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Sam Shepard
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Died aged 73
Also known asSamuel Shepard Rogers, Сем Шепард, سم شپارد, سام شپاردGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/11/1943Born inFort Sheridan, Illinois, USADied27/07/2017Died inMidwayCauseamyotrophic lateral sclerosisWikidataQ294583TMDb#9880

Samuel Shepard Rogers III was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, author and musician whose career spanned half a century. He wrote 58 plays and several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs. His accolades include the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Drama Desk Award, the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award, and a record 10 Obie Awards. He was nominated for two Tony Awards, an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe.

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Filmography42 titles

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YearTitleCharacterAge at
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2017Never HereMoviePaul Stark74
2016Midnight SpecialMovieCalvin Meyer73
2016In Dubious BattleMovieMr. Anderson73
2014Cold in JulyMovieRussell71
2013MudMovieTom70
2013August: Osage CountyMovieBeverly Weston70
2013Out of the FurnaceMovieGerald 'Red' Baze70
2012Safe HouseMovieHarlan Whitford69
2012Killing Them SoftlyMovieDillon69
2010Fair GameMovieSam Plame67
2009BrothersMovieHank Cahill66
2008FelonMovieGordon65
2008The Accidental HusbandMovieWilder65
2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordMovieFrank James64
2007RuffianMovieFrank Whiteley64
2006BandidasMovieBill Buck63
2006Charlotte's WebMovieNarrator (voice)63
2006The ReturnMovieEd Mills63
2006Walker PayneMovieSyrus63
2005Don't Come KnockingMovieHoward62
2004The NotebookMovieFrank Calhoun61
2003Blind HorizonMovieSheriff Jack Kolb60
2002Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence MalickMovieSelf59
2001Black Hawk DownMovieMG William F. Garrison58
2001The PledgeMovieEric Pollack58
2001Shot in the HeartMovieFrank Gilmore, Sr.58
2001SwordfishMovieSenator Reisman58
2000KurosawaMovieNarrator (voice)57
1999Snow Falling on CedarsMovieArthur Chambers56
1999PurgatoryMovieSheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock56
1999Dash and LillyMovieDashiell Hammett56
1998Curtain CallMovieWill Dodge55
1993The Pelican BriefMovieThomas Callahan50
1993Made in the USAMovieSelf50
1992ThunderheartMovieFrank Coutelle49
1991DefenselessMovieDet. Beutel48
1991VoyagerMovieWalter Faber48
1990Bright AngelMovieJack Russell47
1989Steel MagnoliasMovieSpud Jones46
1987Baby BoomMovieDr. Jeff Cooper44
1983The Right StuffMovieChuck Yeager40
1980ResurrectionMovieCal37