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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.
Filmography13 titles

The Man Who Laughs
1928as King James II
1928as King James II

Intolerance
1916as Arthur Jenkins (Modern Story)
1916as Arthur Jenkins (Modern Story)

The Mother and the Law
1919as Arthur Jenkins
1919as Arthur Jenkins

The Black Pirate
1926as Pirate Lieutenant
1926as Pirate Lieutenant

The Racket
1928as District Attorney Welch
1928as District Attorney Welch

The King of Kings
1927as Pharisee
1927as Pharisee

Robin Hood
1922as Prince John
1922as Prince John

Blind Husbands
1919as Dr. Armstrong
1919as Dr. Armstrong

Our Dancing Daughters
1928as Freddie's Father
1928as Freddie's Father

Wild and Woolly
1917as Steve Shelby
1917as Steve Shelby

The Birth of a Nation
1915as Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
1915as Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)

The Fighting Eagle
1927as Talleyrand
1927as Talleyrand

Martyrs of the Alamo
1915as Silent Smith
1915as Silent Smith