Biography for
Sam Bottoms (I) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

17 October 1955, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Date of Death

16 December 2008, Los Angeles, California, USA (brain cancer)

Birth Name

Samuel John Bottoms

Height

5' 11" (1.80 m)

Spouse

Laura Bickford	(21 September 2002 - 16 December 2008) (his death)
Susan Arnold	(27 April 1980 - ?) (divorced) 2 children

Trivia

Brother of Ben Bottoms, Joseph Bottoms and Timothy Bottoms.

On The Last Picture Show Sam often tagged along to watch filming with his older brother Timothy and one day Peter Bogdonovich on a whim decided to test screen young Sam and the rest they say is history; meaning of course Sam got the job

Began acting at the Santa Barbara (California) Youth Theatre at age 10.

Had two daughters from his first wife Susan Arnold, Io and Clara.

Father is sculptor James "Bud" Bottoms.

His daughter Io Bottoms is also an actor.