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Will Sampson

Actor

Will Sampson

Acting
1975 — 1986 · 6 films
Lived
26 September 1933 — d. 1987
From
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.

Career Signature

How Will Sampson’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.