Sam Elliott Biography

Sam Elliott is an American actor

Elliott was born in August 9, 1944 in Sacramento, California

His mother was Glynn Mamie, who worked as a physical training instructor and high school teacher

His father, Henry Nelson Elliott, worked for the Department of the Interior as a predator control specialist.

Elliott began acting in Westerns in the late 1960s as a character actor

His first credited role in television came in 1969 in an episode of "Judd for the Defense

In 1984, Elliott married actress Katharine Ross