Cast: Will Sampson
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Will Sampson. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 17
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Movie · 133 min. · United States
Direction Milos Forman
Cast Jack Nicholson · Louise Fletcher · Brad Dourif · William Redfield
Synopsis One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) follows Randle McMurphy, a rebellious convict who fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental institution rather than prison. There, he clashes with the authoritarian Nurse Ratched, who controls the ward with...
8.3
109K votes
8.3
109K votes
From Here to Eternity (TV Miniseries)
1979 · Series · 360 min. · United States
Direction Buzz Kulik
Cast Natalie Wood · William Devane · Steve Railsback · Roy Thinnes
Synopsis TV Miniseries. 3 Episodes. Story takes place at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii just before the attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. The main plot deals with the adulterous love affair between Sgt. Warden and Karen Holmes, who's married to...
6.2
44 votes
6.2
44 votes
Vega$ (TV Series)
1978 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Michael Mann · Don Chaffey · Cliff Bole · Lawrence Dobkin
Cast Robert Urich · Bart Braverman · Phyllis Davis · Naomi Stevens
Synopsis Dan Tanna is a private investigator in the gambling town of Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas can be seedy or glamorous, depending upon the point of view.
5.9
41 votes
5.9
41 votes
Insignificance
1985 · Movie · 110 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Nicolas Roeg
Cast Michael Emil · Tony Curtis · Theresa Russell · Gary Busey
Synopsis Four 1950's cultural icons (Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio and Senator Joseph MacCarthy) who conceivably could have met and probably didn't, fictionally do in this modern fable of post-WWII America. Visually intriguing, the film has a fluid progression of...
5.4
246 votes
5.4
246 votes
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
Direction Robert Altman
Cast Paul Newman · Burt Lancaster · Geraldine Chaplin · Harvey Keitel
Synopsis Buffalo Bill (Paul Newman) plans to put on his own Wild West sideshow, and Chief Sitting Bull has agreed to appear in it. However, Sitting Bull has his own hidden agenda, involving the President and General Custer.
5.4
819 votes
5.4
819 votes
Orca
1977 · Movie · 92 min. · United States
Direction Michael Anderson
Cast Richard Harris · Charlotte Rampling · Bo Derek · Will Sampson
Synopsis The killer whale is one of the most intelligent creatures in the universe. Incredibly, he is the only animal other than man who kills for revenge. He has one mate, and if she is harmed by man, he will hunt...
5.2
3K votes
5.2
3K votes
The White Buffalo
1977 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction J. Lee Thompson
Cast Charles Bronson · Jack Warden · Kim Novak · Will Sampson
Synopsis In this strange western version of JAWS, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations - dim, filthy, makeshift taverns; freezing, slaughterhouse-like frontier towns and...
5.1
532 votes
5.1
532 votes
The Yellow Rose (TV Series)
1983 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Lee H. Katzin · Harry Falk · Burt Kennedy · Jack Whitman
Cast Sam Elliott · Cybill Shepherd · David Soul · Edward Albert
Synopsis Nightime soap opera involving The Yellow Rose, a 200,000 acre ranch in Texas operated by the offspring of the founder, Wade Champion. His sons (Roy and Quisto) and his 29-year old widow, Colleen run the ranch when they are not...
5.1
80 votes
5.1
80 votes
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Brian Gibson
Cast JoBeth Williams · Craig T. Nelson · Heather O'Rourke · Oliver Robins
Synopsis The original cast of 'Poltergeist' appear again in this tense sequel set four years later. The Freeling family is now living with in-laws and the terrible memories are fading slowly. But one night there's a violent thunderstorm... the nightmare is...
5.0
5K votes
5.0
5K votes
Firewalker
1986 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction J. Lee Thompson
Cast Chuck Norris · Louis Gossett Jr. · Melody Anderson · Will Sampson
Synopsis Max Donigan sets off on a treasure hunt with his friend Leo and newly-acquired partner Patricia, who provided the treasure map. Along the way they encounter a few bar fights, evil "coyotes", and other obstacles they are able to overcome...
4.1
1K votes
4.1
1K votes
The Gunfighters (TV)
1987 · Movie · 96 min. · Canada
Direction Clay Borris
Cast Art Hindle · Reiner Schöne · Anthony Addabbo · George Kennedy
Synopsis The Everetts, two brothers and a cousin are trying to make a go of their ranch in Kansas but Deke Turner, someone who wants to see them fail, is doing everything he can to see that happen. The younger brother's...
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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980 · Movie · 196 min. · United States
Direction Paul Krasny
Cast Michael Beck · Art Carney · Alex Karras · Telly Savalas
Synopsis Fact based story of the lives and attempted 1946 escape of several inmates in the famous correctional facility. Young inmate Clarence Carnes masterminds a grand escape involving several inmates who have nothing to lose, serving life sentences.
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From Here to Eternity (TV Series)
1980 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Ray Austin · Rick Hauser · Jeffrey Hayden · Harry Mastrogeorge
Cast Don Johnson · Kim Basinger · William Devane · Roy Thinnes
Synopsis TV Series (1980). 13 Episodes. In 1942, Honolulu is under martial law following the attack by the Japanese, but the personnel of G Company, 24th Infantry Division seem to be more interested in their personal lives than in fighting the...
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Relentless (TV)
1977 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Lee H. Katzin
Cast Will Sampson · Monte Markham · John Hillerman · Marianna Hill
Synopsis An Arizona state trooper, who is also an Indian, pursues a gang of paramilitary-type robbers into the mountains. The gang has killed the trooper's uncle and taken a woman hostage, and the trooper must use his tracking and hunting skills...
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Direction Donald Shebib
Cast Will Sampson · Don Francks · Charles Fields · Mary Pirie
Synopsis An embittered, hard-drinking Indian finds himself befriending a young white farmboy, and together they determine to help him end his drinking problems and return to his former life.
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Standing Tall
1978 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Harvey Hart
Cast Robert Forster · Will Sampson · L.Q. Jones · Robert Donner
Synopsis Set in Montana in the year 1934, a half-breed rancher and his wife are harassed by a ruthless land robber, who forces them to stand tall and defend their land, life and dignity.
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The Mystic Warrior (TV)
1984 · Movie · 300 min. · United States
Direction Richard T. Heffron
Cast Robert Beltran · Devon Ericson · Rion Hunter · Victoria Racimo
Synopsis Saga about a proud band of Sioux Indians, and the efforts of one brave to save his people from destruction through the use of mysterious powers handed down by ancestors.
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