Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 11, 1875
Place of Birth
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Also Known As
- Samuel Alfred De Grasse
Sam De Grasse
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.
Known For - Movies
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Arthur Jenkins (Modern Story)
The Birth of a Nation
as Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
The King of Kings
as Pharisee
The Man Who Laughs
as King James II
The Black Pirate
as Pirate Lieutenant
The Racket
as District Attorney Welch
Heart o' the Hills
as Steve Honeycutt
Robin Hood
as Prince John
When a Man Loves
as Comte Guillot de Morfontaine
The Wreck of the Hesperus
as Capt. David Slocum