Samuel Park Elliott - American actor, screenwriter, producer. Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy Award nominee for the Screen Actors Guild, who began his successful career in 1969 with the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and the series Mission Impossible. Most often, the actor could be seen in westerns popular in those years, and his coworking hat and chic mustache became his hallmark.
For his creative biography, Elliott starred in almost a hundred films, also acted as screenwriter and producer of the film "Conager". In addition, the actor was repeatedly busy in voicing commercials and cartoons. In 2018, for the role of Bobby in the sensational musical film “A Star Was Born”, he became a nominee in the category “Best Supporting Actor” at the Oscars, AASTA, Critics' Choice, Sputnik, US Screen Actors Guilds, and the National Council US critics.
The beginning of the biography
Sam was born in the summer of 1944 in the United States. His father worked in the Wildlife Conservation Service, and his mother was a physical education teacher and sports coach. The family lived in California, and when Sam was thirteen, he moved to Oregon.
After graduating from high school, the young man entered the university, where he was going to study English and psychology. A year later, Sam realized that his chosen profession did not satisfy him and study did not bring any joy. Therefore, he leaves the university and enters college in Vancouver, where he first appears on stage in student performances. Soon he manages to play a small role in the film "Guys and Dolls" and from that moment Sam decides to devote his whole future life to creativity and cinema.
Parents did not support the choice of their son and did their best to persuade him to change his mind, but Sam was firmly convinced that the movie was his fate. After the unexpected death of his father, the young man went to Los Angeles, where he enrolled in acting classes and began working at a construction site to provide himself with housing and food. Soon, Sam was drafted into the army, and only after returning from service began his real career in the cinema.
Cinema
Elliott's appearance was very suitable for westerns, popular during the 60s. Tall, with a sophisticated face, athletic, thin, with a huge shock of blond curly hair on his head, he looked great on the screen. In addition, Sam was able to keep well in the saddle, which was very important for films of the western genre.
The debut role in the big movie took place with Sam in the movie “Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid”, and although he played only in a small episode, the actor was noticed and was soon invited to shoot the series “Mission Impossible”.
Great success came to Elliott only seven years later. First, he gets one of the main roles in the series "Former Eagle", and then the main role in the film "Rescuer". After a successful rental of the picture, the actor began to receive invitations to new projects.
Most of Sam's next works are Westerns. He created a beautiful and recognizable image of a whiskered cowboy in a wide-brimmed hat, by which viewers began to recognize Elliott. Among his works are films: "Murder in Texas, " "The Mask, " "Death in California, " and "Roadside Diner." For his role in the series "Girls from the Wild West", the actor was nominated for the Golden Globe and Emmy Awards.
In the late 80s, Sam begins to try himself as a producer and is engaged in sounding commercials by signing a contract with Toyota. Then he works on voicing the animated films "Robotsyp", "Horns and Hooves", "Good Dinosaur".
In the film "Conager, " Sam performs several roles at once: actor, screenwriter and producer. The picture was well received by the audience and appreciated by critics, and Elliott himself was nominated for the Golden Globe Award.
Today, the actor is already 74 years old, but he continues his creative biography. His role in the movie "A Star Is Born", released in 2018, was highly praised by film critics, and Elliott was nominated for an Oscar.
