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Sam Peckinpah

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Actor | * 02/21/1925 († 59, 12/28/1984) | Fresno, California (United States of America (USA))
David Samuel Peckinpah (February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director and screenwriter. His 1969 Western epic The Wild Bunch received an Academy Award nomination and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institute's top 100 list. His films employed a visually innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence as well as a revisionist approach to the Western genre. Peckinpah's films deal with the conflict between values and ideals, as well as the corruption and violence in human society. His characters are often loners or losers who desire to be honorable but are forced to compromise in order to survive in a world of nihilism and brutality. He was given the nickname "Bloody Sam" owing to the violence in his films. Peckinpah's combative personality, marked by years of alcohol and drug abuse, affected his professional legacy. The production of many of his films included battles with producers and crew members, damaging his reputation and career during his lifetime. Peckinpah's other films include Ride the High Country (1962), ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Western | Drama | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Sam Peckinpah

American Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Movies with Sam Peckinpah as Actor(22)

as Self (archive footage)2019 Peckinpah Suite
as Self (archive footage)2011 Passion & Poetry: Sam's War
as Self (archive footage)2006 Filmmakers in Action
as Self (archive footage)2006 Edge of Outside
as Self (archive footage)2006 Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
as Self (archive footage)2005 Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
as Self (archive footage)1993 Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
as Maxwell Danforth's Aide (uncredited)1983 The Osterman Weekend
as himself1981 A Tied Blasé
as Dr. Sam Collins1979 The Visitor
as News Crew Director (uncredited)1978 Convoy
as Wilbur Olsen1978 China 9, Liberty 37
as Will (uncredited)1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Man in Palace Bar (uncredited)1972 Junior Bonner
as Charlie the Meter Reader1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Cook in Diner (uncredited)1955 Dial Red O
as Bank Teller (uncredited)1955 Wichita
as Pilot (uncredited)1955 An Annapolis Story

Movies with Sam Peckinpah as Crew(30)

Crew/In Memory Of2011 Passion & Poetry: Sam's War
Directing/Director1983 The Osterman Weekend
Directing/Director1978 Convoy
Directing/Director1977 Cross of Iron
Directing/Director1975 The Killer Elite
Directing/Director1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Directing/Director1972 Junior Bonner
Directing/Director1972 The Getaway
Directing/Director1971 Straw Dogs
Writing/Screenplay1971 Straw Dogs
Directing/Director1970 The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Production/Producer1970 The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Directing/Director1969 The Wild Bunch
Writing/Screenplay1969 The Wild Bunch
Writing/Screenplay1968 Villa Rides
Directing/Director1966 Noon Wine
Writing/Screenplay1966 Noon Wine
Directing/Director1965 Major Dundee
Writing/Screenplay1965 Major Dundee
Writing/Writer1965 The Glory Guys
Directing/Director1963 The Losers
Crew/Additional Writing1962 Ride the High Country
Directing/Director1962 Ride the High Country
Writing/Writer1961 One-Eyed Jacks
Directing/Director1961 The Deadly Companions
Writing/Dialogue1954 Private Hell 36

TV Shows/Series with Sam Peckinpah as Crew(20)

Directing/Director1966 ABC Stage 67
Writing/Writer1966 ABC Stage 67
Directing/Director1961 The Dick Powell Show
Writing/Writer1960 Route 66
Directing/Director1960 Route 66
Writing/Writer1960 The Westerner
Directing/Director1960 The Westerner
Creator/Creator1960 The Westerner
Writing/Writer1958 The Rifleman
Directing/Director1958 The Rifleman
Creator/Creator1958 The Rifleman
Writing/Writer1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
Directing/Director1956 Broken Arrow
Writing/Writer1956 Broken Arrow
Directing/Director1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Writing/Writer1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour
Writing/Writer1955 Gunsmoke
Directing/Director1955 Gunsmoke
Writing/Screenplay1955 Gunsmoke

Full Name: Sam Peckinpah
Born: Saturday, 02/21 1925 (February) in Fresno, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 12/28 1984 (December) in Inglewood (aged: 59)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Southern California, USC School of Cinematic Arts, Fresno High School, California State University, Fresno
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Other names for Sam Peckinpah (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"샘 페킨파"
"샘 패킨파"
Sam Peckinpah frequently works together with these people:
Denver Pyle (25x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (20x, Actor)
John Dehner (19x, Actor)
Claude Akins (19x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (19x, Actor)
Bill Erwin (19x, Actor)
Katherine Haber (19x, Crew)
John Anderson (19x, Actor)
Jack Elam (18x, Actor)
Victor French (18x, Actor)
Shug Fisher (18x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (18x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:13532, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/12/2024