Sam Hardy Movies
Robust, hearty character actor
Sam Hardy made the transition from stage to films in 1915. Among Hardy's silent screen roles were Simon Legree in
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1920) and Cornelius Vanderbilt in
Little Old New York (1923). His deep, full-barreled voice made him an indispensable talking-picture supporting actor in such roles as crooked religious-revival promoter Bob Hornsby in Capra's The Miracle Worker (1931) and theatrical impresario Weston ("Is this the moving picture ship?") in
King Kong (1933). A close friend of comedian
W.C. Fields, Sam Hardy co-authored the screenplay of the 1935 Fields comedy
Man on the Flying Trapeze. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
