In addition to his impressive repertoire of acting roles, Elliot has done voice over work for commercials and campaigns for Dodge, IBM, Kinney Drugs, Union Pacific, and the American Beef Council. In 2007 he became the voice of the Colorado based Coors beer. He has famously voiced Smokey Bear starting in 2008, and he also shares the mascot's birth date. In 2010 he began voicing commercials for Ram Trucks. He has also voiced roles as Ben the Cow in Barnyard, Buster in Marmaduke, and Butch in The Good Dinosaur. He has also narrated team introductions for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers for Super Bowl XLV at the end of the 2010 NFL season.
Elliot was most frequently cast for Westerns due to his appearance and voice. "I've spent my entire career on horseback or on a motorcycle", he states. "It boxes you in, the way people perceive you. I read a lot of scripts. Most of 'em go to other actors."
Bradley Cooper used Sam Elliot's voice as the inspiration for his character in the remake of "A Star is Born". "It was weird", said Elliot about Cooper's movie voice at the Los Angeles premiere of the drama. "It was good." Elliot is included in the film as Cooper's older brother. "He did establish the voice before Sam Elliot was going to be in the movie, producer Lynette Howell Taylor reported. "And then he had to go convince Sam Elliot to be in the movie."
"I went to meet Bradley in his home", Elliot said. "I'd never met him before. I spent a couple hours there talking with him and one of the things he did while I was there, he played this tape of him and his voice coach. And he was sounding a lot like me. I didn't have any tips at all, he already had it down."
Katherine Ross and Sam Elliot first met on the movie The Legacy in 1978, although they had worked together in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid but were never introduced to one another. The Legacy was a notable film for Sam Elliot not only for meeting his future wife, but for being the first film in which he exposed his backside to the camera. Sam and Katherine's relationship was somewhat controversial, in that Katherine was currently married during the beginning of their relationship and was currently on her fourth husband. Her divorce came in 1979, the same year Sam and Katherine were dubbed by Playgirl as "Hollywood's Sexiest Couple." In response, Sam stated "There's a great stigma that goes with that tag. I want to be Sam Elliot." Katherine and Sam married in 1984 and gave birth to their daughter four months later. Cleo Rose Elliot was born Septmber 17, 1984. She is currently a musician in Malibu, California. Elliot and Ross also live in Malibu on their ranch estate.
"It completes me", he told Parade Magazine. "I've been married one time and I have one daughter, who I love more than anyone in the world. And that's where my world is."
Sam Elliot's net worth is currently estimated to be around $16 million.
Return to the previous page| Date of Birth: | 09-08-1944 |
| Birth Place: | Sacramento, California, United States |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Wife: | Katharine Ross |
| Marriage Date: | 1984 |
| T.V. Show(s): | The Ranch, The Yellow Rose |
| Net Worth: | $10 Million |
| Profession: | Actor, Voice Actor, Film Producer |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
| Ethnicity: | White |
| Alma Mater: | Clark College |
| Children: | Cleo Cole Elliott |
| Birth Sign: | Leo |
| Birth Date: | 9 Aug, 1944 |
| Age: | 75 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Sacramento |
| Education: | University of Oregon David Douglas High School |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor |
| Spouse: | Katharine Ross [M. 1984] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 20 million |
