Sam Peckinpah
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah (February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter who achieved prominence following the release of the Western epic The Wild Bunch (1969). He was known for the innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence, as well as his revisionist approach to the Western genre. Peckinpah's films generally deal with the conflict between values and ideals, and the corruption of violence in human soc...
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Filmography
Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Final Cut
2022
as Self
Filmmakers in Action
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
The Osterman Weekend
1983
as Maxwell Danforth's Aide (uncredited)
A Tied Blasé
1981
as Self
The Visitor
1979
as Dr. Sam Collins
China 9, Liberty 37
1978
as Wilbur Olsen
Convoy
1978
as News Crew Director (uncredited)
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Will (uncredited)
Junior Bonner
1972
as Man in Palace Bar (uncredited)
On Location: Dustin Hoffman
1971
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
as Charlie the Meter Reader
Dial Red O
1955
as Cook in Diner (uncredited)
An Annapolis Story
1955
as Pilot (uncredited)
Wichita
1955
as Bank Teller (uncredited)