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person_profile-Will Sampson

Will Sampson Died at age: 53

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Will Sampson

Date of Birth:

Sep 27, 1933

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jun 03, 1987

Biography of

Will Sampson

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Will Sampson (September 27, 1933 – June 3, 1987) was an American actor and artist. Sampson, a Native American Muscogee (Creek), was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and was an imposing 6' 5" (1.96 m) tall. Sampson's most notable roles were as "Chief Bromden" in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and as "Taylor the Medicine Man" in the horror film Poltergeist II. He had a recurring role on the TV series Vega$, as Harlon Twoleaf and starred in the movies Fish Hawk, The Outlaw Josey Wales, and Orca.

    Sampson appeared in the production of Black Elk Speaks with the American Indian Theater Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where David Carradine and other Native American actors like Wes Studi and Randolph Mantooth starred in stage productions.

    Sampson competed in rodeos, his speciality riding bucking broncos, for about twenty years. He was on the rodeo circuit when the producers of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Saul Zaentz and Michael Douglas, were looking for a large Native American to play the role of Chief Bromden. A rodeo announcer told them about Sampson, and after lengthy efforts to find him, they hired him on the strength of an interview. He had never acted before.

    Sampson was also an artist. His large painting depicting the Ribbon Dance of his Muscogee people is in the collection of the Creek Council House Museum in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. His artwork is currently displayed online by The Kvskvnv (“kuskuna”) Association.

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Filmography of

Will Sampson

Found 18 Movies in total

The Gunfighters

Train Passenger ( Actor )

... 1987

Firewalker

Tall Eagle ( Actor )

... 1986

Roanoak

Wingina ( Actor )

... 1986

... 1986

Johnny Appleseed

Chief ( Actor )

... 1986

Insignificance

Elevator Attendant ( Actor )

... 1985

The Mystic Warrior

Wambli ( Actor )

... 1984

... 1983

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Clarence's Father ( Actor )

... 1980

Standing Tall

Lonny Moon ( Actor )

... 1978

The Hunted Lady

Uncle George ( Actor )

... 1977

Relentless

Sam Watchman ( Actor )

... 1977

Orca

Umilak ( Actor )

... 1977

The White Buffalo

Crazy Horse/Worm ( Actor )

... 1977

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Ten Bears ( Actor )

... 1976

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

The Interpreter (William Halsey) ( Actor )

... 1976

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Chief Bromden ( Actor )

... 1975

Crazy Mama

Indian at Trading Post ( Actor )

... 1975