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Sam Peckinpah

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American film director (1925-1984)

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David Samuel Peckinpah was an American filmmaker and actor. He was known for his revisionist approach to the Western genre, employing a visually innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence. His 1969 film The Wild Bunch received two Academy Award nominations and was ranked No.

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Filmography 33

Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956 · ★ 7.5
The Wild Bunch1969 · ★ 7.6
Straw Dogs1971 · ★ 7.2
The Getaway1972 · ★ 7.1
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973 · ★ 7.2
Convoy1978 · ★ 6.3
Cross of Iron1977 · ★ 7.1
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia1974 · ★ 7.1
Ride the High Country1962 · ★ 7.1
The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970 · ★ 7.0
The Osterman Weekend1983 · ★ 5.6
Major Dundee1965 · ★ 6.7
The Killer Elite1975 · ★ 5.8
The Visitor1979 · ★ 5.3
Junior Bonner1972 · ★ 6.1
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood2003 · ★ 7.1
The Deadly Companions1961 · ★ 5.6
Villa Rides1968 · ★ 6.3
Wichita1955 · ★ 6.3
The Glory Guys1965
China 9, Liberty 371978
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade2004
Dial Red O1955
Filmmakers in Action2006
Noon Wine1966
An Annapolis Story1955
Tom Tit Tot1958
On Location: Dustin Hoffman1971
A Tied Blasé1981
Portrait of a Madonna1952
The Losers1963
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Final Cut2022
Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas2025

77 credits on file

Television 14

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
The Rifleman1958
Have Gun, Will Travel1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
Gunsmoke1955
Route 661960
Dinah!1974
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955
Film '721971
ABC Stage 671966
The Dick Powell Show1961
Broken Arrow1956
The Westerner1960

Awards 3

American Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal

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David Samuel Peckinpah was an American filmmaker and actor. He was known for his revisionist approach to the Western genre, employing a visually innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence. His 1969 film The Wild Bunch received two Academy Award nominations and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institute's Top 100 list.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 1984 · aged 59
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