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Will Sampson

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Born: September 26, 1933 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA

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 ...

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Film

20 Titles
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8.4
FILM
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975
The Outlaw Josey Wales
7.4
FILM
The Outlaw Josey Wales1976
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
6.0
FILM
Poltergeist II: The Other Side1986
Orca
6.2
FILM
Orca1977
Firewalker
5.4
FILM
Firewalker1986
The White Buffalo
6.0
FILM
The White Buffalo1977
Insignificance
6.4
FILM
Insignificance1985
Crazy Mama
5.6
FILM
Crazy Mama1975
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
5.5
FILM
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson1976
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
5.5
FILM
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story1980
Standing Tall
6.0
FILM
Standing Tall1978
The Hunted Lady
7.7
FILM
The Hunted Lady1977
Relentless
7.3
FILM
Relentless1977
Roanoak
7.0
FILM
Roanoak1986
Johnny Appleseed
FILM
Johnny Appleseed1986
The Gunfighters
5.0
FILM
The Gunfighters1987

Series

9 Titles
Tall Tales & Legends
6.0
SERIES
Tall Tales & Legends1985–
The Yellow Rose
7.6
SERIES
The Yellow Rose1983–
From Here to Eternity
4.3
SERIES
From Here to Eternity1980–
From Here to Eternity
7.3
SERIES
From Here to Eternity1979–
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
5.0
SERIES
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story1980–
Wildside
6.8
SERIES
Wildside1985–
Roanoak
SERIES
Roanoak1986–
The Mystic Warrior
6.2
SERIES
The Mystic Warrior1984–
Born to the Wind
7.0
SERIES
Born to the Wind1981–
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