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Sam Bottoms(1955-2008)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Soundtrack
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Sam Bottoms at an event for Le secret de Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Home Video Trailer from Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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Sherrybaby (2006)
8 Videos
22 Photos
Sam Bottoms was born on 17 October 1955 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Josey Wales hors-la-loi (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979) and Pur sang: la légende de Seabiscuit (2003). He was married to Laura Bickford and Susan Arnold. He died on 16 December 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 17, 1955
DiedDecember 16, 2008(53)
BornOctober 17, 1955
DiedDecember 16, 2008(53)
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Photos22

Karen Allen and Sam Bottoms in À l'est d'Eden (1955)
Sam Bottoms in Apocalypse Now (1979)
Sam Bottoms in Project Shadowchaser III (1995)
Christopher Atkins, Sam Bottoms, and Musetta Vander in Project Shadowchaser III (1995)
Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Sam Bottoms, Jerry Ross, and Kerry Rossall in Apocalypse Now (1979)
Sam Bottoms in X Files: aux frontières du réel (1993)
Sam Bottoms in X Files: aux frontières du réel (1993)
Clint Eastwood, Sam Bottoms, Len Lesser, and Doug McGrath in Josey Wales hors-la-loi (1976)
Clint Eastwood and Sam Bottoms in Josey Wales hors-la-loi (1976)
Laurence Fishburne, Frederic Forrest, and Sam Bottoms in Apocalypse Now (1979)
Laurence Fishburne, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, and Sam Bottoms in Apocalypse Now (1979)
Dennis Hopper, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, and Sam Bottoms in Apocalypse Now (1979)

Known for:

Clint Eastwood in Josey Wales hors-la-loi (1976)
Josey Wales hors-la-loi
7.8
  • Jamie
  • 1976
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now
8.4
  • GM3 Lance B. Johnson
  • 1979
Tobey Maguire in Pur sang: la légende de Seabiscuit (2003)
Pur sang: la légende de Seabiscuit
7.3
  • Mr. Blodget
  • 2003
Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, and Ben Johnson in La dernière séance (1971)
La dernière séance
8.0
  • Billy
  • 1971

Credits

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Actor

  • Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee (2007)
    Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
    5.8
    • Martey Kurtainbaum
    • 2007
  • Sherrybaby (2006)
    Sherrybaby
    6.6
    • Bob Swanson Sr.
    • 2006
  • Ed Harris, Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel, and Amelia Warner in Winter Passing (2005)
    Winter Passing
    6.2
    • Brian
    • 2005
  • Claire Danes, Steve Martin, and Jason Schwartzman in Shopgirl (2005)
    Shopgirl
    6.3
    • Dan Buttersfield
    • 2005
  • Jeux de gangs (2005)
    Jeux de gangs
    5.5
    • Lt. Maris
    • 2005
  • New York Police Blues (1993)
    New York Police Blues
    7.7
    TV Series
    • David Lewis
    • 2004
  • Tobey Maguire in Pur sang: la légende de Seabiscuit (2003)
    Pur sang: la légende de Seabiscuit
    7.3
    • Mr. Blodget
    • 2003
  • True Files
    5.2
    • Alex Lomax
    • 2002
  • Shadow Fury (2001)
    Shadow Fury
    3.8
    • Mitchell Madsen
    • 2001
  • Sous le silence (2001)
    Sous le silence
    6.6
    • Joseph Caffey
    • 2001
  • Looking Through Lillian (2001)
    Looking Through Lillian
    5.1
    • Gene
    • 2001
  • Freddy Rodríguez in Joseph's Gift (1999)
    Joseph's Gift
    6.8
    • Robert Keller
    • 1999
  • Lisa Eichhorn, Yeniffer Behrens, and Sam Bottoms in My Neighbor's Daughter (1998)
    My Neighbor's Daughter
    5.6
    • Dennis
    • Husband
    • 1998
  • Dans la peau d'un mercenaire (1998)
    Dans la peau d'un mercenaire
    3.9
    TV Movie
    • Camera Man
    • 1998
  • Sticky Fingers
    Video
    • Roshi Ishtar
    • 1997

Producer

  • Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (1991)
    Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1991

Soundtrack

  • Clint Eastwood in Josey Wales hors-la-loi (1976)
    Josey Wales hors-la-loi
    7.8
    • performer: "Rose of Alabamy" (uncredited)
    • 1976

Videos8

Up from the Depths
Clip 2:41
Up from the Depths
Trailer
Trailer 1:44
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 1:29
Trailer
Apocalypse Now: Blu-ray Three-Disc Full Disclosure Edition
Trailer 1:31
Apocalypse Now: Blu-ray Three-Disc Full Disclosure Edition
Shadow Fury
Trailer 1:15
Shadow Fury
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich In Archer City, Texas
Trailer 1:02
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich In Archer City, Texas
Sherrybaby
Trailer 2:13
Sherrybaby
Apocalypse Now
Promo 1:30
Apocalypse Now

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Samuel Bottoms
  • Height
    • 1.80 m
  • Born
    • October 17, 1955
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 16, 2008
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(brain cancer)
  • Spouses
      Laura BickfordSeptember 21, 2002 - December 16, 2008 (his death)
  • Children
      Io Bottoms
  • Relatives
    • Timothy Bottoms(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercials for Cadillac DeVille (1997)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

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  • Trivia
    During the making of La dernière séance (1971), he often tagged along to watch filming with his elder brother Timothy Bottoms and one day the director Peter Bogdanovich decided to test screen Sam and eventually cast him as Billy.

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