Will Sampson

Will Sampson
Born
William Sampson Jr.

(1933-09-27)September 27, 1933
DiedJune 3, 1987(1987-06-03) (aged 53)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeGraves Creek Cemetery, Hitchita, Oklahoma
NationalityMuscogee Nation
Occupation(s)Painter, actor
Years active1975–1987
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

William Sampson Jr. (September 27, 1933 – June 3, 1987) was a Muscogee Nation painter, actor, and rodeo performer. He is best known for his performance as the apparently deaf and mute Chief Bromden in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and as Crazy Horse in the 1977 western The White Buffalo, as well as his roles as Taylor in Poltergeist II: The Other Side and Ten Bears in 1976's The Outlaw Josey Wales.