Sam Allen (December 25, 1861 – September 13, 1934) was an American actor known for his role as Uncle Hughey in The Virginian (1923). He founded a brewery and a hotel complex.
In 1910 he left the stage and joined as an actor on the silver screen. Between 1921 and 1930 he appeared in 18 features: The Conflict (1921) with Priscilla Dean and Herbert Rawlinson, The Son of the Wolf (1922) with Wheeler Oakman and Edith Roberts, Are you a Failure (1923) with Madge Bellamy and Lloyd Hughes, the western The Virginian with Kenneth Harlan and Florence Vidor, the comedy Bashful Buccaneer (1925) with Reed Howes and Dorothy Dwan, Timber Wolf with Buck Jones and Elinor Fair, The Call of the Klondike (1926) with Gaston Glass and Wanda Hawley, The Sea Beast with John Barrymore and Dolores Costello, Black Jack (1927) with Buck Jones and Barbara Bennett, Death Valley (1927) with Carroll Nye and Roda Rae, Woman’s Law with Pat O’Malley and Lillian Rich, Burning Bridges (1928) with Harry Carey and Kathleen Collins, and The Sea Wolf (1930) with Milton Sills.
Filmography
Jerry’s Jam (1917, Short) as Father
The Conflict (1921) as Orrin Lakin
The Son of the Wolf (1922) as Father Roubeau
Forget Me Not (1922)
Confidence (1922) as Const. Kittering
Are You a Failure? (1923) as Thaddeus Crane
The Virginian as Uncle Hughie
The Reel Virginian (1924, Short) as Uncle Louie Lorimer
The Power God (1925) as John Morgan
The Gold Rush (1925) as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
The Timber Wolf (1925) as Joe Terry
Bashful Buccaneer (1925) as Captain
The Perfect Clown (1925) (uncredited)
Man Rustlin’ (1926) as Pop Geers
The Sea Beast (1926) as Captain
The Midnight Limited (1926) as Sam Foster
The Call of the Klondike (1926) as Burt Kenney
Dog Scents (1926, Short) as Jasper Jones
Mother (1927) as Cpl. Cotter
Woman’s Law (1927) as Jules La Pierre
Death Valley (1927) as Her Father
Black Jack (1927) as Ed Holbrook
Burning Bridges (1928) as Dr. Zach McCarthy
The Sea Wolf (1930) as Neilson
The Cowboy Counsellor (1932) as Hotel Clerk
The Last Round-Up (1934) as First Miner (final film role)
External Links
Actor Sam Allen – Wikipedia
