| First Name | Sam |
| Last Name | Shepard |
| Full Name at Birth | Samuel Shepard Rogers III |
| Age | 68 |
| Date of Birth | November 5, 1943 |
| Birthplace | Fort Sheridan, Illinois |
| Height | 6' 1½" (187 cm) |
| Build | Slim |
| Hair Color | Brown - Light |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child. Shepard was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff (1983).
Selected Sam Shepard film and TV show credits: