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Sam Hardy

Acting Born Mar 21, 1883 New Haven, Connecticut, USA 24 credits

Biography

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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.

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Known for

Film

King Kong

as Charles Weston

Full filmography

  • King Kong (1933) as Charles Weston
  • The Miracle Woman (1931) as Bob Hornsby
  • Ann Vickers (1933) as Russell Spaulding
  • The Millionaire (1931) as McCoy
  • Little Miss Marker (1934) as Bennie the Gouge
  • The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) as Pete Harris
  • The Gay Bride (1934) as Daniel J. Dingle
  • Broadway Nights (1927) as Johnny Fay
  • On With the Show! (1929) as Jerry
  • Break of Hearts (1935) as Marx
  • Aunt Sally (1934) as Michael 'King' Kelly
  • Make Me a Star (1932) as Jeff Baird
  • Outcast (1928) as Jack
  • Mexicali Rose (1929) as Happy Manning
  • Peach-o-Reno (1931) as Judge Jackson
  • Orchids and Ermine (1927) as Hank
  • Turn Back the Hours (1928) as 'Ace' Kearney
  • The Butter and Egg Man (1928) as Joe Lehman
  • Song of the West (1930) as Davolo
  • Mighty Lak' a Rose (1923) as Jerome Trevor
  • His Father's Wife as Lieutenant James 'Jim' Winthrop Jr.
  • Three Cornered Moon (1933) as Hawkins
  • The Florodora Girl (1930) as Harry Fontaine
  • Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934) as Jack Summers