Sam Bottoms Biography

Fast Facts

• Began acting at the age of 10 with the Santa Barbara Youth Theatre
• Made his screen acting debut as Billy in the 1971 film "The Last Picture Show․"
• Best known for his role as Lance B․ Johnson in "Apocalypse Now" and as Jamie in "The Outlaw Josey Wales․"
• Produced the 1991 documentary "Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
• Performed the song "Rose of Alabamy" for the 1976 film "The Outlaw Josey Wales․"
• Got his role in "The Last Picture Show" after traveling to the set to see his brother Timothy, a lead in the film, and being offered a role by director Peter Bogdanovich