Sam De Grasse
Birthday: 1875-06-11
Place of Birth: Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
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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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
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The Broken Gate
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I Am Not a Racist
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Broken Hearts of Hollywood
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Our Dancing Daughters
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The Dancer of the Nile
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Blind Husbands
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Love's Blindness
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The Courtship of Miles Standish
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Honor Bound
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The Scarlet Car
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Wild and Woolly
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Sun-Up
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The Empty Gun
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Heart o' the Hills
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Captain Salvation
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The Good Bad-Man
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The Half-Breed
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The Hope Chest
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The Last Performance
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Captain of the Guard
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The Fighting Eagle
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The Country Doctor
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The Wreck of the Hesperus
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Sis Hopkins
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The Mother and the Law
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Jim Bludso
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The Eagle of the Sea
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Unseen Forces
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Robin Hood
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One Year to Live
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The Cheater Reformed
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An Innocent Magdalene
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Diane of the Follies
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The Black Pirate
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When a Man Loves
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Smashing Through
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A Law Unto Herself
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A Woman's Fool
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Tiger Rose
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An Old Fashioned Young Man
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Her Official Fathers
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Painted People
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Martyrs of the Alamo
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The Birth of a Nation
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Wall Street
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The Exquisite Thief
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Sally, Irene and Mary
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The King of Kings
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The Racket
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Anything Once
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Brace Up
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The Devil's Passkey
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The Narrow Path
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The Winged Mystery
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Winner Takes All
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The Skywayman
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The Silk Lined Burglar
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The Man Who Laughs
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The She-Devil
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Forsaking All Others
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Slippy McGee
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Acquitted
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Silks and Saddles
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Six-Shooter Andy
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The Tardy Cannon Ball
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The Badge of Office
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A Self-Made Failure
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Turned Back
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In the Palace of the King
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The Mortgaged Wife
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The Children of the Feud
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The Little Grey Mouse
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Moon Madness
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A Prince of a King
In a kingdom in fifteenth century Italy, Duke Roberto overthrows the king and abandons his heir Gigi...
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A Wife's Awakening
George Otis, a dishonest promoter who uses his wife to forward his schemes, finds himself in danger ...
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Pagan Passions
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