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
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Historical3.5average 2.6
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.4, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.5
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor1.1, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 13
- Social Commentary 8
- Redemption 5
- Dysfunctional Family 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Biographical Drama 4
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Slow Burn 3
- Brotherhood 3
- Intense Character Study 3
- Character-Driven Drama 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
Sissy SpacekActorStreets of Laredo, The Good Old Boys, Crimes of the Heart, Raggedy Man
Randy QuaidActorStreets of Laredo, Purgatory, Curse of the Starving Class, Fool for Love
Diane KeatonActorBaby Boom, Crimes of the Heart, The Only Thrill
Ed HarrisActorIn Dubious Battle, The Right Stuff, Buried Child
Harry Dean StantonActorParis, Texas, Fool for Love, Renaldo and Clara
Dermot MulroneyActorInhale, Silent Tongue, Bright Angel
Marcia Gay HardenActorCurtain Call, Safe Passage, See You in My Dreams- BBill YahrausEditorSilent Tongue, Country, Far North
Robert PatrickActorSafe House, The Only Thrill
Sheila TouseyActorThunderheart, Silent Tongue
David AndrewsActorStealth, Fair Game
Movies and TV shows
502010s
14 titles · average score 70
72
as Calvin Meyer
Writer
Writer
70
TV show · as Robert Rayburn
73
as Russell
73
TV show · as Father Judge
61
as Gerald 'Red' Baze
80
as Tom
65
as Beverly Weston
63
as Dillon
65
as James Blackthorn
69
as Sam Plame
2000s
15 titles · average score 69
64
as Hank Cahill
76
as Frank Whiteley
Writer, Short Story
66
as Frank Calhoun
75
Writer
62
as Vic
77
as Garrison
69
as Eric Pollack
63
as Frank Gilmore, Sr.
76
as Narrator (voice)
64
as Maj. Nelson Gray
1990s
8 titles · average score 66
72
as Sheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock
73
as Dashiell Hammett
67
TV show · as Pea Eye Parker
64
as Tarnell
61
as Patrick
72
as Frank Coutelle
61
as Walter Faber
61
as Jack Russell
1980s
10 titles · average score 72
70
as Spud Jones
69
Director, Writer
61
as Dr. Jeff Cooper
85
Writer
65
as Gil Ivy
86
Writer
87
as Chuck Yeager
65
as Harry York
63
as Bailey
68
as Cal
1970s
2 titles · average score 77
86
as The Farmer
67
Screenplay
1960s
1 title
Writer