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Sam De Grasse(1875-1953)

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Sam De Grasse
Born in Canada, Sam De Grasse entered films in 1912 and specialized in playing thoroughly disreputable, nasty, slimy bad guys. Douglas Fairbanks was so impressed with De Grasse's villainy that he used the actor in several of his more memorable productions. He wasn't the only member of the De Grasse family in films, though. His brother Joseph De Grasse was an actor and director, and his nephew Robert De Grasse was a cinematographer.
BornJune 12, 1875
DiedNovember 29, 1953(78)
BornJune 12, 1875
DiedNovember 29, 1953(78)
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Known for

Mary Philbin and Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs (1928)
The Man Who Laughs
7.6
  • King James II(as Sam DeGrasse)
  • 1928
Blind Husbands (1919)
Blind Husbands
6.9
  • The Husband - Dr. Robert Armstrong
  • 1919
John Barrymore and Dolores Costello in When a Man Loves (1927)
When a Man Loves
7.0
  • Comte Guillot de Morfontaine
  • 1927
Intolerance (1916)
Intolerance
7.7
  • Arthur Jenkins
  • 1916

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  • Evelyn Hall in Captain of the Guard (1930)
    Captain of the Guard
    6.6
    • Bazin
    • 1930
  • Sam De Grasse and Aileen Pringle in Wall Street (1929)
    Wall Street
    6.7
    • John Willard
    • 1929
  • Conrad Veidt in The Last Performance (1929)
    The Last Performance
    6.6
    • District Attorney
    • 1929
  • Marian Nixon and Richard Walling in Silks and Saddles (1929)
    Silks and Saddles
    7.1
    • William Morrissey
    • 1929
  • Marjorie Beebe in The Farmer's Daughter (1928)
    The Farmer's Daughter
    • (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Dog Law
    • Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Joan Crawford and Johnny Mack Brown in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
    Our Dancing Daughters
    6.7
    • Freddie's Father (as Sam de Grasse)
    • 1928
  • Thomas Meighan in The Racket (1928)
    The Racket
    6.6
    • District Attorney Welch (as Sam DeGrasse)
    • 1928
  • Leila Hyams, George O'Brien, Tom Santschi, and Estelle Taylor in Honor Bound (1928)
    Honor Bound
    6.0
    • Blood Keller
    • 1928
  • Mary Philbin and Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs (1928)
    The Man Who Laughs
    7.6
    • King James II (as Sam DeGrasse)
    • 1928
  • Virginia Bradford in The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)
    The Wreck of the Hesperus
    • Capt. David Slocum
    • 1927
  • The Country Doctor (1927)
    The Country Doctor
    7.4
    • Ira Harding
    • 1927
  • Rod La Rocque in The Fighting Eagle (1927)
    The Fighting Eagle
    6.2
    • Talleyrand
    • 1927
  • Marceline Day and Lars Hanson in Captain Salvation (1927)
    Captain Salvation
    6.8
    • Peter Campbell (as Sam de Grasse)
    • 1927
  • Muriel McCormac and Michael D. Moore in The King of Kings (1927)
    The King of Kings
    7.3
    • Pharisee
    • 1927

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  • Alternative names
    • Sam Grasse De Grasse
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • June 12, 1875
    • Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Died
    • November 29, 1953
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Ada Fuller1918 - ?
  • Relatives
      Joseph De Grasse(Sibling)
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