Sam Elliott. Actor: A Star is Born. Tall, thin, wiry Sam Elliott is the classic picture of the American cowboy. Elliott began his acting career on the stage and his film debut was in Zwei Banditen (1969). Although his future wife, Katharine Ross co-starred in the film, the two did not meet until they filmed Das Haus des Satans (1978) together. Over the years there would be few opportunities to...