How old was Sam Elliott in the movie Tombstone?

Sam Elliott was 48 in Tombstone when he played the character 'Virgil Earp'.

That was over 30 years ago in 1993.

Today he is 79, and has starred in 77 movies in total, 49 of those since Tombstone was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Tombstone, I think Sam Elliott looks:

Did you know?

  • Director George P. Cosmatos has worked with Sam Elliott just once in his career.
  • Sam Elliott's first movie was as 'Card Player #2' in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, released in 1969 when he was 23
  • Tombstone scores 7.61 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Tombstone

Sam Elliott's other movies