Sam De Grasse
Known For
Acting
Born
1875-06-11 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
1953-11-29
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.
Most Known For
Robin Hood
as Prince John
Painted People
as Henry Parrish
Sun-Up
as Sheriff Weeks
Sis Hopkins
as Vibert
The Birth of a Nation
as Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Arthur Jenkins (Modern Story)
The King of Kings
as Pharisee
Honor Bound
as Blood Keller
Turned Back
as George Cantor
Smashing Through
as Earl Foster
The Man Who Laughs
as King James II
The She-Devil
The Racket
as District Attorney Welch
The Black Pirate
as Pirate Lieutenant
Mike
as Brush
I Am Not a Racist
as The Businessman (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Good Bad-Man
as Bud Frazer / The Wolf
Captain Salvation
as Peter Campbell
The Half-Breed
as Sheriff Dunn
When a Man Loves
as Comte Guillot de Morfontaine