Sam Buffington

Known for ActingBorn 1931-10-12Died 1960-05-15Swansea, Massachusetts, USA

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 prospectsRead more

Movies & web series

Damn Citizen

The Rawhide Trail

Behind Closed Doors

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Maverick

The Light in the Forest

They Came to Cordura

The Brothers Karamazov

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

King Creole

Black Saddle

Bourbon Street Beat

Whispering Smith

Blue Denim

Unwed Mother

Invasion of the Saucer Men