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Sam Bottoms

Sam Bottoms

16 movies on Netflix

Biography

Sam Bottoms was born on October 17, 1955 in Santa Barbara, California, USA as Samuel John Bottoms. He was an actor, known for Apocalypse Now (1979), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) and The Last Picture Show (1971). He was married to Laura Bickford and Susan Arnold. He died on December 16, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

53years old at death

  • Born Santa Barbara
  • Died Los Angeles
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Also credited as Samuel John Bottoms

Movie Career

Films
16
Career span
36 years1971 to 2007

Genres

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Apocalypse Now1979 Drama, Waras Lance B. Johnson

    IMDb rating 8.4778K votes

  2. The Outlaw Josey Wales1976 Westernas Jamie

    IMDb rating 7.888K votes

  3. Shopgirl2005as Dan Buttersfield

    IMDb rating 6.325K votes

  4. Sherrybaby2006as Bob Swanson Sr.

    IMDb rating 6.612K votes

  5. The Last Picture Show1971as Billy

    IMDb rating 8.058K votes

  6. Bronco Billy1980as Leonard James

    IMDb rating 6.214K votes

  7. Dolly Dearest1991as Elliot Wade

    IMDb rating 4.83.8K votes

  8. Up from the Depths1979as Greg Oliver

    IMDb rating 3.41.1K votes

Most often with

Francis Ford Coppola directed two of these films, Clint Eastwood two and Leon Ichaso two. Laurence Fishburne appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Laurence Fishburne, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Laurence FishburneDennis Hopper, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Dennis HopperRobert Duvall, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Robert DuvallMartin Sheen, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Martin SheenClint Eastwood, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Clint EastwoodFrederic Forrest, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Frederic ForrestFrancis Ford CoppolaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Francis Ford CoppolaClint EastwoodDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Clint EastwoodLeon IchasoDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Leon Ichaso

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Box office

What Sam Bottoms's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$273 million

12 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 16 films: 12 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found

Top grosser

Apocalypse Now1979as Lance B. Johnson$150 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Apocalypse Now1979as Lance B. Johnson
    $150M55.0% of the total
  2. 2
    The Outlaw Josey Wales1976as Jamie
    $32M11.7% of the total
  3. 3
    The Last Picture Show1971as Billy
    $29M10.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Bronco Billy1980as Leonard James
    $24M8.9% of the total
  5. 5
    Sugar Hill1994as Oliver Thompson
    $18M6.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Shopgirl2005as Dan Buttersfield
    $12M4.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Gardens of Stone1987as Lt. Webber
    $5.3M1.9% of the total
  8. 8
    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse1991as Himself
    $1.4M0.5% of the total
Sherrybaby (2006), $622,806Havoc (2005), $371,000Winter Passing (2005), $113,783Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee (2007), $52,868

$1.2 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total

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