Sam Elliott has become one of the most iconic Westerns actor of the last half-century, with his wiry frame, bushy mustache and rumbling drawl. None of which was apparent in his first movie, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” He was “Card Player #2” in the opening scene—with just a couple of lines and no facial hair. Fifteen years later, he married “Etta Place” actress Katherine Ross. Ironically, they never met during filming—and didn’t actually act together until 1978


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