48-497: Brett Haley (born c. 1983 ) is an American filmmaker and actor best known for his work on The Hero and Hearts Beat Loud . Haley was born in Illinois and raised in Key West, Florida and Pensacola, Florida . Haley developed an interest in filmmaking from childhood, making films with a VHS camera from age 9, recalling, "From a young age, I was a storyteller. I just knew it
96-505: A National Board of Review Award , in addition to nominations for an Academy Award , two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards . A graduate of the University of Oregon and Clark College , Elliott began his career with minor roles on screen, making his film debut in the western The Way West (1967). After his first leading film role in the horror Frogs (1972), Elliott gained wider attention with his breakthrough role in
144-518: A character actor ; his appearance, voice, and bearing were well-suited to Westerns . In 1969, he earned his first television credit as Dan Kenyon in Judd for the Defense in the episode "The Crystal Maze". That same year he appeared in the show Lancer in the episode "Death Bait", playing Renslo. He went on to appear in two additional episodes of the series between 1970 and 1971. One of his early film roles
192-414: A weighted average , the film has a score of 61 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Sam Elliott Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. With a career spanning over five decades of film and television , he is recognized for his deep sonorous voice. Elliott has received various accolades , including a Screen Actors Guild Award and
240-556: A Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie . In 1998, Elliott was named the grand marshal of the Calgary Stampede parade and rode in the procession before an estimated 300,000 spectators. Elliott has performed voice-over narration for various commercials. He has lent his voice to campaigns for Dodge , IBM , Kinney Drugs , Union Pacific , and most notably the American Beef Council , succeeding Robert Mitchum in
288-537: A Miniseries or Television Film and Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film —for his respective roles in the television film Conagher (1991) and miniseries Buffalo Girls (1995), the latter of which also earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special . His voice-over performance in Robot Chicken (2012–2020) earned him
336-808: A bouncer, mentor and friend of Swayze's character. In 1991, Elliott and his wife Katharine Ross starred in the adaptation of the Louis L'Amour novel Conagher (1991). He portrayed Brigadier General John Buford in the 1993 historical drama Gettysburg , and the same year played Virgil Earp in the Western Tombstone (1993). Elliott played The Stranger, a character narrating the story of The Big Lebowski (1998). He co-starred in We Were Soldiers (2002), an adaptation of We Were Soldiers Once… And Young , in which he portrayed Command Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley . He played General Thaddeus Ross in
384-582: A career in (Hollywood),'" Elliott recalled. "He was a realist, my dad. He was a hard worker. He had a work ethic that I've fashioned mine after, and I thank him for that every day." Elliott worked in construction while studying acting and served in the California Air National Guard 's 146th Airlift Wing (the Hollywood Guard) at Van Nuys Airport before the unit moved to Channel Islands Air National Guard Station. Elliott began his career as
432-501: A concentration in directing. He worked toward making a feature every summer, working with fellow UNCSA students to make up his crew. Of his time as a student, he says, "I learned a lot about what it means to be a collaborator at UNCSA. You learn quickly that film is very collaborative." Upon graduating in 2005, he moved to Los Angeles to work as a production assistant, but quickly relocated to Brooklyn when he realized that approach wasn't for him. Haley's first feature film, The New Year ,
480-634: A grandmother (Tomlin) attempting to help her pregnant granddaughter in Paul Weitz 's comedy Grandma . In the same year he appeared in the romance I'll See You in My Dreams , and had a role in the independent film Digging for Fire . In 2015, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for best guest performer in a drama for his role in the FX Network 's show Justified . In 2015, Elliott began appearing as
528-695: A man and vote for a woman." Elliott married actress Katharine Ross in 1984, becoming her fifth husband. They have a daughter, Cleo, who is a musician in Malibu, California . Ross and Elliott live on a seaside ranch in Malibu, which they purchased in the 1970s. Elliott also maintains a property in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Following his mother's death in 2012 at the age of 96, he also took ownership of his childhood home in northeast Portland. Elliott has received
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#1732887368241576-634: A nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance . Elliott's guest role in Justified (2015) earned him a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series . As a member of the ensemble cast of Up in the Air (2009), Elliott was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble . For starring opposite Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in Cooper's 2018 adaptation of A Star Is Born , Elliott won
