Person Details

Birthday: 1883-03-21 22:42:54

Death: 1935-10-16 22:42:54

Aliases: Sam B. Hardy , Samuel B. Hardy , Samuel Hardy

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Movie Involvements: 34

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sam B. Hardy (March 21, 1883 – October 16, 1935) was an American stage and film actor who appeared in feature films during the silent and early sound eras. He died of intestinal problems. He was also known as Samuel Hardy. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Hardy attended Yale but left there to become an actor on stage. He entered the world of film with Biograph Studios. Hardy became ill while he was working in the film Shoot the Chutes, starring Eddie Cantor. He did not survive emergency surgery at a hospital.

Most Famous Work

King Kong
Average
8

King Kong

(1933) Charles Weston
The Miracle Woman
Average
7

The Miracle Woman

(1931) Bob Hornsby
Burning Up
Average
4

Burning Up

(1930) Windy 'Wally' Wallace
The Florodora Girl
Average
6

The Florodora Girl

(1930) Harry Fontaine
The Phantom of Crestwood
Average
6

The Phantom of Crestwood

(1932) Pete Harris
Break of Hearts
Average
6

Break of Hearts

(1935) Marx
Song of the West
Average
0

Song of the West

(1930) Davolo
Mexicali Rose
Average
5

Mexicali Rose

(1929) Happy Manning

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1935 Big Steve Ogden
Marx
1934 Daniel J. Dingle
Editor Stephen Caldwell
Jack Summers
Self - Weight Guesser (uncredited)
Pogey
Michael 'King' Kelly
Bennie the Gouge
1933 Capt. Martin Gallagher
Russell Spaulding
Hawkins
Slick Ryan
Sinclair Sable
Charles Weston
Sam Muldoon
Professor Triplett
1932 Pete Harris
Jeff Baird
Mr. Black
1931 Judge Jackson
Larry
Bob Hornsby
James Ludgate
McCoy
Sam Hart
Rooney - Kane's Manager
1930 J.B. Berkley
G.W. Parker
Harry Fontaine
Brady
Davolo
Windy 'Wally' Wallace
1929 Happy Manning
Egan
N/A
Joe Reno
Jerry
Charlie
Doc Hardy
1928 Industrialist
Jack
Joe Lehman
Gleason
Spike
Philip Hurd
'Ace' Kearney
1927 Brassy Gall
Johnny Fay
Hank
1926 Apollo Beneventa
Handy
Managing Editor
William Graves
Gindelheim
1923 Cornelius Vanderbilt
Jerome Trevor
1921 J. Rufus Wallingford
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1935 Screenplay
Story
Year Role Movie/Tv

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