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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.
Known For
King Kong
(1933)
Charles Weston
Ann Vickers
(1933)
Russell Spaulding
Big News
(1929)
Joe Reno
Full Filmography
Acting
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
(1921)
J. Rufus Wallingford
Mighty Lak' a Rose
(1923)
Jerome Trevor
Little Old New York
(1923)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
The Great Deception
(1926)
Handy
The Savage
(1926)
Managing Editor
Bluebeard's Seven Wives
(1926)
Gindelheim
When Love Grows Cold
(1926)
William Graves
The Prince of Tempters
(1926)
Apollo Beneventa
Broadway Nights
(1927)
Johnny Fay
Orchids and Ermine
(1927)
Hank
A Texas Steer
(1927)
Brassy Gall
Give and Take
(1928)
Industrialist
The Big Noise
(1928)
Philip Hurd
Diamond Handcuffs
(1928)
Spike
Turn Back the Hours
(1928)
'Ace' Kearney
The Night Bird
(1928)
Gleason
The Butter and Egg Man
(1928)
Joe Lehman
Outcast
(1928)
Jack
Mexicali Rose
(1929)
Happy Manning
On With the Show!
(1929)
Jerry
Big News
(1929)
Joe Reno
Rainbow Man
(1929)
Doc Hardy
Acquitted
(1929)
Egan
Fast Company
(1929)
A Man's Man
(1929)
Charlie
Borrowed Wives
(1930)
G.W. Parker
Song of the West
(1930)
Davolo
The Florodora Girl
(1930)
Harry Fontaine
Burning Up
(1930)
Windy 'Wally' Wallace
True to the Navy
(1930)
Brady
Reno
(1930)
J.B. Berkley
The Miracle Woman
(1931)
Bob Hornsby
Peach-o-Reno
(1931)
Judge Jackson
The Millionaire
(1931)
McCoy
The Magnificent Lie
(1931)
Larry
Annabelle's Affairs
(1931)
James Ludgate
June Moon
(1931)
Sam Hart
The Champion
(1931)
Rooney - Kane's Manager
The Phantom of Crestwood
(1932)
Pete Harris
The Dark Horse
(1932)
Mr. Black
Make Me a Star
(1932)
Jeff Baird
King Kong
(1933)
Charles Weston
Ann Vickers
(1933)
Russell Spaulding
Three-Cornered Moon
(1933)
Hawkins
Curtain at Eight
(1933)
Capt. Martin Gallagher
Goldie Gets Along
(1933)
Sam Muldoon
Face in the Sky
(1933)
Professor Triplett
The Big Brain
(1933)
Slick Ryan
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
(1933)
Sinclair Sable
Little Miss Marker
(1934)
Bennie the Gouge
The Gay Bride
(1934)
Daniel J. Dingle
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
(1934)
Jack Summers
Night Alarm
(1934)
Editor Stephen Caldwell
Aunt Sally
(1934)
Michael 'King' Kelly
The Hollywood Gad-About
(1934)
Self - Weight Guesser (uncredited)
I Give My Love
(1934)
Pogey
Break of Hearts
(1935)
Marx
Powdersmoke Range
(1935)
Big Steve Ogden
Writing