Sam Elliott
Highest Rated: 100% Fail Safe (2000)
Lowest Rated: 9% Marmaduke (2010)
Birthday: Aug 09, 1944
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA
Possessing rugged good looks and a rich, deep voice, Sam Elliott went from playing the quintessential cowboy to portraying thoughtful, sage characters throughout his long career. Born in Sacramento, California, he spent most of his youth in Portland, Oregon. After dropping out of college, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Roles in television shows such as "The Felony Squad" (ABC, 1966-69) and "The F.B.I." (ABC, 1965-74), as well as a bit part in the Paul Newman-Robert Redford vehicle "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969), soon followed. He landed a recurring role on the hit "Mission: Impossible" (CBS, 1966-73) that kicked off a long period of steady work. Elliott made regular guest appearances on many of the police dramas of the '70s, including "Hawaii Five-O" (CBS, 1968-80) and "The Streets of San Francisco" (ABC, 1972-77). He experienced his first true breakthrough with the film "Lifeguard" (1976), playing a beach bum who reevaluates his life after attending his high school reunion. The actor also took advantage of the television miniseries craze, starring in "Once an Eagle" (NBC, 1976) and "Aspen" (NBC, 1977). His looks, including his trademark thick mustache, made him a natural for cowboy roles. He teamed with Tom Selleck for a pair of TV films based on Louis L' Amour books, "The Sacketts" (NBC, 1978) and "The Shadow Riders" (CBS, 1982), which became some of his most memorable roles in the genre. Not one to be boxed in, he diversified his resume by playing Farrah Fawcett's abusive husband in "Murder in Texas" (NBC, 1981) and Cher's love interest in "Mask" (1985). He added another archetype to his repertoire - the elder, male mentor - when he joined Patrick Swayze for the surprise hit "Road House" (1989). He continued mixing roles in Westerns like "Tombstone" (1993) and "Buffalo Girls" (CBS, 1995), with more traditional dramas such as "Rush" (1991). The Coen brothers found a perfect use for Elliott's voice and persona when they cast him as The Stranger, the narrator of their classic Jeff Bridges comedy "The Big Lebowski" (1998). The actor branched out into other genres as well with roles in the superhero films "Hulk" (2003) and "Ghost Rider" (2007), in addition to the fantasy epic "The Golden Compass" (2007). He continued making appearances on television, taking memorable roles on "Parks and Recreation" (NBC, 2009-15), "Grace and Frankie" (Netflix, 2015-), and "Justified" (FX, 2010-15), the latter of which earned him a Critics' Choice Award. He stepped into a series regular role when he joined Ashton Kutcher and Debra Winger for "The Ranch" (Netflix, 2016-) playing the irascible patriarch of the show's ranching family, Beau Bennett. Bradley Cooper tabbed Elliott, along with Lady Gaga, for his directing debut "A Star Is Born" (2018). The actor played the older brother of Cooper's spiraling singing star. The role earned Elliott his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65% | 51% | Lady and the Tramp | Trusty (Voice) | - | 2019 |
| 75% | 50% | The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot | Calvin Barr (Character) | - | 2018 |
| 90% | 79% | A Star Is Born | Bobby (Character) | $215.3M | 2018 |
| 78% | 59% | The Hero | Lee Hayden (Character) | $4.1M | 2017 |
| 47% | 47% | Rock Dog | Fleetwood Yak (Voice) | $9.4M | 2016 |
| 76% | 65% | The Good Dinosaur | Butch (Voice) | $123.1M | 2015 |
| 93% | 68% | I'll See You in My Dreams | Bill (Character) | $7.4M | 2015 |
| 64% | 41% | Digging for Fire | Pop Pop (Character) | $119.4K | 2015 |
| 91% | 67% | Grandma | Karl (Character) | $7M | 2015 |
| 59% | 65% | Draft Day | Coach Moore (Character) | $28.8M | 2014 |
| 54% | 45% | The Company You Keep | Mac Mcleod (Character) | $5.1M | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | November Christmas | Jess Sanford (Character) | - | 2010 |
| 19% | 25% | The Big Bang | Simon Kestral (Character) | - | 2010 |
| 9% | 42% | Marmaduke | Chupadogra (Voice) | $33.6M | 2010 |
| 91% | 79% | Up in the Air | Maynard Finch (Character) | $83.8M | 2009 |
| 12% | 27% | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Clay (Character) | $29.6M | 2009 |
| 42% | 51% | The Golden Compass | Lee Scoresby (Character) | $70.1M | 2007 |
| 26% | 48% | Ghost Rider | Caretaker (Character) | $115.8M | 2007 |
| 22% | 52% | Barnyard: The Original Party Animals | Ben the cow (Voice) | $72.6M | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 27% | Avenger | Calvin Dexter (Character) | - | 2006 |
| 57% | 54% | Lies & Alibis | The Mormon (Character) | - | 2006 |
| 86% | 87% | Thank You for Smoking | Lorne Lutch (Character) | $24.8M | 2005 |
| 70% | 84% | Off the Map | Charley Groden (Character) | $1.3M | 2003 |
| 62% | 29% | Hulk | General Ross (Character) | $132.1M | 2003 |
| 63% | 84% | We Were Soldiers | Sgt-Maj. Basil Plumley (Character) | $78.1M | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 39% | Pretty When You Cry | Detective Lukas Black (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 76% | 73% | The Contender | Kermit Newman (Character) | $17.8M | 2000 |
| 100% | 79% | Fail Safe | Congressman Raskob (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 82% | You Know My Name |
Bill Tilghman (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 1999 |
| 54% | 49% | The Hi-Lo Country | Jim Ed Love (Character) | $163.8K | 1998 |
