Filmography by year for
Sam Shepard More at IMDbPro »

1. "Klondike" (2014) TV mini-series (pre-production) [Actor .... Father Judge (2014)]
2. Shoedog (????) (pre-production) [Actor .... Grimes]
3. August: Osage County (2013) (post-production) [Actor .... Beverly Weston]
4. Out of the Furnace (2013) (post-production) [Actor .... Red]
5. Savannah (2013) (completed) [Actor .... Mr. Stubbs]
6. The Presence of Joseph Chaikin (2012) (completed) [Self]


7. Shepard & Dark (2012) [Self]
8. Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2012) [Actor .... Himself]
9. All Things Shining (2012) [inspirational thanks]
10. Mud (2012) [Actor .... Tom Blankenship]
11. Killing Them Softly (2012) [Actor .... Dillon]
    ... aka "Jackie Cogan" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)
12. Safe House (2012) [Actor .... Harlan Whitford]
    ... aka "Dangerous Run" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)
13. Darling Companion (2012) [Actor .... Sheriff Morris]
14. Blackthorn (2011) [Actor .... James] [Soundtrack] (performer: "Ain't No Grave", "Sam Hall", "Take Your Burden to the Lord", "Wayfaring Stranger") ("Take Your Burden to the Lord")
15. Inhale (2010) [Actor .... James Harrison]
16. Fair Game (2010/I) [Actor .... Sam Plame]
17. Jim Sheridan: Film and Family (2010) (V) [Actor .... Himself]
18. Re-Made in the USA: How Brodre Became Brothers (2010) (V) [Actor .... Himself]
19. Tough Trade (2010) (TV) [Actor]


20. "P.O.V.: Patti Smith: Dream of Life (#22.12)" (2009) TV Episode [Self]
21. Brothers (2009/I) [Actor .... Hank Cahill]
    ... aka "My Brother" - Japan (English title)
22. Play On, John: A Life in Music (2009) [Actor .... Narrator]
23. Felon (2008) [Actor .... Gordon]
24. Loot (2008) [thanks]
25. One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur (2008) [Actor .... Himself]
26. The Accidental Husband (2008) [Actor .... Wilder]
27. Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008) [Actor .... Himself]
28. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) [Actor .... Frank James]
    ... aka "The Assassination of Jesse James" - USA (short title)
29. Ruffian (2007) (TV) [Actor .... Frank Whiteley]
30. Charlotte's Web (2006) [Actor .... Narrator] (voice)
31. The Return (2006/I) [Actor .... Ed Mills]
32. Wanderlust (2006) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
33. Walker Payne (2006) [Actor .... Syrus]
34. The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose (2006) [Actor .... Himself]
35. Bandidas (2006) [Actor .... Bill Buck]
36. Harnessing Speed (2005) (V) [Actor .... Himself]
37. Stealth (2005) [Actor .... Capt. George Cummings]
38. Don't Come Knocking (2005) [Actor .... Howard Spence] [Writer] (screenplay) (story) [Soundtrack] (writer: "God's in the Kitchen")
39. Trudell (2005) [Actor .... Himself]
40. See You in My Dreams (2004) (TV) [Writer] (from stories in Cruising Paradise and Motel Chronicles)
41. The Notebook (2004) [Actor .... Frank Calhoun]
42. Blind Horizon (2003) [Actor .... Sheriff Jack Kolb]
43. This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs the Late Henry Moss (2003) [Actor .... Himself]
    ... aka "This So-Called Disaster" - USA (short title)
44. "Shabatot VeHagim: Texas: Part 2 (#4.9)" (2003) TV Episode [Soundtrack] (performer: "Paris, Texas")
45. The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' (2002) (V) [Actor .... Himself]
46. Leo (2002) [Actor .... Vic]
47. Rosy-Fingered Dawn: a Film on Terrence Malick (2002) [Actor .... Himself]
48. True West (2002) (TV) [Writer] (play)
49. Black Hawk Down (2001) [Actor .... Garrison]

    Next US airings:

    Mon. May 27	3:00 PM	FX
    Tue. May 28	10:30 AM	FX

50. Shot in the Heart (2001) (TV) [Actor .... Frank Gilmore, Sr.]
51. Swordfish (2001) [Actor .... Senator James Reisman]

    Next US airings:

