Samuel Alfred de Grasse
Sign | Gemini |
Born | Jun 20, 1875 Bathurst, Canada |
Died | Nov 29, 1953 Hollywood, CA |
Age | Died at 78 |
Sam De Grasse | |
Job | Actor |
Years active | 1914 - 1930 |
Known for | Villains, disreputable nasty types |
Top Roles | Pharisee, Freddie's father, Prince John, Steve Shelby, the Indian Agent, Pirate Lieutenant |
Top Genres | Drama, Silent Films, Romance, Western, Comedy, Historical |
Top Topics | Swashbucklers, Based on Play, Bible |
Top Collaborators | Erich von Stroheim, Douglas Fairbanks, D.W. Griffith (Director), Charles Stevens |
Shares birthday with | Errol Flynn, Gail Patrick, Audie Murphy see more.. |
Sam De Grasse Overview:
Character actor, Sam De Grasse, was born Samuel Alfred de Grasse on Jun 20, 1875 in Bathurst, Canada. De Grasse died at the age of 78 on Nov 29, 1953 in Hollywood, CA .
MINI BIO:
Sam De Grasse appeared in over 115 films and shorts from 1914 through 1930. He specialized in playing villains, most notably the villainous Prince John in the 1922 version of Robin Hood starring Douglas Fairbanks.
De Gasse was the uncle of notable cinematographer Robert De Grasse (Stage Door, The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, The Dick Van Dyke Show).
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Sam De Grasse Quotes:
Lord Clancharlie:
I came back to find my little son. What have you done with him?
King James II: By our grace he is still alive, and quite well, I believe. A Comprachico surgeon carved a grin upon his face so he might laugh forever at his fool of a father.
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King James II: By our grace he is still alive, and quite well, I believe. A Comprachico surgeon carved a grin upon his face so he might laugh forever at his fool of a father.
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