| 83% | 93% | The Big Lebowski | The Stranger (Character) | $17.4M | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 75% | Rough Riders | Unknown (Character) | - | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 0% | Woman Undone | Ross Bishop (Character) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dog Watch | Charlie Falon (Character) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 78% | The Adventures of Mowgli | Kaa (Voice) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | Buffalo Girls | Wild Bill Hickok (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 22% | Blue River | Henry Howland (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | The Final Cut | John Pierce (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 56% | The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky | Bill Bell (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 48% | The Desperate Trail | Marshall Bill Speakes (Character) | - | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert | Lyn Cutter (Character) | - | 1993 |
| 74% | 94% | Tombstone | Virgil Earp (Character) | $55.9M | 1993 |
| 77% | 89% | Gettysburg | Brig. Gen. John Buford (Character) | - | 1993 |
| 71% | 72% | Rush | Dodd (Character) | $6.6M | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | 76% | Conagher |
Conn Conagher (Character), Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1991 |
| 22% | 30% | Sibling Rivalry | Charles Turner Jr. (Character) | $16.8M | 1990 |
| 39% | 66% | Road House | Wade Garrett (Character) | $27.4M | 1989 |
| 67% | 58% | Prancer | John Riggs (Character) | $18.1M | 1989 |
| 63% | 40% | Shakedown | Richie Marks (Character) | $9.3M | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 64% | The Quick and the Dead | Con Vallian (Character) | - | 1987 |
| 23% | 42% | Fatal Beauty | Mike Marshak (Character) | $10.8M | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Blue Lightning | Harry Wingate (Character) | - | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | 15% | Houston: The Legend of Texas | Sam Houston (Character) | - | 1986 |
| 93% | 83% | Mask | Gar (Character) | - | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Travis McGee: The Empty Copper Sea | Travis McGee (Character) | - | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | 71% | The Shadow Riders | Dal Traven (Character) | - | 1982 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder in Texas | Dr. John Hill (Character) | - | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | 79% | The Sacketts | Unknown (Character) | - | 1979 |
| 60% | 23% | The Legacy | Pete Danner (Character) | - | 1979 |
| 40% | 74% | Lifeguard | Rick Carlson (Character) | - | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | 78% | I Will Fight No More Forever | Captain Wood (Character) | - | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Blue Knight | Detective Charlie Bronski (Character) | - | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | 59% | Die, Darling, Die | Luther Wilkes (Character) | - | 1973 |
| 29% | 24% | Frogs | Pickett Smith (Character) | - | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Molly and Lawless John | Johnny Lawler (Character) | - | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Challenge | Bryant (Character) | - | 1970 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Assault on the Wayne | Ensign William "Bill" Sandover (Character) | - | 1970 |
| 90% | 92% | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Card Player No. 2 (Character) | - | 1969 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Honor Guard | Narrator | 2020 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | Family Guy | Himself (Guest Voice) | 2019-2020 |
| No Score Yet | 71% | The Ranch | Beau (Character) | 2016-2020 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS News Sunday Morning | Guest | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning America | Guest | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda | Guest | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2017 |
| 88% | 90% | Grace and Frankie | Phil (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad | Big John Tanner (Guest Voice) | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today | Guest | 2015 |
| 97% | 95% | Justified |
Avery Markham (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2015 |
| 93% | 89% | Parks and Recreation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013-2015 |
| No Score Yet | 91% | Robot Chicken | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rough Riders | Unknown (Character) | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Buffalo Girls | Wild Bill Hickok (Character) | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Death in California | Unknown (Character) | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Yellow Rose | Chance McKenzie (Character) | 1983-1984 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wild Times | Unknown (Character) | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sacketts | Tell Sackett (Character) | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Aspen | Unknown (Character) | 1977 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Woman | Michael Gregory (Guest Star) | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Ken Johnson (Guest Star) | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Bill Saunders (Guest Star) | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mod Squad | Rick Price (Guest Star) | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Cory Soames (Guest Star) | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Felony Squad | Marine Leader (Guest Star) | 1968-1969 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lancer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969 |
QUOTES FROM Sam Elliott CHARACTERS
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: Gentlemen, release.
