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Will Sampson

Will Sampson
  • Name: Will Sampson
  • Birthday: 1933-09-26
  • Place of birth: Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA
  • Popularity: 9.475
Biography: 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... Read More

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Title Release date
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