Image: Wikimedia CommonsSam Peckinpah
American film director (1925–1984)
- Born February 21, 1925
- 9 movies
Sam Peckinpah was an American filmmaker and actor, known for a revisionist approach to the Western genre that used visually innovative and explicit depictions of action and violence. His 1969 film The Wild Bunch received two Academy Award nominations. He also contributed to the television series The Rifleman and The Westerner.
Sam Peckinpah appears in 9 films in The Rerun, from 1956 to 1980. That includes 7 titles as director. Most of that work is in western, thriller and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: James Coburn (3), Ben Johnson (3), Dub Taylor (3), Ernest Borgnine (2), Kris Kristofferson (2).
Known for
- The Wild Bunch (1969), Director. Earned two Academy Award nominations in 1969.
- Straw Dogs (1971), Director. A 1971 film among his other notable work.
- The Getaway (1972), Director. A 1972 film among his other notable work.
- Major Dundee (1965), Director. A 1965 film among his other notable work.
- Cross of Iron (1977), Director. A 1977 film among his other notable work.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Sam Peckinpah been in?
- Sam Peckinpah appears in Heaven’s Gate (1980), Convoy (1978), Cross of Iron (1977), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), The Getaway (1972), Straw Dogs (1971), The Wild Bunch (1969), Major Dundee (1965) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) on The Remote.
- When was Sam Peckinpah born?
- Sam Peckinpah was born on 21 February 1925.
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