Sam Shepard filmography
| Sam Shepard filmography | |
|---|---|
|
Shepard on the set of Stealth in 2004. | |
| Occupation | Actor, director, playwright |
| Years active | 1963–present |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Apples in the Tree | N/A | |
| 1965 | Rusakai | N/A | |
| 1969 | Me and My Brother | — | Co-writer |
| 1970 | Zabriskie Point | — | Co-writer |
| Brand X | N/A | ||
| 1972 | Oh! Calcutta! | — | Sketches contributions |
| 1978 | Renaldo and Clara | Rodeo | Also co-writer |
| Days of Heaven | The Farmer | ||
| 1980 | Resurrection | Cal Carpenter | |
| 1981 | Savage/Love | — | Writer, short film |
| Raggedy Man | Bailey | ||
| 1982 | Tongues | — | Writer, short film |
| Frances | Harry York | ||
| 1983 | The Right Stuff | Chuck Yeager | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1984 | Paris, Texas | Unconfirmed | Co-writer Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Country | Gilbert "Gil" Ivy | ||
| 1985 | Fool for Love | Eddie | Also writer |
| 1986 | Crimes of the Heart | Doc Porter | |
| 1987 | Baby Boom | Dr. Jeff Cooper | |
| September | Peter | Original version, unreleased | |
| 1988 | Far North | — | Director, writer |
| 1989 | Steel Magnolias | Spud Jones | |
| 1990 | Bright Angel | Jack | |
| 1991 | Voyager (aka Homo Faber) | Walter Faber | Also narrator |
| Defenseless | Detective Beutel | ||
| 1992 | Thunderheart | Frank Coutelle | |
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief | Thomas Callahan | |
| 1994 | Silent Tongue | — | Director, writer (originally filmed in 1992) Nominated—Tokyo International Film Festival - Grand Prix |
| Curse of the Starving Class | — | Writer | |
| Safe Passage | Patrick Singer | ||
| 1997 | The Only Thrill | Reece McHenry | |
| 1998 | Curtain Call (aka It All Came True) | Will Dodge | |
| 1999 | Simpatico | — | Writer |
| Snow Falling on Cedars | Arthur Chambers | ||
| 2000 | Hamlet | Ghost | |
| All the Pretty Horses | J.C. Franklin | ||
| 2001 | The Pledge | Eric Pollack | |
| Swordfish | James Reisman | ||
| Black Hawk Down | William F. Garrison | Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble | |
| 2002 | Leo (aka Leopold Bloom) | Vic | |
| 2003 | Blind Horizon | Sheriff Jack Kolb | DVD premiere in 2003, theatrical release in 2004 |
| 2004 | The Notebook | Frank Calhoun | |
| 2005 | Don't Come Knocking | Howard Spence | Also co-writer |
| Stealth | George Cummings | ||
| 2006 | Bandidas (aka Sexy Pistols) | Bill Buck | |
| Walker Payne | Syrus | ||
| The Return | Ed Mills | ||
| Charlotte's Web | Narrator | Voice role | |
| 2007 | Fool for Love | — | Writer, short film |
| The Assassination of Jesse James | Frank James | ||
| 2008 | The Accidental Husband | Wilder Lloyd | |
| Felon | Gordon Camrose | ||
| 2009 | Brothers | Hank Cahill | |
| 2010 | Fair Game | Sam Plame | |
| Inhale | James Harrison | ||
| 2011 | Blackthorn | Butch Cassidy | Nominated—Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actor |
| 2012 | Darling Companion | Sheriff Morris | |
| Safe House | Harlan Whitford | ||
| Killing Them Softly | Dillon | ||
| Mud | Tom Blankenship | Robert Altman Award | |
| 2013 | Savannah | Mr. Stubbs | |
| August: Osage County | Beverly Weston | Capri/Hollywood Award for Ensemble Cast Hollywood Film Festival Award for Ensemble of the Year Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated—SAG Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble | |
| Out of the Furnace | Gerald "Red" Baze | ||
| 2014 | Cold in July | Ben Russell | |
| 2015 | Midnight Special | N/A | Post-production |
| Ithaca | Willie Grogan | Post-production | |
| You Were Never Here | Paul Stark | Post-production | |
| TBA | In Dubious Battle | Mr. Anderson | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | — | Writer, episode: "Geography of a Horse Dreamer" |
| 1984 | American Playhouse | — | Writer, episode: "True West" |
| 1986 | Den sultende klasses forbannelse | — | Writer, Norwegian adaptation of Curse of the Starving Class |
| 1991 | Autèntic oest | — | Writer, Spanish adaptation of True West |
| Loucos por amor | — | Writer, Portuguese adaptation of Fool for Love | |
| 1995 | The Good Old Boys | Tarnell | |
| Streets of Laredo | Pea Eye Parker | Miniseries | |
| O verdadeiro oeste | — | Writer, Portuguese adaptation of True West | |
| 1996 | Lily Dale | Pete Davenport | Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best TV Supporting Actor |
| Pazzo d'amore | — | Writer, Italian adaptation of Fool for Love | |
| 1999 | Purgatory | Sheriff Forrest/Wild Bill Hickok | Western Heritage Award - Bronze Wrangler for TV Feature Film |
| Dash and Lilly | Dashiell Hammett | Nominated—Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV Nominated—Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | |
| 2000 | One Kill | Maj. Nelson Gray | |
| Great Performances | Narrator | Episode: Kurosawa, voice role | |
| 2001 | After the Harvest | Caleb Gare | |
| Shot in the Heart | Frank Gilmore, Sr. | ||
| 2002 | True West | — | Writer |
| 2004 | See You in My Dreams | — | Writer, based on Cruising Paradise and Motel Chronicles |
| 2007 | Ruffian | Frank Whiteley | Nominated—SAG Award for Outstanding Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries |
| 2010 | Tough Trade | N/A | |
| 2014 | Klondike | Father Judge | Miniseries |
| 2015 | Bloodline | Robert Rayburn | Episode #1.3 |
See also
- Sam Shepard awards
References
- "Sam Shepard — Filmography". Internet Movie Database. IMDb. imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- "Sam Shepard — Filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. allmovie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- "Sam Shepard — Filmography". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- "Sam Shepard — Filmgraphy". Film Reference. Advameg. filmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sam Shepard. |
- Sam Shepard filmography at AllMovie
- Sam Shepard filmography at the Internet Movie Database
- Sam Shepard filmography at the Internet Broadway Database
- Sam Shepard filmography at the TCM Movie Database
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
