SAM ELLIOTT | 77

You might know Sam Elliott from the 2018 musical drama film A Star Is Born, but he is already a Hollywood virtuoso since the ’60s. His role in the film earned him eight acting award nominations. Well, he’s that competent! Because of his full mustache and slender physique, he landed the roles of the great John Buford and Virgil Earp in films Gettysburg and Tombstone, respectively. Elliot established his acting career on his own.

His father discouraged him and wanted him to study in college instead. But he proved him wrong and nearly has 100 acting credits in both TV and film. The now 76 years old actor is not yet ready to put his career to end. In 2018, Elliott was cast in the musical drama The Star Is Born. His performance earned him a nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics’ Choice Award, and he was able to win a National Board of Review Award.