People
Will Sampson
Biography:
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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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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That's Insignificance as Self | 2011-06-14 |
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales as Self (archive footage) | 1999-03-30 |
The Gunfighters as Train Passenger | 1987-01-01 |
Firewalker as Tall Eagle | 1986-11-21 |
Roanoak as Wingina | 1986-05-26 |
Poltergeist II: The Other Side as Taylor | 1986-05-23 |
Johnny Appleseed as Chief | 1986-01-01 |
Insignificance as Elevator Attendant | 1985-08-02 |
The Mystic Warrior as Wambli | 1984-05-20 |
The Great Spirit Within the Hole as Narrator | 1983-09-12 |
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Clarence's Father | 1980-11-05 |
Fish Hawk as Fish Hawk | 1980-01-25 |
Standing Tall as Lonny Moon | 1978-01-21 |
The Hunted Lady as Uncle George | 1977-11-28 |
Relentless as Sam Watchman | 1977-09-14 |
Orca as Umilak | 1977-07-22 |
The White Buffalo as Crazy Horse/Worm | 1977-05-01 |
The Outlaw Josey Wales as Ten Bears | 1976-06-30 |
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson as The Interpreter (William Halsey) | 1976-06-24 |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Chief Bromden | 1975-11-19 |
Crazy Mama as Indian at Trading Post | 1975-06-01 |