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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

84

Gender

Male

Birthday

1875-06-11

Day of Death

1953-11-29 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

Also Known As

Samuel Alfred De Grasse

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.

Known For

Acting

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as

Arthur Jenkins (Modern Story)

The Broken Gate

1920

The Broken Gate

as

'Hod' Brooks

I Am Not a Racist

2019

I Am Not a Racist

as

the businessman

Broken Hearts of Hollywood

1926

Broken Hearts of Hollywood

as

Defense Attorney

The Spoilers

1923

The Spoilers

as

Judge Stillman

Our Dancing Daughters

1928

Our Dancing Daughters

as

Freddie's Father

Circus Days

1923

Circus Days

as

Lord

Blind Husbands

1919

Blind Husbands

as

Dr. Armstrong

Love's Blindness

1926

Love's Blindness

as

Benjamin Levy

Honor Bound

1928

Honor Bound

as

Blood Keller

The Scarlet Car

1917

The Scarlet Car

as

Ernest Peabody

Wild and Woolly

1917

Wild and Woolly

as

Steve Shelby

Sun-Up

1925

Sun-Up

as

Sheriff Weeks

The Empty Gun

1917

The Empty Gun

as

Jim

Heart o' the Hills

1919

Heart o' the Hills

as

Steve Honeycutt

Captain Salvation

1927

Captain Salvation

as

Peter Campbell

The Good Bad-Man

1916

The Good Bad-Man

as

Bud Frazer / The Wolf

The Half-Breed

1916

The Half-Breed

as

Sheriff Dunn

The Hope Chest

1918

The Hope Chest

as

Ballantyne, Sr.

The Last Performance

1929

The Last Performance

as

District Attorney

The Fighting Eagle

1927

The Fighting Eagle

as

Talleyrand

The Country Doctor

1927

The Country Doctor

as

Ira Harding

The Wreck of the Hesperus

1927

The Wreck of the Hesperus

as

Capt. David Slocum

Sis Hopkins

1919

Sis Hopkins

as

Vibert

The Mother and the Law

1919

The Mother and the Law

as

Arthur Jenkins

Jim Bludso

1917

Jim Bludso

as

Ben Merrill

The Eagle of the Sea

1926

The Eagle of the Sea

as

Colonel Lestron

Unseen Forces

1920

Unseen Forces

as

Capt. Stanley

Mike

1926

Mike

as

Brush

Robin Hood

1922

Robin Hood

as

Prince John

One Year to Live

1925

One Year to Live

as

Dr. Lucien La Pierre

The Cheater Reformed

1921

The Cheater Reformed

as

Thomas Edinburgh

An Innocent Magdalene

1916

An Innocent Magdalene

as

Forbes Stewart

Diane of the Follies

1916

Diane of the Follies

as

Phillips Christy

The Black Pirate

1926

The Black Pirate

as

Pirate Lieutenant

When a Man Loves

1927

When a Man Loves

as

Comte Guillot de Morfontaine

Smashing Through

1918

Smashing Through

as

Earl Foster

A Law Unto Herself

1918

A Law Unto Herself

as

Kurt Von Klassner (as Samuel DeGrasse)

Tiger Rose

1923

Tiger Rose

as

Dr. Cusick

Madame Bo-Peep

1917

Madame Bo-Peep

as

Jose Alvarez

Her Official Fathers

1917

Her Official Fathers

as

Ethan Dexter

An Old Fashioned Young Man

1917

An Old Fashioned Young Man

as

Harold T. King

Painted People

1924

Painted People

as

Henry Parrish

Martyrs of the Alamo

1915

Martyrs of the Alamo

as

Silent Smith

The Birth of a Nation

1915

The Birth of a Nation

as

Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)

Wall Street

1929

Wall Street

as

John Willard

The Exquisite Thief

1919

The Exquisite Thief

as

Shaver Michael

Sally, Irene and Mary

1925

Sally, Irene and Mary

as

Officer O'Dare

The Virgin

1924

The Virgin

as

Ricardo Ruiz

The King of Kings

1927

The King of Kings

as

Pharisee

The Racket

1928

The Racket

as

District Attorney Welch

Anything Once

1917

Anything Once

as

Herbert Wendling

Brace Up

1918

Brace Up

as

National Jim

The Devil's Passkey

1920

The Devil's Passkey

as

Warren Goodwright

The Narrow Path

1918

The Narrow Path

as

Malcolm Dion

The Winged Mystery

1917

The Winged Mystery

as

Mortimer Eddington

Winner Takes All

1918

Winner Takes All

as

Mark Thorne

The Skywayman

1920

The Skywayman

as

Dr. Wayne Leveridge

The Silk Lined Burglar

1919

The Silk Lined Burglar

as

Boston Blackie

The Man Who Laughs

1928

The Man Who Laughs

as

King James II

Forsaking All Others

1922

Forsaking All Others

as

Dr. Mason

Slippy McGee

1923

Slippy McGee

as

Father De Rance

Acquitted

1916

Acquitted

as

Ira Wolcott

Silks and Saddles

1929

Silks and Saddles

as

William Morrissey

Six-Shooter Andy

1918

Six-Shooter Andy

as

Tom Slade

The Badge of Office

1914

The Badge of Office

as

The New Sheriff

A Self-Made Failure

1924

A Self-Made Failure

as

Cyrus Cruikshank

Turned Back

1914

Turned Back

as

George Cantor

In the Palace of the King

1923

In the Palace of the King

as

King Philip II

The Children of the Feud

1916

The Children of the Feud

as

Dr. Richard Cavanagh

The Little Grey Mouse

1920

The Little Grey Mouse

as

John Cumberland

Moon Madness

1920

Moon Madness

as

Adrien

A Prince of a King

1923

A Prince of a King

as

Duke Roberto

A Wife's Awakening

1921

A Wife's Awakening

as

George Otis

Pagan Passions

1924

Pagan Passions

as

Frank Langley

Production

Crew

Directing