Will Sampson

Personal Info

Birthday

September 26, 1933

Day of Death

1987-06-03

(53 years old)

Place of Birth

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA

Will Sampson

Biography

Will Sampson was a Native American actor and artist. Mr.

Sampson, a Muscogee (Creek) Native American, was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and was an imposing 6' 7" (2.01 m) tall and also wore size 18 EEEE 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.

Known For

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

The Yellow Rose

The Outlaw Josey Wales

From Here to Eternity

Tall Tales & Legends

Orca

Firewalker

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Filmography

2011
That's Insignificance
as Self
1999
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Self (archive footage)
1987
The Gunfighters
as Train Passenger
1986
Firewalker
as Tall Eagle
Roanoak
as Wingina
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Taylor
Johnny Appleseed
as Chief
1985
Insignificance
as Elevator Attendant
1984
The Mystic Warrior
as Wambli
1983
The Great Spirit Within the Hole
as Narrator
1980
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Clarence's Father
Fish Hawk
as Fish Hawk
1978
Standing Tall
as Lonny Moon
1977
The Hunted Lady
as Uncle George
Relentless
as Sam Watchman
Orca
as Umilak
The White Buffalo
as Crazy Horse/Worm
1976
The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Ten Bears
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
as The Interpreter (William Halsey)
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Chief Bromden
Crazy Mama
as Indian at Trading Post