Sam De Grasse

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Sam De Grasse

Acting June 11, 1875

Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

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…

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The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

5.9 1915 Movie
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

7.1 1916 Movie
The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs

7.3 1928 Movie
The King of Kings

The King of Kings

6.4 1927 Movie
Robin Hood

Robin Hood

6.4 1922 Movie
The Black Pirate

The Black Pirate

6.7 1926 Movie
The Racket

The Racket

6.5 1928 Movie
Blind Husbands

Blind Husbands

6.4 1919 Movie
Our Dancing Daughters

Our Dancing Daughters

6.3 1928 Movie
Wild and Woolly

Wild and Woolly

6.3 1917 Movie
When a Man Loves

When a Man Loves

6.3 1927 Movie
The Good Bad-Man

The Good Bad-Man

6.2 1916 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2019
    I Am Not a Racist

    Movie The Businessman (archive footage) (uncredited)

  2. 1930
    Captain of the Guard

    Movie Bazin

  3. 1929
    Wall Street

    Movie John Willard

  4. 1929
    The Last Performance

    Movie District Attorney

  5. 1929
    Silks and Saddles

    Movie William Morrissey

  6. 1928
    The Man Who Laughs

    Movie King James II

  7. 1928
    The Racket

    Movie District Attorney Welch

  8. 1928
    Our Dancing Daughters

    Movie Freddie's Father

  9. 1928
    Honor Bound

    Movie Blood Keller

  10. 1927
    The Wreck of the Hesperus

    Movie Capt. David Slocum

  11. 1927
    The Fighting Eagle

    Movie Talleyrand

  12. 1927
    The Country Doctor

    Movie Ira Harding

  13. 1927
    When a Man Loves

    Movie Comte Guillot de Morfontaine

  14. 1927
    Captain Salvation

    Movie Peter Campbell

  15. 1927
    The King of Kings

    Movie Pharisee

  16. 1926
    Love's Blindness

    Movie Benjamin Levy

More credits
  1. 1926
    The Eagle of the Sea

    Movie Colonel Lestron

  2. 1926
    Broken Hearts of Hollywood

    Movie Defense Attorney

  3. 1926
    Mike

    Movie Brush

  4. 1926
    The Black Pirate

    Movie Pirate Lieutenant

  5. 1925
    Sally, Irene and Mary

    Movie Officer O'Dare

  6. 1925
    Sun-Up

    Movie Sheriff Weeks

  7. 1925
    One Year to Live

    Movie Dr. Lucien La Pierre

  8. 1924
    The Virgin

    Movie Ricardo Ruiz

  9. 1924
    A Self-Made Failure

    Movie Cyrus Cruikshank

  10. 1924
    Pagan Passions

    Movie Frank Langley

  11. 1924
    Painted People

    Movie Henry Parrish

  12. 1923
    The Courtship of Miles Standish

    Movie John Carver

  13. 1923
    Tiger Rose

    Movie Dr. Cusick

  14. 1923
    In the Palace of the King

    Movie King Philip II

  15. 1923
    The Dancer of the Nile

    Movie Pasheri

  16. 1923
    A Prince of a King

    Movie Duke Roberto

  17. 1923
    The Spoilers

    Movie Judge Stillman

  18. 1923
    Circus Days

    Movie Lord

  19. 1923
    Slippy McGee

    Movie Father De Rance

  20. 1922
    Forsaking All Others

    Movie Dr. Mason

  21. 1922
    Robin Hood

    Movie Prince John

  22. 1921
    A Wife's Awakening

    Movie George Otis

  23. 1921
    The Cheater Reformed

    Movie Thomas Edinburgh

  24. 1920
    The Broken Gate

    Movie 'Hod' Brooks