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Biography
William Sampson Jr. was a Native American painter, actor, and rodeo performer. He was best known for his performance as the apparently mute Chief Bromden in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and as Crazy Horse in the 1977 western The White Buffalo, as well as his roles as Taylor in Poltergeist II: The Other Side and Ten Bears in 1976's The Outlaw Josey Wales.
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Filmography10 titles
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975as Chief Bromden
1975as Chief Bromden
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976as Ten Bears
1976as Ten Bears
Insignificance
1985as Elevator Attendant
1985as Elevator Attendant
Orca
1977as Umilak
1977as Umilak
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986as Taylor
1986as Taylor
Standing Tall
1978as Lonny Moon
1978as Lonny Moon
The White Buffalo
1977as Crazy Horse/Worm
1977as Crazy Horse/Worm
Crazy Mama
1975as Indian at Trading Post
1975as Indian at Trading Post
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976as The Interpreter (William Halsey)
1976as The Interpreter (William Halsey)
Firewalker
1986as Tall Eagle
1986as Tall Eagle