Sam Flint (October 19, 1882 – October 17, 1980) was an American actor.
Flint appeared in more than 230 films, often as a “judge, lawyer, military officer, senator, sheriff, chief of police, or doctor.”
Flint was married to actress Ella Ethridge, whom he met after she watched him in a play in Galveston, Texas. Later they had an agreement: “Neither will accept a part with any company unless the contract includes the other.”
Selected filmography
Sensation Hunters (1933) – Ship’s Captain
Devil’s Mate (1933) – Prison Doctor (uncredited)
Broken Dreams (1933) – Dr. Greenwood (uncredited)
Ace of Aces (1933) – Army Doctor (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch (1933) – General Matthews (uncredited)
One Is Guilty (1934) – Coroner (uncredited)
The Murder in the Museum (1934) – Councilman Blair Newgate
Such Women Are Dangerous (1934) – Doane, Doorman (uncredited)
Money Means Nothing (1934) – Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Old Fashioned Way (1934) – Kid’s Father (uncredited)
I Give My Love (1934) – Business Man (uncredited)
The Girl from Missouri (1934) – Senator #2 (uncredited)
Chained (1934) – Gun Repair Clerk (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond (1934) – Baseball Commissioner (uncredited)
Belle of the Nineties (1934) – Fire Chief (uncredited)
Wake Up and Dream (1934) – Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Student Tour (1934) – Captain (uncredited)
Tomorrow’s Youth (1934) – Jim Lawton – Mrs. Hall’s Attorney
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934) – Railroad Agent Jenkins (uncredited)
Evelyn Prentice (1934) – Dr. Lyons (uncredited)
I’ll Fix It (1934) – Minor Role (uncredited)
Broadway Bill (1934) – Racetrack Official
Fugitive Lady (1934) – Conductor (uncredited)
The Best Man Wins (1935) – Doctor (uncredited)
Helldorado (1935) – Hale (uncredited)
The County Chairman (1935) – (uncredited)
Wings in the Dark (1935) – Rockwell (uncredited)
The Winning Ticket (1935) – Captain (uncredited)
The Mystery Man (1935) – Jerome Roberts, Publisher
The Whole Town’s Talking (1935) – City Commissioner (uncredited)
Car 99 (1935) – Bank President (scenes deleted)
In Spite of Danger (1935) – Sanders (uncredited)
It Happened in New York (1935) – Ship’s Officer (uncredited)
I’ll Love You Always (1935) – First Business Man (uncredited)
Reckless (1935) – Jo Mercer’s Father (uncredited)
Mister Dynamite (1935) – Mr. Hollaner (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady (1935) – Ship’s Captain (uncredited)
The Awakening of Jim Burke (1935) – Lawyer (uncredited)
People Will Talk (1935) – Mr. Quimby (uncredited)
Chinatown Squad (1935) – Ship’s Captain (uncredited)
Pursuit (1935) – Dr. Byers, a Veterinarian (uncredited)
The Crusades (1935) – Captain of Hospitalers (uncredited)
Atlantic Adventure (1935) – Colonel Barnett (uncredited)
Anna Karenina (1935) – Husband – Second Couple (uncredited)
Diamond Jim (1935) – Man at Bar (uncredited)
Metropolitan (1935) – Bank Director (uncredited)
The New Frontier (1935) – Milt Dawson
Grand Exit (1935) – Mr. French (uncredited)
Lawless Range (1935) – Sam Middleton (uncredited)
Another Face (1935) – Police Sergeant (uncredited)
A Tale of Two Cities (1935) – Aristocrat (uncredited)
My Marriage (1936) – Simpson (uncredited)
A Face in the Fog (1936) – Harrison – Newspaper Editor
The Lawless Nineties (1936) – Justice Department Official
Red River Valley (1936) – George Baxter
Big Brown Eyes (1936) – Martin (uncredited)
Florida Special (1936) – Doctor (uncredited)
Champagne Charlie (1936) – Board Member (uncredited)
The Lonely Trail (1936) – Governor of Texas
The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936) – Faculty Doctor (uncredited)
Winds of the Wasteland (1936) – Dr. William Forsythe
Public Enemy’s Wife (1936) – Doctor (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) – Ship’s Captain (uncredited)
Wives Never Know (1936) – Doctor (uncredited)
Two Minutes to Play (1936) – Martin Granville Sr.