624-440: A number of awards and nominations for his numerous screen performances . These include a Screen Actors Guild Award , a National Board of Review Award and nominations for an Academy Award , two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards . After gaining early recognitions in western films in the late 1960s and continuing into the 1970s and 1980s, Elliott received two Golden Globe Award nominations—for Best Actor in
672-637: A predator-control specialist for the Department of the Interior . His parents were originally from El Paso, Texas , and Elliott has an ancestor who served as a surgeon at the Battle of San Jacinto . He moved from California to Portland, Oregon , with his family when he was 13 years old. Elliott spent his teenage years living in northeast Portland , and graduated from David Douglas High School in 1962. After graduating from high school, Elliott attended college at
720-552: A series regular in the Netflix series The Ranch , opposite Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson . He also had a recurring role as Phil Millstein in the second season of Grace and Frankie . In film, he supplied the voice of Butch in the animated film The Good Dinosaur (2015). In 2017, Elliott starred in The Hero , as Lee Hayden, an aging Western icon with a golden voice, whose best performances are decades behind him. His work in
768-528: A starring role as Rick Carlson in the summer sleeper hit Lifeguard (1976), which marked his feature film breakthrough. He portrayed a lifeguard in Southern California who reevaluates his life choices after being invited to a reunion. Variety deemed the film "unsatisfying," adding: "Elliott, who has some beefcake value, projects a character who is mostly a passive reactor rather than a person in sure command of his fate." Elliott played Tom Keating in
816-537: A supporting role in Mask (1985) opposite Cher . He played a hard-nosed, rough-around-the-edges but ultimately sympathetic father figure in the Christmas film Prancer (1989). He has made guest appearances on shows including Felony Squad , Gunsmoke , Lancer , and Hawaii Five-O , and has been featured in many TV movies, including Buffalo Girls (1995), in which he played Wild Bill Hickok . In 1986, he starred in
864-563: A writing partner. I write better with a partner and highly recommend that to those who are struggling". The New Year premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival in 2010 and won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Film. In 2015, he co-wrote, edited, and directed I'll See You in My Dreams . Marc Basch was his co-writer. It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival , and went on to win awards for Best Actress and Best Director at
912-410: Is a hippie, compared to Swanson's staunch survivalist and Libertarian personality. He then provided the voice of Buster (a.k.a. Chupadogra) in the animated film Marmaduke (2010). He had a supporting role in the thriller film The Company You Keep and played a college football coach in 2014's drama film Draft Day . In 2015, Elliott appeared opposite Lily Tomlin as a former love interest of
960-467: Is the best. He is a true collaborator and an incredible actor and human being. He is so passionate about his work and, in my mind, he is an icon." The Hero also stars Laura Prepon , Nick Offerman , Katharine Ross and Krysten Ritter , and premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival . It was released in the U.S. by The Orchard in June 2017. He co-wrote and directed
1008-471: Is too young for him as she is not much older than Lucy. Notwithstanding, they soon strike up an exciting, contentious relationship. They discover his speech went viral. Charlotte invites him to her stand-up comic routine that evening. In the meantime, Peter calls to say that Lee is now flooded with offers. He faxes him a script for an audition on Tuesday and Jeremy runs lines with him. At the audition, Lee breaks down in what seems to be an emotional response to
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#17328873682411056-644: The National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor . He was also nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role , as well as the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor , his career-first nomination. Commenting on his Academy Award nomination, Elliott declared: "I think the thing off the top of my head might be, 'It's about fucking time!'" In 2022, Elliott starred as Shea Brennan on
1104-467: The Netflix comedy series Grace and Frankie (2016) and subsequently starred in the Netflix sitcom The Ranch (2016–2020). He went on to headline the comedy drama film The Hero (2017) and star opposite Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in Cooper's 2018 adaptation of A Star Is Born , for which he received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . His role in
1152-598: The Paramount+ miniseries 1883 , a prequel to the Yellowstone series. The show's story involves Brennan as he leads a group of immigrants from Fort Worth, Texas into the untamed western areas of the plains, and its connection to the Dutton family and its migration to Montana. The show's first season was aired from late 2021 until February 2022. For his performance he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by
1200-521: The Paramount+ western miniseries 1883 (2021–2022) earned him further praise and a SAG Award . Samuel Pack Elliott was born August 9, 1944, at the Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento, California , the son of Glynn Mamie ( née Sparks), a Texas state diving champion in high school and later a physical-training instructor and high-school teacher, and Henry Nelson Elliott, who worked as
