Sam Bass — Calamity Jane and Sam Bass Character Profile

About Sam Bass

A mysterious gambler who arrives in Denton. After shooting a hired saboteur and fearing an unfair trial, he becomes an outlaw robbing banks. He shifts his loyalty to Calamity Jane after believing Katherine tricked him, ultimately dying from wounds while seemingly in love with her.

Character Facts

Played by

Howard Duff

Appears in

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Sam Bass — Romantic Love Interest — Calamity Jane (Yvonne De Carlo)

  Complex romantic bond culminating in tragedy

• Sam Bass — Conflict Arch Enemy — Sheriff Will Egan (Willard Parker)

  Law enforcement official versus notorious outlaw

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• Calamity Jane (Yvonne De Carlo)
• Katherine Egan (Dorothy Hart)
• Joel Collins (Lloyd Bridges)
• Jim Murphy (Norman Lloyd)
• Sheriff Will Egan (Willard Parker)
• Dean (Marc Lawrence)
• Abe Jones (Milburn Stone)
• Link (Clifton Young)
• Morgan (John Rodney)
• Dakota (Houseley Stevenson)
• Mrs. Egan (Ann Doran)
• Marshal Peak (Roy Roberts)