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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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 | [6] |
1970 | The Challenge | Bryant | Television film | |
1970–1971 | Mission: Impossible | Dr. Douglas Robert (Lang) | 13 episodes | [6] |
1971 | Assault on the Wayne | Ensign Bill Sandover | Television film | |
1972 | Gunsmoke | Cory Soames | Episode: "The Wedding" | [1] |
The Mod Squad | Rick Price | Episode: "Good Times Are Just Memories" | [6] | |
Molly and Lawless John | Johnny Lawler | Television film | ||
1973 | The Blue Knight | Detective Charlie Bronski | ||
Mannix | Bill Saunders | Episode: "Little Girl Lost" | [6] | |
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 | ||
The Manhunter | Will Gantry | Episode: "The Ma Gantry Gang" | ||
The Streets of San Francisco | Ken Johnson | Episode: "The Hard Breed" | [1] | |
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 | [1] |
1977 | Aspen | Tom Keating | Television film | [1] |
1979 | The Sacketts | Tell Sackett | [1] | |
1980 | Wild Times | Hugh Cardiff | 2 episodes | [1] |
1981 | Murder in Texas | Dr. John Hill | Television film | [7] |
1982 | The Shadow Riders | Dal Traven | ||
The Yellow Rose | Chance McKenzie | Main role | [1] | |
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 | |
The Quick and the Dead | 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 | [8] |
1992 | Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert | Lyn Cutter | Television film | |
1994 | The Desperate Trail | Bill Speakes | [1] | |
1995 | The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky | Bill Bell | ||
Buffalo Girls | Bill 'Wild Bill' Hickok | [1] | ||
Blue River | Henry Howland | |||
The Way West | (voice) | Documentary | ||
Woman Undone | Ross Bishop | Television film | ||
1997 | Rough Riders | Captain 'Bucky' O'Neill | ||
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Himself | Documentary | ||
1998 | Texarkana | N/A | 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 Black | ||
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' Sanford | Television film | |
2012, 2020 | Robot Chicken | Himself / White Wine Narrator / Skito / Reporter (voices) | 2 episodes | [1] |
2013–2015 | Parks and Recreation | Ron Dunn | 3 episodes | [1] |
2015 | Justified | Avery Markham | Main role (season 6) | [1] |
2016–2020 | The Ranch | Beau Bennett | Main role; also producer | [1] |
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) | 15 episodes | |
2021–2022 | 1883 | Shea Brennan | Main role | |
2021 | MacGruber | Perry | 4 episodes |
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