Doc Porter — Crimes of the Heart Character Profile

About Doc Porter

Meg's former lover who returns to the family home. He reconnects with Meg on a lakeshore, where they drink bourbon and reminisce. He listens as Meg finally confesses her professional failures and emotional struggles.

Character Facts

Played by

Sam Shepard

Appears in

Crimes of the Heart (1986)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Crimes of the Heart

• Lenny Magrath (Diane Keaton)
• Meg Magrath (Jessica Lange)
• Babe Magrath (Sissy Spacek)
• Willie Jay (Gregory Eugene Travis)
• Chick Boyle (Tess Harper)
• Annie May Jenkins (Annie McKnight)
• Barnette Lloyd (David Carpenter)
• Little Babe (Natalie Anderson)
• Little Lenny (Eleanor Eagle)
• Little Meg (Jessica Ezzell)
• Zackery's Concubine (Connie Adams)
• Old Granddaddy (Hurd Hatfield)