Sam Shepard filmography | |
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 Shepard on the set of Stealth in 2004 | |
| Born | Samuel Shepard Rogers III November 5, 1943 Fort Sheridan, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | July 27, 2017 (aged 73) Midway, Kentucky, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1962–2017 |
Sam Shepard was an American actor, screenwriter, playwright, director and author. The following is his screen filmography as an actor, screenwriter, and director. Shepard was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Chuck Yeager in the film The Right Stuff (1983). The following year, he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing Paris, Texas (1984). For his role in the television film Dash and Lilly (1999), he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film.