Travis mcgee is a worldweary private investigator trying to help boat skipper friend van harder salvage his reputation that sank when his boat ran. Travis mcgee, the abc movie special at 9 tonight on channel 7. Being born on 9 august 1944, sam elliott is 75 years old as of todays date 20th may 2020. The book series started in the early 60s before most of us were even born and ended only with the authors death in the late 80s. Rod taylor played our hero in darker than amber, while sam elliot portrayed him in the tv movie, travis mcgee. A salvage consultant sam elliott falls for the sister katharine ross of a man.
After attending santa rosa junior college for one year, ross joined the actors workshop in san francisco, and. Sam elliott meets travis mcgee i was rummaging through a pile of old magazines recently and came across this marchapril 1983 edition of prevue magazine. The latter relocates mcgee in california, eliminating the florida locales central to the novels. Best film from a macdonald novel, and all of victor nunez works are. James mangold to direct travis mcgee movie deep blue goodby. By kevin comer before i began my metamorphosis into a worldclass john d.
Christian bale in talks to be the new travis mcgee. Mclaglen, sam elliott, gene evans, barry corbin july 22, 2018 travis mcgee is a worldweary private investigator trying to help boat skipper friend van harder salvage his reputation that sank when his boat ran aground, resulting in a death that might have been faked. But, rod taylor played mcgee in darker than amber 1970. He is the protagonist of 21 wonderful books written by the late author, john d. The big lebowski 1998 brigadier general john buford. Sam elliott portrayed thaddeus ross in 2003s hulk and the carter sladecaretaker in ghost rider. James mangold boarding travis mcgee tale the deep blue goodby. Impossible 19701971 evel knievel in evel knievel 1974 pete danner in the legacy 1978 tell sackett in the sacketts 1979 travis mcgee in. Darker than amber was made into a theatrical film released in. Christian bale is considering the role of travis mcgee in the upcoming adaptation of a deep blue goodby the first title in a 21 book series. And a 1983 tv movie cast a typically hirsute sam elliott as the cleanshaven mcgee and transferred the plot to the. James mangold to direct travis mcgee movie deep blue good.
Katharine ross filmography actress katharine rosss first television role came with sam benedict, a legal drama, prior to which she had auditioned for west side story, a romantic musical tragedy film but could not get the role. Eldergays, tell me about sam elliott the datalounge. Long perceived as personifying the american cowboy, most opportunities to act in westerns have come via television, in projects such as the sacketts, the shadow riders, travis mcgee, the quick and the dead, the yellow rose, buffalo girls, the desperate trail and rough riders. Lastly, the sam elliott film was not as bad as some make it seem. A must have movie for any fans of sam elliott and katharine ross. James mangold is negotiating to direct the deep blue good. In 1984, sam elliott got married to katharine ross. Sam elliott is known for his frequent appearances on screen playing cowboys and ranchers owing to his mannerism and physique, and a deep voice. The yellow rose tv series with cybil shepherd, edward albert, david soul. Tbs tonight the blue lightningtravis mcgee commercial aired 393 all. Travis mcgee is a selfdescribed beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. Travis mcgee is a fictional character, created by prolific american mystery writer. You see, travis is much more than a movie character aptly and sexily played by sam elliottt.
Inside was a fairly interesting background story on the filming of the 1983 tv moviepilot travis mcgee, which i have written about in a previous. Fox not moving forward on christian bales the deep blue. Tbs tonight the blue lightningtravis mcgee commercial aired 393 all rights belong to the rights holder. Sam elliott and kathryn ross did a television movie based on the mc gee novel the empty copper sea released in 1983, and there is a current production of the deep blue goodbye to star christian bale in the works. With sam elliott, gene evans, barry corbin, richard farnsworth. Sam eliot actor sam elliott i movie movie stars katherine ross grey hair men handsome celebrities love sam tom selleck. A wealthy landowner and investor hub lawless owen orr has disappeared off the west coast of florida, supposedly fallen overboard while on a boat during a storm and drowned.
