My Take
Sam Elliott is one of those rare actors who seems like he wasn't born so much as carved out of the American West itself. That mustache, that voice — a low, unhurried baritone that makes everything sound like a verdict — are so distinctively his that Hollywood has essentially built a whole archetype around him. What I find genuinely impressive is that he spent decades as a respected character actor, doing steady, unglamorous work in Westerns and dramas, before landing the kind of late-career recognition he always deserved, including that Oscar nomination for A Star Is Born in 2019. He attended the University of Oregon, which always surprises people who assume a man this weathered must have learned everything from the open range. Nearly six decades in the business, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and he's still working — that's not nostalgia, that's mastery.
Overview
Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. With a career spanning nearly six 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 Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sam Elliott
- Name (Japanese)
- サム・エリオット
- Reading
- さむ・えりおっと
- Born
- August 9, 1944 (age 81)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
- Origin
- Sacramento, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- character actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- David Douglas High School
- University
- University of Oregon
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.