Sam Shepard

Deceased · Born: Nov 5, 1943 · Died: Jul 27, 2017

Personal Details

Born Nov 5, 1943 Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA

Parents

Jane Elaine Rogers (Schook)
Samuel Shepard Rogers

Relatives

Sandy Rogers (Sibling)
Roxanne Rogers (Sibling)

Biography

Sam Shepard (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child. Shepard was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff (1983). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Shepard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Career

acting

2017

Never Here as Paul Stark

2016

In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle as Mr. Anderson

Midnight Special

Midnight Special as Calvin Meyer

2015

Ithaca as Willie Grogan

Bloodline as Robert Rayburn

2014

Cold in July as Russell

Klondike as Father Judge

2013

Savannah as Mr. Stubbs

Mud as Tom

Out of the Furnace

Out of the Furnace as Gerald 'Red' Baze

August: Osage County

August: Osage County as Beverly Weston

2012

Darling Companion

Darling Companion as Sheriff Morris

Safe House as Harlan Whitford

Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly as Dillon

2011

Blackthorn as James

2010

Inhale as James Harrison

Fair Game as Sam Plame

2009

Brothers as Hank Cahill

2008

The Accidental Husband

The Accidental Husband as Wilder

Felon as Gordon

2007

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford as Frank James

Ruffian as Frank Whiteley

2006

Bandidas as Bill Buck

The Return as Ed Mills

2005

Don't Come Knocking

Don't Come Knocking as Howard

Stealth as George Cummings

2004

The Notebook as Frank Calhoun

2003

Blind Horizon as Sheriff Jack Kolb

2002

Leo as Vic

2001

Shot in the Heart

Shot in the Heart as Frank Gilmore, Sr.

After the Harvest

After the Harvest as Caleb Gare

Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down as Maj. Gen. William F. Garrison

The Pledge as Eric Pollack

Swordfish as Senator James Reisman

2000

Great Performances

Great Performances as Narrator (voice)

All the Pretty Horses

All the Pretty Horses as J.C. Franklin

One Kill as Maj. Nelson Gray

Hamlet as Ghost

1999

Dash and Lilly as Dashiell Hammett

Purgatory as Sheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock

1998

It All Came True

It All Came True as Will Dodge

1997

The Only Thrill

The Only Thrill as Reece McHenry

1996

Lily Dale as Pete Davenport

1995

The Good Old Boys

The Good Old Boys as Tarnell

Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo as Pea Eye Parker

1994

Safe Passage as Patrick

1993

The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief as Thomas Callahan

1992

Thunderheart as Frank Coutelle

1991

Voyager as Walter Faber

Defenseless as Det. Beutel

1990

Bright Angel as Jack Russell

1989

Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias as Spud Jones

1987

Baby Boom as Dr. Jeff Cooper

1986

Crimes of the Heart

Crimes of the Heart as Doc Porter

1985

Fool for Love as Eddie

1984

Country as Gil Ivy

1983

The Right Stuff

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

appearances

2017

California Typewriter

California Typewriter

2012

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2008

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

2007

The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose

The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose

2005

2003

This So-Called Disaster

This So-Called Disaster

2002

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: a Film on Terrence Malick

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: a Film on Terrence Malick

1998

Great Performances

Great Performances

writing

2016

True West as Writer

Buried Child as Writer

2005

Don't Come Knocking

Don't Come Knocking as Writer

2002

True West as Writer

1994

Curse of the Starving Class

Curse of the Starving Class as Writer

1985

Fool for Love as Screenplay

1984

Paris, Texas as Writer

American Playhouse

American Playhouse as Writer

1978

Renaldo and Clara

Renaldo and Clara as Writer

1972

Oh! Calcutta! as Writer

1970

Zabriskie Point

Zabriskie Point as Screenplay

1969

Me and My Brother

Me and My Brother as Writer

directing

1993

Silent Tongue as Director, Writer

1988

Far North as Director, Writer