Person
Cliff Saum
Acting · 1882–1943 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Biography
Cliff Saum was born on December 18, 1882 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for A Bum Mistake (1914), The Volunteer Fireman (1915) and The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot (1914). He died on March 5, 1943 in Glendale, California, USA.
Known for
Baby Face
Laborer (uncredited)
Jezebel
Ball Assistant Director (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Fashion Madness
Assistant Director
They Drive by Night
Man Outside Barney's (uncredited)
Moby Dick
Mary Ann Crew Member
The Go-Getter
Lumberyard Foreman (uncredited)
Satan Met a Lady
Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Nancy Drew… Detective
Farmer (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
Reporter (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
- 1943Action in the North AtlanticSeaman (uncredited)
- 1942The Hidden HandDetective (uncredited)
- 1942Spy ShipSwifty, Bartender
- 1942Murder in the Big HouseSecond Process Server (uncredited)
- 1942I Was FramedPaul's Gang Member
- 1942The Male AnimalReporter (uncredited)
- 1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesChicago Fireman
- 1941The Man Who Came to DinnerJoe (uncredited)
- 1941ManpowerMan to Call Substation (uncredited)
- 1941Highway WestDeputy Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1941The Nurse's SecretTaxi Driver
- 1941A Shot in the DarkPolice Guard (uncredited)
- 1941The Case of the Black ParrotMorel
- 1940East of the RiverPrison Guard (uncredited)
- 1940Flowing GoldTrainman (uncredited)
- 1940Money and the WomanGuard (uncredited)
- 1940They Drive by NightMan Outside Barney's (uncredited)
- 1940King of the LumberjacksLumberjack in Saloon with Pipe (uncredited)
- 1940Alex in WonderlandPoliceman
- 1940Castle on the HudsonPrison Intake Clerk (uncredited)
- 1940Calling Philo VanceInvestigator Snitken (uncredited)
- 1940Brother Rat and a BabyMan Watching Fire
- 1939The Return of Doctor XDetective Sergeant Moran
- 1939The Roaring TwentiesTrain Conductor (uncredited)
- 1939Smashing the Money RingTrial Spectator (uncredited)
- 1939On Your ToesStagehand
- 1939Dust Be My DestinyJury Member (uncredited)
- 1939Nancy Drew and the Hidden StaircaseBurt the Iceman (uncredited)
- 1939Angels Wash Their FacesMr. Miller (uncredited)
- 1939Each Dawn I DieAccident Witness (uncredited)
- 1939Torchy Blane... Playing with DynamiteBailiff (uncredited)
- 1939Hell's KitchenGuard (uncredited)
- 1939Naughty but NiceRadio Announcer Starting Program (uncredited)
- 1939Nancy Drew... Trouble ShooterFirst Deputy Sheriff
- 1939Code of the Secret ServicePoliceman (uncredited)
- 1939Dark VictoryMoving Man (uncredited)
- 1939Women in the WindPoliceman at Airport (uncredited)
- 1939On TrialBailiff
- 1939You Can't Get Away with MurderOfficer (uncredited)
- 1939The Oklahoma KidWould-Be Settler (uncredited)
- 1939Secret Service of the AirAlien - First Flight
- 1939Nancy Drew... ReporterPoliceman Outside Courthouse (uncredited)
- 1939Torchy Blane in ChinatownDetective Larry (uncredited)
- 1939They Made Me a CriminalMan in Front of Tommy (uncredited)
- 1939King of the UnderworldGangster (uncredited)
- 1939Devil's IslandUniformed Gendarme
- 1938Heart of the NorthTrading Post Clerk (uncredited)
- 1938Nancy Drew… DetectiveFarmer (uncredited)
- 1938Torchy Gets Her ManPolice Officer O'Brien (uncredited)