Along Came Love (1936) – Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger (1936) – District Attorney Benton
Red Lights Ahead (1936) – Franklin Q. Whitney
The Devil Diamond (1937) – Board Member (uncredited)
Man of the People (1937) – Hearing Leader (uncredited)
Blake of Scotland Yard (1937) – Chief Insp. Henderson
Breezing Home (1937) – Steward (uncredited)
Sea Devils (1937) – Yacht Captain (uncredited)
Dick Tracy (1937, Serial) – Meeting Chairman (uncredited)
Midnight Court (1937) – Judge (uncredited)
Her Husband Lies (1937) – Crapshooter (uncredited)
23 1/2 Hours’ Leave (1937) – Chief of Police (uncredited)
Racketeers in Exile (1937) – Finance Man (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937) – Bit (uncredited)
I Promise to Pay (1937) – Police Sergeant (uncredited)
You Can’t Buy Luck (1937) – Judge (uncredited)
Criminals of the Air (1937) – Chafin (uncredited)
It Could Happen to You (1937) – President of Faculty (uncredited)
Topper (1937) – Board Member (uncredited)
Saratoga (1937) – Racetrack Judge (uncredited)
Windjammer (1937) – Marvin T. Bishop
Sea Racketeers (1937) – Sam Collins (uncredited)
Roaring Six Guns (1937) – George Ringold
Smashing the Vice Trust (1937) – Martin Standish, Lawyer
Merrily We Live (1938) – Mr. Fleming (uncredited)
State Police (1938) – Deputy Joe Palmer
Over the Wall (1938) – Judge (uncredited)
The Last Stand (1938) – Calhourn
Female Fugitive (1938) – Edward J. Howard
The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938, Serial) – Colonel Grayson [Chs. 1–2, 7]
Delinquent Parents (1938) – Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Crime Takes a Holiday (1938) – Governor’s Advisor (uncredited)
Forgotten Girls (1940) – Judge (uncredited)
Saturday’s Children (1940) – City Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
I Take This Oath (1940) – Uncle Jim Kelly
The Way of All Flesh (1940) – First Director (uncredited)
Double Date (1941) – Doctor
The Singing Hill (1941) – Rancher (uncredited)
Under Fiesta Stars (1941) – Fry
Flying Blind (1941) – Army Officer (uncredited)
Tuxedo Junction (1941) – Judge Lewis
Marry the Boss’s Daughter (1941) – Vice-President (uncredited)
Road to Happiness (1941) – Col. Gregory
South of Santa Fe (1942) – Harold Prentiss
Reap the Wild Wind (1942) – Surgeon (uncredited)
Shepherd of the Ozarks (1942) – Mr. Clark (uncredited)
Spy Smasher (1942, Serial) – Adm. Corby
Hello, Annapolis (1942) – Adm. Jones (uncredited)
The Old Homestead (1942) – Politician (uncredited)
Wildcat (1942) – Banker Giles (uncredited)
American Empire (1942) – Doctor (uncredited)
The Traitor Within (1942) – Businessman (uncredited)
Mountain Rhythm (1943) – Pierce
Thundering Trails (1943) – Judge Morgan
Dead Men Walk (1943) – Minister
My Son, the Hero (1943) – Sam Duncan (uncredited)
Chatterbox (1943) – Production Assistant (uncredited)
Swing Your Partner (1943) – Teal
Dixie (1943) – Southern Colonel (uncredited)
The Stranger from Pecos (1943) – Ward – Banker
Batman (1943, Serial) – Dr. G.H. Borden [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
The Masked Marvel (1943, Serial) – Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Kansan (1943, Serial) – Walter McIntire (uncredited)
Outlaws of Stampede Pass (1943) – Jeff Lewis – Blacksmith
False Colors (1943) – Judge Stevens (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case (1943) – Addison Burns (uncredited)
The Phantom (1943, Serial) – Phantom’s Father (uncredited)
Casanova in Burlesque (1944) – Audience Member (uncredited)
Lady in the Death House (1944) – Gov. Harrison
Cover Girl (1944) – Coudair’s Butler (uncredited)
The Monster Maker (1944) – Dr. Adams
The Lady and the Monster (1944) – G. Phipps – Bank Manager (uncredited)
Gambler’s Choice (1944) – Family Court Judge (uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) – Dr. Holmes’ Board Member (uncredited)
The Contender (1944) – Maj. Palmer
The Chinese Cat (1944) – Thomas P. Manning
Boss of Boomtown (1944) – Blaine Cornwall
Stars on Parade (1944) – Executive (uncredited)
Take It Big (1944) – Rodeo Official (uncredited)
