Sam De Grasse

Sam De Grasse

actor

Sam De Grasse was born on Jun 12, 1875 in Canada. Sam De Grasse's big-screen debut came with The Birth of a Nation directed by D.W. Griffith in 1915, strarring Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited). Sam De Grasse is known for The King of Kings directed by Cecil B. DeMille, H.B. Warner stars as Jesus - The Christ and Dorothy Cumming as Mary - The Mother. The upcoming new movie Sam De Grasse plays is The King of Kings which will be released on Jan 01, 2004.

Born in Canada, Sam De Grasse entered films in 1912 and specialized in playing thoroughly disreputable, nasty, slimy bad guys. Douglas Fairbanks was so impressed with De Grasse's villainy that he used the actor in several of his more memorable productions. He wasn't the only member of the De Grasse family in films, though. His brother Joseph De Grasse was an actor and director, and his nephew Robert De Grasse was a cinematographer.

  • Birthday

    Jun 12, 1875
  • Place of Birth

    Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

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