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Sam Bottoms
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Overview
Born
October 17
,
1955
·
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Died
December 16
,
2008
·
Los Angeles, California, USA
(brain cancer)
Birth name
Samuel John Bottoms
Height
5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Mini Bio
Sam Bottoms was born on October 17, 1955 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
,
Apocalypse Now (1979)
and
Seabiscuit (2003)
. He was married to
Laura Bickford
and
Susan Arnold
. He died on December 16, 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Family
Spouses
Laura Bickford
(September 21, 2002 - December 16, 2008) (his death)
Susan Arnold
(April 27, 1980 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
Children
Io Bottoms
Clara Bottoms
Relatives
Timothy Bottoms
(Sibling)
Trademarks
Naïve, Vulnerable Characters (especially when younger in the 1970's)
Trivia
During the making of
The Last Picture Show (1971)
, he often tagged along to watch filming with his elder brother
Timothy Bottoms
and one day the director
Peter Bogdanovich
decided to test screen Sam and eventually cast him as Billy.
He appeared in three films that were nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture:
The Last Picture Show (1971)
,
Apocalypse Now (1979)
and
Seabiscuit (2003)
.
Brother of
Ben Bottoms
,
Joseph Bottoms
and
Timothy Bottoms
.
Began acting at the Santa Barbara (California) Youth Theatre at age 10.
Father is sculptor James "Bud" Bottoms.
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