Person
Sam De Grasse
Acting · 1875–1953 · Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
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.
Known for
The Birth of a Nation
Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
Robin Hood
Prince John
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Arthur Jenkins (Modern Story)
Martyrs of the Alamo
Silent Smith
The Man Who Laughs
King James II
Honor Bound
Blood Keller
The Good Bad-Man
Bud Frazer / The Wolf
The King of Kings
Pharisee
Wild and Woolly
Steve Shelby
Painted People
Henry Parrish
Filmography
- 2019I Am Not a RacistThe Businessman (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1930Captain of the GuardBazin
- 1929Wall StreetJohn Willard
- 1929The Last PerformanceDistrict Attorney
- 1929Silks and SaddlesWilliam Morrissey
- 1928The Man Who LaughsKing James II
- 1928The RacketDistrict Attorney Welch
- 1928Our Dancing DaughtersFreddie's Father
- 1928Honor BoundBlood Keller
- 1927The Wreck of the HesperusCapt. David Slocum
- 1927The Fighting EagleTalleyrand
- 1927The Country DoctorIra Harding
- 1927When a Man LovesComte Guillot de Morfontaine
- 1927Captain SalvationPeter Campbell
- 1927The King of KingsPharisee
- 1926Love's BlindnessBenjamin Levy
- 1926The Eagle of the SeaColonel Lestron
- 1926Broken Hearts of HollywoodDefense Attorney
- 1926MikeBrush
- 1926The Black PiratePirate Lieutenant
- 1925Sally, Irene and MaryOfficer O'Dare
- 1925Sun-UpSheriff Weeks
- 1925One Year to LiveDr. Lucien La Pierre
- 1924The VirginRicardo Ruiz
- 1924A Self-Made FailureCyrus Cruikshank
- 1924Pagan PassionsFrank Langley
- 1924Painted PeopleHenry Parrish
- 1923The Courtship of Miles StandishJohn Carver
- 1923Tiger RoseDr. Cusick
- 1923The Dancer of the NilePasheri
- 1923In the Palace of the KingKing Philip II
- 1923A Prince of a KingDuke Roberto
- 1923The SpoilersJudge Stillman
- 1923Circus DaysLord
- 1923Slippy McGeeFather De Rance
- 1922Forsaking All OthersDr. Mason
- 1922Robin HoodPrince John
- 1921A Wife's AwakeningGeorge Otis
- 1921The Cheater ReformedThomas Edinburgh
- 1920The Broken Gate'Hod' Brooks
- 1920Unseen ForcesCapt. Stanley
- 1920The Little Grey MouseJohn Cumberland
- 1920The SkywaymanDr. Wayne Leveridge
- 1920The Devil's PasskeyWarren Goodwright
- 1920Moon MadnessAdrien
- 1919Heart o' the HillsSteve Honeycutt
- 1919Blind HusbandsDr. Armstrong
- 1919The Mother and the LawArthur Jenkins
- 1919The Exquisite ThiefShaver Michael
- 1919The Silk Lined BurglarBoston Blackie
- 1919Sis HopkinsVibert
- 1918The Hope ChestBallantyne, Sr.
- 1918The Narrow PathMalcolm Dion
- 1918A Law Unto HerselfKurt Von Klassner (as Samuel DeGrasse)
- 1918A Woman's Fool
- 1918The Mortgaged WifeMeyer
- 1918Winner Takes AllMark Thorne
- 1918Smashing ThroughEarl Foster
- 1918The Guilt of SilenceGambler Joe
- 1918Brace UpNational Jim
- 1918Six-Shooter AndyTom Slade
- 1917The Scarlet CarErnest Peabody
- 1917The Winged MysteryMortimer Eddington
- 1917Anything OnceHerbert Wendling
- 1917The Empty GunJim
- 1917Wild and WoollySteve Shelby
- 1917Madame Bo-PeepJose Alvarez
- 1917An Old Fashioned Young ManHarold T. King
- 1917Her Official FathersEthan Dexter
- 1917Jim BludsoBen Merrill
- 1916The Children of the FeudDr. Richard Cavanagh
- 1916Diane of the FolliesPhillips Christy
- 1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesArthur Jenkins (Modern Story)
- 1916The Half-BreedSheriff Dunn
- 1916An Innocent MagdaleneForbes Stewart
- 1916The Good Bad-ManBud Frazer / The Wolf
- 1916AcquittedIra Wolcott
- 1916The She-Devil
- 1915Martyrs of the AlamoSilent Smith
- 1915A Man and His Mate
- 1915The Birth of a NationSenator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
- 1914The Tardy Cannon BallFloss
- 1914The Badge of OfficeThe New Sheriff
- 1914Turned BackGeorge Cantor
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