Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Movies and TV Shows

Sam Shepard (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child. Shepard was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff (1983). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Shepard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 1943-11-05 (81 years old)
  • Place of birth: Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.87 m
  • Net worth: $10,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in Canada
Tesla
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 58%
role:
In Memory Of
2020

Drama

History

5.1
58%
2017

Documentary

7.3
70%
Never Here
IMDB 4.3
TMDB 55%
role:
Paul Stark
2017

Drama

Thriller

4.3
55%
In Dubious Battle
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 59%
role:
Mr. Anderson
2017

Drama

6.0
59%
Midnight Special
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 62%
role:
Calvin Meyer
2016

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
62%
Ithaca
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 53%
role:
Willie Grogan
2015

Drama

5.5
53%
Cold in July
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Russell
2014

Drama

Thriller

6.7
66%
August: Osage County
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Beverly Weston
2013

Comedy

Drama

7.2
69%
Out of the Furnace
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Gerald 'Red' Baze
2013

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.7
66%
Mud
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Tom & 1 more
2013

Drama

7.4
71%
Savannah
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 62%
role:
Mr. Stubbs
2013

Drama

Family

History

Romance

5.8
62%
2012

Documentary

7.4
69%
2012

Crime

Thriller

6.2
60%
Darling Companion
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 50%
role:
Sheriff Morris
2012

Drama

Romance

5.2
50%
Safe House
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Harlan Whitford
2012

Action

Thriller

6.7
64%
Blackthorn
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 67%
role:
James
2011

Action

Adventure

Western

6.5
67%
Inhale
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 60%
role:
James Harrison
2010

Action

Drama

Thriller

6.5
60%
Fair Game
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 65%
role:
Sam Plame & 1 more
2010

Drama

Thriller

6.8
65%
Brothers
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 71%
role:
Hank Cahill
2009

Drama

Thriller

War & Politics

7.1
71%
Felon
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Gordon
2008

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery

7.4
72%
The Accidental Husband
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 55%
role:
Wilder & 1 more
2008

Comedy

Romance

5.6
55%
2008

Documentary

Music

7.0
61%
2007

Action

Drama

Western

7.5
71%
Charlotte's Web
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 62%
role:
Narrator (voice)
2006

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
62%
The Return
IMDB 4.7
TMDB 59%
role:
Ed Mills
2006

Drama

Horror

Thriller

4.7
59%
Bandidas
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 60%
role:
Bill Buck
2006

Action

Comedy

Crime

Western

5.7
60%
Stealth
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 53%
role:
George Cummings & 1 more
2005

Action

5.1
53%
Don't Come Knocking
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2005

Drama

6.6
64%
The Notebook
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 79%
role:
Frank Calhoun
2004

Drama

Romance

7.8
79%
Blind Horizon
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 58%
role:
Sheriff Jack Kolb
2003

Drama

Thriller

5.5
58%
Black Hawk Down
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 74%
role:
MG William F. Garrison
2001

Action

History

War & Politics

7.7
74%
Swordfish
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 62%
role:
Senator James Reisman
2001

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.5
62%
The Pledge
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Eric Pollack
2001

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.7
66%
All the Pretty Horses
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 59%
role:
J.C. Franklin
2000

Drama

Romance

Western

5.8
59%
Hamlet
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 58%
role:
Ghost
2000

Drama

5.9
58%
Snow Falling on Cedars
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 61%
role:
Arthur Chambers
1999

Drama

Romance

6.7
61%
The Pelican Brief
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Thomas Callahan
1993

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.6
66%
Thunderheart
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 63%
role:
Frank Coutelle
1992

Crime

Drama

6.8
63%
Steel Magnolias
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 72%
role:
Spud Jones
1989

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.3
72%
Baby Boom
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 64%
role:
Dr. Jeff Cooper
1987

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.3
64%
Paris, Texas
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 81%
role:
Writer
1984

Drama

8.1
81%
The Right Stuff
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 75%
role:
Chuck Yeager
1983

Drama

History

7.8
75%
Frances
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Harry York
1982

Drama

7.2
71%
Days of Heaven
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 75%
role:
The Farmer
1978

Drama

Romance

7.7
75%
Zabriskie Point
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 71%
role:
Screenplay
1970

Drama

Romance

6.9
71%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in Canada starring or involving Sam Shepard are, for example, Tesla, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese and Never Here.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Google Play and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are Paris, Texas (8.1), The Notebook (7.9) and The Right Stuff (7.7).