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 opportunities to act in feature westerns, but it would be television that gave him that opportunity, in The Sacketts (1979), The Shadow Riders (1982) and The Yellow Rose (1983), among others. He would also work in non-westerns, usually as a tough guy, as in Lifeguard (1976) and Road House (1989). In the 1990s, Elliott was back on the western trail, playing everyone from Brig. Gen. John Buford in the film Gettysburg (1993) to Wild Bill Hickok in the made-for-TV movie Buffalo Girls (1995). In 1991 he wrote the screenplay and co-starred with his wife in the made-for-TV western Conagher (1991).
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1883 (2021)
Starring as Shea Brennan
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: This Is Not Your Heaven (Feb 27, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: Racing Clouds (Feb 20, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: The Weep of Surrender (Feb 13, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: Lightning Yellow Hair (Feb 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Boring The Devil (Jan 30, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: The Fangs of Freedom (Jan 16, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: The Crossing (Jan 9, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: River (Dec 26, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Behind Us, A Cliff (Dec 19, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: 1883 (Dec 19, 2021)
MacGruber (2021)
Guest starring as Perry MacGruber
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Havencroft (Dec 16, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x07: The Architect (Dec 16, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x06: The Storm (Dec 16, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x05: Through the Looking Glass (Dec 16, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x04: The Scientist (Dec 16, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x03: Brimstone (Dec 16, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x02: The Hungry Lion (Dec 16, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x01: A Good Day to Die (Dec 16, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
The Ranch (2016)
Starring as Beau Bennett
(71 episodes)
- Episode 4x20: Take Me Home, Country Roads (Jan 24, 2020)
- Episode 4x19: Dumb Effin' Luck (Jan 24, 2020)
- Episode 4x18: Helluva Life (Jan 24, 2020)
- Episode 4x17: What Was I Thinking (Jan 24, 2020)
- Episode 4x16: Not Everything's About You (Jan 24, 2020)
- Episode 4x15: Born to Love You (Jan 24, 2020)
- Episode 4x14: Fadeaway (Jan 24, 2020)
- Episode 4x13: Out of Sight (Jan 24, 2020)
- Episode 4x12: Like It's the Last Time (Jan 24, 2020)
- Episode 4x11: It Ain't My Fault (Jan 24, 2020)
- Episode 4x01: Dying to See Her (Sep 13, 2019)
- Episode 3x20: We Can't Love Like This Anymore (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x19: Down This Road (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x18: Keep on Dreamin' (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x17: Give Me One More Shot (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x16: Pass It on Down (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x15: Born Country (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x14: Changes Comin' On (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x13: If I Could Just See You Now (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x12: Reckless (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x11: When It All Goes South (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x10: Change (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 3x09: It Ain't Fair That It Ain't Right (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 3x08: Fresh Out of Forgiveness (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 3x07: Telling Me Lies (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 3x06: Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot) (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 3x05: Travelin' Prayer (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 3x04: Baby I'm Burning (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 3x03: A Gamble Either Way (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 3x02: It's All Wrong, But It's All Right (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 3x01: Starting Over Again (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 2x20: If Tomorrow Never Comes (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x19: Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up) (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x18: Big Money (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x17: Do What You Gotta Do (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x16: When You Come Back to Me Again (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x15: More Than a Memory (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x14: Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x13: Rodeo and Juliet (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x12: Wrapped Up in You (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x11: Learning to Live Again (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x10: Can't Be Really Gone (Jun 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Jun 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: I Didn't Ask and She Didn't Say (Jun 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: One of Those Nights (Jun 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: Find Out Who Your Friends Are (Jun 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: My Best Friend (Jun 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: She'll Have You Back (Jun 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Take Me Away from Here (Jun 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Things Change (Jun 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: My Next Thirty Years (Jun 16, 2017)
