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Sammy Brooks

Date of birth: 1891-07-08

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Sam Brooks, Samuel Rockenberg , Simon Rottenberg

Sammy Brooks

Biography

Sammy Brooks (July 10, 1891 – May 16, 1951) was an American film actor. He appeared in 218 films between 1916 and 1938. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California.

Movie Credits

It's a Wild Life
2.5

It's a Wild Life

1918-04-21

Harold invades the "Gilded Guzzle" café, where he appropriates a lady's roll of money, hides under a

An Eastern Westerner
3.5

An Eastern Westerner

1920-05-02

A young man in New York has exasperated his father because of his constant carousing and irresponsib

Sherlock Sleuth
0

Sherlock Sleuth

1925-07-12

House detective of the Hotel Omigosh, Cyril Fromage and his hotel switchboard operator sweetheart at

A Punch in the Nose
0

A Punch in the Nose

1926-01-03

A troupe of actors stranded in a small town take job as recreation directors in a sanitarium and hil

Looking for Sally
3.1

Looking for Sally

1925-05-10

Jimmie Jump is returning from Europe to the USA. His parents and an old girl-friend, Sally - whom he

Ask Father
3.3

Ask Father

1919-02-09

Lloyd is a serious young middle-class guy on the make who wants to marry the boss’ daughter. The pro

Billy Blazes, Esq.
3

Billy Blazes, Esq.

1919-07-06

Billy Blazes confronts Crooked Charley, who has been ruling the town of Peaceful Vale through fear a

Now or Never
3.1

Now or Never

1921-03-27

A young man, unaccustomed to children, must accompany a young girl on a train trip.

Bumping Into Broadway
3.5

Bumping Into Broadway

1919-11-02

A young playwright spends his last cent to pay the past-due rent for the pretty dancer who's his boa

Captain Kidd's Kids
3

Captain Kidd's Kids

1919-11-30

After a wild bachelor party, our hero finds himself aboard a sailing vessel where he encounters nume

The Non-Stop Kid
2.5

The Non-Stop Kid

1918-05-12

Bebe is surrounded by suitors, but her father wants her to marry Professor M. T. Noodle. Harold make

We Never Sleep
0

We Never Sleep

1917-12-02

Luke is an inept detective who follows the wrong man to a seaside hotel.

All Aboard
2.5

All Aboard

1917-11-25

In order to get his daughter away from her suitors, her father decides to spirit her away to Bermuda

Rainbow Island
2.5

Rainbow Island

1917-10-28

After finding a note in a floating bottle, our hero is off to resue the heroine. He runs into a trib

By the Sad Sea Waves
2.9

By the Sad Sea Waves

1917-09-30

Our vagabond hero dons a lifeguard's uniform and madcap antics ensue on the beach, and in the changi

Bliss
2.1

Bliss

1917-10-14

A counterfeit count is aided in his courtship of the heroine by her father who is overwhelmed by his

Clubs Are Trump
2.6

Clubs Are Trump

1917-11-18

In pre-historic times (dream sequence), our hero, in a loin cloth, battles other cavemen over the op

The Flirt
1.9

The Flirt

1917-11-11

A man takes a job in a café, hoping to get to know the pretty waitress working there.

Birds of a Feather
0

Birds of a Feather

1917-10-07

Luke, running a chili parlor, inherits a million dollars and joins high society.

Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
0

Lonesome Luke Loses Patients

1917-09-16

Luke operates a sanatarium, which he has naturally staffed with a bevy of attractive nurses.

Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
0

Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley

1917-04-15

Luke is a pickpocket, hiding out from the cops in a dive in the slum part of town. He later winds up

Luke's Trolley Troubles
0

Luke's Trolley Troubles

1917-02-04

Luke and his sidekick steal a trolley car and create havoc for passengers.

Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
0

Lonesome Luke's Lively Life

1917-03-18

Luke runs the coat-check concession at the White Light Cafe.

Luke's Speedy Club Life
0

Luke's Speedy Club Life

1916-10-01

Luke is a bellboy at a fancy club.

Luke, Rank Impersonator
0

Luke, Rank Impersonator

1916-12-10

Luke crashes a society affair, thereby livening things up.

Luke and the Bang-Tails
0

Luke and the Bang-Tails

1916-10-15

Lonesome Luke at the Tijuana Races.

Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
0

Luke's Fireworks Fizzle

1916-12-17

Luke, working in a fireworks factory.

Luke, Patient Provider
0

Luke, Patient Provider

1916-11-19

When a doctor is forced, because of a lack of patients, to dismiss his pretty nurse, Luke comes to t

Luke's Lost Lamb
0

Luke's Lost Lamb

1916-08-07

A day at the seaside chasing a lost child.

Luke Locates the Loot
0

Luke Locates the Loot

1916-12-24

As a detective, Luke is after a gang of crooks who are robbing party guests of their jewels.

Luke Does the Midway
0

Luke Does the Midway

1916-08-21

Lonesome Luke at the San Diego Exposition.

Luke and the Mermaids
0

Luke and the Mermaids

1916-09-18

Lonesome Luke asleep in the briny deep.

Luke Rides Roughshod
0

Luke Rides Roughshod

1916-07-10

Out west, Luke changes clothes with an outlaw and proceeds into town. Of course, he is mistaken for

Luke, Crystal Gazer
0

Luke, Crystal Gazer

1916-07-24

Luke happens into a spiritualist's shop where he is smitten by her daughter. He decides to stick aro

Follow the Crowd
2.8

Follow the Crowd

1918-04-07

A clueless man finds a bomb on the street and keeps throwing it to the crowd around him. The sketch

Just Neighbors
3.2

Just Neighbors

1919-07-13

Suburban neighbors join together to build a garden shed, but through carelessness, wind up ruining t

Lonesome Luke, Messenger
2.1

Lonesome Luke, Messenger

1917-08-05

While on the job, delivering a message, Luke finds himself in a girl's seminary.

Over the Fence
2.9

Over the Fence

1917-09-09

Snitch steals Ginger's (stolen) baseball tickets and takes Ginger's girl to the game. Finding himsel

Oranges and Lemons
2.6

Oranges and Lemons

1923-08-12

After getting into a scuffle with his boss and some co-workers, an orange packer tries to help anoth

Luke's Double
0

Luke's Double

1916-04-12

Luke dreams that he has a double. One 'Luke' gets in all kinds of trouble, while the other pays the

Pay Your Dues
2.4

Pay Your Dues

1919-10-12

While blindfolded and playing pin the tail on the donkey with some lady friends, our hero is mistake

Never Touched Me!
2.6

Never Touched Me!

1919-07-26

At the Killjoy Cafe, "everything is first class except the food and the service."

A Jazzed Honeymoon
2.5

A Jazzed Honeymoon

1919-08-02

This time, Harold's the skinny sap who married the hottie, and he doesn't quite have the spine to te

Wanted - $5,000
0

Wanted - $5,000

1919-01-12

Wanted – $5,000 is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd and Bebe Daniels.

Before Breakfast
0

Before Breakfast

1919-05-18

A young man's dreams are shaken by his father's insistence that he get a job and go to work. He beco

Spring Fever
2.8

Spring Fever

1919-06-29

Harold is a bookkeeper who works in an office but can't keep his mind on his job -- the spring weath

Chop Suey & Co.
2.4

Chop Suey & Co.

1919-08-17

Chop Suey & Co. is a 1919 American short comedy film

His Only Father
0

His Only Father

1919-10-19

An American short comedy film.

Luke's Movie Muddle
2.5

Luke's Movie Muddle

1916-12-03

Lonesome Luke has a movie theater and also works the box office and as an usher. He has to put up wi

Luke's Late Lunchers
0

Luke's Late Lunchers

1916-05-22

Luke runs a beanery, in which the bad service, terrible food and filthy conditions lead to hi-jinx.

Luke's Shattered Sleep
0

Luke's Shattered Sleep

1916-12-31

Audiences may think Luke with his St. Vitus movement never sleeps, but they are dead wrong. Like Bil

Luke Laughs Last
0

Luke Laughs Last

1916-06-05

Unhappy in his job as a butler (although he likes wearing a dress suit), Luke gets involved with bur

Say It with Babies
2.5

Say It with Babies

1926-05-16

Casper is the baby-expert at a large department store and his life is less than peaceful as he provi

An Ozark Romance
0

An Ozark Romance

1918-07-06

Harold visits the Ozarks, where he has some funny experiences with a mountain girl and her eccentric

Frozen Hearts
2.7

Frozen Hearts

1923-10-27

In the trembling Russian village of Popoffski, a young woman (Katherine Grant) is wooed by a hopeful

