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Sam Ash(1884-1951)

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Sam Ash
Sam Ash was born on 28 August 1884 in Campbell County, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Stage Mother (1933), Circus Shadows (1935) and Four Hours to Kill! (1935). He died on 20 October 1951 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 28, 1884
DiedOctober 20, 1951(67)
BornAugust 28, 1884
DiedOctober 20, 1951(67)
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Known for

Maureen O'Sullivan and Alice Brady in Stage Mother (1933)
Stage Mother
6.1
  • Mr. Mark Thorne(uncredited)
  • 1933
Russell Hopton, Kane Richmond, and Dorothy Wilson in Circus Shadows (1935)
Circus Shadows
  • Actor
  • 1935
Richard Barthelmess and Gertrude Michael in Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
Four Hours to Kill!
6.7
  • Harris
  • 1935
The Heat's On (1943)
The Heat's On
5.1
  • Frank
  • 1943

Credits

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  • Mitzi Gaynor, Bob Graham, Oscar Levant, and David Wayne in The I Don't Care Girl (1953)
    The I Don't Care Girl
    6.1
    • (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Kirk Douglas, Arthur Hunnicutt, Dewey Martin, and Elizabeth Threatt in The Big Sky (1952)
    The Big Sky
    6.9
    • Singer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Kirk Douglas and Virginia Mayo in Along the Great Divide (1951)
    Along the Great Divide
    6.8
    • Defense Counsel (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Gene Tierney, John Lund, and Thelma Ritter in The Mating Season (1951)
    The Mating Season
    7.4
    • Board Member (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward in My Foolish Heart (1949)
    My Foolish Heart
    6.8
    • Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949)
    Samson and Delilah
    6.8
    • Vendor (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • June Haver, S.Z. Sakall, and Mark Stevens in Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)
    Oh, You Beautiful Doll
    6.1
    • Quartette Member (scenes deleted)
    • 1949
  • John Derek, Broderick Crawford, Joanne Dru, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, and Shepperd Strudwick in All the King's Men (1949)
    All the King's Men
    7.4
    • Undetermined Role (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, Betty Field, and Ruth Hussey in The Great Gatsby (1949)
    The Great Gatsby
    6.5
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Randolph Scott, Nancy Olson, and Jane Wyatt in Canadian Pacific (1949)
    Canadian Pacific
    6.0
    • Speaker from Ontario (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Celeste Holm and Dan Dailey in Chicken Every Sunday (1949)
    Chicken Every Sunday
    6.4
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson, and Marie Windsor in Force of Evil (1948)
    Force of Evil
    7.2
    • Citizen (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Street Corner (1948)
    Street Corner
    5.2
    • District Attorney
    • 1948
  • Jane Powell, George Brent, Xavier Cugat, Frances Gifford, Marina Koshetz, and Lauritz Melchior in Luxury Liner (1948)
    Luxury Liner
    6.4
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Rosalind Russell in The Velvet Touch (1948)
    The Velvet Touch
    6.8
    • (uncredited)
    • 1948

Soundtrack

  • Andrew Miller in The Place of the Skull (2020)
    The Place of the Skull
    Short
    • writer: "Smile and Show Your Dimple"
    • 2020
  • Joan Blondell, Louise Fazenda, Adolphe Menjou, Donald Mills, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills, Dick Powell, and The Mills Brothers in Broadway Gondolier (1935)
    Broadway Gondolier
    6.4
    • Soundtrack ("Flagenheim's Odorless Cheese" (1935), uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard, Gracie Allen, and George Burns in We're Not Dressing (1934)
    We're Not Dressing
    6.0
    • performer: "May I?" (1934), "Goodnight Lovely Little Lady" (1934) (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Maureen O'Sullivan and Alice Brady in Stage Mother (1933)
    Stage Mother
    6.1
    • performer: "Beautiful Girl"
    • producer: "Beautiful Girl"
    • 1933

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Samuel Howard Ash
  • Born
    • August 28, 1884
    • Campbell County, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • October 20, 1951
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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