- Episode 1x20: Merry Christmas (Wherever You Are) (Oct 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x19: Leavin's Been Comin' (For a Long, Long Time) (Oct 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x18: The Cowboy Rides Away (Oct 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x17: I've Come to Expect It from You (Oct 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x16: Easy Come, Easy Go (Oct 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x15: I Know She Still Loves Me (Oct 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x14: Let's Fall to Pieces Together (Oct 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x13: Sittin' on the Fence (Oct 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x12: Living and Living Well (Oct 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x11: Gone as a Girl Can Get (Oct 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x10: Down the Road (Apr 1, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: There Goes My Life (Apr 1, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: Til It's Gone (Apr 1, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: I Can't Go There (Apr 1, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Better as a Memory (Apr 1, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: American Kids (Apr 1, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Got a Little Crazy (Apr 1, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: The Boys of Fall (Apr 1, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Some People Change (Apr 1, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Back Where I Come From (Apr 1, 2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Sam Elliott
- Episode 2018-10-05: Ellie Kemper, Sam Elliott (Oct 5, 2018)
Grace and Frankie (2015)
Guest starring as Phil Milstein
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: The Loophole (May 6, 2016) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x09: The Goodbyes (May 6, 2016) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x08: The Anchor (May 6, 2016) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x04: The Road Trip (May 6, 2016) [Special Guest Star]
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Sam Elliott
- Episode 2017-05-31: Sam Elliott, Connie Nielsen (May 31, 2017)
Justified (2010)
Guest starring as Avery Markham
(12 episodes)
- Episode 6x13: The Promise (Apr 14, 2015)
- Episode 6x12: Collateral (Apr 7, 2015)
- Episode 6x11: Fugitive Number One (Mar 31, 2015)
- Episode 6x10: Trust (Mar 24, 2015)
- Episode 6x09: Burned (Mar 17, 2015)
- Episode 6x08: Dark as a Dungeon (Mar 10, 2015)
- Episode 6x07: The Hunt (Mar 3, 2015)
- Episode 6x06: Alive Day (Feb 24, 2015)
- Episode 6x05: Sounding (Feb 17, 2015)
- Episode 6x04: The Trash and the Snake (Feb 10, 2015)
- Episode 6x03: Noblesse Oblige (Feb 3, 2015)
- Episode 6x02: Cash Game (Jan 27, 2015)
Parks and Recreation (2009)
Guest starring as Ron Dunn
(3 episodes)
- Episode 7x11: Two Funerals (Feb 17, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 6x19: Flu Season 2 (Apr 10, 2014)
- Episode 6x04: Doppelgängers (Oct 10, 2013)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Sam Elliott
- Episode 2019-01-23: Dr. Phil McGraw, Sam Elliott, Flipp Dinero (Jan 23, 2019)
Family Guy (1999)
Guest starring as Sam Elliott
- Episode 17x19: Girl, Internetted (May 5, 2019)
Guest starring as Mayor Wild West
(11 episodes)
- Episode 22x15: Faith No More (Apr 17, 2024)
- Episode 22x13: Lifeguard Meg (Mar 27, 2024)
- Episode 22x03: A Stache From the Past (Oct 22, 2023)
- Episode 21x12: Old West (Feb 19, 2023)
- Episode 21x06: Happy Holo-ween (Oct 30, 2022)
- Episode 20x19: First Blood (May 15, 2022)
- Episode 20x13: Lawyer Guy (Mar 6, 2022)
- Episode 20x10: Christmas Crime (Dec 19, 2021)
- Episode 20x07: Peterschmidt Manor (Nov 14, 2021)
- Episode 20x03: Must Love Dogs (Oct 10, 2021)
- Episode 19x07: Wild Wild West (Nov 22, 2020)
The Yellow Rose (1983)
Starring as Chance McKenzie
(22 episodes)
- Episode 1x22: The Far Side of Fear (May 12, 1984)
- Episode 1x21: Villa's Gold (May 5, 1984)
- Episode 1x20: Beyond Vengeance (Apr 21, 1984)
- Episode 1x19: Chains of Fear (Mar 24, 1984)
- Episode 1x18: Debt of Honor (Mar 17, 1984)
- Episode 1x17: Sacred Ground (Mar 10, 1984)
- Episode 1x16: Running Free (Feb 25, 1984)
- Episode 1x15: Sport of Kings (Feb 18, 1984)
- Episode 1x14: Land of the Free (Feb 11, 1984)
- Episode 1x13: Deadline (Jan 21, 1984)
- Episode 1x12: Hell Hath No Fury (Jan 14, 1984)
- Episode 1x11: Divide and Conquer (Jan 7, 1984)
- Episode 1x10: Only the Proud (Dec 17, 1983)
- Episode 1x09: A Question of Love (Dec 10, 1983)
- Episode 1x08: Trail's End (Nov 26, 1983)
- Episode 1x07: Moving Targets (Nov 19, 1983)
- Episode 1x06: Breaking Trail (Nov 12, 1983)
- Episode 1x05: Sins of the Father (Nov 5, 1983)
- Episode 1x04: Walls of Fear (Oct 29, 1983)
- Episode 1x03: When Honor Dies (Oct 22, 1983)
- Episode 1x02: Divided We Fall (Oct 18, 1983)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 2, 1983)
Police Woman (1974)
Guest starring as Michael Gregory
- Episode 2x08: Farewell, Mary Jane (Nov 4, 1975)
The Mod Squad (1968)
Guest starring as Rick Price
- Episode 5x08: Good Times Are Just Memories (Oct 26, 1972)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Guest starring as Jack Houston
- Episode 7x08: The Two-Faced Corpse (Oct 29, 1974)
Mannix (1967)
Guest starring as Bill Saunders
- Episode 7x04: Little Girl Lost (Oct 7, 1973) [Co-Star]
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Starring as Doug Robert
(4 episodes)
- Episode 6x02: Encore (Sep 25, 1971)
- Episode 5x17: The Field (Jan 23, 1971)
- Episode 5x14: Takeover (Jan 2, 1971)
- Episode 5x10: Hunted (Nov 21, 1970)
Guest starring as Doug Robert
- Episode 5x03: The Innocent (Oct 3, 1970)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Sam Elliott
- Episode 2019-02-24: The 91st Annual Academy Awards (Feb 24, 2019)