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Portrait of Sam Hardy

Acting

Sam Hardy

Career

Active from 1917 to 1935, busiest in 1929 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for King Kong
King Kong
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Hardy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Pre-Code Hollywood 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Romantic Entanglements 2
  • Musical Numbers 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
His Father's Wife
His Father's Wife

as Lieutenant James 'Jim' Winthrop Jr.

1930s

34 titles · average score 61
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Story

Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bennie the Gouge

Aunt Sally
Aunt Sally (1934)

as Michael 'King' Kelly

The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride (1934)
GoodWatch score 62

as Daniel J. Dingle

King Kong
King Kong (1933)
GoodWatch score 86

as Charles Weston

Curtain at Eight
Curtain at Eight (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

as Capt. Martin Gallagher

Goldie Gets Along
Goldie Gets Along (1933)

as Sam Muldoon

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles (1933)

as Sinclair Sable

Rule 'Em and Weep
Rule 'Em and Weep (1932)

as King Frenzi

The Miracle Woman
The Miracle Woman (1931)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bob Hornsby

Peach-o-Reno
Peach-o-Reno (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

as Judge Jackson

Borrowed Wives
Borrowed Wives (1930)
GoodWatch score 53

as G.W. Parker

1920s

31 titles · average score 58
A Man's Man
A Man's Man (1929)

as Charlie

Mexicali Rose
Mexicali Rose (1929)
GoodWatch score 55

as Happy Manning

On With the Show!
On With the Show! (1929)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jerry

Big News
Big News (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

as Joe Reno

The Night Bird
The Night Bird (1928)

as Gleason

Turn Back the Hours
Turn Back the Hours (1928)

as 'Ace' Kearney

The Butter and Egg Man
The Butter and Egg Man (1928)

as Joe Lehman

Diamond Handcuffs
Diamond Handcuffs (1928)

as Spike

Burning Up Broadway
Burning Up Broadway (1928)

as Spike

Broadway Nights
Broadway Nights (1927)

as Johnny Fay

A Texas Steer
A Texas Steer (1927)

as Brassy Gall

Orchids and Ermine
Orchids and Ermine (1927)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hank

1910s

3 titles
Almost Married
Almost Married (1919)

as Lt. James 'Jim' Winthrop, Jr.

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918)

as Simon Legree

At First Sight
At First Sight (1917)

as Hartly Poole