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Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

05/11/1943

Day of Death

27/07/2017
(74) years old

Place of Birth

Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA

Sam Shepard

Biography

Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned half a century. He wrote 58 plays as well as several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs. He won 10 Obie Awards for writing and directing, t... Read More

Known For

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

California Typewriter

California Typewriter

Never Here

In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle

Midnight Special

Midnight Special

Ithaca

Cold in July

August: Osage County

August: Osage County

Out of the Furnace

Out of the Furnace

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Filmography

Cast

2019

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story...

as The Writer

2017

California Typewriter

as Self

2017

Never Here

as Paul Stark

2016

In Dubious Battle

as Mr. Anderson

2016

Midnight Special

as Calvin Meyer

2015

Ithaca

as Willie Grogan

2014

Cold in July

as Russell

2013

August: Osage County

as Beverly Weston

2013

Out of the Furnace

as Gerald 'Red' Baze

2013

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

as Self

2013

Mud

as Tom

2013

Savannah

as Mr. Stubbs

2012

Shepard & Dark

as Self

2012

Killing Them Softly

as Dillon

2012

Darling Companion

as Sheriff Morris

2012

Safe House

as Harlan Whitford

2011

Blackthorn

as James Blackthorn

2010

Inhale

as James Harrison

2010

Fair Game

as Sam Plame

2009

Brothers

as Hank Cahill

2008

Felon

as Gordon

2008

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

as Self

2008

The Accidental Husband

as Wilder

2007

The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose

as Self

2007

The Assassination of Jesse James by the ...

as Frank James

2007

Ruffian

as Frank Whiteley

2006

Charlotte's Web

as Narrator (voice)

2006

The Return

as Ed Mills

2006

Walker Payne

as Syrus

2006

Bandidas

as Bill Buck

2005

Don't Come Knocking

as Howard

2005

Stealth

as George Cummings

2005

Trudell

as Self - Playwright, Actor (Thunderheart)

2004

The Notebook

as Frank Calhoun

2003

Blind Horizon

as Sheriff Jack Kolb

2003

This So-Called Disaster

as Self

2002

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence M...

as Self

2002

Leo

as Vic

2001

Black Hawk Down

as MG William F. Garrison

2001

Shot in the Heart

as Frank Gilmore, Sr.

2001

Swordfish

as Senator Reisman

2001

After the Harvest

as Caleb Gare

2001

The Pledge

as Eric Pollack

2000

Kurosawa

as Narrator (voice)

2000

All the Pretty Horses

as J.C. Franklin

2000

One Kill

as Maj. Nelson Gray

2000

Hamlet

as Ghost

1999

Snow Falling on Cedars

as Arthur Chambers

1999

Dash and Lilly

as Dashiell Hammett

1999

Purgatory

as Sheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock

1998

Curtain Call

as Will Dodge

1997

The Only Thrill

as Reece McHenry

1996

Lily Dale

as Pete Davenport

1995

The Good Old Boys

as Tarnell

1995

Dear Antonioni

as Self

1994

Safe Passage

as Patrick

1993

Made in the USA

as Self

1993

The Pelican Brief

as Thomas Callahan

1992

Thunderheart

as Frank Coutelle

1991

Defenseless

as Det. Beutel

1991

Voyager

as Walter Faber

1990

Bright Angel

as Jack Russell

1989

Steel Magnolias

as Spud Jones

1988

MaMa's Pushcart

1987

Baby Boom

as Dr. Jeff Cooper

1986

Crimes of the Heart

as Doc Porter

1985

Fool for Love

as Eddie

1984

Country

as Gil Ivy

1983

The Right Stuff

as Chuck Yeager

1982

Frances

as Harry York

1981

Raggedy Man

as Bailey

1980

Resurrection

as Cal

1978

Days of Heaven

as The Farmer

1978

Renaldo and Clara

as Rodeo

1970

Brand X

Crew

2020

Tesla

as In Memory Of

2016

Buried Child

as Writer

2016

True West

as Writer

2013

The Assassination of President Kennedy

as Acting Double

2005

Don't Come Knocking

as Writer

2004

See You in My Dreams

as Short Story

2004

See You in My Dreams

as Writer

2002

True West

as Writer

1999

Simpatico

as Theatre Play

1994

Curse of the Starving Class

as Writer

1993

Silent Tongue

as Director

1993

Silent Tongue

as Writer

1988

Far North

as Director

1988

Far North

as Writer

1985

Fool for Love

as Theatre Play

1985

Fool for Love

as Screenplay

1984

Paris, Texas

as Writer

1984

True West

as Writer

1982

Tongues

as Music

1982

Tongues

as Writer

1981

Savage/Love

as Writer

1978

Renaldo and Clara

as Writer

1972

Oh! Calcutta!

as Writer

1970

Zabriskie Point

as Screenplay

1969

Me and My Brother

as Writer