| Birth Date: | 2 July 1793 |
| Birth Place: | Saint-Denis, France |
| Death Place: | Paris |
| Occupation: | actor, playwright, professor |
| Alma Mater: | Conservatoire de Paris |
| Employer: | Comédie-Française, Conservatoire de Paris |
Joseph Isidore Samson (2 July 1793 – 28 March 1871) was a 19th-century French actor and playwright.
Samson was born at Saint-Denis, near Paris, the son of a restaurateur. He took first prize for comedy at the Conservatoire in 1812, married an actress with whom he had toured in France, and joined the Comédie-Française in 1826. There he remained until 1863, creating more than 250 parts.
In 1829 Samson became a professor at the Conservatoire, under whom Rachel Félix (1821–1858), Rose Cheri (1824–1861), the Brohans and others were trained. He wrote several comedies, among them La Belle-Mère et le gendre (1826), and La Famille poisson (1846). Samson died in Paris on 28 March 1871.[1]