Will Sampson

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Native American actor film actor human painter television actor

Will Sampson was a Native American actor and painter best known for his powerful portrayal of Chief Bromden in the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American ⓘ
actor ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
human ⓘ
painter ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1987 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1970s ⓘ
advocatedFor accurate representation of Native Americans in media ⓘ
appearedIn Fish Hawk ⓘ
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ⓘ
Orca ⓘ
Poltergeist II: The Other Side ⓘ
The Outlaw Josey Wales ⓘ
The White Buffalo ⓘ
The Yellow Rose ⓘ
burialPlace Graceland Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath kidney failure ⓘ
postoperative complications ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1933-09-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1987-06-03 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Creek (Muscogee) Nation ⓘ
surface form: Muscogee (Creek) Nation
familyName Sampson ⓘ
genre realist painting ⓘ
givenName Will ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
height approximately 201 cm ⓘ
knownFor portrayal of Chief Bromden in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
movement Native American art ⓘ
name Will Sampson self-link ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableRole Chief Bromden ⓘ
notableWork One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
painter ⓘ
rodeo performer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Okmulgee County ⓘ
surface form: Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas, United States ⓘ
playedCharacter Chief Bromden ⓘ
portrayed Native American characters in film and television ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest → starring → Will Sampson ⓘ
Will Sampson → name → Will Sampson self-link ⓘ