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Sam Hardy

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMar 21, 1883 (Died at 52)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
Career Span1921 – 1935
Known Credits64 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.1

Sam Hardy

Also known as:Sam B. HardySamuel B. HardySamuel Hardy
Total Works

64

64 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

King Kong
7.6
King Kong
1933•movie
as Charles Weston
The Miracle Woman
6.7
The Miracle Woman
1931•movie
as Bob Hornsby

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 64 titles featuring Sam Hardy

King Kong
7.6
King Kong
1933•movie

as Charles Weston

The Miracle Woman
6.7
The Miracle Woman
1931•movie

as Bob Hornsby

Little Miss Marker
6.5
Little Miss Marker
1934•movie

as Bennie the Gouge

The Phantom of Crestwood
5.9

as Pete Harris

Man on the Flying Trapeze
6.3

Role: Story

Little Old New York
6.5

as Cornelius Vanderbilt

Ann Vickers
5.8
Ann Vickers
1933•movie

as Russell Spaulding

Mexicali Rose
5.6
Mexicali Rose
1929•movie

as Happy Manning

The Gay Bride
6.0
The Gay Bride
1934•movie

as Daniel J. Dingle

Three Cornered Moon
6.0

as Hawkins

Break of Hearts
5.5
Break of Hearts
1935•movie

as Marx

Big News
4.5
Big News
1929•movie

as Joe Reno

The Dark Horse
6.8
The Dark Horse
1932•movie

as Mr. Black

Curtain at Eight
6.4
Curtain at Eight
1933•movie

as Capt. Martin Gallagher

The Millionaire
7.6
The Millionaire
1931•movie

as McCoy

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
4.6

as Jack Summers

Borrowed Wives
5.3
Borrowed Wives
1930•movie

as G.W. Parker

The Florodora Girl
5.5
The Florodora Girl
1930•movie

as Harry Fontaine

On With the Show!
6.2
On With the Show!
1929•movie

as Jerry

Night Alarm
5.4
Night Alarm
1934•movie

as Editor Stephen Caldwell

Make Me a Star
6.4
Make Me a Star
1932•movie

as Jeff Baird

Orchids and Ermine
5.9
Orchids and Ermine
1927•movie

as Hank

Peach-o-Reno
6.5
Peach-o-Reno
1931•movie

as Judge Jackson

Face in the Sky
5.8
Face in the Sky
1933•movie

as Professor Triplett

True to the Navy
7.5
True to the Navy
1930•movie

as Brady

Goldie Gets Along
5.7
Goldie Gets Along
1933•movie

as Sam Muldoon

Burning Up
5.3
Burning Up
1930•movie

as Windy 'Wally' Wallace

Aunt Sally
6.3
Aunt Sally
1934•movie

as Michael 'King' Kelly

The Hollywood Gad-About
6.0

as Self - Weight Guesser (uncredited)

The Night Bird
7.0
The Night Bird
1928•movie

as Gleason

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
1.0

as Sinclair Sable

Broadway Nights
8.0
Broadway Nights
1927•movie

as Johnny Fay

I Give My Love
7.5
I Give My Love
1934•movie

as Pogey

Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
8.0

as J. Rufus Wallingford

The Butter and Egg Man
9.0

as Joe Lehman

A Man's Man
8.0
A Man's Man
1929•movie

as Charlie

A Texas Steer
9.0
A Texas Steer
1927•movie

as Brassy Gall

Outcast
10.0
Outcast
1928•movie

as Jack

The Magnificent Lie
7.0

as Larry

Song of the West
9.0
Song of the West
1930•movie

as Davolo

Annabelle's Affairs
8.0

as James Ludgate

The Big Brain
8.0
The Big Brain
1933•movie

as Slick Ryan

Rule 'Em and Weep
10.0
Rule 'Em and Weep
1932•movie

as King Frenzi

The Great Deception
7.0

as Handy

The Savage
9.0
The Savage
1926•movie

as Managing Editor

Reno
10.0
Reno
1930•movie

as J.B. Berkley

The Big Noise
7.0
The Big Noise
1928•movie

as Philip Hurd

Powdersmoke Range
10.0
Powdersmoke Range
1935•movie

as Big Steve Ogden

Diamond Handcuffs
10.0
Diamond Handcuffs
1928•movie

as Spike

June Moon
8.0
June Moon
1931•movie

as Sam Hart

Bluebeard's Seven Wives
10.0

as Gindelheim

When Love Grows Cold
10.0

as William Graves

The Prince of Tempters
9.0

as Apollo Beneventa

Turn Back the Hours
10.0

as 'Ace' Kearney

Mighty Lak' a Rose
7.0
Mighty Lak' a Rose
1923•movie

as Jerome Trevor

Rainbow Man
10.0
Rainbow Man
1929•movie

as Doc Hardy

Acquitted
8.0
Acquitted
1929•movie

as Egan

The Half-Way Girl
9.0
The Half-Way Girl
1925•movie

as Jardine

The Perfect Sap
7.0
The Perfect Sap
1927•movie

as Nick Fanshaw

Burning Up Broadway
8.0

as Spike

His Father's Wife
8.0

as Lieutenant James 'Jim' Winthrop Jr.

The Rainbow
9.0
The Rainbow
1929•movie

as Derbyy Scanlon

At First Sight
At First Sight
1917•movie

as Hartly Poole

Almost Married
Almost Married
1919•movie

as Lt. James 'Jim' Winthrop, Jr.