Sam Bottoms (1955 - 2008)
Sam Bottoms in NYPD Blue: What's Your Poison?
Film Deaths[]
- The Last Picture Show (1971) [Billy]: Hit by a car (off-screen) while sweeping the street; his body is shown afterwards when Timothy Bottoms rushes out after hearing the accident.
- The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) [Jamie]: Shot in the back/shoulder/chest by Bill McKinney; he later dies of infection in the tent with Clint Eastwood. (Thanks to Michael)
TV Deaths[]
- NYPD Blue: What's Your Poison? (2004) [David Lewis]: Dies of Heroin overdose (off-screen) in his apartment; his body is shown afterwards while Dennis Franz and Mark-Paul Gosselaar investigate. (It's strongly implied but not verbally confirmed that Ron Dean held Sam at gunpoint and forced him to inject himself).
Notable Connections[]
- Brother of Timothy Bottoms and Joseph Bottoms
- Mr. Laura Bickford (producer)
- Father of Io Bottoms