Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-09-26 (54 years old)
Deathday
1987-06-03
Place of Birth
Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA
Also known As
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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, ...
1975
as Chief Bromden
1986
as Taylor
1977
as Umilak
1986
as Tall Eagle
1977
as Crazy Horse/Worm
1976
as The Interpreter (William Halsey)
1986
as Chief
1987
as Train Passenger
1984
as Wambli
1999
as Self (archive footage)
1976
as Ten Bears
1978
as Lonny Moon
1980
as Fish Hawk
1980
as Clarence's Father
1977
as Sam Watchman
1985
as Elevator Attendant
1986
as Wingina
2011
as Self
1977
as Uncle George
1983
as Narrator
1975
as Indian at Trading Post
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