Sam Elliott

format_quote I don't want to be known as a sex symbol. There's a great stigma that goes with that tag. I want to be a Sam Elliott.

stars  His character in Hulk (2003), Gen. Ross, wore a combat patch for the 1st Cavalry Division. In We Were Soldiers (2002), he played Sgt. Maj. Plumley of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, part of the 1st Cav Div.

stars  Shares birthday with Eric Bana, Gillian Anderson, Audrey Tautou and McG.

stars  Had not read any of the 'His Dark Materials' books, before he was asked to take the role as Lee Scoresby, in The Golden Compass (2007). He chose first to read the books by Philip Pullman, and then to read the film's script.

stars  For his role on Tombstone (1993), he worked with renowned Hollywood Gun Coach Thell Reed, who has also trained such actors as: Val Kilmer, Kurt Russell, Bill Paxton, Girard Swan, Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe.

stars  He is an alumnus of Clark College in Vancouver, WA.