Will Sampson
Muscogee Creek actor from Oklahoma (1933–1987)
William Sampson Jr. was a Native American painter, actor, and rodeo performer. He was best known for his performance as the apparently 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.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 5 films (1975–1979) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Fantasy Films | 2:13:00 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1976 | Buffalo Bill And The Indians; Or, Sitting Bull’S History Lesson | Dino De Laurentiis Corporation | 124 min | Color | sound | |
| 1976 | One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest | Culver City | 133 min | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1977 | The White Buffalo | Dino DeLaurentiis Corporation | 97 min | Color | sound | |
| 1979 | Fish Hawk | Donald Shebib |