Sam Bottoms
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| Born | Samuel John Bottoms October 17, 1955 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 2008 (aged 53) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor/Producer |
| Years active | 1971–2007 |
| Spouse | Laura Bickford (2002–2008) Susan Arnold (1980–?) (divorced) |
Samuel John "Sam" Bottoms (October 17, 1955 – December 16, 2008) was an American actor and producer.
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[edit] Personal life
Bottoms was born in Santa Barbara, California, the third son of James "Bud" Bottoms (a sculptor and art teacher) and Betty (Chapman), both of whom survive him. He was the brother of actors Timothy Bottoms (born 1951), Joseph Bottoms (born 1954) and Ben Bottoms (born 1960).[1][2] He died of glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain tumor, on December 16, 2008.[3]
[edit] Career
When Bottoms was 16 years old, he was on the set of The Last Picture Show, in which his older brother Timothy starred, when the director Peter Bogdanovich decided to give him a screen test. Sam ended up playing the character of Billy in the movie, who has no spoken lines, but contributes a pivotal role in the drama.
Two years later, Bottoms appeared with Clint Eastwood in The Outlaw Josey Wales. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as surfer Lance Johnson, a Navy Gunner's Mate stationed on a river boat in Francis Ford Coppola's 20th century opus, Apocalypse Now. According to author Peter Biskind, he acquired hookworm during the chaotic production in the Philippines, and the parasite "wrecked his liver".[4]
Other notable roles include his part in Seabiscuit and co-starring with British Chinese-Singaporean movie star Ava Lyn Koh in a lesbian-assassin thriller True Files, aka Shanghai Lily.
[edit] Television
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- NYPD Blue (2004)
- My Neighbor's Daughter (1998)
- Mercenary II: Thick & Thin (1997)
- The X Files (1995)
- Zooman (1995)
- Murder, She Wrote (1989–1991)
- 21 Jump Street (1990)
- Island Sons (1987)
- The Witching of Ben Wagner (1987)
- Gringo mojado (1986)
- No Earthly Reason (1984)
- Return to Eden (1983)
- Desperate Lives (1982)
- East of Eden (1981)
- The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)
- Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978)
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1976)
- Cage Without a Key (1975)
- Lucas Tanner (1974)
- Savages (1974)
- Doc Elliot (1974)
[edit] Filmography
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- Finishing the Game (2007)
- SherryBaby (2006)
- Winter Passing (2005)
- Shopgirl (2005)
- Havoc (2005)
- Seabiscuit (2003)
- Looking Through Lillian (2002)
- True Files (2002)
- Shadow Fury (2001)
- The Unsaid (2001)
- Joseph's Gift (1998)
- Snide and Prejudice (1997)
- Project Shadowchaser III (1995)
- Sugar Hill (1994)
- The Trust (1993)
- North of Chiang Mai (1992)
- Dolly Dearest (1992)
- Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
- Ragin' Cajun (1991)
- After School (1988)
- Gardens of Stone (1987)
- Hunter's Blood (1987)
- Prime Risk (1985)
- Bronco Billy (1980)
- Up from the Depths (1979)
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
- Zandy's Bride (1974)
- Class of '44 (1973)
- The Last Picture Show (1971)
[edit] Producer
- Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (1991)
[edit] References
- ^ Ben Bottoms at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Sam's Bottom at the Film Reference
- ^ "Sam Bottoms dies at 53". Los Angeles Times. 2008-12-17. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-bottoms18-2008dec18,0,6453698.story. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ Peter Biskind. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, New York: Touchstone, imprint of Simon & Schuster, 1998, 1999, p. 352. ISBN 0-684-85708-1.
