Biography
The youngest of the acting Bottoms brothers, Samuel Bottoms made his first film appearance as the retarded Billy in
The Last Picture Show, appearing in several scenes with older brother Timothy. Samuel later showed up in two Vietnam-themed
Francis Ford Coppola films: he was hotshot PFC Lance in
Apocalypse Now (1979) and the more sober-sided Lt. Webber in
Gardens of Stone (1987). In 1981, he starred in the TV-miniseries remake of
East of Eden as Cal Trask, while his brother Timothy played his
father, Adam Trask. Samuel Bottoms went on to co-star with Tim and
Joseph Bottoms in 1987's
Island Sons, a busted TV pilot. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide