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Sam De Grasse

Sam De Grasse

Actor·1875–1953·Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

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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.

The Last Performance

The Last Performance

Actor (District Attorney)

1929
The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs

Actor (King James II)

1928 3.5
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

Actor (Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited))

1915