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Will Sampson
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Will Sampson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1933-09-26,Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Will Sampson (September 27, 1933 – June 3, 1987) was a Native-American businessman, entrepreneur, rodeo performer, actor and painter/artist. He was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and was an imposing 6' 7" (2.01 m) tall and also wore size 18 4E shoes. 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. Mr. 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 actors like Wes Studi and Randolph Mantooth starred in stage productions. Mr. Sampson competed in rodeos, his speciality riding bucking broncos, for about twenty years. He was on the rodeo circuit when the producers of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Saul Zaentz and Michael Douglas, were looking for a large Native American man to play the role of Chief Bromden a 6’8”, 300 lb, Native-American/European-American man. A rodeo announcer told them about Sampson, and after lengthy efforts to find him, they hired him on the strength of an interview. He had never acted before. Mr. Sampson was also an artist. His large painting depicting the Ribbon Dance of his Muscogee people is in the collection of the Creek Council House Museum in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. His artwork is currently displayed online by The Kvskvnv (“kuskuna”) Association.

Filmography

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

8.4

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975-11-19

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

6.001

Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986-05-23

6.188

Orca
1977-07-22

5.374

Firewalker
1986-11-21

The White Buffalo

6

The White Buffalo
1977-05-01

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

5.509

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976-06-24

Johnny Appleseed

0

Johnny Appleseed
1986-10-31

The Gunfighters

5

The Gunfighters
1987-01-01

Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales

7.5

Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
1999-03-30

The Outlaw Josey Wales

7.4

The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976-06-30

6

Standing Tall
1978-01-21

6.667

Fish Hawk
1980-01-25

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

5.5

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980-11-05

7.333

Relentless
1977-09-14

6.4

Insignificance
1985-08-02

7

Roanoak
1986-05-26

That's Insignificance

0

That's Insignificance
2011-06-14

The Hunted Lady

7.667

The Hunted Lady
1977-11-28

The Great Spirit Within the Hole

8

The Great Spirit Within the Hole
1983-09-12

5.563

Crazy Mama
1975-06-01

From Here to Eternity

4.25

From Here to Eternity
1980-03-10

The Yellow Rose

7.6

The Yellow Rose
1983-10-02

6.75

Wildside
1985-03-21

From Here to Eternity

7.286

From Here to Eternity
1979-02-14

Tall Tales & Legends

6

Tall Tales & Legends
1985-09-25

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

5

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980-11-05

The Mystic Warrior

6.2

The Mystic Warrior
1984-05-20

0

Roanoak
1986-05-26

Born to the Wind

7

Born to the Wind
1981-08-19