    Sun. May 26	2:00 AM	CW
    Sun. May 26	11:00 PM	WGNAMER

52. After the Harvest (2001) (TV) [Actor .... Caleb Gare]
53. The Pledge (2001) [Actor .... Eric Pollack]
    ... aka "Pledge" - Japan (English title)
54. All the Pretty Horses (2000) [Actor .... J.C. Franklin]
55. "Great Performances: Kurosawa (#30.9)" (2000) TV Episode [Actor .... Narrator] (voice)
56. One Kill (2000) (TV) [Actor .... Maj. Nelson Gray]
57. Hamlet (2000) [Actor .... Ghost]
58. Spotlight on Location: Snow Falling on Cedars (2000) (TV) [Actor .... Himself/Interviewee]


59. Simpatico (1999) [Writer] (original play)
60. Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) [Actor .... Arthur Chambers]

    Next US airings:

    Tue. June 4

    11:00 AM

    SHOW

61. Dash and Lilly (1999) (TV) [Actor .... Dashiell Hammett]
62. Purgatory (1999) (TV) [Actor .... Sheriff Forrest/Wild Bill Hickock]
63. It All Came True (1998) [Actor .... Will Dodge]
    ... aka "Curtain Call" - USA (original title)
64. "Great Performances: Sam Shepard: Stalking Himself (#26.17)" (1998) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
65. "Intimate Portrait: Jessica Lange" (1998) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
66. "Arena: Dear Antonioni" (1997) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
67. The Only Thrill (1997) [Actor .... Reece McHenry]
68. Lily Dale (1996) (TV) [Actor .... Pete Davenport]
    ... aka "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Lily Dale (#45.4)" - USA (anthology series)
69. "Streets of Laredo" (1995) TV mini-series [Actor .... Cpl. Pea Eye Parker]
70. The Good Old Boys (1995) (TV) [Actor .... Tarnell]
71. O Verdadeiro Oeste (1995) (TV) [Writer] (play)
72. Safe Passage (1994) [Actor .... Patrick Singer]
73. Curse of the Starving Class (1994) [Writer] (from the stage play by)
74. The Pelican Brief (1993) [Actor .... Thomas Callahan]
75. Silent Tongue (1993) [Writer] (writer) [Director]
76. Cinefile: Made in the USA (1993) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
77. Thunderheart (1992) [Actor .... Frank Coutelle]
78. Defenseless (1991) [Actor .... Det. Beutel]
79. Autèntic oest (1991) (TV) [Writer] (play)
80. Voyager (1991) [Actor .... Walter Faber]
    ... aka "Homo Faber" - France (original title)
81. Loucos Por Amor (1991) (TV) [Writer] (play)
82. Bright Angel (1990) [Actor .... Jack]


83. Steel Magnolias (1989) [Actor .... Spud Jones]
84. Far North (1988) [Writer] (written by) [Director]
85. Baby Boom (1987) [Actor .... Dr. Jeff Cooper]
86. Crimes of the Heart (1986) [Actor .... Doc Porter]
87. Den sultende klasses forbannelse (1986) (TV) [Writer]
88. The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) [Actor .... Himself - Audience Member] (uncredited)
89. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder (1986) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
    ... aka "The American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder" - USA (original title)
90. Fool for Love (1985) [Actor .... Eddie] [Writer] (play) (screenplay)
91. Country (1984) [Actor .... Gil Ivy]
92. Paris, Texas (1984) [Actor] (unconfirmed) [Writer] (written by)
93. "American Playhouse: True West (#3.3)" (1984) TV Episode [Writer] (writer)
94. The Right Stuff (1983) [Actor .... Chuck Yeager]
95. Frances (1982) [Actor .... Harry York]
96. Fitzcarraldo (1982) [special thanks]
97. Tongues (1982) (V) [Writer]
98. Raggedy Man (1981) [Actor .... Bailey]
99. Savage/Love (1981) [Writer]
100. Resurrection (1980) [Actor .... Cal]


101. Days of Heaven (1978) [Actor .... The Farmer]
102. Renaldo and Clara (1978) [Actor .... Rodeo] [Writer] (writer)
103. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre: Geography of a Horse Dreamer (#6.7)" (1974) TV Episode [Writer]
104. Oh! Calcutta! (1972) [Writer] (contributions)
105. Brand X (1970) [Actor]
106. Zabriskie Point (1970) [Writer] (screenplay)


107. Me and My Brother (1969) [Writer] (writer)
108. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: Episode #2.5" (1968) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Guest Performer] (as The Holy Modal Rounders)