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Sam Buffington
Actor
Died May 15, 1960 (28 years)
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 prospects
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 prospects
Filmography
| 1961 | Whispering Smith (TV Series) · as John Richards |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) · as Vic Trenton |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) · as Freddy Furlong |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) · as Big Jim Macintosh |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat (TV Series) · as Junius Rattner |
| 1959 | The Alaskans (TV Series) · as Count Menshikov |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Franklin |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Blue Denim · as Abortionist |
| 1959 | Black Saddle (TV Series) · as Noah Bailey |
| 1958 | Unwed Mother · as John Pauley |
| 1958 | U.S. Marshal (TV Series) · as Rich |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Mr. Anton |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Captain Fogarty |
| 1958 | The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Stewart |
| 1958 | The Rough Riders (TV Series) · as Ephraim Hoggs |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) · as Professor Olford |
| 1958 | Steve Canyon (TV Series) · as Karl Janosek |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Fred The Bartender |
| 1958 | The Light in the Forest · as George Owens |
| 1958 | King Creole · as Dr. Martin Cabot (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Damn Citizen · as Debutts |
| 1958 | The Brothers Karamazov · as Tipsy Merchant |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) (TV Series) · as Sam Earl |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Monte Davis |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Shabby American |
| 1957 | The Gray Ghost (TV Series) · as Matt Dawson |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Shabby American |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Logan |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Fred Ernshaw |
| 1957 | The Thin Man (TV Series) · as Doc |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as Henry Dixon |
| 1957 | Invasion of the Saucer Men · as Col. Ambrose, Usaf |
| 1957 | Meet McGraw (TV Series) · as Lucky |
| 1957 | The Silent Service (TV Series) · as Chief Joe Wilson |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Sheriff Bill Egan |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Mayor Edwards |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Frank - Bartender |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1955 | Highway Patrol (1955) (TV Series) · as Whitey Larkin |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Waldren |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Allen Chester |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Cook |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Bill Meadows |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Cast |