The filmography of American actor Sam Elliott includes nearly 100 credits in both film and television. He came to prominence for his portrayal of gruff cowboy characters in Western films and TV series, making early minor appearances in The Way West (1967) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). He went on to appear in several horror films, such as Frogs (1972) and The Legacy (1978), and appeared in various television series. His film breakthrough was the drama Mask (1985), in which he co-starred with Cher. In 1989, he starred in the Christmas movie Prancer, playing a widowed apple farmer whose daughter finds an injured reindeer and tends to it in the belief it is one of Santa's. The 1989 film Road House also featured Elliott.
He would reprise his Western image in 1991's television film Conagher, for which he earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor, followed by his role portraying Virgil Earp in Tombstone (1993). He also appeared in Gettysburg (1993), in which he played Brigadier General John Buford. He earned his second Golden Globe nomination for his supporting portrayal of Wild Bill Hickok in the miniseries Buffalo Girls (1995). He had a small (but crucial) role in the comedy The Big Lebowski (1998), and later had supporting roles in the fantasy The Golden Compass (2007) and the drama Up in the Air (2009).
From 2016 until its ending in 2020, Elliott began portraying Beau Bennett on the Netflix series The Ranch. He subsequently appeared in a supporting role in the musical drama A Star Is Born (2018) directed by and co-starring Bradley Cooper, which earned him a National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and various nominations, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
Film Year Title Role Notes 1967 The Way West Missouri Townsman Uncredited 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Card Player #2 1970 The Games Richie Robinson 1972 Frogs Pickett Smith Molly and Lawless John Johnny Lawler 1976 Lifeguard Rick Carlson 1978 Pete Danner 1985 Mask Gar 1986 Harold "Harry" Wingate 1987 Fatal Beauty Mike Marshak 1988 Shakedown Detective Richie Marks 1989 Road House Wade Garrett Prancer John Riggs 1990 Sibling Rivalry Charles Turner Jr. 1991 Rush Larry Dodd 1993 Tombstone Virgil Earp Gettysburg Brigadier General John Buford 1995 Blue River Henry Howland The Final Cut John Pierce 1996 Dogwatch Charlie Falon Adventures of Mowgli Kaa English voice 1998 The Stranger Jim Ed Love 2000 Kermit Newman 2002 We Were Soldiers Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley 2003 Hulk General Thaddeus Ross Off the Map Charley Groden 2005 Thank You for Smoking Lorne Lutch 2006 Barnyard Ben (voice)Also sung "I Won’t Back Down" The Mormon 2007 Ghost Rider The Caretaker / Carter Slade / Phantom Rider Lee Scoresby 2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans? Clay Wheeler Up in the Air Captain Maynard Finch 2010 Marmaduke Chupadogra / Buster (voice) 2011 Simon Kestral 2012 The Company You Keep 'Mac' McLeod 2014 Draft Day Coach Moore 2015 I'll See You in My Dreams Bill Grandma Karl The Good Dinosaur Butch (voice) 2017 Rock Dog Fleetwood Yak (voice) The Hero Lee Hayden Audubon Narrator (voice) 2018 The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot Calvin Barr A Star Is Born Bobby Maine 2019 Lady and the Tramp Trusty (voice) 2025 The Gettysburg Address Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
Television Year Title Role Notes 1968–1969 Felony Squad Numerous 3 episodes 1969 Land of the Giants Martin Reed Episode: "Six Hours to Live" The F.B.I. SAC Kendall Lisbon Episode: "The Prey" Judd, for the Defense Dan Kenyon Episode: "The Crystal Maze" 1969–1970 Lancer Renslo / Canopus / Cowboy 3 episodes 1970 Bryant Television film 1970–1971 Mission: Impossible Dr. Douglas Robert (Lang) 13 episodes 1971 Assault on the Wayne Ensign Bill Sandover Television film 1972 Gunsmoke Cory Soames Episode: "The Wedding" Rick Price Episode: "Good Times Are Just Memories" Molly and Lawless John Johnny Lawler Television film 1973 The Blue Knight Detective Charlie BronskiTelevision film Mannix Bill Saunders Episode: "Little Girl Lost" Hawkins Luther Wilkes Episode: "Die Die, Darling" 1974 Doc Elliot Lee Barrows Episode: "A Time to Live" Hawaii Five-O Jack Houston Episode: "The Two-Faced Corpse" Evel Knievel Evel Knievel Television film Will Gantry Episode: "The Ma Gantry Gang" Ken Johnson Episode: "The Hard Breed" 1975 Police Woman Michael Gregory Episode: "Farewell, Mary Jane" I Will Fight No More Forever Captain Wood Television film 1976–1977 Once an Eagle Sam Damon Miniseries; main role 1977 Aspen Tom Keating Television film 1979 Tell SackettTelevision film 1980 Wild Times Hugh Cardiff 2 episodes 1981 Murder in Texas Dr. John Hill Television film 1982 Dal TravenTelevision film Chance McKenzie Main role 1984 Travis McGee Travis McGee Television film 1985 A Death in California D. Jordan Williams 2 episodes 1987 Gone to Texas Sam Houston Television film; also producer Con Vallian Television film 1988 The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen Himself Documentary 1991 Conagher Conn Conagher Television film; also writer and producer 1992 Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert Lyn Cutter Television film 1994 The Desperate Trail Bill SpeakesTelevision film 1995 The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky Bill BellTelevision film Buffalo Girls Bill 'Wild Bill' HickokTelevision film Blue River Henry HowlandTelevision film The Way West (voice) Documentary 1996 Woman Undone Ross Bishop Television film 1997 Rough Riders Captain 'Bucky' O'NeillTelevision film Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western Himself Documentary 1998 Texarkana Television film 1999 You Know My Name Bill Tilghman Television film; also producer 2000 Fail Safe Congressman Raskob Television film 2001 Pretty When You Cry Detective Lukas BlackTelevision film 2002–2007 American Bikers Joel Baldwin (voice) Main role 2003 Hulk: The Lowdown Himself (co-host) Documentary 2006 Avenger Calvin Dexter Television film 2010 November Christmas Jesse 'Jess' SanfordTelevision film 2012, 2020 Robot Chicken Himself / White Wine Narrator / Skito / Reporter (voices) 2 episodes 2013–2015 Parks and Recreation Ron Dunn 3 episodes 2015 Justified Avery Markham Main role (season 6) 2016–2020 The Ranch Beau Bennett Main role; also producer 2016 American Dad! John 'Big John' Tanner (voice) Episode: "Kiss Kiss Cam Cam" Grace and Frankie Phil Milstein 4 episodes 2019–present Family Guy Wild West / Himself (voices) 22 episodes 2021–2022 1883 Shea Brennan Main role 2021 MacGruber Perry 4 episodes 2025 LandmanT.L. Norris Main Role (Season 2)
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