Actor

Will Sampson

September 26, 1933 · Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA

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 II. He had a recurring role on the TV series Vega$, as Harlon Twoleaf and starred in the movies Fish Hawk, The Outlaw Josey Wales, and Orca. Mr. Sampson appeared in the production of Black Elk Speaks with the American Indian Theater Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where David Carradine and other Native-American actors like Wes Studi and Randolph Mantooth starred in stage productions. Mr.

Notable work

8.4
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
as Chief Bromden
7.5
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
as Ten Bears
6
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
as Taylor
6.2
Orca (1977)
as Umilak

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