Samuel Shepherd

The provided Wikipedia extract details individuals who share the name Samuel or Sam Shepard, or variations thereof. The most prominent figure mentioned is Sam Shepard (1943–2017), an American actor and playwright. The text also lists other notable individuals with similar names, including Samuel Sheppard (c. 1624–c. 1655), an English author and poet, and Sam Sheppard (1923–1970), an American physician whose life story influenced the television series "The Fugitive."

Further entries in the disambiguation list include Samuel Shephard (born 1987), a recipient of the George Cross, and a political candidate named Sam Shephard from the 1990 Ontario general election. Additionally, a fictional character named Sam Shepard is noted from the novel "Overkill." The extract serves as a disambiguation page, helping to distinguish between various people who share these common names.