- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 26, 1933
- Place of Birth
- Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA
- Died
- June 3, 1987
Will Sampson
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 …
Filmography
movieThat's Insignificance
2011 · Self
movieHell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
1999 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Gunfighters
1987 · Train Passenger
movieFirewalker
1986 · Tall Eagle
movieJohnny Appleseed
1986 · Chief
movieRoanoak
1986 · Wingina
tvRoanoak
1986 · Wingina
moviePoltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · Taylor
tvTall Tales & Legends
1985 · Chief
movieInsignificance
1985 · Elevator Attendant
tvWildside
1985
tvThe Mystic Warrior
1984 · Wambli
tvThe Yellow Rose
1983 · John Stronghart
movieThe Great Spirit Within the Hole
1983 · Narrator
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Wingina, Wangina
Born to the Wind
tvBorn to the Wind
1981 · Painted Bear
movieAlcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980 · Clarence's Father
tvAlcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980 · Clarence's Father
From Here to Eternity
tvFrom Here to Eternity
1980 · Sgt. Cheney
Fish Hawk
movieFish Hawk
1980 · Fish Hawk
tvFrom Here to Eternity
1979 · Cpl. Cheney
movieStanding Tall
1978 · Lonny Moon
movieThe Hunted Lady
1977 · Uncle George
movieRelentless
1977 · Sam Watchman
movieOrca
1977 · Umilak
movieThe White Buffalo
1977 · Crazy Horse/Worm
movieThe Outlaw Josey Wales
1976 · Ten Bears
movieBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976 · The Interpreter (William Halsey)
movieOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Chief Bromden
movieCrazy Mama
1975 · Indian at Trading Post