Acting
Sam Elliott
- Titles
- 82movies36TV shows
- Career
Active from 1970 to 2025, busiest in 1995 and 2015 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 48top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Fail Safe86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 85 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical3.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia4.5average 3.7
- Violence4.9average 4.2
- Family Dynamics5.3average 4.8
- Crime4.2average 3.7
- Adrenaline5.4average 4.9
- Romance4.3average 3.8
- Catharsis5.5average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.6, average 2.5
- Contemporary Realism4.5, average 5.4
- Fantasy1.0, average 1.7
- Absurdist Humor1.3, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 8
- Character Study 7
- Social Commentary 7
- Classic Western 4
- Romantic Drama 3
- Historical Epic 3
- Action-Packed 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Murder Mystery 3
- Moral Dilemmas 3
- Crime Thriller 3
- Gritty Realism 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Katharine RossActorThe Hero, Conagher, The Legacy, Murder in Texas, The Shadow Riders, +1 more
Barry CorbinActorConagher, A Death in California, Murder in Texas, Travis McGee
Ben JohnsonActorThe Sacketts, Wild Times, The Shadow Riders
Gene EvansActorWild Times, The Shadow Riders, Travis McGee
Anne ArcherActorThe Blue Knight, Lifeguard, The Blue Knight- GGene Fowler Jr.EditorThe Blue Knight, The Blue Knight, Molly and Lawless John
- JJack WhitmanCinematographerThe Sacketts, The Shadow Riders, Travis McGee
Lee RemickActorThe Blue Knight, The Blue Knight
Jamie FarrActorThe Blue Knight, The Blue Knight
William FichtnerActorThe Big Bang, The Gettysburg Address
Joan AllenActorThe Contender, Off the Map
Jeff BridgesActorThe Contender, Grendel
Movies and TV shows
104Upcoming
1 title
as The Dragon
2020s
4 titles · average score 74
as Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
TV show · as Thomas 'T.L.' Norris
TV show · as Shea Brennan
TV show · as Perry MacGruber
2010s
21 titles · average score 64
as Calvin Barr
as Bobby Maine
as Lee Hayden
as Narrator (voice)
TV show · as Beau
as The Dog (voice)
as Butch (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Jess Sanford
as Simon Kestral
TV show · as Avery Markham
2000s
17 titles · average score 61
as Clay Wheeler
as Maynard Finch
as Carter Slade / Phantom Rider
as Ben (voice)
as The Mormon
as Calvin Dexter
as Lorne Lutch
TV show · as Big John Tanner (voice)
as Ross
as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
as Detective Lukas Black
as Kermit Newman
1990s
18 titles · average score 59
as Bill Tilghman
as Jim Ed Love
TV show · as Capt. Bucky O'Neil
as Charlie Falon
as Ross Bishop
as John Pierce
as Marshall Bill Speakes
as Virgil Earp
as Brig. Gen. John Buford
as Dodd
as Conn Conagher
1980s
14 titles · average score 63
as Wade Garrett
as John Riggs
as Richie Marks
as Con Villian
as Mike Marshak
as Sam Houston
as Harry Wingate
as Gar
TV show · as D. Jordan Williams
as Dal Traven
TV show · as Dr. John Hill
TV show · as Hugh Cardiff
1970s
19 titles · average score 57
TV show · as Tell Sacket
as Pete Danner
TV show · as Tom Keating
TV show · as Sam Damon
as Rick Carlson
as Captain Wood
as Evel Knievel
TV show · as Detective Charlie Bronski
as Detective Charlie Bronski
as Pickett Smith
as Johnny Lawler
as Bryant
1960s
9 titles · average score 59
TV show · as Jack Houston
as Card Player #2
TV show · as Martin Reed
TV show
TV show
as Missouri Townsman (uncredited)
TV show · as Doug Robert
TV show
TV show · as SAC Kendall Lisbon
1950s
1 title · average score 76
TV show · as Cory Soames