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Sam Elliott
Birth at
9 August 1944
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Sam Elliott is an American producer, screenwriter and actor from Sacramento.
Elliott’s mother is a sports coach and his father worked in the United States Department of the Interior. After living for some time in California, the future actor and his family moved to Oregon. During this period, he successfully passed the auditions and starred in the film “Guys and dolls”.
In 1969, Elliott took part in the filming of the film. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . Before signing a contract with Paramount,
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Sam Elliott is an American producer, screenwriter and actor from Sacramento.
Elliott’s mother is a sports coach and his father worked in the United States Department of the Interior. After living for some time in California, the future actor and his family moved to Oregon. During this period, he successfully passed the auditions and starred in the film “Guys and dolls”.
In 1969, Elliott took part in the filming of the film.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . Before signing a contract with Paramount, the actor managed to star as Douglas Lang in a multi-part film.
Mission Impossible . Then he took part in the filming of the horror film “Frogs” and the television series “Department 5-O”. In 1976, after the filming of the cult film "Rescuer" on the actor drew attention.
During the filming of the film "Heritage" Sam met with his future wife Catherine Ross, whose wedding was played in 1984. This film was followed by many roles in which he appeared as a cowboy. As a result, Elliott’s bushy mustache became the hallmark of the actor in different westerns.
In 1985, Sam played the role of Cher in the comedy film The Mask. In 1991, he decided to try his hand as a producer of the film “Konager”, which later received high marks. In 1995, he starred in the film Girls from the Wild West. Elliott has repeatedly voiced various promotional videos for organizations such as IBM, Chevy and Union Pacific. In 2007, he signed an agreement with Toyota, for which he was engaged in the voice advertising of the Toyota Tundra truck.
Soon he starred in the movie Roadside Diner, where his partners on the set were Kelly Lynch and Patrick Swayze. He had many other small roles in such films as
Gettysburg and "We were soldiers." In 2009, Sam played the role of the captain of a passenger plane in the film “I would like to sky”.