A London Bobby
0

A London Bobby

1920-08-22

Snub, as a member of the London police force, is assigned to a neighborhood where a terrific free-fo

Young Mr. Jazz
2.8

Young Mr. Jazz

1919-04-20

While running away from his girl's father, Harold's car breaks down in front of a dance hall run by

Take a Chance
3

Take a Chance

1918-12-15

It's a classic boy-meets-girl story, boy-loses-girl, boy gets mistaken for an escaped convict and ru

The Marathon
2.9

The Marathon

1919-05-25

Boy trying to impress girl, gets chased by her father and the police right into an ongoing marathon.

The Dumb-Bell
3

The Dumb-Bell

1922-07-16

The owners of a movie studio are having problems with a temperamental director, and they promise an

Short Kilts
2.6

Short Kilts

1924-08-03

As a way to make peace between two feuding Scottish clans, one invites the other over for supper, bu

Fresh Paint
2.5

Fresh Paint

1920-03-07

A bicycle messenger is sent to make a posh delivery to a wealthy artist's estate-- populated with at

The Sleuth
0

The Sleuth

1922-07-16

Paul Parrott stars as a detective in a hotel trying to recognize a fake sheik

Movie Night
3

Movie Night

1929-05-11

A family goes on its weekly outing to the movies. Complications ensue...

The Real McCoy
3.3

The Real McCoy

1930-02-01

Charley poses as a hillbilly in his pursuit of a country girl.

Shine 'Em Up
2.5

Shine 'Em Up

1922-11-04

Paul's career as a shoeshine man is interrupted when he is mistaken for an escaped convict, but afte

Under Two Jags
2.5

Under Two Jags

1923-06-02

Stan is in the company of ladies in this film. He is serving in the military with female officers, b

Scorching Sands
2.7

Scorching Sands

1923-12-09

The misadventures of two intrepid explorers in the Egyptian desert.

Smithy
2.6

Smithy

1924-01-19

After being discharged from the 372nd infantry, on account of a bean shortage, smithy seeks employme

Postage Due
2.6

Postage Due

1924-02-17

Stan does his best to recover a post-card, which he has forgotten to stamp. He attempts the recovery

Jailed and Bailed
0

Jailed and Bailed

1923-02-11

A silent comedy short starring Jobyna Ralston and James Parrott.

Count Your Change
2.5

Count Your Change

1919-08-10

Harold becomes the victim of a clever bulldog pup who chases him in and out of various places.

Catch-As Catch-Can
0.5

Catch-As Catch-Can

1931-08-22

Zasu falls for a wrestler, drags Thelma to his next fight.

Luke Joins the Navy
2.5

Luke Joins the Navy

1916-09-04

The beginning of the film you find Harold Lloyd playing his "Lonesome Luke" character. Out of the bl

Don't Shove
2.8

Don't Shove

1919-08-31

Harold and his rival fight over Bebe on her birthday, first at her home and then at a nearby skating

Hey There
3.4

Hey There

1918-04-28

In this early short Harold Lloyd sneaks into a movie studio in order to locate an attractive young l

Looking for Trouble
2.6

Looking for Trouble

1919-12-14

Snub plays a rich guy who wants to impress the ladies with his virility. So he pays a tough boxer to

Whirl o' the West
0

Whirl o' the West

1921-01-23

A tenderfoot arrives in a western town and the inhabitants give him a rough time.

Post No Bills
2.5

Post No Bills

1923-08-05

Paul Parrott plays an obsessive-compulsive bill poster in this thoroughly average Hal Roach comedy f

The Dippy Dentist
2.6

The Dippy Dentist

1920-01-25

The film begins with a girl who is supposedly irresistible to all men. Several guys all come to her

Is Marriage the Bunk?
2.5

Is Marriage the Bunk?

1925-03-29

Charley has in-laws that look down on him because he's not rich. So, to try to keep up, he rushes ou

The Cowboy Sheik
2.5

The Cowboy Sheik

1924-02-03

A shy cowboy is interested in the local school teacher, but must compete with a bully for her attent

Be My Wife
0

Be My Wife

1919-09-07

Harold and his boss get in a lively rivalry over the new stenographer.

Thundering Fleas
2.8

Thundering Fleas

1926-07-18

The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which g

The Landlubber
1.5

The Landlubber

1922-09-09

Paul Parrott comedy produced by Hal Roach.

