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Sam J. Ryan

  • Actor
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Sam J. Ryan in The Precious Twins (1914)
Sam J. Ryan was an actor, known for The Perils of Pauline (1914), Backbone (1923) and The Open Door (1919). He was married to Maud Huth (aka Eva Gleason). He died on 19 July 1936 in Bayshore, Long Island, New York, USA.
DiedJuly 19, 1936
DiedJuly 19, 1936
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Known for

Pearl White in The Perils of Pauline (1914)
The Perils of Pauline
6.2
  • Baskinelli(as Sam Ryan)
  • 1914
Alfred Lunt and Edith Roberts in Backbone (1923)
Backbone
  • Paddy
  • 1923
The Open Door
  • Tom Burke
  • 1919
The Galloper (1915)
The Galloper
5.0
  • Colonel, Foreign Legion(as Sam Ryan)
  • 1915

Credits

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Actor

  • Alfred Lunt and Edith Roberts in Backbone (1923)
    Backbone
    • Paddy
    • 1923
  • Reginald Denny in Whipsawed (1922)
    Whipsawed
    Short
    • 'Dummy' Carney
    • 1922
  • Reginald Denny in The Taming of the Shrewd (1922)
    The Taming of the Shrewd
    Short
    • 'Dummy' Carney
    • 1922
  • Reginald Denny in A Fool and His Money (1922)
    A Fool and His Money
    Short
    • 'Dummy' Carney (as Sam Ryan)
    • 1922
  • Reginald Denny "Leather Pushers, The" (Series of shorts) 1922-1924 Universal / **I.V.
    The Leather Pushers
    5.5
    Short
    • Dummy Carney (First Series) (as Sam Ryan)
    • 1922
  • Reginald Denny in Payment Through the Nose (1922)
    Payment Through the Nose
    Short
    • 'Dummy' Carney
    • 1922
  • Reginald Denny in Round Two (1922)
    Round Two
    7.0
    Short
    • 'Dummy' Carney (as Sam Ryan)
    • 1922
  • Reginald Denny in Let's Go (1922)
    Let's Go
    Short
    • 'Dummy' Carney
    • 1922
  • Faire Binney in The Girl from Porcupine (1921)
    The Girl from Porcupine
    • Brandt
    • 1921
  • The Passionate Pilgrim (1921)
    The Passionate Pilgrim
    • Major McIntyre
    • 1921
  • The Open Door
    • Tom Burke
    • 1919
  • Louis Bennison in High Pockets (1919)
    High Pockets
    • Mike Flynn (as Sam Ryan)
    • 1919
  • The Love Net (1918)
    The Love Net
    • Hendricks (as Sam Ryan)
    • 1918
  • Mabel Taliaferro in Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp (1917)
    Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp
    • Squire O'Malley
    • 1917
  • Charity (1916)
    Charity
    • The go-between
    • 1916

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Samuel J. Ryan
  • Died
    • July 19, 1936
    • Bayshore, Long Island, New York, USA(heart disease)
  • Spouse
    • Maud Huth (aka Eva Gleason)(her death, 1 child)

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