Samuel Pack Elliott was born on August 9, 1944 in Sacramento, California. He is an American film and television actor. He is usually recognized by his tall, thin, rough-hewn physique, a thick handlebar moustache and a gruff speaking voice.

Elliott began his career as a character actor, but his appearance naturally suited to Westerns.

During 1970-71, Elliott starred as Doug Robert in the hit TV series Mission: Impossible and later played wife killers in the miniseries' Murder in Texas (1981) and A Death in California (1986).

The young Elliott was often cast for his masculine appeal. In his early movies—The Games, Frogs, Molly and Lawless John—he performed a number of scenes without his shirt. Later, in Lifeguard, he appeared in much of the movie wearing nothing more than a pair of swim trunks. Next, in The Legacy, he shed all his clothes for a nude scene.

He also starred in Thank You for Smoking (2005), The Alibi (2006) and 2007’s action Ghost Rider (2007).

Filmography

• The Golden Compass (2007)
• Ghost Rider (2007)
• Barnyard (2006)
• Avenger (2006)
• The Alibi (2006)
• Thank You for Smoking (2005)
• Hulk (2003)
• Off the Map (2003)
• We Were Soldiers (2002)
• Pretty When You Cry (2001)
• The Contender (2000)
• Fail Safe (2000)
• You Know My Name (1999)
• The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
• The Big Lebowski (1998)
• Texarkana (1998)
• Rough Riders (1997)
• Dog Watch (1996)
• Woman Undone (1996)
• Blue River (1995)
• The Desperate Trail (1995)
• The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky (1995)
• Buffalo Girls (1995)
• The Final Cut (1995)
• Tombstone (1993)
• Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (1993)
• Gettysburg (1993)
• Rush (1991)
• Conagher (1991)
• Sibling Rivalry (1990)
• Prancer (1989)
• Road House (1989)
• Shakedown (1988)
• Fatal Beauty (1987)
• The Quick and the Dead (1987)
• Houston: The Legend of Texas (1986)
• The Blue Lightning (1986)
• A Death in California (1985)
• Mask (1985)
• "The Yellow Rose" (1983)
• Travis McGee (1983)
• The Shadow Riders (1982)
• Murder in Texas (1981)
• Wild Times (1980)
• The Sacketts (1979)
• The Legacy (1978)
• "Aspen" (1977)
• "Once an Eagle" (1976)
• Lifeguard (1976)
• "Police Woman" (1 episode, 1975)
• I Will Fight No More Forever (1975)
• "Hawaii Five-O" (1 episode, 1974)
• "The Manhunter" (1 episode, 1974)
• Evel Knievel (1974)
• "Doc Elliot" (1 episode, 1974)
• "The Streets of San Francisco" (1 episode, 1974)
• The Blue Knight (1973)
• "Hawkins" (1 episode, 1973)
• "Mannix" (1 episode, 1973)
• Molly and Lawless John (1972)
• "The Mod Squad" (1 episode, 1972)
• "Gunsmoke" (1 episode, 1972)
• Frogs (1972)
• "Mission: Impossible" (13 episodes, 1970-1971)
• Assault on the Wayne (1971)
• The Games (1970)
• The Challenge (1970)
• "Bracken's World" (1 episode, 1970)
• "Lancer" (3 episodes, 1969-1970)
• "The F.B.I." (1 episode, 1969)
• "Land of the Giants" (1 episode, 1969)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
• "Felony Squad" (3 episodes, 1968-1969)
• Maugli (1967)