Sam Elliott

Biography

Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. His rangy physique, thick horseshoe mustache, and deep, resonant voice (with a Western twang/drawl) match the iconic image of a cowboy or rancher, and he has often been cast in such roles.

Known For

Family Guy

Family Guy

American Dad!

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Landman

Golden Globe Awards

Mannix

Hawaii Five-O

All Movies (81)

• The Coen Brothers - An American Story2025 · as Self
• The Gettysburg Address2025 · as Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
• National Memorial Day Concert2023 · as Self
• Lady and the Tramp2019 · as Trusty (voice)
• I Am Patrick Swayze2019 · as Self
• The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot2019 · as Calvin Barr
• The Road to Stardom: The Making of A Star Is Born2018 · as Self
• A Star Is Born2018 · as Bobby Maine
• Audubon2017 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Hero2017 · as Lee Hayden
• Rock Dog2016 · as Fleetwood Yak (voice)
• Limbo2016 · as The Dog (voice)
• A Tale of Two Cities: Part 22015 · as Narrator (voice)
• A Tale of Two Cities2015 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Good Dinosaur2015 · as Butch (voice)
• Digging for Fire2015 · as Pop Pop
• Grandma2015 · as Karl
• I'll See You in My Dreams2015 · as Bill
• Draft Day2014 · as Coach Moore
• Milius2013 · as Self
• The Company You Keep2012 · as Mac McLeod
• November Christmas2011 · as Jess Sanford
• The Big Bang2011 · as Simon Kestral
• Marmaduke2010 · as Chupadogra (voice)
• Did You Hear About the Morgans?2009 · as Clay Wheeler
• Up in the Air2009 · as Maynard Finch
• The Golden Compass2007 · as Lee Scoresby
• Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider2007 · as Self
• Ghost Rider2007 · as Carter Slade / Phantom Rider
• Barnyard2006 · as Ben (voice)
• Avenger2006 · as Calvin Dexter
• The Alibi2006 · as The Mormon
• Thank You for Smoking2005 · as Lorne Lutch
• Off the Map2003 · as Charley
• Hulk2003 · as Ross
• We Were Soldiers2002 · as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
• The Making of 'Tombstone'2002 · as Self
• Pretty When You Cry2001 · as Detective Lukas Black
• The Contender2000 · as Kermit Newman
• Fail Safe2000 · as Congressman Raskob
• You Know My Name1999 · as Bill Tilghman
• The Hi-Lo Country1998 · as Jim Ed Love
• The Big Lebowski1998 · as The Stranger
• Dog Watch1997 · as Charlie Falon
• Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western1997 · as Self
• Woman Undone1996 · as Ross Bishop
• Blue River1995 · as Henry Howland
• The Final Cut1995 · as John Pierce
• The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky1995 · as Bill Bell
• Buffalo Girls1995 · as Wild Bill Hickok
• The Desperate Trail1994 · as Marshall Bill Speakes
• Tombstone1993 · as Virgil Earp
• Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert1993 · as Lyn Cutter
• Gettysburg1993 · as Brig. Gen. John Buford
• Rush1991 · as Dodd
• Conagher1991 · as Conn Conagher
• Sibling Rivalry1990 · as Charles Turner, Jr.
• Prancer1989 · as John Riggs
• Road House1989 · as Wade Garrett
• Shakedown1988 · as Richie Marks
• The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen1988 · as Self
• Fatal Beauty1987 · as Mike Marshak
• The Quick and the Dead1987 · as Con Villian
• Houston: The Legend of Texas1986 · as Sam Houston
• The Blue Lightning1986 · as Harry Wingate
• I Will Fight No More Forever1985 · as Captain Wood
• Mask1985 · as Gar
• Travis McGee1983 · as Travis McGee
• The Shadow Riders1982 · as Dal Traven
• The Legacy1978 · as Pete Danner
• Lifeguard1976 · as Rick Carlson
• Evel Knievel1974 · as Evel Knievel
• The Blue Knight1973 · as Detective Charlie Bronski
• Molly and Lawless John1972 · as Johnny Lawler
• Frogs1972 · as Pickett Smith
• Assault on the Wayne1971 · as Ens. William 'Bill' Sandover
• The Games1970 · as Richie Robinson
• The Challenge1970 · as Bryant
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969 · as Card Player #2
• The Way West1967 · as Missouri Townsman (uncredited)
• Grendel— · as The Dragon

All TV Shows (37)

• Landman2024 · as Thomas 'T.L.' Norris
• 18832021 · as Shea Brennan
• MacGruber2021 · as Perry MacGruber
• The Ranch2016 · as Beau
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• Grace and Frankie2015 · as Phil
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
• Justified2010 · as Avery Markham
• Parks and Recreation2009 · as Ron Dunn
• American Dad!2005 · as Big John Tanner (voice)
• Family Guy1999 · as Sam Elliott (voice)
• Family Guy1999 · as Wild Wild West (voice)
• Rough Riders1997 · as Capt. Bucky O'Neil
• A Death in California1985 · as D. Jordan Williams
• The Yellow Rose1983 · as Chance McKenzie
• Murder in Texas1981 · as Dr. John Hill
• Wild Times1980 · as Hugh Cardiff
• The Sacketts1979 · as Tell Sacket
• Aspen1977 · as Tom Keating
• Once an Eagle1976 · as Sam Damon
• Police Woman1974 · as Michael Gregory
• The Manhunter1974
• The Blue Knight1973 · as Detective Charlie Bronski
• Doc Elliot1973
• Hawkins1973 · as Luther Wilkes
• The Streets of San Francisco1972 · as Ken Johnson
• The Mod Squad1968
• Lancer1968
• Land of the Giants1968 · as Martin Reed
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Jack Houston
• Mannix1967
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Doug Robert
• Felony Squad1966
• The F.B.I.1965 · as SAC Kendall Lisbon
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Cory Soames
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee