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Sam Peckinpah (1925–1984)
"If they move", commands stern-eyed William Holden, "kill 'em". So begins The Wild Bunch (1969), Sam Peckinpah's bloody, high-body-count eulogy to the mythologized Old West. "Pouring new wine into the bottle of the Western, Peckinpah explodes the bottle", observed critic Pauline Kael. That exploding bottle also christened the director with the ...
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Born:in Fresno, California, USADied:(age 59) in Inglewood, California, USA |
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Writer (25 credits)
The Dick Powell Theatre
(TV Series) (story - 1 episode, 1963) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1962)
- The Losers
(1963)
... (story)
- Pericles on 31st Street
(1962)
... (teleplay)
The Westerner
(TV Series) (2 episodes, 1960) (creator - 9 episodes, 1960) (written by - 2 episodes, 1960) (created by - 1 episode, 1960)
- The Painting
(1960)
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- Hand on the Gun
(1960)
... (creator)
- Going Home
(1960)
... (creator)
- Line Camp
(1960)
... (creator)
- Ghost of a Chance
(1960)
... (creator)
Klondike
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode, 1960) (story - 1 episode, 1960) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1960)
- Swoger's Mule
(1960)
... (writer)
- Klondike Fever
(1960)
... (story) / (teleplay)
Zane Grey Theater
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1960) (writer - 3 episodes, 1958 - 1959)
- Miss Jenny
(1960)
- Lonesome Road
(1959)
... (writer)
- Trouble at Tres Cruces
(1959)
... (writer)
- The Sharpshooter
(1958)
... (writer)
The Rifleman
(TV Series) (teleplay - 3 episodes, 1958 - 1959) (written by - 3 episodes, 1958 - 1959) (story - 2 episodes, 1958 - 1959)
- The Baby Sitter
(1959)
... (story) / (teleplay)
- The Money Gun
(1959)
... (teleplay)
- The Boarding House
(1959)
... (written by)
- The Marshal
(1958)
... (story) / (teleplay)
- Home Ranch
(1958)
... (written by)
Broken Arrow
(TV Series) (teleplay - 2 episodes, 1957) (writer - 1 episode, 1958)
- The Transfer
(1958)
... (writer)
- The Teacher
(1957)
... (teleplay)
- The Assassin
(1957)
... (teleplay)
1955-1958
Gunsmoke
(TV Series) (screenplay by - 11 episodes)
- Dirt
(1958)
... (screenplay by - as David S. Peckinpah)
- How to Kill a Woman
(1957)
... (screenplay by - as David S. Peckinpah)
- Jealousy
(1957)
... (screenplay by)
- Poor Pearl
(1956)
... (screenplay by)
- Legal Revenge
(1956)
... (screenplay by)
1958
Tombstone Territory
(TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode)
- Johnny Ringo's Last Ride
(1958)
... (teleplay)
1958
Have Gun - Will Travel
(TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Singer
(1958)
... (written by)
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
(TV Series) (teleplay and story - 1 episode)
- Apache Gold
(1957)
... (teleplay and story)
1957
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
(TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode)
- End of a Gun
(1957)
... (teleplay)
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Director (26 credits)
Director (26 credits)
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Producer (3 credits)
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Actor (11 credits)
Actor (11 credits)
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Miscellaneous Crew (7 credits)
Miscellaneous Crew (7 credits)
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Art department (1 credit)
Art department (1 credit)
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (1 credit)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (1 credit)
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Soundtrack (1 credit)
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Thanks (15 credits)
Thanks (15 credits)
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Self (7 credits)
Self (7 credits)
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Archive footage (19 credits)
Archive footage (19 credits)
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Music video: Directed Julian Lennon video "Too Late for Goodbyes".Publicity Listings:
8 Biographical Movies | 18 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 9 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »Alternate Names:
Sam Peckimpah | David S. Peckinpah | David Peckinpah | Sam 'The Man' PeckinpahHeight:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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[Discussing the protagonist of his series, The Westerner (1960)] I wanted to create a truly realistic saddle bum of the west. I wanted to make him as honest and real as I could do it. I drew him unlettered--most of these guys couldn't read or write. Not too bright. Certainly unheroic. I know cowboys. I grew up on a cattle ranch--in Merced County [California]. I wanted to draw a real one. No hero,... See more »Trivia:
Was hired by Marlon Brando to adopt Charles Neider's novella about Billy the Kid, "The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones," that served as the basis for Brando's directorial debut, One-Eyed Jacks (1961) (the only film Brando ever directed). While Stanley Kubrick was still slated to be the project's director, Peckinpah wrote what he believed was a good script; subsequently, he was devastated when he ... See more »Nickname:
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