The Right Stuff's cast includes English actor Sam Shepard.
Samuel Shepard Rogers III ( born November 5 , 1943 ) , known professionally as Sam Shepard , is an American playwright , actor , author , screenwriter , and director , whose body of work spans over half a century . The Right Stuff (film) . The Right Stuff stars Ed Harris , Scott Glenn , Sam Shepard , Fred Ward , Dennis Quaid and Barbara Hershey .