Sam Shepard

Career timeline

1. 1943 · Born

   Born in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA

2. 1969 · Screen debut

   Me and My Brother (Movie)

3. 1970 · Writing debut

   Zabriskie Point (Movie)

4. 1988 · Directing debut

   Far North (Movie)

5. 2001 · Breakthrough

   Black Hawk Down (Movie)

6. 2017 · Died

   July 27, 2017

7. 2019 · Latest release

   Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1960s

3 1970s

14 1980s

16 1990s

23 2000s

19 2010s

• Drama58
• Thriller18
• Comedy13
• Romance12
• Western10
• Tv Movie9

Highest-rated title Paris, Texas 1984 8.1 Most popular title The Notebook 2004 7.9

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Sam Shepard in our catalogue.

Henry Thomas

3 titles together

Diane Keaton

3 titles together

Gary Sinise

2 titles together

Kim Stanley

2 titles together

Robert Patrick

2 titles together

Harry Dean Stanton

2 titles together

Michael Shannon

2 titles together

Brad Pitt

2 titles together

Tim Roth

2 titles together

Wilford Brimley

2 titles together

1. 2019 Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese as The Writer 7.0 Movie
2. 2017 Never Here as Paul Stark 4.9 Movie
3. 2016 In Dubious Battle as Mr. Anderson 5.8 Movie
4. 2016 Midnight Special as Calvin Meyer 6.3 Movie
5. 2015 Ithaca as Willie Grogan 5.2 Movie
6. 2015 Bloodline as Robert Rayburn 7.1 TV
7. 2014 Cold in July as Russell 6.5 Movie
8. 2014 Klondike as Father Judge 7.1 TV
9. 2013 August: Osage County as Beverly Weston 6.9 Movie
10. 2013 Out of the Furnace as Gerald 'Red' Baze 6.6 Movie
11. 2013 Mud as Tom 7.1 Movie
12. 2013 Savannah as Mr. Stubbs 6.0 Movie
13. 2012 Killing Them Softly as Dillon 6.0 Movie
14. 2012 Darling Companion as Sheriff Morris 5.0 Movie
15. 2012 Safe House as Harlan Whitford 6.5 Movie
16. 2011 Blackthorn as James Blackthorn 6.6 Movie
17. 2010 Inhale as James Harrison 6.0 Movie
18. 2010 Fair Game as Sam Plame 6.5 Movie
19. 2009 Brothers as Hank Cahill 7.3 Movie
20. 2008 Felon as Gordon 7.2 Movie
21. 2008 The Accidental Husband as Wilder 5.6 Movie
22. 2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford as Frank James 7.1 Movie
23. 2007 Ruffian as Frank Whiteley Movie
24. 2006 Charlotte's Web as Narrator (voice) 6.2 Movie
25. 2006 The Return as Ed Mills 6.0 Movie
26. 2006 Walker Payne as Syrus Movie
27. 2006 Bandidas as Bill Buck 6.1 Movie
28. 2005 Don't Come Knocking as Howard 6.2 Movie
29. 2005 Stealth as George Cummings 5.5 Movie
30. 2004 The Notebook as Frank Calhoun 7.9 Movie
31. 2003 Blind Horizon as Sheriff Jack Kolb 5.8 Movie
32. 2002 Leo as Vic 6.1 Movie
33. 2001 Black Hawk Down as Garrison 7.4 Movie
34. 2001 Shot in the Heart as Frank Gilmore, Sr. 6.0 Movie
35. 2001 Swordfish as Senator Reisman 6.3 Movie
36. 2001 The Pledge as Eric Pollack 6.6 Movie
37. 2000 Kurosawa as Narrator (voice) Movie
38. 2000 All the Pretty Horses as J.C. Franklin 5.7 Movie
39. 2000 One Kill as Maj. Nelson Gray Movie
40. 2000 Hamlet as Ghost 5.8 Movie
41. 1999 Snow Falling on Cedars as Arthur Chambers 6.1 Movie
42. 1999 Dash and Lilly as Dashiell Hammett Movie
43. 1999 Purgatory as Sheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock 7.2 Movie
44. 1998 Curtain Call as Will Dodge 5.1 Movie
45. 1997 The Only Thrill as Reece McHenry Movie
46. 1996 Lily Dale as Pete Davenport Movie
47. 1995 Streets of Laredo as Pea Eye Parker 6.3 TV
48. 1995 The Good Old Boys as Tarnell Movie
49. 1994 Safe Passage as Patrick 6.0 Movie
50. 1993 The Pelican Brief as Thomas Callahan 6.6 Movie
51. 1992 Thunderheart as Frank Coutelle 6.4 Movie
52. 1991 Defenseless as Det. Beutel 4.9 Movie
53. 1991 Voyager as Walter Faber 6.2 Movie
54. 1990 Bright Angel as Jack Russell Movie
55. 1989 Steel Magnolias as Spud Jones 7.2 Movie
56. 1987 Baby Boom as Dr. Jeff Cooper 6.4 Movie
57. 1986 Crimes of the Heart as Doc Porter 6.1 Movie
58. 1985 Fool for Love as Eddie 5.7 Movie
59. 1984 Country as Gil Ivy 6.5 Movie
60. 1983 The Right Stuff as Chuck Yeager 7.4 Movie
61. 1982 Frances as Harry York 6.9 Movie
62. 1981 Raggedy Man as Bailey 5.7 Movie
63. 1980 Resurrection as Cal 6.5 Movie
64. 1978 Days of Heaven as The Farmer 7.5 Movie

1. 2016 Buried Child Movie
2. 2005 Don't Come Knocking 6.2 Movie
3. 2002 True West Movie
4. 1994 Curse of the Starving Class Movie
5. 1994 Silent Tongue 4.7 Movie
6. 1988 Far North Movie
7. 1985 Alive from Off Center TV
8. 1984 Paris, Texas 8.1 Movie
9. 1984 True West Movie
10. 1982 American Playhouse TV
11. 1972 Oh! Calcutta! Movie
12. 1969 Me and My Brother Movie

1. 1985 Fool for Love 5.7 Movie
2. 1970 Zabriskie Point 7.0 Movie

1. 1994 Silent Tongue 4.7 Movie
2. 1988 Far North Movie

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