Sam De Grasse
Actor
- Born
- June 11, 1875 · Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
- Died
- November 29, 1953 (age 78)
From Wikipedia
Sam De Grasse (June 12, 1875 – November 29, 1953) was a Canadian actor. He traveled to New York City and in 1912 appeared in his first motion picture.
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At first he played standard secondary characters, but when fellow Canadian Mary Pickford set up her own studio with her husband Douglas Fairbanks, he joined them. He portrayed the villainous Prince John in Fairbanks' 1922 Robin Hood. Afterward, he began to specialize in villainous roles.
De Grasse was the uncle of successful cinematographer Robert De Grasse.
Known for
The Birth of a Nation
March 8, 1915
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
September 5, 1916
The Man Who Laughs
November 4, 1928
The King of Kings
April 19, 1927
Robin Hood
October 18, 1922
The Black Pirate
March 8, 1926
The Racket
November 1, 1928
Blind Husbands
October 19, 1919
Our Dancing Daughters
September 1, 1928
Wild and Woolly
June 24, 1917
The Good Bad-Man
April 21, 1916
The Last Performance
October 13, 1929
Acting84
- 2019I Am Not a Racist as The Businessman (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1930Captain of the Guard as Bazin
- 1929Wall Street as John Willard
- 1929The Last Performance as District Attorney
- 1929Silks and Saddles as William Morrissey
- 1928The Man Who Laughs as King James II
- 1928The Racket as District Attorney Welch
- 1928Our Dancing Daughters as Freddie's Father
- 1928Honor Bound as Blood Keller
- 1927