Sam Harris
Sam Harris
In his autobiography The Moon's a Balloon, David Niven recalled the kindnesses extended to him by Hollywood's dress extras during Niven's formative acting years. Singled out for special praise was a dignified, frequently bearded gentleman, deferentially referred to as "The Major" by his fellow extras. This worthy could be nobody other than the prolific Major Sam Harris, who worked in films from the dawn of the talkie era until 1964. Almost never afforded billing or even dialogue (a rare exception was his third-billed role in the 1937 John Wayne adventure I Cover the War), Harris was nonetheless instantly recognizable whenever he appeared. His output included several of John Ford's efforts of the 1940s and 1950s. Drawing upon his extensive military experience, Major Sam Harris showed up in most of the "British India" pictures of the 1930s, and served as technical advisor for Warners' Charge of the Light Brigade (1935). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Sam Harris:
- You Can't Take It with You with Jean Arthur , Lionel Barrymore , James Stewart , Edward Arnold , Mischa Auer , Ann Miller , Spring Byington , Donald Meek , H.B. Warner , Dub Taylor , Clarence H. Wilson , Josef Swickard , Ann Doran , Harry Davenport , Eddie "Rochester" Anderson , Stanley Andrews , Joseph Bernard , Ward Bond , Dick Curtis , Edgar Dearing , Vernon Dent , James Flavin , Bess Flowers , Kit Guard , Chuck Hamilton , John Hamilton , John Ince , Boyd Irwin , Gene Morgan , Edward Sr. Peil , Dick Rush , Harry Semels , Edwin Stanley , Rosemary Theby , John Tyrrell , Walter Walker , Pat West , Ian Wolfe , Louis King , Frank Mills , Bruce Mitchell , Betty Farrington
- The Wings of Eagles with John Wayne , Dan Dailey , Maureen O'Hara , Ward Bond , Ken Curtis , Edmund Lowe , Kenneth Tobey , Sig Rumann , Henry O'Neill , Veda Ann Borg , James Flavin , Fred Graham , Cliff Lyons , Mae Marsh , May McAvoy , Alberto Morin , Chuck Roberson , William Tracy , Harlan Warde
- The Roaring Twenties with James Cagney , Humphrey Bogart , Priscilla Lane , Frank McHugh , Paul Kelly , Elizabeth Risdon , Joseph Sawyer , John Hamilton , Max Wagner , Raymond Bailey , Ann Codee , James Flavin , Fred Graham , Creighton Hale , Al Hill , Philip Morris , Pat O'Malley , Oscar O'Shea , John Ridgely , Cyril Ring , Elliott Sullivan , Billy Wayne , Norman Willis
- Random Harvest with Ronald Colman , Greer Garson , Susan Peters , Henry Travers , Edmund Gwenn , Reginald Owen , Bramwell Fletcher , Rhys Williams , Una O'Connor , Melville Cooper , Margaret Wycherly , Alan Napier , Norma Varden , Henry Daniell , Elizabeth Risdon , Terence Kilburn , Peter Lawford , Kay Medford , C. Montague Shaw , Arthur Shields , Arthur Space , Ian Wolfe
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance with John Wayne , James Stewart , Vera Miles , Lee Marvin , Edmond O'Brien , Andy Devine , Ken Murray , John Carradine , Jeanette Nolan , John Qualen , Woody Strode , Denver Pyle , Strother Martin , Lee VanCleef , Robert F. Simon , Anna Lee , Ted Mapes , Chuck Roberson , Buddy Roosevelt
- Hatari! with John Wayne , Hardy Kruger , Elsa Martinelli , Red Buttons , Bruce Cabot
- Fancy Pants with Bob Hope , Lucille Ball , Bruce Cabot , Eric Blore , Norma Varden , Edgar Dearing , Percy Helton
- Donovan's Reef with John Wayne , Lee Marvin , Jack Warden , Dick Foran , Cesar Romero , Dorothy Lamour , Mike Mazurki , Marcel Dalio , Edgar Buchanan , Cliff Lyons , Mae Marsh , Chuck Roberson
- Cheyenne Autumn with Richard Widmark , Carroll Baker , James Stewart , Edward G. Robinson , Karl Malden , Sal Mineo , Dolores DelRio , Ricardo Montalban , Gilbert Roland , Arthur Kennedy , John Carradine , Victor Jory , Mike Mazurki , George O'Brien , Ken Curtis , Harry Jr. Carey , James Flavin , Ben Johnson , Ted Mapes , Denver Pyle , John Qualen , Walter Reed , Chuck Roberson , Ralph Truman , Anna Magnani





