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William Sampson Jr. (September 27, 1933 – June 3, 1987) was a Muscogee Nation painter, actor, and rodeo performer. He is best known for his performance as the apparently deaf and 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 ...
Actor: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. A Native American actor of the Creek Nation, Sampson's "big break" came from his memorable role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) opposite Jack Nicholson. He was also starred opposite Clint Eastwood in the western The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976).
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Will Sampson. Actor: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. A Native American actor of the Creek Nation, Sampson's "big break" came from his memorable role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) opposite Jack Nicholson.
- September 27, 1933
- June 3, 1987
Jun 4, 1987 · HOUSTON Will Sampson, the northeastern Oklahoma native who played the silent Chief Bromden in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," died Wednesday, 43 days after undergoing a heart-lungs transplant. He was 53.
Tim Giago Interviews Will Sampson on his TV Show The First Americans (KEVN).Will Sampson (1933-1987) is an Native American Actor known for his roles in One F...
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Will Sampson (September 27, 1933 – June 3, 1987) was an American actor and artist. Sampson, a Native American Muscogee (Creek), was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and was an imposing 6' 5" (1.96 m) tall.
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Jun 4, 1987 · Will Sampson, the 6-foot-7-inch actor who played the silent Indian in the film ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,'' died Wednesday, 43 days after undergoing a heart-lung transplant....
