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Sam Shepard

This article is about the actor and writer, Sam Shepard. For an article about the osteopath who was accused in a notable murder trial, see: Sam Sheppard.

Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American playwright, writer and actor.

He was born Samuel Shepard Rogers in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. His works are known for being especially frank and often absurd, and particularly for having an authentic sense of the style and sensibility of the gritty modern American west. Shepard is also a well respected actor of stage and motion pictures.

Among his many works, Buried Child is considered one of his most prominent and received a Pulitzer Prize in 1979. Among his other works for the stage are Curse of the Starving Class in 1978, True West in 1980 and A Lie of the Mind in 1985.

Shepard currently lives with his common-law wife, actress Jessica Lange.

Major works

  • 1964 Cowboys
  • 1967 La Turista
  • 1969 Oh! Calcutta! (contributed sketches)
  • 1971 Mad Dog Blues
  • 1979 Buried Child
  • 1978 Curse of the Starving Class
  • 1980 True West
  • 1985 A Lie of the Mind
  • 1993 Simpatico
  • 2000 The Late Henry Moss
  • 2004 The God of Hell

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1978 Curse of the Starving Class. The Devil's Rain (1975). 1979 Buried Child. Carrie (1976). 1971 Mad Dog Blues. The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976). 1969 Oh! Calcutta! (contributed sketches). Saturday Night Fever (1977).

1967 La Turista. Grease (1978). 1964 Cowboys. Moment by Moment (1978). Urban Cowboy (1980). Blow Out (1981).

Staying Alive (1983). Two of a Kind (1983). Perfect (1985). Look Who's Talking (1989).

The Experts (1989). Look Who's Talking Too (1990). Eyes of an Angel (1991). Shout (1991).

Boris and Natasha (1992). Look Who's Talking Now (1993). Pulp Fiction (1994). White Man's Burden (1995).

Get Shorty (1995). Broken Arrow (1996). Himself. Orientation: A Scientology Information Film (1996, uncredited) ...

Phenomenon (1996). Michael (1996). America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary (1996). She's So Lovely (1997).

Face/Off (1997). Mad City (1997). Primary Colors (1998). The Thin Red Line (1998).

A Civil Action (1998). The General's Daughter (1999). Our Friend, Martin (1999, voice). Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000).

Lucky Numbers (2000). Swordfish (2001). Domestic Disturbance (2001). Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) (cameo appearance).

Basic (2003). The Punisher (2004). Ladder 49 (2004). Be Cool (2005).