Sam Ash
Acting
Biography
Sam Ash was born on August 28, 1884 in Campbell County,Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Unmasked (1929), Kiss and Make-Up (1934) and The Heat's On (1943). He died on October 20, 1951 in Hollywood, California, USA.
Born: August 28, 1884
Place of Birth: Campbell County, Kentucky, USA
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Hazard
A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.
Citizen Kane
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
Gilda
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
The Killers
Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.
Along the Great Divide
US marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan, and hopes to get him to Santa Loma for trial. Vindictive Ned Roden, whose son Ed was killed, still wants personal revenge, and Tim would like to escape before Ned catches up with him again. Can the marshal make it across the desert with Tim and his daughter? Even if he makes it, will justice be served?
The Lady Eve
It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.
Young Mr. Lincoln
In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tragic death, Lincoln establishes a law practice in Springfield, where he meets a young Mary Todd. Lincoln's law skills are put to the test when he takes on the difficult task of defending two brothers who have been accused of murder.
Mr. Lucky
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.
Filmography
as Defense Counsel (uncredited)
as Board Member (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Speaker from Ontario (uncredited)
as District Attorney
as Poker Player (uncredited)
as Southerner (uncredited)
as Quartet Member (uncredited)
as Man at Inn (uncredited)
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
as Professor
as Nervous Banker (uncredited)
as Citizen (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Gambler (uncredited)
as Ringsider
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Gibson Motor Car Co. Executive (uncredited)
as Waiter
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
as Juror
as (uncredited)
as Frank
as Gambler (uncredited)
as Committee Member (uncredited)
as American Senator (uncredited)
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
as Theater Stage Manager (uncredited)
as Card Player in Montage (uncredited)
as Trustee (uncredited)
as Official Announcer
as Policeman
as Midnight Club Patron (uncredited)
as Pedestrian
as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
as Husband on Ship (uncredited)
as Desk Clerk at Club
as Mike Cary - Pilot (uncredited)
as Dutchman (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Villager (uncredited)
as Walter A. Adams, gang accountant
as Clerk
as Cigar Clerk
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
as Ames - Parolee (uncredited)
as Slicker (uncredited)
as Man on Phone
as Broker
as Hartley
as Fireman
as George Regan, hypnotist [Chs. 3-5]
as Senator Lancaster (uncredited)
as Actor
as Toy Seller (uncredited)
as Druggist (uncredited)
as Townsman Dancing at Party (uncredited)
as George Regan
as Railwayman (uncredited)
as Barber (uncredited)
as FBI Driver (uncredited)
as Second Teamster
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Rabblerouser (uncredited)
as Man at Calhoun's Auto
as French Clerk
as Second Floorwalker (uncredited)
as Cocktail Lounge Manager (uncredited)
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
as Man with Beaver Hat
as Reporter
as Silent Gendarme at Villa
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Elevator-Starter
as Publicity Agent (uncredited)
as Shipboard Passenger
as Tailor (uncredited)
as Elevator Man
as Cook
as Salesman
as Arriga
as Cascade Nightclub Emcee (uncredited)
as Mustached Man at Champ's Table
as Mexican (uncredited)
as Salesman
as Singer
as Detective Arresting Stephen (Uncredited)
as Clerk
as Plumber
as Caption of the Trona (uncredited)
as Singer
as Street Singer
as Mr. Mark Thorne (uncredited)
as Billy Mathews