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Will Sampson

1933 - 1987

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William Sampson Jr. (September 27, 1933 – June 3, 1987) was a Muscogee Nation painter, actor, and rodeo performer. He is best known for his performance as the apparently mute Chief Bromden in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and as Crazy Horse in the 1977 western The White Buffalo, as well as his roles as Taylor in Poltergeist II: The Other Side and Ten Bears in 1976's The Outlaw Josey Wales. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Will Sampson is the 622nd most popular painter (up from 972nd in 2019), the 2,385th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,191st in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Will Sampson ranks 622 out of 2,023. Before him are Hans Burgkmair, Frans Masereel, Francesco del Cossa, Tom of Finland, Bernard van Orley, and Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville. After him are Anton Janša, Paul Bril, Jean-Paul Laurens, Louis-Léopold Boilly, Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts, and Adrien Manglard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Will Sampson ranks 125. Before him are Jeremy Brett, Manu Dibango, David Hamilton, Borislav Ivkov, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, and Otto Barić. After him are Wayne Shorter, György Konrád, Neale Fraser, Renato Salvatori, Bata Živojinović, and Michel Hidalgo. Among people deceased in 1987, Will Sampson ranks 56. Before him are John Hammond, Randolph Scott, Einar Gerhardsen, Federico Mompou, Eugen Jochum, and Liberace. After him are Gordon Gollob, Mahadevi Varma, Camille Chamoun, Bob Fosse, Geraldine Page, and Peter Medawar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Will Sampson ranks 2,385 out of 20,380. Before him are Robin Tunney (1972), Robert Axelrod (1943), Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878), Ira Levin (1929), Victor Mature (1913), and Al Lettieri (1928). After him are Harlan Coben (1962), Wayne Shorter (1933), Linda Ronstadt (1946), Thomas Mitchell (1892), Eva Longoria (1975), and Thomas R. Marshall (1854).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Will Sampson ranks 19. Before him are Richard Serra (1939), Grant Wood (1891), John La Farge (1835), Frank Stella (1936), Dorothea Tanning (1910), and Helen Frankenthaler (1928). After him are Sol LeWitt (1928), Thomas Eakins (1844), Cindy Sherman (1954), Margaret Keane (1927), Jasper Johns (1930), and Andrew Wyeth (1917).

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