Acting
Sam Shepard
- Titles
- 91movies8TV 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 Dynamics5.6average 4.7
- Historical3.5average 2.6
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Romance4.5average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.5, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.5
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor1.1, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 13
- Social Commentary 8
- Redemption 5
- Biographical Drama 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Dysfunctional Family 4
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Character Study 3
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Brotherhood 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Slow Burn 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jessica LangeActorDon't Come Knocking, Frances, Crimes of the Heart, 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
Marcia Gay HardenActorCurtain Call, See You in My Dreams, Safe Passage
Harry Dean StantonActorParis, Texas, Fool for Love, Renaldo and Clara
Dermot MulroneyActorSilent Tongue, Inhale, Bright Angel
Ed HarrisActorIn Dubious Battle, The Right Stuff, Buried Child
Diane KeatonActorBaby Boom, Crimes of the Heart, The Only Thrill- BBill YahrausEditorSilent Tongue, Country, Far North
James SpaderActorBaby Boom, Curtain Call
Eric RobertsActorPurgatory, Raggedy Man
Amy MadiganActorShot in the Heart, Buried Child
Movies and TV shows
662010s
18 titles · average score 61
57
as Paul Stark
72
as Calvin Meyer
46
as Mr. Anderson
32
as Willie Grogan
73
as Russell
80
as Tom
61
as Gerald 'Red' Baze
37
as Mr. Stubbs
58
as Harlan Whitford
65
as James Blackthorn
69
as Sam Plame
49
as James Harrison
2000s
23 titles · average score 58
64
as Hank Cahill
25
as Wilder
79
as Frank Whiteley
54
as Bill Buck
47
as Howard
36
as George Cummings
48
as Sheriff Jack Kolb
77
as Garrison
45
as Senator Reisman
69
as Eric Pollack
76
as Narrator (voice)
1990s
14 titles · average score 59
69
as Sheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock
71
as Dashiell Hammett
50
as Reece McHenry
43
as Pete Davenport
67
TV show · as Pea Eye Parker
64
as Tarnell
59
as Patrick
59
as Thomas Callahan
72
as Frank Coutelle
61
as Walter Faber
47
as Det. Beutel
61
as Jack Russell
1980s
9 titles · average score 66
70
as Spud Jones
61
as Dr. Jeff Cooper
58
as Doc Porter
56
as Eddie
65
as Gil Ivy
87
as Chuck Yeager
65
as Harry York
63
as Bailey
68
as Cal
1970s
2 titles · average score 73
86
as The Farmer
59
as Rodeo