Sam Whipple

American actor

Sam Whipple

Born	Sampson E. Whipple (1960-09-25)September 25, 1960 Venice, California, U.S.
Died	June 3, 2002(2002-06-03) (aged 41) Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Sampson E. Whipple (September 25, 1960 – June 3, 2002) was an American actor best remembered for his role as Dr. John Ballard on the TV series Seven Days.

His credits include The Doors, Airheads, This Is Spinal Tap and The Rock. He also appeared in television shows such as Open All Night,^[1] The Larry Sanders Show, Seinfeld, and Home Improvement.

On June 3, 2002, Whipple died at age 41 after a two-year battle with cancer.^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Grad Night	Gary
1981-1982	Open All Night	Terry Hoffmeister	13 episodes
1982	Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again	Produce Man
1984	This Is Spinal Tap	Recording Engineer	Uncredited
1984	Buffalo Bill	Karl Shub, Jr.	2 episodes
1984	The World of Don Camillo	Gigio
1984	Family Ties	Jack Driscoll / Bill	2 episodes
1985	Moonlighting	Kathleen's One-night Stand	Episode: "Somewhere Under the Rainbow"
1986	Blue City	Jailer
1986	ALF	Sam	Episode: "On the Road Again"
1987	Newhart	Sam	Episode: "My Two and Only"
1990	Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again	Jughead Jones	TV movie
1991	The Doors	Ed Sullivan's producer
1991	The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw	Bert Jeeter	TV movie
1992	The Larry Sanders Show	Makeup Artist	5 episodes
1993	Parker Lewis Can't Lose	Reverend Gandin	Episode: "Musso: A Wedding"
1994	Airheads	Personal Manager
1996	The Great White Hype	Artie
1996	The Rock	Larry Henderson
1997	Delivery	Mr. Mackintosh
1998	NYPD Blue	Willy	Episode: "A Box of Wendy"
1998	Seinfeld	Phone Guy #1	Episode: "The Maid"
1998-2000	Seven Days	Dr. John Ballard	30 episodes
2001	Last Ride	Snowboard Rep

References

^ Handler, David (March 3, 1982). "'Open All Night' is weird -- but good". The Madison Courier. p. B7. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
^ Dailey, Ashley (8 July 2002). "Sam Whipple". Variety. Retrieved 14 November 2018.