Pinched
2.5

Pinched

1917-09-23

Harold's checked cap, blown from his head by a freakish wind, gets him into trouble. First he comes

Look Out Below
2.7

Look Out Below

1919-03-16

A story of a love sick youth and a pretty maiden and their adventure, which includes riding around o

Rupert of Hee-Haw
2.6

Rupert of Hee-Haw

1924-06-07

The Poor Fish
2.5

The Poor Fish

1924-12-07

Charley, frustrated by his office job, quarrels with his wife, after which they decide to switch job

A Ten-Minute Egg
2.5

A Ten-Minute Egg

1924-07-19

The main premise for the comedy is the Jimmy discovers he can convince people he is a tough figure t

The Rat's Knuckles
3.4

The Rat's Knuckles

1925-01-03

Charley Chase is a hapless inventor with a better mouse trap in this silent comedy from 1925.

Wandering Papas
2.5

Wandering Papas

1926-02-21

A cook for bridge constructors is told to collect food for dinner-Ritz style trout, Palmer house rab

Take Next Car
0

Take Next Car

1922-07-29

In this 1922 Pathe-distributed, Hal Roach silent-era comedy, the owner of a local streetcar business

Pistols for Breakfast
4

Pistols for Breakfast

1919-06-08

A young man goes out to eat breakfast with his friend. As a restaurant "regular" with a pistol threa

She Loves Me Not
0

She Loves Me Not

1918-12-29

A short film starring Harold Lloyd.

Crack Your Heels
0

Crack Your Heels

1919-04-20

A short film starring Harold Lloyd.

Swat the Crook
0

Swat the Crook

1919-06-15

The adventures of a penniless young man, who finds himself in a house full of crooks.

Off the Trolley
2.9

Off the Trolley

1919-06-22

Harold Lloyd plays a troublemaker who messes up with strangers and cops along the way. During the co

At the Old Stage Door
0

At the Old Stage Door

1919-07-20

Our hero visits the opera, is mistaken for the manager and is treated like royalty until the decepti

Heap Big Chief
2.5

Heap Big Chief

1919-08-24

Harold and Snub, camping in the wilds, prove too much for the Indians that take them captive.

Kicked Out
0

Kicked Out

1918-05-05

Harold has trouble with his father and is ordered out of the house. He becomes a waiter and pulls of

Hit Him Again
0

Hit Him Again

1918-02-17

A short film starring Harold Lloyd.

Pipe the Whiskers
2.5

Pipe the Whiskers

1918-04-14

Our hero is a janitor in a old age rest home who actually runs the place.

Fireman Save My Child
2.8

Fireman Save My Child

1918-05-25

In this popular two reeler where Harold runs to the rescue of a woman on a fire engine, he is seen h

Look Pleasant, Please
2.5

Look Pleasant, Please

1918-03-10

A photo studio operator seems only interested in flirting with women. Hilarity ensues.

The City Slicker
2.6

The City Slicker

1918-06-02

Our hero gets a job at a hotel in the country and proceeds to introduce some changes, installing gad

Madame Mystery
2.8

Madame Mystery

1926-03-12

A female secret agent has gotten ahold of a new type of explosive gas. She has to avoid the efforts

Big Game
0

Big Game

1921-05-22

While attempting to hunt a formidable Peruvian Duck, Snub Pollard and Ernest Morrison inadvertently

Bromo and Juliet
2.8

Bromo and Juliet

1926-09-19

A young man puts on the play "Romeo and Juliet" as a fundraiser, but has to keep a close eye on his

His Royal Slyness
2.9

His Royal Slyness

1920-02-08

A young adventurer trades places with a European prince and falls in love above his station.

Haunted Spooks
3.1

Haunted Spooks

1920-03-14

After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking

All at Sea
0

All at Sea

1919-11-02

Sailor 'Snub' Pollard on 'beach leave'.

Any Old Port
0

Any Old Port

1920-06-27

Captain Dandy (Snub Pollard) is about to sail and arrives on the dock where several women take turns

All Lit Up
2.5

All Lit Up

1920-02-01

Snub goes butterfly hunting in Grffith Park and catches Marie Mosquini by accident. They go to a caf

Call a Taxi
0

Call a Taxi

1920-07-25

After being ejected from an establishment for being drunk and disorderly, George Rowe, Sammy Brooks,

High Rollers
1.8

High Rollers

1921-06-26

An auto accident hurls Snub into a skating rink, where he encounters Rowe and Marie. Among the vario

Good Morning, Judge
0

Good Morning, Judge

1922-06-18

Courtroom comedy with Eddie Boland as Judge.

