Sampson, ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ Indian, Gets Transplants
United Press International
HOUSTON —
Will Sampson, the 6-foot-7 actor who played a silent Indian in the movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” received a heart and lung transplant Thursday at Methodist Hospital, a spokeswoman said. Sampson, 53, was listed in critical condition.
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