1248-644: The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers team introductions to Super Bowl XLV , played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas at the conclusion of the 2010 NFL season for NFL on Fox . On September 9, 2020, it was announced that Elliott would begin recurring on Family Guy as the new mayor of Quahog , the late Mayor Adam West 's cousin, Wild Wild West. Also in 2020, he voiced Joe Biden's "Go From There" campaign ad . He did another for Kamala Harris in 2024 in an ad, where he said "It's time to be
1296-703: The Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2017 and was released on June 9, 2017 by The Orchard . Lee Hayden is an aging Western actor in his 70s with a golden voice, whose best performances are decades behind him. He mostly gets voice work for ads. Peter, Lee's agent, calls to tell him a group wants to give him a lifetime achievement award for his acting work in Westerns, but no job offers. Directly afterwards Lee's doctor confirms he has pancreatic cancer . Lee spends his days reliving old glories and smoking marijuana with his former-co-star-turned-dealer, Jeremy, but
1344-454: The University of Oregon as an English and psychology major for two terms before dropping out. He returned to Portland and attended Clark College in nearby Vancouver, Washington , where he completed a two-year program and was cast as Big Jule in a stage production of Guys and Dolls . The Vancouver Columbian newspaper suggested that Elliott should be a professional actor. After his graduation from Clark in 1965, Elliott re-enrolled at
1392-581: The 2003 action film Hulk . In 2005, he appeared in Thank You for Smoking as a former Marlboro Man advertisement cowboy who has developed lung cancer. In 2006 he provided the voice for the character Ben the Cow in the animated film Barnyard . In 2007, Elliott joined the comic book adaptation Ghost Rider . He played the character Carter Slade . The same year, Elliott appeared in The Golden Compass as
1440-736: The 2018 film Hearts Beat Loud . It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival , and also played at the 2018 South By Southwest Film Festival . It was released in the US on June 8, 2018. On July 20, 2020 it was announced that Haley would direct the Grease prequel Summer Lovin' . The Hero (2017 film) The Hero is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed and edited by Brett Haley and written by Haley and Marc Basch. It stars Sam Elliott , Laura Prepon , Krysten Ritter , Nick Offerman and Katharine Ross and follows an aging movie star who deals with his terminal illness. The film premiered at
1488-858: The Louisiana Film Festival. Additionally, Blythe Danner was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the Gotham Awards for her role. In an interview, Sam Elliott says he "jumped at the chance to play a romantic lead"; "it's always been what's on the page for me," says Elliott. "I don't know how this kid came up with such a gem about 70-year-olds at 29, or whatever he was when he wrote it." Haley and his co-writer, Marc Basch, wrote The Hero specifically for Sam Elliott , who starred alongside Blythe Danner in I'll See You in My Dreams . Haley describes The Hero as his love letter to Elliott, saying that "Sam
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1536-524: The TV movie Gone to Texas , based on a biography of Sam Houston . The role allowed him to play Houston as both fighter and a man who grew into a skillful political leader; the film depicted his disgrace as governor of Tennessee, his return to his Cherokee Nation friends, and his pivotal role in the liberation of Texas from Mexico in 1836. Elliott appeared with Patrick Swayze in Road House (1989) as Wade Garrett,
1584-522: The University of Oregon and pledged at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He dropped out again after his father died of a heart attack . In the late 1960s, 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 gave me that proverbial line, 'You've got a snowball's chance in hell of having
1632-509: The awards ceremony. On the way there in the taxi, they both take a bit of ecstasy . It helps both of them get through the event smiling. They do official photos, meet and greet with guests and he even signs autographs. Then, after watching a clip, Lee goes on stage to accept the award. A video of it goes viral, as he regifts the award to an audience member, saying everyone there is deserving of it. The next morning, Lee wakes up in bed with Charlotte next to him. Over coffee, he reiterates that she
1680-599: The character Lee Scoresby. The film is based on Northern Lights in Philip Pullman 's trilogy His Dark Materials . Also appearing in the film are Nicole Kidman , Christopher Lee , and Daniel Craig . In 2009, Elliott had a small role in Up In The Air in which he portrayed the chief pilot of American Airlines. He appeared three times on Parks and Recreation as Ron Dunn, the Eagleton equivalent of Ron Swanson ; Dunn
1728-451: The drama Lifeguard (1976). He achieved commercial success with his role in the biopic Mask (1985) and received Golden Globe nominations for starring in Louis L'Amour 's adaptation of Conagher (1991) and the miniseries Buffalo Girls (1995), the latter of which also earned him his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Throughout the 1990s, he portrayed John Buford in the historical drama Gettysburg (1993), Virgil Earp in
