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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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James D. Bissell to Marlon Brando
Sam Bottoms Biography (1955-)
Born October 17, 1955, in Santa Barbara, CA; son of James Bottoms (a sculptorand art teacher); brother of Ben Bottoms and Joseph Bottoms (both actors) and Timothy Bottoms (an actor and producer); married Susan Arnold (an editor; divorced); children: two daughters.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- October 17, 1955
- Santa Barbara, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Billy, The Last Picture Show, Columbia, 1971
- Marty, Class of '44 (also known as Tre kompisar), Warner Bros., 1973
- Mel Allan, Zandy's Bride (also known as For Better, For Worse), Warner Bros., 1974
- Jamie, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Warner Bros., 1976
- Greg Oliver, Up from the Depths, New World, 1979
- Gunner's mate third class Lance B. Johnson, Apocalypse Now, UnitedArtists, 1979, revised edition released as Apocalypse Now Redux
- Leonard James, Bronco Billy, Warner Bros., 1980
- (As Samuel Bottoms) Bill Yeoman, Prime Risk, Almi, 1984
- (As Samuel Bottoms) Murray Lewis, Jr., In `n' Out (also known as Gringo mojado), Anchor Bay, 1985
- (As Samuel Bottoms) David Rand, Hunter's Blood, Concorde, 1986
- Lieutenant Webber, Gardens of Stone, TriStar, 1987
- Father Michael McCarren, Private Tutor (also known as After School,
Before God, and Return to Eden), Moviestore Entertainment, 1988
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Kill Crazy, Media Home Entertainment, 1990
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Ragin' Cajun (also known as Ragin Cajun), American International Pictures, 1990
- Himself, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (documentary), Triton Pictures, 1991
- Eliot Read, Dolly Dearest, Trimark Pictures, 1992
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North of Chiang Mai, 1992
- James Baker, The Trust, Quadrangle Films, 1993
- Oliver Thompson, Sugar Hill (also known as Harlem), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
- Himself, Sunny Side Up, Pfeiffer Speer Film, 1994
- Kody, Project Shadowchaser III (also known as Project Shadowchaser 3000), New Line Cinema, 1995
- Robert, Joseph's Gift, 1998
- Schaub, Snide and Prejudice, Vine International Pictures, 1998
- Gene, Looking through Lillian, Mad Sun Films, 2001
- Mr. Caffey, The Unsaid, Global Cinema Group, 2001
- Mitchell Madsen, Shadow Fury, Phaedra Cinema, 2001
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
- Joseph, Greatest Heroes of the Bible, 1978
- Cal Trask, East of Eden (also known as John Steinbeck's East ofEden), ABC, 1980
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Return to Eden, 1985
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Movies
- Ben Campbell, Savages, ABC, 1974
- Buddy Goleta, Cage without a Key, CBS, 1975
- Ken Baynes, Desperate Lives, CBS, 1982
- Mr. George Wagner, The Witching of Ben Wagner, The Disney Channel,1987
- Police officer, Zooman (also known as Zooman and the Sign),Showtime, 1995
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Mercenary II: Thick & Thin (also known as Thick and Thin), 1997
- Dennis Cromwell, My Neighbor's Daughter (also known as Angel Blue), Lifetime, 1998
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Specials
- Himself, Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City,Texas (also known as The Making of Texasville), Showtime, 1991
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Episodic
- "The Runner," Doc Elliot, ABC, 1974
- "Vanity Case," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1976
- Sergeant Joe Rice, "The Search for Peter Kerry," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1988
- Joey Hellinger, "Suspicion of Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1990
- "Rounding Third," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1990
- Michael Kryder, "Revelations," The X-Files, Fox, 1995
- Also appeared in The Eddie Capra Mysteries and Lucas Tanner, both NBC.
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Pilots
- Sam Faraday, Island Sons, ABC, 1987
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Television Work
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Producer; Specials
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Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas(also known as The Making of Texasville), Showtime, 1991
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