ACTOR

Sam Bottoms

1955 - 2008

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Samuel John Bottoms (October 17, 1955 – December 16, 2008) was an American actor and producer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Bottoms has received more than 1,483,894 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sam Bottoms is the 6,920th most popular actor (up from 7,071st in 2019), the 10,215th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,509th in 2019) and the 3,203rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sam Bottoms ranks 6,920 out of 13,578. Before him are Aline MacMahon, Paola Cortellesi, Rachael Leigh Cook, Jodi Benson, Alicia Witt, and Andrea Parker. After him are Rie Kugimiya, Antje Traue, Karen Morley, William Hopper, Clovis Cornillac, and Estella Warren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Sam Bottoms ranks 461. Before him are Enver İzmaylov, Grady Booch, Jack Lew, Eddie Jobson, Armin Rohde, and Smita Patil. After him are Julio Llamazares, Alan Hansen, John O. Brennan, Patricia Barber, Joanna Hoffman, and Rita Verdonk. Among people deceased in 2008, Sam Bottoms ranks 337. Before him are Avery Dulles, Alton Ellis, Françoise Demulder, Viktor Kuzkin, Eddy Arnold, and Sigitas Geda. After him are Nirmala Deshpande, Joseph Pevney, Chicão, Thomas M. Disch, Andrzej Badeński, and Jimmy Carl Black.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Bottoms ranks 10,215 out of 20,380. Before him are Norman Granz (1918), Rachael Leigh Cook (1979), Jo Jorgensen (1957), Jodi Benson (1961), Alicia Witt (1975), and Andrea Parker (1970). After him are Karen Morley (1909), William Hopper (1915), Adam Yauch (1964), Priscilla Chan (1985), Natasha Lyonne (1979), and Avram Glazer (1960).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Sam Bottoms ranks 3,203. Before him are Merv Griffin (1925), Aline MacMahon (1899), Rachael Leigh Cook (1979), Jodi Benson (1961), Alicia Witt (1975), and Andrea Parker (1970). After him are Karen Morley (1909), William Hopper (1915), Natasha Lyonne (1979), James Sikking (1934), Jesse Metcalfe (1978), and Morris Chestnut (1969).

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Television and Movie Roles

Apocalypse Now
Lance B. Johnson
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
Aug 15o 19798.3 / 10
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Jamie
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
Jun 30o 19767.4 / 10
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Self
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.
Nov 27o 19917.9 / 10