Personal Info
Sam Buffington
Acting
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.…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
They Came to Cordura
Blue Denim
as Abortionist
King Creole
as Dr. Martin Cabot (uncredited)
The Brothers Karamazov
as Tipsy Merchant
The Light in the Forest
as George Owens
Unwed Mother
as John Pauley
Damn Citizen
as DeButts
The Rawhide Trail
as James Willard
Invasion of the Saucer Men
as Col. Ambrose, USAF
TV Shows
Whispering Smith
as John Richards · 1 ep.
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Vic Trenton · 1 ep.
Black Saddle
as Noah Bailey · 1 ep.
Bourbon Street Beat
as Junius Rattner · 1 ep.
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Hap Haefer · 1 ep.
Behind Closed Doors
as Horne · 1 ep.
Maverick
as Bigelow · 1 ep.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Smalley · 1 ep.