His character in Hulk (2003), Gen. Ross, wore a combat patch for the 1st Cavalry Division. In We Were Soldiers (2002), he played Sgt. Maj. Plumley of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, part of the 1st Cav Div.

Shares birthday with Eric Bana, Gillian Anderson, Audrey Tautou and McG.

Had not read any of the `His Dark Materials` books, before he was asked to take the role as Lee Scoresby, in The Golden Compass (2007). He chose first to read the books by Philip Pullman, and then to read the film`s script.

For his role on Tombstone (1993), he worked with renowned Hollywood Gun Coach Thell Reed, who has also trained such actors as: Val Kilmer, Kurt Russell, Bill Paxton, Girard Swan, Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe.

He is an alumnus of Clark College in Vancouver, WA.

Illness forced him to drop out of the 1982 TV-movie, The Ambush Murders (1982) (TV). He was replaced by James Brolin.

9/17/84: Daughter with Katharine Ross, Cleo Rose Elliott, born.

In his book, "Shirtless! The Hollywood Male Physique", Donald Reuter refers to Elliott as a "super bod" and gives him a full-page color photograph from his 1976 movie, Lifeguard (1976/I).

His bare-buns scene in The Legacy (1978) earned the highest rating (3 stars) from "The Bare Facts" -- a printed guide to nudity in movies.

1976: Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis` Screen World, Vol. 28.