F-22 Pilot says: Gamma charge away.
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: You are cleared to fire on target, Legend.
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: Okay, you`ve got him now. Take him on a ride to the top of the world. Let`s see what the thin air will do for him.
F-22 Pilot says: I think I can come back around for a gun attack.
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: Acquire a clear target. Fire at will.
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: Tango Flight, do you have eyes on the target ?
Comanche Pilot says: Tango One, I have him in the rocks.
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: Salvo all. Turn it into a parking lot.
Comanche Pilot says: T - bolt, your parking lot is ready. We`re bingo for fuel and ammo. R.T.B.
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: Hit it again !
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: Hit it again!
Dr. David Banner says: All right... I`ll go ! You just watch me go !
Dr. David Banner says: All right... I`ll go! You just watch me go!
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: Hit it.
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: Hit it.
Arlo says: He likes you.
Nash says: Ha ha! Imagine that Ramsey. Are you interested to face?
Ramsey says: Nash! Boundaries! This is my personal bubble.
Nash says: Nah, that ain't your bubble, this is your bubble!
Butch says: Nash! Get out of your sister's bubble!
Butch says: "Don't overthink it, kid"
Butch says: Don't overthink it, kid
Butch says: Don't overthink it, kid.
Butch says: If you ain't scared, you ain't alive.
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: Tango Flight, do you have eyes on the target ?
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: Tango Flight, do you have eyes on the target?
Comanche Pilot says: Tango One, I have him in the rocks
Comanche Pilot says: Tango One, I have him in the rocks.
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: Salvo all. Turn it into a parking lot.
General `Thunderbolt' Ross says: Salvo all. Turn it into a parking lot.
Comanche Pilot says: T - bolt, your parking lot is ready. We`re bingo for fuel and ammo. R.T.B.
Comanche Pilot says: T-bolt, your parking lot is ready. We`re bingo for fuel and ammo. R.T.B.
John Riggs says: You tear apart the babies rattle, and you see what makes the noise inside. But there is a veil covering the unseen world, which not the strongest man could tear apart. Only faith, poetry, love and romance, can push aside that curtain and view the beauty and the glory beyond. Is it all real? Virginia, in all this world, there is nothing else real in the body...Santa Claus, thank god he lives. And lives forever, a thousand years from now, ten times ten thousand years from now, and he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
General "Thunderbolt" Ross says: One more thing, if you ever... come within a thousand yards of my daughter again, I'll put you away for the rest of your natural life.
Wade Garrett says: You got a skinny little runt named Dalton working here?
Wade Garrett says: A man puts a gun in yer face, you got two choices - stand there 'n die or kill the motherfucker!
Wade Garrett says: I'll get all the sleep I need when I'm dead.
Wade Garrett says: The Double Douche!
Wade Garrett says: That gal's got entirely too many brains to have an ass like that.
Wade Garrett says: This place has a sign hangin' over the urinal that says, "Don't eat the big white mint".
The Stranger says: Sometimes you eat the bar and sometimes, well, the bar eats you.
The Stranger says: There's just one thing, dude.
The Dude says: What's that?
The Stranger says: Do you have to use so many cuss words?
The Dude says: What the fuck you talkin' about?
Chupadogra says: Something tells me it's not to late to be the real you.
SGM Basil Plumley says: What are you, the f*cking weatherman.
Caretaker says: The thing about legends is...sometimes they're true.
Caretaker says: It's said that the West was built on legends...and that legends are a way of understanding things greater than ourselves. Forces that shape our lives. Events that defy explanation. Individuals whose lives soar to the heavens...or fall to the earth. This is how legends are born.
Caretaker says: Any man who's got the guts to sell his soul for love...got the power to change the world.
Dag the Coyote says: Ben! How are you, Ben? We would've said hello had we seen ya.
Ben the Cow says: Put the hen down, Dag.
Dag the Coyote says: Sure, Ben. Whatever you say. We're just doin' a little courtin', that's all. You know how much we like the hens. [Chuckles evilly] You know me, lady killer.
The Stranger says: The Dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowing he's out there, the Dude, takin' 'er easy for all us sinners.
Caretaker says: You alll right?
Caretaker says: You all right?
Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider says: Yeah, I'm good. I feel lke my skull is on fire, but I'm good.
Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider says: Yeah I'm good, feels like my skull's on fire, but I'm good.
The Stranger says: Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes, well, he eats you.
The Stranger says: Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes, well, he eats you.
The Stranger says: Darkness warshed over the Dude - darker'n a black steer's tookus on a moonless prairie night.
The Stranger says: The dude abides...
Lorne Lutch says: You look like a nice enough fella. What are you doing working for these assholes?
Nick Naylor says: I'm good at it. Better at doing this than I ever was at doing anything else.