made film debut in bit role of 2nd card player in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"; future wife Katharine Ross was the female lead; Elliott saw her around the lot a few times, but the two never met
  • Worked for a construction firm while studying acting in Los Angeles
  • Signed contract with 20th Century-Fox
  • Moved from California to Oregon with his family when he was a teenager
  • Was series regular on "Mission: Impossible" (CBS), playing the role of Dr Doug Lang
  • Acted opposite Cybill Shephard on NBC primetime serial "The Yellow Rose"

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