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Will Sampson

Actor | * 09/27/1933 († 53, 06/03/1987) | Okmulgee, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA))
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William Sampson Jr. (September 27, 1933 – June 3, 1987) was a Muscogee Nation painter, actor, and rodeo performer. He is best known for his performance as the apparently deaf and mute Chief Bromden in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and as Crazy Horse in the 1977 western The White Buffalo, as well as his roles as Taylor in Poltergeist II: The Other Side and Ten Bears in 1976's The Outlaw Josey Wales. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Western | Comedies

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A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who ru ...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

R

1975 | 4.2/5 | 2h 13min
Drama
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After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprot ...

The Outlaw Josey Wales

PG

1976 | 3.8/5 | 2h 15min
Western
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In this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations - dim, filthy, makes ...

The White Buffalo

PG

1977 | 2.9/5 | 1h 37min
Western, Adventure, Action
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The Freeling family move in with Diane's mother in an effort to escape the trauma and aftermath of Carol Anne's abduction by the Beast. But the Beast is not to be put off so easily and appears in a gh ...

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

PG-13

1986 | 3.0/5 | 1h 31min
Horror, Thriller
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Movies with Will Sampson as Actor(17)

as Taylor1986 Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Tall Eagle1986 Firewalker
as Wingina1986 Roanoak
as Elevator Attendant1985 Insignificance
as Wambli1984 The Mystic Warrior
as Narrator1983 The Great Spirit Within the Hole
as Fish Hawk1980 Fish Hawk
as Clarence's Father1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Lonny Moon1978 Standing Tall
as Umilak1977 Orca
as Uncle George1977 The Hunted Lady
as Sam Watchman1977 Relentless
as Crazy Horse / Worm1977 The White Buffalo
as Ten Bears1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales
as The Interpreter (William Halsey)1976 Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
as Indian at Trading Post1975 Crazy Mama
as Chief Bromden1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

TV Shows/Series with Will Sampson as Actor(5)

1985 Wildside
as Chief1985 Tall Tales & Legends
as John Stronghart1983 The Yellow Rose
as Sgt. Cheney1980 From Here to Eternity
as Cpl. Cheney1979 From Here to Eternity

Full Name: Will William Sampson
Born: Wednesday, 09/27 1933 (September) in Okmulgee, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 06/03 1987 (June) in Houston (aged: 53)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Will Sampson frequently works together with these people:
Robert Altman (4x, Crew)
Branscombe Richmond (3x, Actor)
Shelley Duvall (3x, Actress)
Dino De Laurentiis (3x, Crew)
Irving Saraf (3x, Crew)
Paul Lohmann (3x, Crew)
Norman Aladjem (2x, Crew)
Alan Gibbs (2x, Crew)
William Robert Yates (2x, Crew)
Victoria Racimo (2x, Actress)
Mary Pirie (2x, Actress)
Chris Spotted Eagle (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8217, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024