- 1938Brother RatBaseball Umpire
- 1938Girls on ProbationPatrolman
- 1938Boy Meets GirlSmitty - Studio Policeman
- 1938Penrod's Double TroublePolice Officer Kicking the Professor (uncredited)
- 1938Racket BustersPoliceman (uncredited)
- 1938Cowboy from BrooklynChief Brakeman
- 1938The Beloved BratFireman
- 1938Over the WallPoliceman at Beach
- 1938JezebelBall Assistant Director (uncredited)
- 1938Blondes at WorkCabbie (uncredited)
- 1937The Adventurous BlondeOfficer Clary (uncredited)
- 1937Over the GoalFirst Trainer
- 1937It's Love I'm AfterStagehand (uncredited)
- 1937Love Is on the AirPoliceman
- 1937Wine, Women and HorsesTaxi Driver #2
- 1937Varsity ShowMan (voice)
- 1937That Certain WomanBus Conductor (uncredited)
- 1937Talent ScoutLambert's Set Assistant (uncredited)
- 1937Blazing SixesPunch Server at Dance (uncredited)
- 1937The Case of the Stuttering BishopThird Detective (uncredited)
- 1937The Go-GetterLumberyard Foreman (uncredited)
- 1937The Cherokee StripUndetermined Secondary Role
- 1937Melody for TwoCigar Salesman
- 1937Men in ExileJailer
- 1937Land Beyond the LawTownsman (uncredited)
- 1937Ready, Willing and AbleYip's Assistant
- 1937Midnight CourtPoliceman
- 1937Penrod and SamTom (uncredited)
- 1937Her Husband's SecretaryDriver to Oregon Cabin
- 1937The Great O'MalleyPoliceman at Robbery (uncredited)
- 1937Once a DoctorArresting Policeman
- 1937Smart BlondeTrain Conductor (uncredited)
- 1936Guns of the PecosBartender
- 1936King of HockeyFan Yanking Elsie Down
- 1936California MailMan Taking Bets
- 1936Trailin' WestJim Davis - Henchman (uncredited)
- 1936JailbreakPoliceman in Courtroom
- 1936Satan Met a LadyPatrol Officer (uncredited)
- 1936Treachery Rides the RangeDeputy - Jailer
- 1935Moonlight on the PrairieSaloon Cowboy #2
- 1935The Three MusketeersPalace Guard
- 1935The Goose and the GanderDetective Snyder (uncredited)
- 1935Broadway GondolierRed's Pal
- 1935StrandedBridge Worker (uncredited)
- 1934Murder in the CloudsMotor Cop (uncredited)
- 1934Gentlemen Are BornAnnouncer
- 1934DesirableBus Barker
- 1934DamesStagehand (uncredited)
- 1934The Dragon Murder CaseDet. Burke (uncredited)
- 1934The Merry FrinksCabbie (uncredited)
- 1934UpperworldSailor (uncredited)
- 1934Jimmy the GentLes (uncredited)
- 1933Lady KillerCliff, the Assistant Director (uncredited)
- 1933The World ChangesMr. Ferguson (uncredited)
- 1933The Kennel Murder CasePoliceman on Night Patrol (uncredited)
- 1933Baby FaceLaborer (uncredited)
- 1933Picture SnatcherReporter (uncredited)
- 193342nd StreetDimmer Board Operator (uncredited)
- 1933Hard to HandleStreetcar Conductor (uncredited)
- 1932Afraid to TalkProtester with Sign
- 1932The Dark HorseProgressive Party Man
- 1932Fireman, Save My ChildRosedale Fireman
- 1932High PressureTelephone Salesman (uncredited)
- 1931Expensive WomenTaxi Driver
- 1931Side ShowRoustabout
- 1931Blonde CrazyMike (uncredited)
- 1930River's EndMountie
- 1930The Doorway to HellPoolroom Proprietor (uncredited)
- 1930Moby DickMary Ann Crew Member
- 1930The Three SistersPasquale
- 1930Show Girl in HollywoodMr. Smith
- 1928Noah's ArkSoldier in Trench (uncredited)
- 1928Fashion MadnessAssistant Director
- 1927By Whose Hand?
- 1926The House Without a KeyKennedy
- 1925The Bridge of SighsSmithers
- 1918Kaiser's FinishStory
- 1918Lest We ForgetFritz Muller
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