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Sam Bottoms
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During the making of
The Last Picture Show (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.
He appeared in three films that were nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture:
The Last Picture Show (1971)
,
Apocalypse Now (1979)
and
Seabiscuit (2003)
.
Brother of
Ben Bottoms
,
Joseph Bottoms
and
Timothy Bottoms
.
Began acting at the Santa Barbara (California) Youth Theatre at age 10.
Father is sculptor James "Bud" Bottoms.
His daughter
Io Bottoms
is also an actor.
Had two daughters from his first wife
Susan Arnold
, Io and Clara.
He was cremated and his ashes given to his widow.
He has appeared in three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant:
The Last Picture Show (1971)
,
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
and
Apocalypse Now (1979)
.
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