Katharine Ross Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969), co-starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. After appearing in "The Graduate", a part for which she received an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe as New Star of the Year, she said, "I'm not a movie star...that system is dying and I'd like to help it along." She also won a BAFTA for her part as an Indian in "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" (1969). Ross turned down several roles (including Jacqueline Bisset's role in "Bullitt") before accepting the part in "Butch Cassidy". Afterward she turned down several more roles, including a part
Sam Elliott National Guard's 163rd Airlift Wing, based on the Channel Islands. Elliott began his career as a character actor; his appearance, voice, and bearing were well-suited to Westerns. In 1969, he earned his first television credit as Dan Kenyon in "Judd for the Defense" in the episode "The Crystal Maze". That same year he appeared in the show "Lancer" in the episode "Death Bait", playing Renslo. He went on to appear in two additional episodes of the series between 1970 and 1971. One of his early film roles was as a card player in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969).