Man from Frisco (1944) – Chief of Police (uncredited)
Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944) – Mort (uncredited)
Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944) – Army Doctor at Induction Center (uncredited)
Silver City Kid (1944) – Business Man
Allergic to Love (1944) – Dick (uncredited)
Wilson (1944) – Orator (uncredited)
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944) – Bit Role (uncredited)
Goin’ to Town (1944) – Dr. Crane
Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944) – Sheriff
The Missing Juror (1944) – Judge (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) – Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Song of the Range (1944) – John Winters
Together Again (1944) – Minor Role (uncredited)
She Gets Her Man (1945) – Dignified Man (uncredited)
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (1945) – Judge (uncredited)
I’ll Remember April (1945) – Board Member (uncredited)
Crime, Inc. (1945) – Judge Poole (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence (1945) – Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Swing Out, Sister (1945) – Mr. Bradstreet
I’ll Tell the World (1945) – Stockholder (uncredited)
Nob Hill (1945) – Politician (uncredited)
The Man from Oklahoma (1945) – Mayor Witherspoon
Incendiary Blonde (1945) – Patron at Nick’s (uncredited)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945) – Majordomo’s Assistant (‘This Heart of Mine’) (uncredited)
Along the Navajo Trail (1945) – Breck Alastair
Song of the Prairie (1945) – 2nd Sheriff (uncredited)
Shadow of Terror (1945) – Sheriff Dixon
Johnny Angel (1945) – Barnes – Theatre Manager (uncredited)
The Windjammer (1945) – Arkansas Banker
Captain Tugboat Annie (1945) – Fire Chief
Who’s Guilty? (1945) – Horace Black
Gilda (1946) – American Cartel Member (uncredited)
Lost City of the Jungle (1946, Serial) – Chairman of the Peace Foundation (uncredited)
Junior Prom (1946) – Mr. Forrest
Somewhere in the Night (1946) – Bank Guard
Night and Day (1946) – Professor (uncredited)
My Pal Trigger (1946) – Sheriff
Big Town (1946) – Newsman (uncredited)
Singing on the Trail (1946) – Terrence Mallory
The Crimson Ghost (1946, Serial) – Maxwell
Nocturne (1946) – Mr. Barnes—Movie Theater Manager (uncredited)
Criminal Court (1946) – Insp. Carson – 18th Precinct (uncredited)
Sioux City Sue (1946) – Doctor (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll (1946) – Waters (uncredited)
Lone Star Moonlight (1946) – Jim Mahoney
The Locket (1946) – District Attorney (uncredited)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) – Relieved Banker in Potter’s Office (uncredited)
California (1947) – Higgins (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1947 (1947) – Janitor (uncredited)
Lost Honeymoon (1947) – Colonel Lawlor (uncredited)
A Likely Story (1947) – Doctor (uncredited)
Prairie Raiders (1947) – Meeker – Secretary of Interior (uncredited)
Swing the Western Way (1947) – Senator Darrow
Sport of Kings (1947) – Chief Steward (uncredited)
Heaven Only Knows (1947) – Heavenly Deity (uncredited)
The Wild Frontier (1947) – Steve Lawson – Insurance Agent
The Black Widow(1947, Serial) – Prof. Henry Weston
Cass Timberlane (1947) – Charles Sayward (uncredited)
Albuquerque (1948) – Doctor (uncredited)
Phantom Valley (1948) – Jim Durant (uncredited)
Caged Fury (1948) – Doctor Branson (uncredited)
Mr. Reckless (1948) – Oil Field Guard (uncredited)
Old Los Angeles (1948) – Martin (uncredited)
The Strawberry Roan (1948) – Doctor (uncredited)
Four Faces West (1948) – Storekeeper
A Southern Yankee (1948) – Confederate Officer (uncredited)
The Golden Eye (1948) – Dr. Groves (uncredited)
Isn’t It Romantic? (1948) – Townsman (uncredited)
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James (1948, Serial) – Paul Thatcher – Banker
Smoky Mountain Melody (1948) – Brandon
Command Decision (1948) – Congressman (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door (1949) – Prison Warden (uncredited)
The Green Promise (1949) – Dr. Pomeroy (uncredited)
