Sam Flint

Sam Flint (born Samuel A. Ethridge; October 19, 1882 – October 17, 1980) was an American actor.

Sam Flint
Flint in The Monster Maker (1944)
Born	Samuel A. Ethridge (1882-10-19)October 19, 1882 Gwinnett County, Georgia, U.S.
Died	October 17, 1980(1980-10-17) (aged 97) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1933–1968
Spouse(s)	Ella Ethridge (m. 19??)

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
• Gunsmoke (1965, Episode: "Death Watch") - Jake
• Once a Thief (1965) - Security Guard (uncredited)
• The Swinger (1966) - Elderly Man (uncredited)
• Head (1968) - Old Man (uncredited) (final film role)

External links

• Sam Flint at IMDb