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Sam Shepard
Born: 5th Nov 1943 Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA - Died 27th Jul 2017
Dept: Acting
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, the most by any writer or director. Shepard received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for portraying pilot Chuck Yeager in the 1983 film The Right Stuff. He received the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award as a master American dramatist in 2009. New York magazine described Shepard as "the greatest American playwright of his generation."
Shepard's plays are known for their bleak, poetic, surrealist elements, black comedy, and rootless characters living on the outskirts of American society. His style evolved from the absurdism of his early off-off-Broadway work to the realism of later plays like Buried Child and Curse of the Starving Class.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 81
Film: 75 (93%)
Television: 6 (7%)
Remaining genres not in graph: History, Fantasy, Mystery, Family, War, Horror
Filmography
2019
Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan perfo ... view
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The Writer
2017
A story about people whose lives are connected by typewriters. A meditation on creativity and technology featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard, ... view
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Self
2017
An artist whose work involves capturing images of strangers begins to believe she herself is being observed. ... view
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Paul Stark
2016
In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronge ... view
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Mr. Anderson
2016
A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers. ... view
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Calvin Meyer
2015
In a small town in California's San Joaquin Valley, 14-year-old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger an ... view
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Willie Grogan
Mar 2015 (first aired)
A dramatic thriller that explores the demons lurking beneath the surface of a contemporary American family. The Rayburns are hard-working pillars of t ... view
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Robert Rayburn (13 ep.)
2014
While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar. Although he’s ... view
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Russell
Jan 2014 (first aired)
The lives of two childhood best friends, Bill and Epstein, in the late 1890s as they flock to the gold rush capital in the untamed Yukon Territory. Th ... view
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Father Judge (3 ep.)
2013
An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to ... view
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Beverly Weston
2013
Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the m ... view
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Gerald 'Red' Baze
2013
An impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor Harry Dean Stanton comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his rendit ... view
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Self
2013
Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family an ... view
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Tom
2013
Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. W ... view
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Mr. Stubbs
2012
An indelible portrait of the complex relationship between playwright and actor Sam Shepard and his close friend Johnny Dark as they prepare forty year ... view
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Self
2012
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse ... view
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Dillon
2012
Beth develops a deep bond with a dog she rescues. But when her self-absorbed husband loses the dog, the search takes some unexpected turns. ... view
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Sheriff Morris
2012
A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative esc ... view
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Harlan Whitford
2011
In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorn) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber an ... view
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James Blackthorn
2010
A couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter. ... view
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James Harrison
2010
A devoted wife and mother leads a secret life as a CIA agent until her husband’s article exposes a scandal, putting her identity and loved ones at r ... view
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Sam Plame
2009
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to ... view
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Hank Cahill
2008
A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system. ... view
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Gordon
2008
An intimate portrait of poet, painter, musician and singer Patti Smith that mirrors the essence of the artist herself. ... view
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Self
2008
Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick, a ... view
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Wilder
2007
A look back on the weird and wasted career of the Holy Modal Rounders. ... view
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Self
2007
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous o ... view
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Frank James
2007
Ruffian is an American made-for-television movie that tells the story of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Champion thoroughbred filly Ruffian who went und ... view
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Frank Whiteley
2006
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Ch ... view
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Narrator (voice)
2006
Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex- ... view
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Ed Mills
2006
A small-town father is forced to make difficult, heartbreaking decisions in order to save his two daughters. ... view
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Syrus
2006
When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest ... view
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Bill Buck
2005
Howard Spence has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol, drugs and y ... view
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Howard
2005
Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control ... before it initi ... view
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George Cummings
2005
A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances, and politics. ... view
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Self - Playwright, Actor (Thunderheart)
2004
An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life ... view
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Frank Calhoun
2003
Left for dead in the remote Southwest, Frank is found clinging to life and in a state of amnesia. As he recovers, ominous memories begin to flash back ... view
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Sheriff Jack Kolb
2003
Director Michael Almereyda's documentary on the weeks just prior to Sam Shepard's stage production of his play "The Late Henry Moss." ... view
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Self
2002
Rosy-Fingered Dawn is a film on Terrence Malick. It is about the making of BADLANDS, DAYS OF HEAVEN, THE THIN RED LINE and the personal involvement of ... view
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Self
2002
A young mother is plagued by a tragic mistake and alienates her little boy. A brilliant writer is released from prison after serving a 15-year sentenc ... view
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Vic
2001
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and ... view
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MG William F. Garrison
2001
The story of a man coming to terms with the sins and secrets of his notorious brother and, in the process, exploring the legacy of violence in his own ... view
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Frank Gilmore, Sr.
