Sam Buffington

Biography

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

Movies & TV Shows

1. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Waldren
2. King Creole (1958) — Dr. Martin Cabot (uncredited)
3. The Brothers Karamazov (1958) — Tipsy Merchant
4. Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) — Col. Ambrose, USAF
5. Maverick (1957) — Ponca Brown
6. They Came to Cordura (1959)
7. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) — Fred the Bartender
8. The Light in the Forest (1958) — George Owens
9. Blue Denim (1959) — Abortionist
10. Unwed Mother (1958) — John Pauley
11. Black Saddle (1959) — Noah Bailey
12. The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) — Vic Trenton
13. Whispering Smith (1961) — John Richards
14. Bourbon Street Beat (1959) — Junius Rattner
15. Damn Citizen (1958) — DeButts
16. The Rawhide Trail (1958) — James Willard
17. Behind Closed Doors (1958) — Horne