Acting
Sam Shepard
- Titles
- 92movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1969 to 2017, busiest in 2001 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 31top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
The Right Stuff87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Historical3.6average 2.6
- Psychological6.5average 5.6
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.8
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
- Catharsis5.7average 5.1
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.4, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.4
- Absurdist Humor1.1, average 2.0
- Pop Culture1.3, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 12
- Social Commentary 8
- Redemption 5
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Biographical Drama 4
- Dysfunctional Family 4
- Crime Thriller 3
- Intense Character Study 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Slow Burn 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Coming-of-Age Story 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jessica LangeActorDon't Come Knocking, Crimes of the Heart, Frances, Country, Far North
Randy QuaidActorStreets of Laredo, Purgatory, Curse of the Starving Class, Fool for Love
Sissy SpacekActorStreets of Laredo, The Good Old Boys, Crimes of the Heart, Raggedy Man
Ed HarrisActorIn Dubious Battle, The Right Stuff, Buried Child
Diane KeatonActorBaby Boom, Crimes of the Heart, The Only Thrill
Dermot MulroneyActorSilent Tongue, Inhale, Bright Angel
Harry Dean StantonActorParis, Texas, Fool for Love, Renaldo and Clara
Marcia Gay HardenActorCurtain Call, Safe Passage, See You in My Dreams- BBill YahrausEditorSilent Tongue, Country, Far North
Barbara HersheyActorThe Right Stuff, Defenseless
Michael ShannonActorMidnight Special, Mud
Tracey WalterActorRaggedy Man, Savannah
Movies and TV shows
84Upcoming
1 title
Theatre Play
2020s
1 title · average score 54
In Memory Of
2010s
21 titles · average score 61
as Paul Stark
as Calvin Meyer
as Mr. Anderson
Writer
as Willie Grogan
as Russell
as Gerald 'Red' Baze
as Tom
as Harlan Whitford
as James Blackthorn
as Sam Plame
as James Harrison
2000s
25 titles · average score 58
as Hank Cahill
as Wilder
as Frank Whiteley
as Bill Buck
as Howard
as George Cummings
as Sheriff Jack Kolb
as Garrison
as Senator Reisman
as Eric Pollack
as Narrator (voice)
1990s
17 titles · average score 56
as Sheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock
as Dashiell Hammett
as Reece McHenry
TV show · as Pea Eye Parker
as Patrick
Director, Writer
as Thomas Callahan
as Frank Coutelle
as Walter Faber
as Det. Beutel
as Jack Russell
1980s
14 titles · average score 67
Director, Writer
as Dr. Jeff Cooper
as Doc Porter
as Eddie
Writer
as Gil Ivy
Writer
as Chuck Yeager
as Harry York
as Bailey
Writer
as Cal
1970s
4 titles · average score 60
as The Farmer
as Rodeo
Writer
Screenplay
1960s
1 title
Writer