Sam De Grasse

Sam De Grasse

Actor

Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
June 11, 1875

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.

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Representative Works

Robin Hood
Robin Hood
6.4
/ English
Pagan Passions
Pagan Passions
8.0
/ English
Moon Madness
Moon Madness
8.0
/ English
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate
6.7
/ English
The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs
7.3
/ English
Sun-Up
Sun-Up
10.0
/ English
The King of Kings
The King of Kings
6.4
/ English
Honor Bound
Honor Bound
9.0
/ English
Smashing Through
Smashing Through
No Rating Yet
/ English
Turned Back
Turned Back
10.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Robin Hood
1922Nominee

Best Performance

Robin Hood

Pagan Passions
1924Winner

Best Performance

Pagan Passions

The Birth of a Nation
1915Nominee

Best Performance

The Birth of a Nation

Career Highlights

Moon Madness
1920Highlight

Best Performance

Moon Madness

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916Highlight

Best Performance

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

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