Samuel Alfred de Grasse (born June 12, 1875, died November 29, 1953) was a Canadian actor. Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he trained to be a dentist. After his older brother Joe had gone into the fledgling movie business, de Grasse decided to also give it a try. He traveled to New York City and in 1912 he appeared in his first motion picture.
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