Will Sampson

Will Sampson

Acting
20 Movies 9 TV Shows

Born

September 26, 1933

Died

June 3, 1987

Place of Birth

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA

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Biography

Will Sampson (September 27, 1933 – June 3, 1987) was a Native-American businessman, entrepreneur, rodeo performer, actor and painter/artist. He was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and was an imposing 6' 7" (2.01 m) tall and also wore size 18 4E 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 …

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