Biography
Sampson E. Whipple (September 25, 1960 β 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, The Larry Sanders Show, Seinfeld, and Home Improvement.
On June 3, 2002, Whipple died at age 41 after a two-year battle with cancer.
Filmography
all 33
TV Shows 21
Movies 12
Producer 1
Wishing Will
![Special Unit 2](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101611-special-unit-2.jpg)
Special Unit 2 (2001)
TV
Dr. John Ballard
![Seven Days](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/128119-seven-days.jpg)
Seven Days (1998)
TV
1
Sheldon Fein
![The Pretender](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67734-the-pretender.jpg)
The Pretender (1996)
TV
6
Larry Henderson
![The Rock](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5677-the-rock.jpg)
The Rock (1996)
Movie
6.24
Personal Manager
![Airheads](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9715-airheads.jpg)
Airheads (1994)
Movie
5.67
Raincoat
![T Bone N Weasel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/221001-t-bone-n-weasel.jpg)
T Bone N Weasel (1992)
Movie
Makeup Artist
![The Larry Sanders Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27427-the-larry-sanders-show.jpg)
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
TV
Sullivan's Producer
![The Doors](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11475-the-doors.jpg)
The Doors (1991)
Movie
2
Percival Osgood III
![A Very Retail Christmas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/590813-a-very-retail-christmas.jpg)
A Very Retail Christmas (1990)
Movie
Jughead Jones
![Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58282-archie-to-riverdale-and-back-again.jpg)
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990)
Movie
5.8
Dewey Kunkle
![Bagdad Cafe](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/591941-bagdad-cafe.jpg)
Bagdad Cafe (1990)
TV
Lloyd
![Grand](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/30415-grand.jpg)
Grand (1990)
TV
Phone Guy #1
![Seinfeld](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5949-seinfeld.jpg)
Seinfeld (1989)
TV
5.99
Sam / Sam (archive footage) / Sam (credit only)
![ALF](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18062-alf.jpg)
ALF (1986)
TV
7.2
Dr. Arthur Saxon
![L.A. Law](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25230-l-a-law.jpg)
L.A. Law (1986)
TV
6
Jailer
![Blue City](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68947-blue-city.jpg)
Blue City (1986)
Movie
Kathleen's One-night Stand
![Moonlighting](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/19416-moonlighting.jpg)
Moonlighting (1985)
TV
5.99
Zack Estep
![Packin' It In](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/82154-packin-it-in.jpg)
Packin' It In (1983)
Movie
Jack Driscoll / Bill
![Family Ties](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/32119-family-ties.jpg)
Family Ties (1982)
TV
6.11
Terry Hoffmeister
![Open All Night](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/428982-open-all-night.jpg)
Open All Night (1981)
TV
Ratings
Average 6.29
Based on 1.09 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1979
1986
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1990
2001
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1960-09-25
Deathday2002-06-03 (41 years old)
Birth PlaceVenice, Los Angeles, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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