Born Oct. 17, 1955, in Santa Barbara, Calif., Sam Bottoms was the youngest of four brothers -- all of whom ended up in the acting profession. He nabbed his first paid gig when he tagged along to watch his brother, Timothy, work on the set of Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971) and ended up being cast in the film as a mentally retarded teenage boy, appearing with his sibling in several scenes.Bottoms's most memorable roles to date include Pfc. Lance Johnson in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) and his roles in the Clint Eastwood Westerns The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) and Bronco Billy (1980).
His more recent work includes the critically acclaimed Sherrybaby (2006), in which he plays the father of a recovering drug addict, played by Golden Globe nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal. He died on Dec. 16, 2008, of brain cancer at the age of 53.
Dolly DearestInfused with the energy of an ancient black-magic cult, an otherwise normal plaything begins affecting her surroundings with a series of horrible "accidents." But the little girl who loves her refuses to believe her dolly has been bad. Read More
Shadow FuryExpelled from his research group by his colleagues, mad scientist Dr. Oh (Pat Morita) uses his knowledge of human cloning and mind control to create Takeru (Masakatsu Funaki), the ultimate ninja warrior. When Oh unleashes his killing machine on his ex-partners, they hire mercenary Mitchell Madsen... Read More
Angel BlueDennis (Sam Bottoms) is a handsome, successful and well-liked civic leader who lives in his hometown with his lovely wife (Lisa Eichhorn) and their new baby. When Enrique Vasquez (Marco Rodriguez) and his striking teen daughter Angela (Yeniffer Behrens) move in next door, Dennis is only too happy to... Read More
Looking Through LillianLillian (Jade Henham) is the call-girl-turned-mistress of a business executive, Gene (Sam Bottoms), who likes to dress up like Marilyn Monroe. When Lillian meets a poet-writer, Luke (Robert Glen Keith), she decides to ditch Gene and his strange fetish. But she soon realizes that maybe her... Read More
SherryBaby (2006) | R | |
Shopgirl (2005) | R | |
Winter Passing (2005) | R | |
Looking Through Lillian (2002) | NR | |
Shadow Fury (2001) | R | |
The Unsaid (2001) | R | |
Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) | R | |
Snide and Prejudice (2001) | NR | |
NR | ||
R | ||
Dolly Dearest (1992) | R | |
North of Chiang Mai (1992) | NR | |
Ragin' Cajun (1991) | NR | |
Gardens of Stone (1987) | R | |
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Bronco Billy (1980) | PG | |
R | ||
Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978) | NR | |
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) | PG | |
The Last Picture Show (1971) | R | |
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