Sam Elliott is an American actor, screenwriter, producer. Widely known as an actor of Westerns. He starred in the films "Girls from the Wild West", "They Smoke Here", "Hulk", "Accurate and Dead" and others. Married to actress Catherine Ross. They have a daughter, Cleo. The growth of the actor is 188 centimeters.
early years
According to the biography, Sam Elliott was born on 08/09/1944 in the city of Sacramento in California. The full name of the actor is Samuel Pack Elliott. The mother of the future actor worked as a sports coach, and his father was a specialist in the US Department of the Interior.
Back in school, the Elliott family moved to Portland, Oregon. Here, the future actor graduated from the David Douglas School.
After graduation, the guy went to Clark College in the city of Vancouver, Washington. In college, Sam played in productions in the amateur theater. One of the roles of Elliott of those years is in the musical “Guys and Dolls”.
A local newspaper published an article on this musical performance. In the material, special attention was paid to the Elliott game. This inspired Sam to start a career as a professional actor.
Carier start
Elliott moved to Hollywood and enrolled at California State University. He was immediately accepted into the Sigma Alpha Epsilon student fraternity. To pay for life in Los Angeles, in his spare time from school, the guy worked part-time at a construction site.
In 1969, Sam played his first role in the film. It was a picture of Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid from Paramount Film Company. Shortly before this, Elliott appeared in a small role in the television series Mission Impossible.
In 1972, the actor starred in the horror film "Frogs", then - in the television series "Division 5-O." In those years, the actor got the roles of heroes-lovers, guys about whom every girl dreams. Elliott did not like that role.
In 1976, after the painting “Rescuer” Sam was finally noticed and began to be invited to the cinema on an ongoing basis. At that time, the actor was 32 years old.
Westerns
After 1976, the series and films with Sam Elliott were mostly in the western genre. The actor fit perfectly into the image of a cowboy. Sam's bushy mustache became his hallmark.
In 1981, he played the role of a killer in the movie "The Murder in Texas." In 1985, the actor had the opportunity to participate in the film "Mask" with singer and actress Cher.
In 1986, the mini-series Death in California was released, where Elliott played the role of Jordan Williams.
In 1995, in the mini-series “Girls from the Wild West”, directed by Rod Hardy, Sam embodied in Wild Bill Hitchcock. For this role, the actor was nominated for an Emmy and Golden Globe Award.
Other jobs
Elliott did not get hung up on working as an actor. He tried himself as a producer, voiced commercials for Chevy, IBM, Union Pacific and others.
As a producer, Sam proved himself in the films “You Know My Name” in 1989 and “Conager” in 1991, and for the latter, he wrote the script.
In 2007, Sam Elliott signed a contract with Toyota and voiced commercials for the Toyota Tundra truck for her.
Since 2005, the actor has come to grips with scoring cartoons. Among the works he voiced are Robotsyp, American Dad, Horns and Hooves, The Good Dinosaur and others.
TV movie "Conager"
The film "Conager" has a special place in the life of Sam. This is a film in which Elliott not only played a major role, but also showed himself as a producer and screenwriter. The film was directed by Reynaldo Villalobos.
According to the Western story, Mrs. Ivy Teal's husband left for the city to buy livestock. On the way, misfortune happened to him. The woman was left alone with her children in a house located in the wilderness, fifty miles from the village.
The transport company invited Mrs. Evie to make a hotel for the stagecoach passing by her at home. The woman had no choice but to agree. Once upon a time, Sam Conager drove past this house - an aged man who dreams of having a family.
The film played: Sam Elliott in the role of Sam Conager, Katherine Ross in the role of Ivy Teal, Barry Corbin in the role of Charlie McCloud, Billy Green Bush in the role of Jacob Thiel and other actors.
The telefilm was nominated for the Golden Globe Award in 1992 in the category "Best Actor" (Sam Elliott).
Personal life
In 1978, on the set of the film "Psychotic" Sam met actress Katherine Ross. At that time, the actress was married, but soon divorced. In general, before marriage to Elliott, Ross had already been married four times. The actress is four years older than Sam. Sam and Katherine got married in 1984. Soon they had a daughter, Cleo Rose.
Relations with the daughter of the four Elliottes are not easy. In 2011, Katherine, who was already 71 years old at the time, went to court with a statement that her daughter Cleo had encroached on her life.
Problems with the girl in the family began when she was still a teenager. In 2011, a girl scissors cut her mother’s hands in six places and chased her around the house shouting: "I want to kill you." The court forbade Cleo to approach his parents closer than 100 meters.
Selected Filmography
Sam Elliott has played in over 90 films over the years of his career. The most successful of them:
- In 1978 - Heritage.
- In 1979 - the mini-series The Sackett Brothers.
- In 1982 - "Shadow Riders."
- In 1985 - The Mask.
- In 1987 - "Accurate and Dead" and "Deadly Beauty."
- In 1988 - Extortion.
- In 1989 - "Roadside diner" and "Horse".
- In 1990 - “Siblings, rivals rivals.”
- In 1991 - “Conager” and “Kaif”.
- In 1993 - Gettysburg, Tumstone: Legend of the Wild West, and Hot pursuit.
- In 1995 - the mini-series "Girls from the Wild West" and "Forester, cook and a hole in the sky."
- In 1997 - the mini-series "Guys What You Need!".
- In 1998 - “Big Lebowski” and “Country of hills and valleys.” In 2000 - “Explosion”, “Challenger”.
- In 2002 - "We were soldiers."
- In 2003 - The Hulk.
- In 2004 - “Alibi”.
- In 2005 - “They smoke here.”
- In 2007 - “Phantom Racer” and “Golden Compass”.
- In 2009 - “I would be in heaven” and “Spouses Morgan on the run.”
- In 2010 - Marmadyuk.
- In 2012 - "Dirty Games."
- In 2017 - “Hero”.
- In 2018 - “A Star Is Born”.