Gone to Texas is a 1986 television movie, originally titled Houston: The Legend of Texas. It stars Sam Elliott in the title role, and is a biopic of Sam Houston's years as Governor of Tennessee through his involvement in the Texas Revolution.
Sam Elliott as Sam Houston
Claudia Christian as Eliza Allen
Devon Ericson as Tiana Rogers
Ned Romero as Cherokee chief John Jolly
Ivy Pryce as Deaf Smith
William Russ as William Barrett Travis
John P. Ryan as David Burnett
Michael Beck as James Bowie
Bo Hopkins as Col. Sidney Sherman
James Stephens as Stephen F. Austin
Richard Yniguez as Antonio López de Santa Anna
Peter Gonzales Falcon as Juan Seguín
Michael C. Gwynne as Mosely Baker
Donald Moffat as Col. John Allen
John Quade as Sen. William Stansbury
Ritch Brinkley as Sen. Buckley
G.D. Spradlin as President Andrew Jackson
John de Lancie as John Van Fossen
Javier Grajeda as Mexican Lawyer
Robert F. Hoy as Col. Burleson
Cynthia Cuprill as Emily
Blue Deckert as Thomas Rusk
Ambrosio Guerra as Gen. Martín Perfecto de Cos
Jerry Haynes as Uncle Jimmy
Brad Leland as Sgt. Quinn
John B. Wells as Kuykendall
Dennis Letts as Capt. Ross
Joe Morales as Capt. Olivera
Dave Tanner as George Washington Hockley
Luis Munoz as Mexican Judge
David Peña as Col. Almonte
John Nixon as Joe
Jerry Biggs as Messenger
J.D. Feigelson as Military Officer at Wedding Ball
Andy Stahl as Robinson
Kevin R. Young as Captain Coleman
Jimmy Ray Pickens as Taylor
Roger Ragland as Texan Patriot (uncredited)
Bill Chemerka as Executed Texan (uncredited)
James Monroe Black as Tom Fannin (uncredited)
Paul Suarez as Drummer Dick (uncredited)
Mark Sevier as The Anahuac Delegate (uncredited)
Katharine Ross as Susannah Dickinson (uncredited)
William Schallert as Narrator