Sam Elliott

Did You Know?

• Sam is married to actress Katharine Ross and they have one daughter, Cleo.
• Sam showed his tush in The Legacy and the scene later won him a rather laughable honor - the highest rating the the 'The Bare Facts,' a book guide to movie nudity scenes.
• Sam starred in the television drama series, 'The Contender,' a role that lets Sam escape his cowboy or cop niches.
• Sam met his wife on his first big movie, Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid in 1969. It was nine years later while filming The Legacy together that they became inseparable.

Movie Highlights

We Were Soldiers (2002)
Sam worked so hard during the 'basic training' for We Were Soldiers that a week after shooting ended, he was on the operating table.

Actor Credits

1. The Golden Compass (2007)
2. Ghost Rider (2007)
3. Fail_Safe (2007)
4. Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (2006)
5. Lies & Alibis (2006)
6. Thank You for Smoking (2006)
7. Off the Map (2005)
8. The Hulk (2003)
9. We Were Soldiers (2002)
10. The Contender (2000)
11. You Know My Name (1999)
12. The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
13. The Big Lebowski (1998)
14. Dog Watch (1996)
15. Dogwatch (1996)
16. Woman Undone (1995)
17. Ranger, The Cook And A Hole In The... (1995)
18. Blue River (1995)
19. Buffalo Girls (1995)
20. The Final Cut (1995)
21. The Desperate Trail (1994)
22. Gettysburg (1993)
23. Tombstone (1993)
24. Fugitive Nights: Danger In The Desert (1993)
25. Conagher (1991)
26. Rush (1991)
27. Sibling Rivalry (1990)
28. Road House (1989)
29. Prancer (1989)
30. Shakedown (1988)
31. Fatal Beauty (1987)
32. Louis L'Amour's The Quick And The Dead (1987)
33. Gone To Texas (1986)
34. Houston: The Legend Of Texas (1986)
35. The Blue Lightning (1986)
36. Mask (1985)
37. A Death In California (1985)
38. Travis McGee (1983)
39. Travis McGee: The Empty Copper Sea (1983)
40. The Shadow Riders (1982)
41. Murder In Texas (1981)
42. Wild Times (1980)
43. The Daybreakers (1979)
44. The Legacy (1979)
45. The Sacketts (1979)
46. The Legacy Of Maggie Walsh (1979)
47. Lifeguard (1976)
48. I Will Fight No More Forever (1975)
49. The Blue Knight (1973)
50. Frogs (1972)
51. Molly And Lawless John (1972)
52. Assault On The Wayne (1970)
53. The Challenge (1970)
54. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)

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