1776-636: The film received much critical acclaim with Joey Magidson, writing for AwardsCircuit , proclaiming that "Elliott is perfect here. The Hero encapsulates everything you love about him into one package." Later that year, Elliott starred in The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot . The following year, Elliott costarred in A Star Is Born (2018), in which he plays Bobby Maine, the elder half-brother of Bradley Cooper 's lead character. Elliott received critical acclaim for his performance, winning
1824-427: The film. It was released on June 9, 2017. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 77% based on 115 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, " The Hero rests on Sam Elliott's understated performance, which proves more than capable of carrying the film through the less inspired moments of its somewhat clichéd story." On Metacritic , which uses
1872-471: The latter. Since late 2007 Elliott has done voice-overs for Coors beer, bringing his deep, rich voice and "western" appeal to the brand brewed in Colorado. In 2010, Ram Trucks hired Elliott to do the voice-over for their Ram Heavy Duty truck commercial; he has been voicing their commercials since. Starting in 2008, he has voiced Smokey Bear , and shares the mascot's birth date (August 9, 1944). He also narrated
1920-641: The miniseries Aspen in 1977. He later played an abusive wife-killer in the miniseries Murder in Texas (1981) opposite Farrah Fawcett and his future wife Katharine Ross , and starred with Cheryl Ladd in A Death in California (1985). In 1979, he co-starred with Tom Selleck in the popular miniseries adaptation of Louis L'Amour 's The Sacketts . Elliott and Selleck were a team again in 1982 in The Shadow Riders , another Louis L'Amour adaption. Elliott had
1968-508: The scene. Upset and angry, Lee lashes out at a fan, then goes home. There he consumes copious amounts of alcohol and other substances. He slept through his lunch date and when he comes to he sees her messages, but she is unreachable. Charlotte arrives, apologizing for her set. Lee finally tells her he is dying and she makes him promise to tell his family and to undergo the procedure his oncologist proposes. He first tells Val who gets in touch with Lucy and he can make amends. On April 20, 2016, it
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2016-562: The surprise cancer diagnosis brings his priorities into sharp focus. Besides trying to tell Jeremy, he also contacts his ex-wife Val and attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Lucy. Instead of telling them about the cancer he says he is going to do another film, his euphemism for the cancer. Also inviting Lucy to the award ceremony on Sunday, which she cannot attend, instead Lee arranges to take her to lunch on Tuesday. He runs into Charlotte, who he had met in passing at Jeremy's. She asks for his number and he invites her to be his date at
2064-520: The western Tombstone (1993), and the Stranger in the crime comedy The Big Lebowski (1998). 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 (2002) and superhero films Hulk (2003) and Ghost Rider (2007). In the 2010s, he had guest starring roles in the FX neo-western series Justified (2015) and
2112-483: Was as a card player who watches as the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford) demonstrates his shooting ability in the opening scene of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). In the 1970–1971 television season, Elliott starred as Doug Robert for several episodes in the hit series Mission: Impossible . Beginning in 1972, Elliott appeared as the cowboy Walker in a series of Falstaff Beer commercials. In 1975, Elliott
2160-591: Was cast in a lead role as Charles Wood in the television film I Will Fight No More Forever , a dramatization of Chief Joseph's resistance to the U.S. government's forcible removal of his Nez Perce Indian tribe to a reservation in Idaho. From 1976 to 1977, he played the lead character Sam Damon in the miniseries Once an Eagle , an adaptation of the Anton Myrer novel of the same name , opposite Amy Irving , Kim Hunter , Clu Gulager , and Melanie Griffith . He also had
2208-445: Was co-written with his sister-in-law, novelist Elizabeth Kennedy, and made for $ 5,000. Although he considers himself a director first and foremost, Haley says, "I learned very young that if I wanted to make independent films and get those films off the ground, then I needed to be a writer. For me, it was important to start writing and discover: what am I going to write about? How am I going to write it?...That’s when I learned that I needed
2256-483: Was reported that Sam Elliott would star in The Hero , directed and co-written by Brett Haley . Other cast members included Laura Prepon , Krysten Ritter , Nick Offerman , and Elliott's wife Katharine Ross . Filming took place throughout Los Angeles and lasted 18 days. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2017. Shortly after, The Orchard acquired distribution rights to
2304-467: Was what I wanted to do". Haley credits his older brother, Joshua Ferris , for introducing him to movies like True Romance and Angel Heart . He was also influenced by 80s and 90s action movies, such as Alien , Terminator and Die Hard through his childhood. Haley began his formal filmmaking education at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking in 2001, with
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