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Biography

Sam Peckinpah, born David Samuel Peckinpah on February 21, 1925 in Fresno, California, was an acclaimed American film director and screenwriter. In 1943, Peckinpah…more

Born

2/21/1925, Fresno, California, USA

Died

12/28/1984

Birth Name

David Edward Samuel Ernest Peckinpah Jr.

Gender

Male

Credits

Guest Star (3)

Role
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 59 January 23, 1975
    1/23/75
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 75 May 18, 1973
    5/18/73
  - S 6: Ep 177 June 14, 1972
    6/14/72
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 135 March 6, 1970
    3/6/70
Writer (16)

Role
- Silk Stalkings
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 20 Powder Burn
    3/26/92
  - S 1: Ep 18 Lady Luck
    3/12/92
  - S 1: Ep 10 Blo-Dri
    1/16/92
  - S 1: Ep 3 S.O.B.
    11/21/91
- DEA (1990)
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 12 White Lies
    5/10/91
  - S 1: Ep 5 Prime Mover
    10/5/90
- ABC Stage 67
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 10 Noon Wine
    11/23/66
- Dick Powell Show
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 11 Pericles on 31st Street
    12/4/62
- Route 66
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 9 Mon Petit Chou
    11/24/61
- Klondike
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 11 Bathhouse Justice
    12/26/60
  - S 1: Ep 1 Klondike Fever
    10/10/60
- The Westerner
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 4 Mrs. Kennedy
    10/28/60
  - S 1: Ep 2 School Days
    10/7/60
  - S 1: Ep 1 Jeff
    9/30/60
  - — Trouble at Tres Cruces
    3/26/59
- Pony Express
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Story Of Julesburg
    3/9/60
- Zane Grey Theater
  Writer
  - S 3: Ep 24 Trouble At Tres Cruces
    3/26/59
  - S 2: Ep 21 The Sharpshooter
    3/7/58
- The Rifleman
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Boarding House
    2/24/59
  - S 1: Ep 2 Home Ranch
    10/7/58
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Sharpshooter
    9/30/58
- Broken Arrow
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 39 The Transfer
    6/24/58
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Teacher
    11/19/57
  - S 1: Ep 29 The Assassin
    4/23/57
- Man Without a Gun
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 31 The Kidder
    5/16/58
- Have Gun - Will Travel
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Singer
    2/8/58
- Trackdown
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Town
    12/13/57
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 8 End of a Gun
    1/9/57
- Gunsmoke
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Round Up
    9/29/56
  - S 1: Ep 18 Yorky
    2/18/56
Director (10)

Role
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 17 The Lady is My Wife
    2/1/67
- ABC Stage 67
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 10 Noon Wine
    11/23/66
- Dick Powell Show
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 16 The Losers
    1/15/63
  - S 2: Ep 11 Pericles on 31st Street
    12/4/62
- Route 66
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 10 Some of the People, Some of the Time
    12/1/61
  - S 2: Ep 9 Mon Petit Chou
    11/24/61
- Klondike
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Hostages
    2/13/61
  - S 1: Ep 16 Sitka Madonna
    2/6/61
  - S 1: Ep 14 Queen Of The Klondike
    1/23/61
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Golden Burro
    1/16/61
  - S 1: Ep 11 Bathhouse Justice
    12/26/60
  - + 6 More Credits
- The Westerner
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Painting
    12/30/60
  - S 1: Ep 12 Hand on the Gun
    12/23/60
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Old Man
    11/25/60
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Courting of Libby
    11/11/60
  - S 1: Ep 3 Brown
    10/21/60
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Rifleman
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Baby Sitter
    12/15/59
  - S 1: Ep 33 The Money Gun
    5/12/59
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Boarding House
    2/24/59
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Marshal
    10/21/58
- Zane Grey Theater
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 24 Trouble At Tres Cruces
    3/26/59
- Broken Arrow
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 39 The Transfer
    6/24/58
- Trackdown
  Director
Story (2)

Role
- The Rifleman
  Story
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Baby Sitter
    12/15/59
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Marshal
    10/21/58
- Gunsmoke
  Story
  - S 3: Ep 25 Dirt
    3/1/58
Producer (1)

Role
- The Westerner
  Producer
Creator (1)

Role
- The Westerner
  Creator
Teleplay (2)

Role
- The Rifleman
  Teleplay
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Baby Sitter
    12/15/59
  - S 1: Ep 33 The Money Gun
    5/12/59
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Marshal
    10/21/58
- Gunsmoke
  Teleplay
  - S 2: Ep 39 Jealousy
    7/6/57

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Trivia
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- After his death, Peckinpah was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea off the coast of Malibu.
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- Peckinpah was fired as director of the 1965 film The Cincinnati Kid because of creative differenced with producer Martin Ransehoff.
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- Peckinpah was voted the 32nd greatest movie director of all-time by Entertainment Weekly.
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- Peckinpah (about Junior Bonner): I made a movie where nobody got killed and nobody went to see it.
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- Peckinpah: The end of a picture is always the end of a life.
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