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The Man Behind the Voice: Sam Elliott and His Life in Hollywood

No Problem Being Typecast

“I think there’s a real truth to Westerns and a real simplicity to them that appeals to people,” Sam was quoted as saying. Sam is clearly okay with being typecast as the cowboy. He sees the Western genre as a valid and human form of cinematic expression, one that really speaks to him as a person. And that realness shines in his work.

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Source: Houston King Productions / IMDB

And while Westerns are considered a niche genre and you either love them or hate them, there are enough people in America (and the world) who can’t get enough of the cowboys, horses, and gun slinging. Sam blends in so well in the Wild West that he was basically born to play a cowboy. Don’t you think?