It's a Joy!
0

It's a Joy!

1923-12-30

'Snub' Pollard as a eccentric movie director.

Take the Air
0

Take the Air

1923-09-09

James Parrott, little Sammy Brooks, Baker and Jones ("the strong guy" = the drunk) are all workers o

Tight Shoes
0

Tight Shoes

1923-02-25

The setting is a shoe store and the action is pretty frenetic. You get to see Paul lose the store's

Before the Public
2.5

Before the Public

1923-03-04

'Snub' Pollard is an local actor getting a big break in the movie industry, coming home to show off

Don't Butt In
0

Don't Butt In

1926-01-17

James Parrott doing all kinds of handy work.

Girl Shy
3.5

Girl Shy

1924-04-20

Harold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, T

Collars and Cuffs
2.8

Collars and Cuffs

1923-07-01

Collars and Cuffs is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.

The Smile Wins
0

The Smile Wins

1923-04-08

James Parrott as a very persistent book salesman.

Berth Marks
3.4

Berth Marks

1929-06-01

Stan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.

Luke's Society Mixup
0

Luke's Society Mixup

1916-06-26

Luke, a mechanic, stands in for a famous violinist. At first, his bad manners and rough behavior are

Pick and Shovel
3

Pick and Shovel

1923-06-16

Pick and Shovel, also known as The Miner, is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.

Zeb vs. Paprika
2.8

Zeb vs. Paprika

1924-03-16

Stan Laurel as a harness racing jockey who must win a big race.

A Man About Town
2.8

A Man About Town

1923-09-15

A feckless young man who wishes to switch from one streetcar to another is told to follow a pretty y

Wide Open Spaces
2.5

Wide Open Spaces

1924-07-06

Wide Open Spaces is a 1924 Western silent film starring Stan Laurel.

Brothers Under the Chin
2.8

Brothers Under the Chin

1924-04-13

Twin "babies" left at an orphanage bear the same birthmark under the chin. One of them is adopted an

A Sammy in Siberia
2.6

A Sammy in Siberia

1919-04-06

A bumbling American soldier saves a girl from a bunch of Cossacks.

Next Aisle Over
2.7

Next Aisle Over

1919-03-30

A salesman takes a job at a department store to impress a girl and winds up stopping a kidnapping.

Alias Aladdin
0

Alias Aladdin

1920-10-17

Let's Go
0

Let's Go

1918-03-24

A short film starring Harold Lloyd.

A Gasoline Wedding
2.6

A Gasoline Wedding

1918-03-03

A rich man's daughter has more suitors than she's interested in, and he's going to marry her off --

Beat It
0

Beat It

1918-02-24

Harold Lloyd starred in the successful Lonesome Luke series. However, he soon grew tired of the obvi

The Lamb
0

The Lamb

1918-02-03

The Lamb is a 1918 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It is believed to be lost.

Here Come the Girls
1

Here Come the Girls

1918-03-17

Bebe and girlfriend go shopping for new corsets. Harold sneaks into the corset shop and a customer a

The Tip
0

The Tip

1918-01-06

A short film starring Harold Lloyd.

Step Lively
2.3

Step Lively

1917-12-30

Snub Pollard plays a drunken man-about-town who believes Harold has robbed him. Meanwhile, Bebe has

Bashful
3.5

Bashful

1917-12-23

In order to claim his inheritance, our hero must first produce a wife and family.

Love, Laughs and Lather
0

Love, Laughs and Lather

1917-11-04

An Englishman and his valet have adventures in the American West.

Isn't Life Terrible?
2.9

Isn't Life Terrible?

1925-07-05

Charley is plagued with failure and with his brother-in-law, who's allergic to labor. When he decide

Unfriendly Enemies
3

Unfriendly Enemies

1925-09-13

Finlayson plays an intrepid army cameraman on the battlefield in the world war, and Rowe plays his h

Don Key (Son of Burro)
3

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926-05-23

The head of a big movie studio is pulling his hair out because the company is bankrupt unless they c