Sam Shepard
One of the writers of Michelangelo Antonioni's Zabriski Point, he later won critical acclaim for his original screenplay of Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas.
As an actor, Shepard debuted in Bob Dylan's Renaldo and Clara, followed by a number of strong appearances in Days of Heaven, Resurrection, Raggedy Man, opposite Jessica Lange in Frances, and as astronaut Chuck Yaeger in The Right Stuff, which brought him an Academy Award nomination. He re-teamed with Lange in Country and Crimes of the Heart, and played the lead role in Robert Altman's adaptation of Shepard's play Fool For Love. Other film credits include: Baby Boom, Steel Magnolias, Defenseless, Thunderheart, Bright Angel, Voyager, The Pelican Brief, Snow Falling on Cedars, Hamlet, All the Pretty Horses, The Pledge, Swordfish, Black Hawk Down and the upcoming Leo.
Shepard's notable television films and mini-series include: Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo, Lily Dale, Purgatory, Dash and Lilly, for which he received both Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for his performance as writer Dashiell Hammett, One Kill and Wild Geese.
Shepard directed the features Far North and Silent Tongue, both of which he also wrote.
Sam Shepard Facts
| Birth Name | Samuel Shepard Rogers |
| Occupation | Actor, Director, Producer |
| Birthday | November 5, 1943 (66) |
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Birthplace | Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA |
| Height | 6' 1½" (1m87) |