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Robert Sampson(1933-2020)

  • Actor
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Robert Sampson in Wonder Woman (1975)
In 2022, a repair crew is sent to fix an orbital weapon but their spaceship malfunctions and ends up heading towards the dark side of the moon. There, in a mysterious, seemingly abandoned space shuttle, a sinister force lies in wait.
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Robert Sampson was born on 10 May 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Re-Animator (1985), The Dark Side of the Moon (1990) and Robot Jox (1989). He was married to Maryanne Gackle. He died on 18 January 2020 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
BornMay 10, 1933
DiedJanuary 18, 2020(86)
BornMay 10, 1933
DiedJanuary 18, 2020(86)
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Known for

Jeffrey Combs in Re-Animator (1985)
Re-Animator
7.1
  • Dean Halsey
  • 1985
The Dark Side of the Moon (1990)
The Dark Side of the Moon
4.9
Video
  • Flynn Harding
  • 1990
Robot Jox (1989)
Robot Jox
5.5
  • Commisioner Jameson
  • 1989
Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
7.4
TV Series
  • Cole Younger

Credits

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Actor

  • Lena Olin, Carol Kane, Logan Lerman, Louis Ozawa, Jerrika Hinton, Kate Mulvany, and Tiffany Boone in Hunters (2020)
    Hunters
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Larry
    • 2020
  • Anne-Sophie Dutoit and Brock Kelly in Faded Memories (2008)
    Faded Memories
    4.5
    • Rick
    • 2008
  • Shadow People (2007)
    Shadow People
    5.6
    • Steven Sr. (as Bob Sampson)
    • 2007
  • The Possessed (2005)
    The Possessed
    • Noah Thornton
    • 2005
  • Jacob's Gift (2001)
    Jacob's Gift
    Short
    • Akiva
    • 2001
  • In the Name of Justice (1999)
    In the Name of Justice
    5.4
    Video
    • Detective Richard Addi
    • 1999
  • Rainbow Six (1998)
    Rainbow Six
    7.5
    Video Game
    • John Brightling (voice)
    • 1998
  • Annie's Garden (1997)
    Annie's Garden
    4.6
    • Hal
    • 1997
  • Robert Davi and Ally Walker in Profiler (1996)
    Profiler
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Professor Martin Zahn
    • 1997
  • Take Out the Beast
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Shannon Tweed in Indecent Behavior (1993)
    Indecent Behavior
    3.9
    Video
    • Councilman Reiner
    • 1993
  • Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
    Santa Barbara
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Art Paxton
    • 1992
  • Netherworld (1992)
    Netherworld
    4.3
    • Noah Thornton
    • 1992
  • Robert Wagner and Donna Mills in False Arrest (1991)
    False Arrest
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Pat Redmond
    • 1991
  • The Arrival (1991)
    The Arrival
    4.6
    • Max Page
    • 1991

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Robot Jox
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Robot Jox
Robot Jox
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Robot Jox

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bob Sampson
  • Born
    • May 10, 1933
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • January 18, 2020
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Maryanne GackleMarch 18, 1972 - June 1976 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    In 1974, he co-starred in an unsold sitcom pilot called Shirts/Skins which was based on the successful TV movie of the previous year. The pilot was never aired.

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    Former brother-in-law of Kathleen Lloyd.

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