RIP Sam SHepard!

[ace22]

sam shepard died yesterday @ 73yrs old.

although he acted in many movies his portrayal of chuck yeager in the right stuff just about had me thinking that he was chuck yeager!

i also liked him as general garrison in blackhawk down!

rip sam!

Playwright Sam Shepard dies aged 73 after battling ALS | Daily Mail Online



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[Kencan]

Really liked him in the movie "Country" about farmers that were going broke.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I enjoyed everything I saw him in. He seemed at home with both strength and gentleness.

From "Purgatory":




Godspeed!

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Also a fan.
I liked Good Old Boys.
The last movie I saw him in was Mud.
A so-so flick with some big names.
Sam played an Arkansas Hillbilly who only shot folks who needed shooting!
What kind of rifle is that?
Sporterized Enfield? Mod 70?

 

[Watchdog]

He was an outstandingly talented Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and actor. Seventy-three isn't really that old, but sadly, there's no escape from ALS. It's a hard way to go.

The last good film I saw him in was The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He played Frank James in a way that made you think that was probably what the real Frank James was like. Hard to believe that film came out ten years ago.

I hope he Rests In Peace.

 

[Walter Rego]

Little known trivia, the song Coyote by Joni Mitchell is about her brief affair with Sam Shepard.

 

[Targets Guy]

Terrible news. He indeed had the right stuff.

RIP.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

What kind of rifle is that?
Sporterized Enfield? Mod 70?

The safety and action shape make me think pre 64 Winchester 70

The scope looks like a Unertl 2" Varminter (mine is in 20x) 10x was the most popular for target and sniper work!

Ivan

 

[Marshwheeling]

He and Jessica lived in my area for a number of years. He could often be seen around town. He was very approachable.

 

[kimporter]

He and Jessica lived in my area for a number of years. He could often be seen around town. He was very approachable.

yes he was ,used to see him here in lexington and midway ky never had the nerve to ask for an autograph cause i didnt want to bother him

 

[the ringo kid]

Rest in Peace Sam. He was a fine actor.

 

[the ringo kid]

BTW, wasnt he the General on:Black Hawk Down? Its been awhile since I last saw it.

 

[Absalom]

One of those great, unpretentious actors who could play every kind of character convincingly: good guys, bad guys, tough guys, despicable guys, didn't matter. Just coincidentally a few months ago I came across "Thunderheart" again, where he played a corrupt FBI agent against Val Kilmer and Graham Greene. And while I'm not much into theater, he apparently was quite respected as a playwright.

 

[tattooo]

Rest in peace

 

[sigp220.45]

I hope he went out with a stick of Beeman's.