Sam Elliott
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Samuel Pack Elliott is an American actor. With a career spanning over five decades of film and television, he is recognized for his deep sonorous voice. Elliott has received various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and a National Board of Review Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
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Sam Elliott is an American character, stage, film, and television actor. Born in Sacramento in 1944, he began his work period in 1966. He is a citizen of the United States and speaks English. Elliott has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His work is associated with the Western genre, and he is recognized for his walrus moustache.
Elliott is married to Katharine Ross. He has resided in Malibu and the Willamette Valley. He was educated at the University of Oregon and California State University. In addition to acting, he is an author with five works, including *Haze*, *SISTERS of SATAN*, *Legacy of Faith*, *Knit*, and *How to Use Adapt and Design Knitting Patterns*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Haze
- SISTERS of SATAN
- Legacy of Faith
- Knit
- How to Use Adapt and Design Knitting Patterns
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Key facts
- Born
- Samuel Pack Elliott , ( 1944-08-09 ) August 9, 1944 (age 81) , Sacramento, California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1967–present
- Works
- Filmography
- Spouse
- Katharine Ross ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 )
- Awards
- Full list
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Air Force California Air National Guard
- Service years
- Late 1960s–before 1990
- Unit
- 146th Airlift Wing
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sam
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Sacramento
- Spouse
- Katharine Ross
- Occupation
- film producer
- Educated at
- California State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- TIFF 2018 Samuel Elliott (44592132581) (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Malibu
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- Sam Elliott
- date of birth
- 1944-08-09
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- name in native language
- Sam Elliott
- facial hair
- walrus moustache
- writing language
- English language
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Encyclopedic overview
Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. With a career spanning nearly six decades of film and television, he is recognized for his deep sonorous voice. Elliott has received various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and a National Board of Review Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
Elliott began his career with minor roles on screen, making his film debut in the western The Way West (1967). After his first leading film role in the horror Frogs (1972), Elliott gained wider attention with his breakthrough role in the drama Lifeguard (1976). He achieved commercial success with his role in the biopic Mask (1985) and received Golden Globe nominations for starring in Louis L'Amour's adaptation of Conagher (1991). Elliott starred with Patrick Swayze in the movie Road House (1989) and the miniseries Buffalo Girls (1995), the latter of which also earned him his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Throughout the 1990s, he portrayed John Buford in the historical drama Gettysburg (1993), Virgil Earp in the western Tombstone (1993), Sgt. Buckey O'Neill in the epic war miniseries Rough Riders (1997), and the Stranger in the crime comedy The Big Lebowski (1998).
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