{"id":7942,"date":"2025-05-13T06:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T06:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=7942"},"modified":"2025-05-15T18:28:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:28:55","slug":"killers-of-the-flower-moon-star-samuel-french-dies-aged-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/13\/killers-of-the-flower-moon-star-samuel-french-dies-aged-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Killers of the Flower Moon star Samuel French dies aged 45"},"content":{"rendered":"
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‘I am deeply saddened by his loss’: Hollywood director Paul Sinacore announced the death of actor Samuel French (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Actor Samuel French has died after a two-year battle with cancer, a Hollywood director has revealed.<\/p>\n

Paul Sinacore, the director of Samuel’s final film Towpath – which is yet to be released – was the first to share the news of his death. <\/p>\n

French died after cancer had spread through his body over the past couple of years, according to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The actor who died last Friday while in a Waco, Texas hospital, starred as Agent CJ Robinson in the Martin Scorsese<\/a>-directed film, fronted by Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘Samuel was a dear friend and an incredible actor,’ Paul said in a statement. <\/p>\n

‘Samuel carried a fire for acting that burned in every frame \u2014 unfiltered, fearless, and alive. He gave himself completely to the work, and it showed.<\/p>\n

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Samuel French worked alongside Martin Scorcese (pictured) and Leonardo DiCaprio (Picture: Instagram\/samuelfrenchactor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘I am deeply saddened by his loss and only wish he could have seen the final cut. He was one of a kind, and he will remain in our hearts forever.<\/p>\n

‘My heart goes out to his family, and especially to his daughter – he loved her deeply and spoke of her often with pride and tenderness. <\/p>\n

‘His friendship had an unexpectedly profound impact on my life.’ <\/p>\n

Towpath is an upcoming historical drama also starring Eric Roberts, which focuses on a murder that takes place in 1964 during the civil rights movement. <\/p>\n

For his Killers of a Flower Moon role, French attended a casting call in his native Waco, where he was spotted by the director and hired. <\/p>\n

In his role as the former cowboy and FBI agent Robinson, French shares a memorable one-on-one scene with Robert De Niro<\/a>, which was filmed during his first day on the set.<\/p>\n

After his scene with De Niro, SInacore recalled to the US outlet how Scorsese said: ‘No one could have played Robinson as well as you did.’ <\/p>\n

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The actor starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Killers of a Flower Moon (Picture: Instagram\/samuelfrenchactor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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He is survived by his 12-year-old daughter Madison (Picture: Instagram\/samuelfrenchactor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

French is survived by his daughter, Madison, 12; his girlfriend, Melinda, the mother of their daughter; his parents, Gary and Darlene; and his brothers, Andy and Danny.<\/p>\n

The US actor also starred in 2024 horror thriller film Blood Dried Hands, and his other credits include small parts in Fear the Walking Dead and Texas Rising. <\/p>\n

Born in 1980, when French was a young boy his family moved to Clifton, Texas where he graduated high school before living in Austin and Dallas. <\/p>\n

While saying in a 2024 interview that he couldn’t wait to ‘get out of’ Clifton, he also rushed to get back. <\/p>\n

‘That’s why I became an actor to tell true stories that happened in history that need to be told,’ he told 25 News<\/a> while talking about Killers of the Flower Moon. <\/p>\n

‘This is one of those stories that is long overdue.’ <\/p>\n

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