Cast · Writer

Sam Shepard

1943 – 2017

Active years (films on this site)

1978–2016

Genres

DramaThrillerCrimeRomanceComedy

Schools and movements

American Independent CinemaNew HollywoodBritish CinemaNew German Cinema

Biography

Samuel Shepard Rogers III was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, author and musician whose career spanned half a century. He wrote 58 plays and several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs. His accolades include the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Drama Desk Award, the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award, and a record 10 Obie Awards, in addition to nominations for two Tony Awards, an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994. The New York magazine described Shepard as "the greatest American playwright of his generation."

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Awards and honours

International

• Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1979
• Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• New York Drama Critics Award
• star on Playwrights' Sidewalk

National / local

• Guggenheim Fellowship 1968
• Guggenheim Fellowship 1971
• Obie Award
• PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award

Directors worked with

Andrew Dominik2 filmsJeff Nichols2 filmsTerrence Malick1 filmDaniel Petrie1 filmRichard Pearce1 filmRobert Altman1 filmBruce Beresford1 filmHerbert Ross1 filmVolker Schlöndorff1 filmMichael Apted1 filmAlan J. Pakula1 filmPeter Masterson1 filmPeter Yates1 filmUli Edel1 filmRidley Scott1 filmWim Wenders1 filmAsif Kapadia1 filmJoachim Rønning1 filmJim Sheridan1 filmBaltasar Kormákur1 filmLawrence Kasdan1 filmDaniel Espinosa1 filmScott Cooper1 filmJames Franco1 film

26 films on this site

1. Days of Heaven 1978 · Terrence Malick · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
2. Resurrection (1980) 1980 · Daniel Petrie · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
3. Country 1984 · Richard Pearce · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
4. Fool for Love 1985 · Robert Altman · IMDb 6.0 · Cast
5. Crimes of the Heart 1986 · Bruce Beresford · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
6. Steel Magnolias 1989 · Herbert Ross · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
7. Homo Faber 1991 · Volker Schlöndorff · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
8. Thunderheart 1992 · Michael Apted · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
9. The Pelican Brief 1993 · Alan J. Pakula · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
10. The Only Thrill 1997 · Peter Masterson · IMDb 6.0 · Cast
11. It All Came True 1998 · Peter Yates · IMDb 5.7 · Cast
12. Purgatory 1999 · Uli Edel · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
13. Black Hawk Down 2001 · Ridley Scott · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
14. Don't Come Knocking 2005 · Wim Wenders · IMDb 6.6 · Cast, Writer
15. The Return (2005) 2005 · Asif Kapadia · IMDb 4.7 · Cast
16. Bandidas 2006 · Joachim Rønning · IMDb 5.7 · Cast
17. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007 · Andrew Dominik · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
18. Brothers (2009) 2009 · Jim Sheridan · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
19. Inhale 2010 · Baltasar Kormákur · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
20. Darling Companion 2012 · Lawrence Kasdan · IMDb 5.2 · Cast
21. Killing Them Softly 2012 · Andrew Dominik · IMDb 6.2 · Cast
22. Mud 2012 · Jeff Nichols · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
23. Safe House 2012 · Daniel Espinosa · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
24. Out of the Furnace 2013 · Scott Cooper · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
25. In Dubious Battle 2016 · James Franco · IMDb 6.0 · Cast
26. Midnight Special 2016 · Jeff Nichols · IMDb 6.6 · Cast