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RECENT CREDITS

The Golden Compass (FILM) Dec. 7, 2007

Ghost Rider (FILM) Feb. 16, 2007

Lies & Alibis (FILM) Nov. 17, 2006

Barnyard: The Original Party Animal... (FILM) Aug. 4, 2006

Thank You for Smoking (FILM) Mar. 17, 2006

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HIGHLIGHTS

2007 Co-starred with Nicholas Cage in the Marvel Comics-inspired "Ghost Rider"

2006 Co-starred with Aaron Eckhart in the satirical comedy "Thank You for Smoking" directed by Jason Reitman

2005 Starred with Joan Allen in "Off the Map" directed by Campbell Scott

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2007 Co-starred with Nicholas Cage in the Marvel Comics-inspired "Ghost Rider"

2006 Co-starred with Aaron Eckhart in the satirical comedy "Thank You for Smoking" directed by Jason Reitman

2005 Starred with Joan Allen in "Off the Map" directed by Campbell Scott

2003 Appeared in the Ang Lee-directed "The Hulk"

2002 Cast as a grizzled veteran sergeant major in "We Were Soldiers"

2000 Earned critical acclaim for playing a presidential chief of staff in "The Contender"

1999 Executive produced and starred as legendary lawman Bill Tilghman in TNT's "You Know My Name"; reteamed with director John Kent Harrison

1998 Played villainous Jim Ed Love to Woody Harrelson's heroic Big Boy Matson in Stephen Frears' "The Hi-Lo Country"

1998 Appeared as the stranger in the Coen brothers' "The Big Lebowski"

1997 Portrayed Captain Bucky O'Neill in TNT's "Rough Riders", helmed by John Milius

1995 Starred in "The Ranger, the Cook, and a Hole in the Sky", an ABC movie directed by John Kent Harrison

1995 Gave an unflinching portrayal as Wild Bill Hickock in "Buffalo Girls", a CBS miniseries version of the Larry McMurtry novel; earned Emmy nomination

1994 Headlined surprisingly good straight-to-video Western, "The Desperate Trail"

1993 Distinguished himself as Brigadier General John Buford, one of the unsung heroes of "Gettysburg", a TNT original given a feature release

1993 Acted the part of Virgil Earp in "Tombstone"

1993 Was a hard-drinking cop in "Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert", an NBC movie written and executive produced by Wambaugh

1991 Cast as a detective keeping tabs on his undercover narcs Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh in "Rush"

1991 First film as executive producer and first screenwriting credit (shared with Jeffrey M Meyer and wife Katharine Ross, who also co-starred), "Conagher" (adapted from L'Amour), a made-for-cable project

1990 Played a man who suffered a heart attack and died following a mad, pasionate afternoon of carnality with Kirstie Alley in Carl Reiner's feature comedy "Sibling Rivalry"

1989 Essayed a tough, no-nonsense, single father and farmer in John D Hancock's heart-warming "Prancer"

1988 Fought drugs and corruption as a NYC undercover cop in "Shakedown"

1987 Acted opposite Kate Capshaw in "The Quick and the Dead", an HBO movie adapted from L'Amour

1985 First feature film in six years, "Mask"

1982 Reteamed with Selleck on "Louis L'Amour's The Shadow Riders" (CBS)

1981 First of five TV projects through 1991 with soon-to-be-spouse Ross, the CBS miniseries "Murder in Texas"

1979 Starred with Tom Selleck in NBC miniseries "Louis L'Amour's The Sacketts", first of four TV projects (to date) based on the work of the great Western writer

1979 Began relationship with Ross during the making of the goofy-gothic mystery "The Legacy"

1976 Portrayed Sam Damon on the seven-part NBC miniseries "Once an Eagle"

1976 Made breakthrough feature film, playing the title role in "Lifeguard"

1975 Pursued the Nez Pearce Indians as they tried to flee to Canada in "I Will Fight No More Forever" (ABC)

1973 Played Detective Charlie Bronski in "The Blue Knight" (adapted from the Joseph Wambaugh novel), an acclaimed NBC miniseries starring William Holden

1972 First feature lead, "Frogs"

1970 TV-movie debut, "The Challenge" (ABC)

1969 Made film debut in bit role of 2nd card player in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"; future wife Katharine Ross was the female lead; Elliott saw her around the lot a few times, but the two never me

1969 - 1970 Appeared in episodes of CBS series "Lancer"

Moved from California to Oregon with his family when he was a teenager

Worked for a construction firm while studying acting in Los Angeles

Signed contract with 20th Century-Fox

Was series regular on "Mission: Impossible" (CBS), playing the role of Dr Doug Lang

Acted opposite Cybill Shephard on NBC primetime serial "The Yellow Rose"