Sam Shepard Height Weight Spouse
Samuel Shepard Rogers III was born in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, United States, on November 5, 1943, was an American actor and playwright. Young Sam Shepard first started performing with touring repertory group Bishop's Company. He made his big screen debut in comedy film Brand X (1970). He got his television debut in anthology series ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1974) in episode "Geography of a Horse Dreamer". Sam's breakthrough performance came as Chuck Yeager in epic historical drama film The Right Stuff (1983). He landed his feature directorial debut with drama film Far North (1988).
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Birth Date
November 5, 1943
Died
July 27, 2017
Nationality
United States
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Natural hair color
Light Brown
Eye color
Blue
Height
6 ft 2 in | 188 cm
Weight
84 kg | 185 lbs
Shoe size
Not Available
Best Movies
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Chuck Yeager in epic historical drama film The Right Stuff (1983).
He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for neo-Western drama road movie Paris, Texas (1984).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Dashiell Hammett in biographical drama film Dash and Lilly (1999).
He was nominated for the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble for his role as William F. Garrison in war film Black Hawk Down (2001).
He was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for his role as Frank Whiteley in sport drama movie Ruffian (2007).
He won the Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award for his role as Tom Blankenship in coming of age drama film Mud (2012).
He was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for his role as Beverly Weston in black comedy drama movie August: Osage County (2013).
Days of Heaven (1978) romantic period drama as The Farmer
Thunderheart (1992) Neo-Western mystery as Frank Coutelle
The Pelican Brief (1993) legal thriller as Thomas Callahan
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) legal drama as Arthur Chambers
Swordfish (2001) action thriller as James Reisman
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) epic revisionist Western as Frank James
Brothers (2009) psychological thriller war as Hank Cahill
Fair Game (2010) biographical political drama as Sam Plame
Cold in July (2014) crime thriller as Ben Russell
Best TV Shows
He played Father Judge in Discovery Channel miniseries Klondike (2014).
He portrayed Robert Rayburn in Netflix psychological thriller television series Bloodline (2015-2017).
Facts
Graduated from Duarte High School in Duarte, California (1961).
Studied animal husbandry at nearby Mt. San Antonio College.
Had two sisters, Sandy Rogers and Roxanne Rogers.
He wrote 58 plays and won 10 Obie Awards for writing and directing.
He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play for his play "Buried Child".
He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play for his play "A Lie of the Mind" (1986).
He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play for his play "True West" (1983).
He received the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award as a master American dramatist in 2009.
He received the Gold Medal for Drama from the Academy in 1992.
He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994.
Shepard died on July 27, 2017, Midway, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 73.
Spouse
He was married to actress O-Lan Jones (1969-1984) they had one son, Jesse Mojo Shepard.
Relationships
He was in relationship with actress Jessica Lange (1981-2009), they had daughter, Hannah Jane Shepard and son, Samuel Walker Shepard.
He dated Mia Kirshner (2014-2015), Patti Smith (1981-1982) and Joyce Aaron (1965-1968).