Acting credits
17
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Sam Buffington
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 9Series: 8
TMDB ID: 151873
IMDb ID: nm0119383
Known for: Acting
Born: October 12, 1931
Died: May 15, 1960
Age: 28
Place of birth: Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 1961
Years active: 7
Average TMDB rating: 6.54
Wikidata: Q28599442
Biography
Sam Buffington (October 12, 1931 – May 15, 1960) was an American actor whose short career included performances on stage, radio, film, and television. He was the star of the CBS radio series Luke Slaughter of Tombstone during 1958 and was one of three regular cast members on the Whispering Smith television series. While Buffington's wife Pat was in Palm Springs, California, he wrote a note to her, locked himself in the bathroom, sealed air passages under the door and window, and turned on a gas jet. When she returned home on Sunday evening, May 15, 1960, she had to break-in the bathroom door. Buffington was dead; his note apologized to her for not being able to support her, and requested cremation. Buffington's friends expressed surprise at the note, since he had made over $20,000 the year before and had good career prospects
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Sam Buffington.
4.9
Blue Denim
as Abortionist
1959 Movie
6.6
They Came to Cordura
1959 Movie
4.5
Unwed Mother
as John Pauley
1958 Movie
6.7
The Light in the Forest
as George Owens
1958 Movie
6.4
King Creole
as Dr. Martin Cabot (uncredited)
1958 Movie
Damn Citizen
as DeButts
1958 Movie
6.6
The Brothers Karamazov
as Tipsy Merchant
1958 Movie
The Rawhide Trail
as James Willard
1958 Movie
4.8
Invasion of the Saucer-Men
as Col. Ambrose, USAF
1957 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Sam Buffington.
5.3
Whispering Smith
as John Richards • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.2
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Vic Trenton • 1 eps
1960 Series
5.0
Bourbon Street Beat
as Junius Rattner • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.0
Black Saddle
as Noah Bailey • 1 eps
1959 Series
Behind Closed Doors
as Horne • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Fred the Bartender • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.9
Maverick
as Ponca Brown • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Waldren • 1 eps
1955 Series