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.

[1] 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.

[1] Samson died in Paris on 28 March 1871.