DocWard Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Whether playing Chuck Yeager or Wild Bill Hickok, he was an amazing acting talent. His writing and directing abilities were top tier as well. He will be missed. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/theater/sam-shepard-dead.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 So sad. He was great at every endeavor. In late 94 there was an auction of movie memorabilialia. The test pilot helmet worn by Mr. Shepard as Chuck Yeager, in this scene. I was surprised when my low bid won this helmet. It also had Mr. Shepard's name inside written with a ball point pen. Sorry to say several years ago I traded this helmet for other items for my collection. MT Here's a clip with the helmet he wore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Mosby Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 On of my favorites was his role of FBI Agent Frank Coutelle in Thunderheart. I didn't realize he was a playwright as well. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 7 minutes ago, Clay Mosby said: On of my favorites was his role of FBI Agent Frank Coutelle in Thunderheart. I didn't realize he was a playwright as well. He will be missed. For an actor's voice class in college, I, along with a partner, was required to do a dialogue from a play. We chose a scene from his play True West. The professor loved our choice and our performance. I can say I got an A on the project and the class in large part due to Sam Shepard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 "Got any of that ole Beemans? Lend me a stick will ya? I'll pay ya back." My first cousin and I have exchanged that line, back and forth, while fishing in Canada, times that are too numerous to count Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 RIP, great actor!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 25 minutes ago, Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme said: "Got any of that ole Beemans? Lend me a stick will ya? I'll pay ya back." My first cousin and I have exchanged that line, back and forth, while fishing in Canada, times that are too numerous to count I love that line. I pay more attention to his portrayal of Yeager in the movie than any of the rest of the storyline. I will add that the movie took some liberties (not all that unusual) with the plot line about the NF-104 crash in the video above. A better brief account is here:http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/NF-104A_crash_site.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Shepard was a great talent!! Better than may who received more acclaim. He WILL be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tell Sackett SASS 18436 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Blackwater, you are right. Couldn't have said it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasty Newt # 7365 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 A TV movie from the nineties comes to mind. Kind of a sci-fi fantasy western called Purgatory. Sam was the star, with lots of other great talent. If you haven't seen it you need to. Actor, writer, producer--everything he did, he did well. He was a renaissance man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 6 minutes ago, Nasty Newt # 7365 said: A TV movie from the nineties comes to mind. Kind of a sci-fi fantasy western called Purgatory. Sam was the star, with lots of other great talent. If you haven't seen it you need to. Actor, writer, producer--everything he did, he did well. He was a renaissance man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Mosby Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I had forgotten about Purgatory, that was a great role for Sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 He was also in Streets of Laredo. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112041/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 And in Blackthorn, as an aging Butch Cassidy... LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 3 hours ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: And in Blackthorn, as an aging Butch Cassidy... That was one I somehow missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 That just sucks! True contributors to life keep leaving us. He stood for a role greater than his acting. Something that is rare today. May he Rest In Peace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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