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- A Native American actor of the Creek Nation, Sampson's "big break" came from his memorable role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) opposite Jack Nicholson. He was also starred opposite Clint Eastwood in the western The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976). He had supporting roles in Orca (1977), The White Buffalo (1977) and Fish Hawk (1979). In 1986, he co-starred in Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) as a Native American shaman. He died of complications from kidney failure and malnutrition during heart and lung replacement surgery in 1987 and was buried on the reservation where he grew up.
- Prolific supporting actor, arguably best known for his two guest appearances on Rod Serling 's The Twilight Zone (1959). In one of his later roles he played the chimpanzee veterinarian Dr. Galen in Planet of the Apes (1968) which was also co-scripted by Serling. Wright King studied drama at the St Louis School of Theater, graduating in 1941. During the Second World War he served for three years with the U.S.Navy, stationed in the South Pacific. After being honorably discharged he continued his drama studies in New York at the Actors Studio and at the American Theatre Wing. He did not make his screen debut until 1949. A string of walk-on parts was followed by a critically acclaimed supporting role in the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire (1947-49) as well as in the subsequent motion picture. King enjoyed a lengthy career, featuring in stage plays on both sides of the Atlantic and popping up in numerous television episodes (especially westerns). In one season of Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) he played the sidekick of bounty hunter Josh Randall, played by Steve McQueen (1960) .
A close friend of Eileen Heckart until her death in 2001, King left the acting profession in 1987. With his wife June, he retired to Portland, Oregon. More recently, he resided in Woodland Hills, California, where he died at the venerable age of 95 on November 25 2018. His son is actor Meegan King . - Tim Sampson was born on 25 October 1956 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He was an actor, known for The Man Who Wasn't There (1983), Fighting Back (1982) and Shadowhunter (1993). He was married to Darice Gayle Rommelmann. He died on 7 July 2019 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
- John Granger was born on 21 February 1924 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Tattoo (1981), Advise & Consent (1962) and The Doctors (1963). He died on 31 May 1993 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Jacob Floyd was born on 5 June 1983 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA. He is a director, known for When the Ice Man Comes (2014), La grande maladie (2009) and Butterflies (2008).- Robert Rainwater was born on 12 February 1943 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA. Robert died on 13 November 2018 in New York, New York, USA.
- Lee Ware was born on 22 April 1946 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA. He died on 18 October 2005 in Houston, Texas, USA.
- Karl Baldischwiler was born on 19 January 1956 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA.
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Lloyd Lowe Jr. was born on 2 November 1978 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for This Is how I Lost My Virginity (2021), Wrecked and NYPD Blue (1993).- Actor
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Oscar Pettiford was born on 30 September 1922 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for The Crimson Canary (1945), The Other Side of the Wind (2018) and The Subject Is Jazz (1958). He died on 8 September 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Cynthia McLelland was born on 18 October 1947 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA. She died on 30 March 2013 in Talty, Texas, USA.
- Jeanette Berry was born on 22 August 1938 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA. She is a writer, known for The Light (1988).