Home in San Antone (1949) – Dan Wallace
The Gay Amigo (1949) – Ed Paulsen
Ringside (1949) – Doctor
Brimstone (1949) – Dr. Cane (uncredited)
Alias the Champ (1949) – Ring Doctor (uncredited)
The Baron of Arizona (1950) – Board Member – Department of Interior (uncredited)
The Palomino (1950) – Veterinarian (uncredited)
Rock Island Trail (1950) – Army Officer (uncredited)
Timber Fury (1950) – Henry Wilson
Bright Leaf (1950) – Johnson (uncredited)
Snow Dog (1950) – Sam, Twin Rivers Factor (uncredited)
County Fair (1950) – Racetrack Steward (uncredited)
The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) – Yacht Captain (uncredited)
The Return of Jesse James (1950) – Jeweller (uncredited)
The Fireball (1950) – Dr. Barton
Cherokee Uprising (1950) – Judge Harrison
Blues Busters (1950) – Doctor (uncredited)
Kansas Raiders (1950) – Bank President (uncredited)
The Blazing Sun (1950) – Banker (uncredited)
Outlaws of Texas (1950) – Banker (uncredited)
Frenchie (1950) – Rancher (uncredited)
Sierra Passage (1950) – Jim (uncredited)
Belle Le Grand (1951) – Broker (uncredited)
Fort Savage Raiders (1951) – Col. Markham
Man from Sonora (1951) – Fred Allison (uncredited)
Francis Goes to the Races (1951) – Board Member (uncredited)
Snake River Desperadoes (1951) – Jason Fox (uncredited)
Father Takes the Air (1951) – Chief of Police (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train (1951) – Train Passenger Requesting Light (uncredited)
Stagecoach Driver (1951) – Bill Prescott (uncredited)
A Millionaire for Christy (1951) – Mayor Flint (uncredited)
Saturday’s Hero (1951) – Alum (uncredited)
Leave It to the Marines (1951) – Col. Flenge
Sky High (1951) – Col. Baker
Northwest Territory (1951) – Pop Kellogg
The Hawk of Wild River (1952) – Sheriff Clark Mahoney (uncredited)
Road Agent (1952) – George Drew
Carbine Williams (1952) – Board Member (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas (1952) – Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Red Planet Mars (1952) – Worried Man at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Sound Off (1952) – Army Doctor (uncredited)
Francis Goes to West Point (1952) – Major Olsen (uncredited)
Sea Tiger (1952) – Jim Klavier
Yukon Gold (1952) – Boat Captain
The Lusty Men (1952) – Doctor (uncredited)
The Steel Trap (1952) – Bank Teller #6 (uncredited)
Ruby Gentry (1952) – Neil Fallgren
Count the Hours (1953) – Judge #2 (uncredited)
Cow Country (1953) – Maitland
Law and Order (1953) – Mayor Hurley (uncredited)
The Vanquished (1953) – Connors (uncredited)
Devil’s Canyon (1953) – Marshall Hayes (uncredited)
The Moonlighter (1953) – Mr. Mott – Bank President
Walking My Baby Back Home (1953) – Critic (uncredited)
Loophole (1954) – Sam – Bank Guard (uncredited)
Racing Blood (1954) – Doc Nelson
The Outlaw’s Daughter (1954) – Doctor (uncredited)
Unchained (1955) – Parole Board (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) – Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
The Big Tip Off (1955) – Father Kearney
Night Freight (1955) – Gordon
The Brass Legend (1956) – Old Apache Bend Townsman
The Night Runner (1957) – Elderly man
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) – Brother Nathaniel (uncredited)
Snowfire (1957) – Molly’s Doctor (uncredited)
God Is My Partner (1957) – Jury Foreman (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey (1957) – Mr. Pepper (uncredited)
Gunman’s Walk (1958) – Townsman (uncredited)
The FBI Story (1959) – Doctor (uncredited)
I’ll Give My Life (1960) – Roy Calhoun
Psycho (1960) – County Sheriff (uncredited)
Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961) – Chamberlain (uncredited)
Critic’s Choice (1963) – Little League Rooter (uncredited)
Sunday in New York (1963) – Second Train Conductor (uncredited)
Soldier in the Rain (1963) – Old Man
The New Phil Silvers Show (1964, Episode: “Keep Cool”) – Charlie
Once a Thief (1965) – Security Guard (uncredited)
The Swinger (1966) – Elderly Man (uncredited)
Head (1968) – Old Man (uncredited) (final film role)
External Links
Actor Sam Flint – Wikipedia
