Sam Bottoms
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Samuel John "Sam" Bottoms (October 17, 1955 – December 16, 2008) was an American actor and producer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Bottoms, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: October 17, 1955
Place of Birth: Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Known For
Picture This
A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.
The X-Files
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
Apocalypse Now
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.
The Last Picture Show
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
Murder, She Wrote
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Murder, She Wrote
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
The Outlaw Josey Wales
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
East of Eden
A powerful eight-hour adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1952 generational saga stars Bruce Boxleitner and Timothy Bottoms as battling brothers reminiscent of Cain and Abel, and Jane Seymour as the malevolent young woman who toys with their emotions.
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.
Filmography
as Martey Kurtainbaum
as Bob Swanson Sr.
as Brian
as Dan Buttersfield
as Lt. Maris
as Mr. Blodget
as Gene
as Mitchell Madsen
as Joseph Caffey
as Camera Man
as Robert Keller
as Dennis Cromwell
as Therapist Schaub
as Kody
as Policeman
as Oliver Thompson
as Sam Bottoms
as Michael Kryder
as James Baker
as Self
as Elliot Wade
as Legs
as Father Michael McCarren
as Mr. George 'Dad' Wagner
as Sam Faraday
as Lt. Webber
as Robert Johnson
as David Rand
as Patrolman Rick Selby (Segment "A Good Time")
as Bill Yeoman
as Sgt. Joe Rice
as Joe Hellinger
as Murray Lewis, Jr. (as Samuel Bottoms)
as Ken Baynes
as Cal Trask
as Leonard James
as Greg Oliver
as Lance B. Johnson
as Jamie
as Buddy Goleta
as Ben Campbell
as Mel Allan
as Marty
as Billy