The 60s and 70s
As the years passed from the 60s to the 70s, Sam got more and more jobs in front of the cameras. But he had to wait a bit longer for his breakout role. Sam was appearing on several TV shows, including F.B.I, Land of the Giants, Bracken’s World, and Lancer. He also had a small role in the movie ‘The Games.’
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In 1969, Elliott earned his first TV credit as Dan Kenyon in the show, ‘Judd for the Defense’ in an episode called “The Crystal Maze.” That same year, was in Lancer in the episode called “Death Bait,” playing a character named Renslo. In the 1970–71 TV season, Elliott starred as Doug Robert in the hit series Mission: Impossible.