The empty copper sea sam elliott gene evans katharine ross 1983 a salvage consultant sam elliott falls for the sister katharine ross of a man, who may be hiding something. Travis mcgee 1983 starring sam elliott on dvd dvd lady. August 9, 1944 sam elliotts journey from westerns to oscar nominee from beer commercials, to the big lebowski, to his oscarnominated performance in a star is born, sam elliott has had quite the career. Rod taylor played the professional beach bum in 1970s darker than amber and sam elliott took on the role in a 1983 tv movie, simply called travis mcgee. Sam elliott filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. Mcgee is played by sam elliott, not so much a craggy actor as one great crag. Sam elliott is so fittingly cast as mcgee, and the grizzled gene evans as his savvy old sidekick, meyer, that the substitution of pismo beach for fort lauderdale is likely to pass unnoticed by most viewers. Travis mcgee sam elliott is a famous private detective who has worked all over the world. For a second i was wondering why i had held on to this particular issue, since it was a magazine i rarely read, when i saw the name travis mcgee on the cover. Rod taylor played mcgee in darker than amber 1970, and sam elliott played him in the television movie of the empty copper sea, entitled travis mcgee 1983.
Mcgee is played by sam elliott, not so much a craggy actor as one great. The empty copper sea 1983 cast and crew a salvage consultant sam elliott falls for the sister katharine ross of a man, who may be hiding something. His choices are contemporary, yet his decency and manliness do not go out with the tide at the finish. Sam elliott filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting. Travis mcgee 1983 drama 1h 40min tv movie 18 may 1983. Katharine juliet ross born january 29, 1940 is an american film, stage, and television actress. He started his career in the mid 60s playing character roles in many westerners and eventually hit the bulls eye with his praiseworthy role in the film butch cassidy and the sundance kid. Travis mcgee project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Macdonalds sleuth, here investigating the death of a realestate developer. With all the temptations, he escapes with selfrespect from tempting entanglements. There was a made for tv travis mcgee movie in 1983. Travis mcgee has twice been translated to cinema and television. Although im still merely a scholarly pupa, ive learned two movies have been based on mcgee novels. Tonight at 9 oclock abctv will present a television movie that was produced as a pilot for a possible series, called travis mcgee.
Travis mcgee made for tv 1983 sam elliott vera miles, richard farnsworth, katherine ross 5 posted on 08162017 9. Her accolades include one academy award nomination, one bafta award, and two golden globe awards. Macdonald scholar, i wasnt aware of travis mcgee having appeared on the silver screen. Travis mcgee is a 1983 american tv movie based on the novel the empty copper sea by. In 1967, author macdonald refused permission for a television series about travis mcgee and his cases, feeling people would stop reading the novels were travis mcgee regularly on television. Sam elliott is so fittingly cast as mcgee, and the grizzled gene evans as his savvy old sidekick, meyer, that the substitution of pismo beach for fort. There was also a tv version of mcgee, played by dolorous, mustached sam elliott in 1983, who had the laidback part down, but not the manofaction. Sam elliotts real life love story is like a hollywood movie.
The philadelphia inquirer said except for this deplorable loss of atmosphere the shift of locale, travis mcgee is a telemovie that perhaps comes as close as is possible to capturing the look and style of macdonalds virile and invincible hero. Hes also a knighterrant whos wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and. So far darker than amber and travis mcgee adapted from the empty copper sea have been made into movies. Impossible doug 5 episodes 20192019 road house 2 episodes 20142019 a star. Travis mcgee made for tv 1983 sam elliott vera miles. Sam elliott, as the inveterate lifeguardjock, has the opportunity to move up or drift, sellout or join. Christian bale considering a deep blue goodby as travis mcgee. Travis mcgee is a worldweary private investigator trying to help boat skipper friend van harder. World famous private detective travis mcgee investigates a missing persons case. Travis mcgee a death in california gone to texas the quick and the dead the worlds greatest stunts.