Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott is an American film and television actor. He made his screen debut in 1969 with a small part in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and went on to play roles in several TV series including Mission: Impossible and TV movies like Buffalo Girls (which earned him both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations).http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Elliott,_Sam/Biography/ Elliot has has leading roles in big screen productions as well, including Tombstone, Road House, Hulk, We Were Soldiers, The Golden Compass, and many more.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000385/filmoyear Elliott contributed his signature gruff, deep voice as the narrator of the Coen Brothers comedy The Big Lebowski.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000385/filmoyear He has also done voice overs for TV commercials for Toyota, IBM and others.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000385/otherworks

Elliot has won 3 Bronze Wrangler Awards for Conagher, The Hi-Lo Country, and You Know My Name. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000385/awards He met his wife, Katherine Ross, while filming The Legacy together in 1978.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000385/bio They have one daughter, Cleo Rose Elliott, born in 1984.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000385/bio

Sam Elliot plays on the Hallmark Hall of Fame’s November Christmas on CBS.http://www.cbs.com/specials/november_christmas/video/?pid=kLeWxA_haEjHv1faG3L_SINp0HmP10tv He plays the role of Jess Sanford, who helps his neighbors bring out-of-season holidays to their terminally ill daughter.http://www.cbs.com/specials/november_christmas/video/?pid=kLeWxA_haEjHv1faG3L_SINp0HmP10tv

Elliot began his career with a small role in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1969 having appeared on stage prior to this role. For his first acting jobs, he was cast in western roles. At the time, the popularity of western movies was in decline; however, he was able to play some major roles in TV westerns such as The Sacketts, The Shadow Riders and I Will Fight No More Forever .http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Elliott,_Sam/Biography/ He branched out to play tough guy roles in Road House with Patrick Swayze, Sibling Rivalry, and 'A Death in California. He played the role of Virgil Earp in Tombstone, and Brig. Gen. John Buford in Gettysburg. He also tried his hand at writing, and in 1991 he wrote the screenplay and co-starred with his wife in the made-for-TV western Conagher.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000385/bio

"I’ll do anything. I’ll shave my head for the right job. I’m partial to my facial hair, I guess, but I also enjoy doing something where I’ll look totally different. That’s kind of the reason I’ve always worn long hair, cause I can really change my look radically by getting rid of it. And the other thing is I’d rather wear my own long hair than wear a wig for something. So if the job requires long hair I’ve got it, and if it doesn’t I can cut it off." — Sam Elliot in an interview with Reelzchannel.com.http://www.reelzchannel.com/article/476/sam-elliott-interview-

"Gary Cooper was one. God, Sergeant York used to just reduce me to a puddle every time I saw it. I still get weepy when I see it."— Sam Elliot on his favorite Western actors in an interview with Reelzchannel.com.http://www.reelzchannel.com/article/476/sam-elliott-interview-

• 2011: The Apologist

• 2011: The Big Bang

• 2010: November Christmas

• 2010: Marmaduke

• 2009: Did You Hear About the Morgans?

• 2009: Up in the Air

• 2007: The Golden Compass

• 2007: Ghost Rider

• 2006: Avenger

• 2003: Hulk

• 2002: We Were Soldiers

• 2000: The Contender

• 1987: The Quick and the Dead

• 1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000385/filmoyear