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      • Being “a Sam Elliott” meant taking on more challenging, supporting roles in a wide array of films. In 1985, Elliott starred opposite Cher and Eric Stoltz in Mask, a drama based on the true story of Rocky Dennis, a boy who suffered from craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, a rare and disfiguring disorder.
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      Sam Elliott: Biography, Actor, Academy Award Nominee

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  3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000385Sam Elliott - Biography - IMDb

    Sam Elliott. Actor: A Star Is Born. Tall, thin, wiry Sam Elliott is the classic picture of the American cowboy. Elliott began his acting career on the stage and his film debut was in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). Although his future wife, Katharine Ross co-starred in the film, the two did not meet until they filmed The Legacy (1978) together. Over the years there would be few...

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    Sam Elliott. Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) 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 ...

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    Aug 8, 2023 · “There’s a great stigma that goes with that tag. I want to be a Sam Elliott.” Being “a Sam Elliott” meant taking on more challenging, supporting roles in a wide array of films.

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  7. www.mentalfloss.com › facts-about-sam-elliott11 Fascinating Facts About Sam Elliott | Mental Floss

    • Sam Elliott's dad didn't want him to become an actor. Born in Sacramento in 1944, a 13-year-old Sam Elliott moved with his family to Oregon, where both he and his father pursued their love of the outdoors.
    • Sam Elliott played Evel Knievel in an unsold TV pilot. After moving to Hollywood in the late 1960s, Elliott scored a small role in a big film: 1969’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
    • Sam Elliott got himself in some hot water with a studio. Lifeguard looked to be Elliott’s breakout role: It’s a tale of a man approaching middle age who wonders if being a first responder is what he wants to continue doing with his life.
    • Sam Elliott was the voice of Smokey Bear. Early in his career, Elliott was advised by people in the industry to hone his smooth drawl into something more in the leading-man mode.

  8. www.npr.org › 2017/06/29 › 534868595Sam Elliott On Career Longevity, Playing Tough And His ... - NPR

    Jun 29, 2017 · Sam Elliott On Career Longevity, Playing Tough And His Iconic Role In 'Lebowski' June 29, 20173:05 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. 19-Minute Listen. Playlist. Elliott says that being selective...

  9. www.looper.com › the-untold-truth-of-sam-elliottThe Untold Truth Of Sam Elliott - Looper

    Jun 24, 2022 · A comedic Western based on the lives of two notorious bank-robbing outlaws, the film seems like a perfect fit for Elliott, who spent much of his career working within the genre. Unfortunately for ...

  10. apnews.com › article › sam-elliott-1883-yellowstoneSam Elliott on '1883' and achieving his best at 78: 'There's ...

    Jun 22, 2023 · Published 11:05 AM PDT, June 22, 2023. In Taylor Sheridan’s interconnected “Yellowstone” TV shows, Sam Elliott is proud to be No. 1. His prequel “1883” was the first “Yellowstone” spinoff.