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Samuel Pack Elliott born August 9, is an American actor. With a career spanning over five decades of film and television , he is recognized for his deep sonorous voice. Elliott began his career with minor roles on screen, making his film debut in the western The Way West After his first leading film role in the horror Frogs , Elliott gained wider attention with his breakthrough role in the drama Lifeguard He achieved commercial success with his role in the biopic Mask and received Golden Globe nominations for starring in Louis L'Amour 's adaptation of Conagher and the miniseries Buffalo Girls , the latter of which also earned him his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Throughout the s, he portrayed John Buford in the historical drama Gettysburg , Virgil Earp in the western Tombstone , Sgt. In ensuing decades, Elliott established himself as a character actor , with supporting roles in a number of films, such as the drama We Were Soldiers and superhero films Hulk and Ghost Rider In the s, he had guest starring roles in the FX neo-western series Justified and the Netflix comedy series Grace and Frankie and subsequently starred in the Netflix sitcom The Ranch — Elliott spent his teenage years living in northeast Portland , [ 8 ] and graduated from David Douglas High School in After his graduation from Clark in , Elliott re-enrolled at the University of Oregon and pledged at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

In the late s, Elliott relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting, which his father had dissuaded him from doing, instead urging him to obtain a college degree. He was a hard worker.

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He had a work ethic that I've fashioned mine after, and I thank him for that every day. Elliott began his career as a character actor ; his appearance, voice, and bearing were well-suited to Westerns. That same year he appeared in the show Lancer in the episode "Death Bait", playing Renslo.