Sam De Grasse
Known for ActingBorn 1875-06-11 — died 1953-11-29Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
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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
1915 · as Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
Robin Hood
1922 · as Prince John
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · as Arthur Jenkins (Modern Story)
The Man Who Laughs
1928 · as King James II
The King of Kings
1927 · as Pharisee
Sun-Up
1925 · as Sheriff Weeks
Honor Bound
1928 · as Blood Keller
Pagan Passions
1924 · as Frank Langley
The Black Pirate
1926 · as Pirate Lieutenant
Painted People
1924 · as Henry Parrish
Martyrs of the Alamo
1915 · as Silent Smith
Sally, Irene and Mary
1925 · as Officer O'Dare
Turned Back
1914 · as George Cantor
The Good Bad-Man
1916 · as Bud Frazer / The Wolf
The Half-Breed
1916 · as Sheriff Dunn
Love's Blindness
1926 · as Benjamin Levy
Smashing Through
1918 · as Earl Foster
Heart o' the Hills
1919 · as Steve Honeycutt