2001
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash ... view
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Senator Reisman
2001
Caleb Gare (Sam Shepard) is a farmer obsessed with owning as much land as he can and controlling his entire family. This becomes more complicated when ... view
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Caleb Gare
2001
A police chief, about to retire, pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer. ... view
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Eric Pollack
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Narrator (voice)
2000
The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lur ... view
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J.C. Franklin
2000
A divorced female marine officer with two small children begins an affair with a senior officer. ... view
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Maj. Nelson Gray
2000
Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder in New York City. ... view
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Ghost
1999
In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emot ... view
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Arthur Chambers
1999
Biographical look at the bombastic love affair that writers Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman shared in 1940 and 50's Hollywood. Refusing to marry, ... view
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Dashiell Hammett
1999
An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and th ... view
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Sheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock
1998
A bachelor afraid of marriage angers his long-time girlfriend by buying a splendid townhouse just for himself, only to find it haunted by the ghosts o ... view
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Will Dodge
1997
A small-town store owner with a comatose wife shares a long-term relationship with his seamstress. ... view
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Reece McHenry
1996
In 1910, 19-year-old Horace Robedaux, still bitter toward his stepfather, goes to Houston to be reunited with his mother, Corella, and his sister, Lil ... view
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Pete Davenport
Nov 1995 (first aired)
Captain Woodrow Call, now retired from the Rangers, is a bounty hunter. He is hired by an eastern rail baron to track down Joey Garza, a new kind of k ... view
Character:
Pea Eye Parker (3 ep.)
1995
An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family. ... view
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Tarnell
Original title: Caro Antonioni
1995
A documentary portrait of Michangelo Antonioni based on Roland Barthes' essay. ... view
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Self
1994
Recently estranged from her husband, and mother of seven sons, Mag Singer stands poised to pursue a whole new way of life. But when one of her childre ... view
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Patrick
1993
A Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene. ... view
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Self
1993
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed. ... view
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Thomas Callahan
1992
A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation. ... view
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Frank Coutelle
1991
A Los Angeles lawyer defends her former college roommate, whose husband — her lover — has been slain. ... view
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Det. Beutel
Original title: Homo Faber
1991
April 1957: Rational engineer Faber's plane crashes in Mexico, where he learns that he became a father in 1938. He takes a ship from NYC to France and ... view
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Walter Faber
1990
In Montana, naive teenager George longs to escape from his broken home before his dysfunctional parents push him over the edge. When George meets pret ... view
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Jack Russell
1989
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friends ... view
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Spud Jones
1988
With virtually no financial resources, Ellen Stewart created the La Mama theater in New York in 1961, where writers and actors such as Sam Shepard, El ... view
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1987
J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in ... view
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Dr. Jeff Cooper
1986
Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide. ... view
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Doc Porter
1985
A woman is waiting in a motel for her boyfriend, when an old flame turns up and tries to take her back to the life she is trying to leave behind. ... view
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Eddie
1984
Jewell and Gil are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gil has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, b ... view
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Gil Ivy
1983
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history b ... view
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Chuck Yeager
1982
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted. ... view
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Harry York
1981
Nita, a divorced mother of two boys, is stuck working as a telephone operator in a small Texas town during World War II. Her friendship with a Navy sa ... view
Character:
Bailey
1980
The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an ... view
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Cal
1978
In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harve ... view
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The Farmer
1978
Filmed in the autumn of 1975 prior to and during Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour – featuring appearances and performances by Ronee Blakley, T ... view
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Rodeo
Jan 1971 (first aired)
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1970
In 1969, Taylor Mead complained to his friend artist Wynn Chamberlain that Andy Warhol had never paid him for any of the work he had done for him and ... view
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Jan 1968 (first aired)
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. ... view
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Self (uncredited) (1 ep.)
Apr 1956 (first aired)
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards ... view
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Self - Nominee (1 ep.)