| Birth: | Sep. 27, 1933 | | Death: | Jun. 3, 1987 | 
Actor. Born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, he was an Native American of the Creek Nation most noted for his role as ‘Chief' opposite actor Jack Nicholson in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" (1975). At 6'5" tall, he also appeared in "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976), "Orca" (1977), "The White Buffalo" (1977), "Standing Tall" (1978), "Fish Hawk" (1979), "Poltergeist II" (1986) and "Firewalker" (1986). He was also an accomplished artist and founder of the American Indian Registry for the Performing Arts. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Complications from heart surgery
Search Amazon for Will Sampson | | | Burial:
Graves Creek Cemetery
Hitchita
McIntosh County
Oklahoma, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 19, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 4387 |
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I understand now, scleroderma, the same condition that plagued my mother. I wish your passing might have been easier.
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sr/ks
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Just got done enjoying you once again in Cuckoo's Nest, thank you. Still not understanding what malnutrition and health issues led to your transplants and kidney failures. You passed so young.
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sr/ks
Added: May. 15, 2013 |
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MacBean
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