Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1875-06-11
Day of Death
1953-11-29
Place of Birth
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Sam De Grasse
Biography
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. 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.
Filmography (84)
⭐ 0
Role:
The Businessman (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Am Not a Racist
2019
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Bazin
Captain of the Guard
1930
⭐ 7.0
Role:
John Willard
Wall Street
1929
⭐ 6.5
Role:
District Attorney
The Last Performance
1929
⭐ 10.0
Role:
William Morrissey
Silks and Saddles
1929
⭐ 7.3
Role:
King James II
The Man Who Laughs
1928
⭐ 6.5
Role:
District Attorney Welch
The Racket
1928
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Freddie's Father
Our Dancing Daughters
1928
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Blood Keller
Honor Bound
1928
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Capt. David Slocum
The Wreck of the Hesperus
1927
⭐ 5.3
Role:
Talleyrand
The Fighting Eagle
1927
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Ira Harding
The Country Doctor
1927
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Comte Guillot de Morfontaine
When a Man Loves
1927
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Peter Campbell
Captain Salvation
1927
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Pharisee
