Sam Chew Jr. (born August 20, 1942, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American actor and teacher, likely best known for his role in Serial (1980), and for playing both John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy on television.[1][2]
After more than two decades in film and television, Chew utilized his voice for narrating the Discovery Channel series, Shark Week. He has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences actor's branch for over 30 years. He later became a teacher on the Philadelphia Main Line.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Sweet Ride | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1969 | Changes | Charlie | |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Uncredited | |
| 1971 | Skin Game | Courtney | |
| 1972 | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | Controller | Uncredited |
| 1973 | 40 Carats | Arthur Forbes | |
| 1973 | This Is a Hijack | Pierce | |
| 1974 | Earthquake | Tony - Kathie's Husband | TV Version only |
| 1976 | Rattlers | Dr. Tom Parkinson | |
| 1976 | Midway | Guard | Uncredited |
| 1976-1978 | The Bionic Woman | Mark Russell / Russ | 8 episodes |
| 1977 | Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy | Jack Kennedy | |
| 1978 | F.I.S.T. | Peter Jacobs | |
| 1978 | The Incredible Hulk | Joe Arnold | 1 episode |
| 1978-1979 | Operation Petticoat | Lt. Kern | 3 episodes |
| 1979 | Love and Bullets | Cook | |
| 1980 | Serial | Bill | |
| 1980 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Governor's Aide | 1 episode |
| 1982 | Time Walker | Dr. Bruce Serrano | |
| 1982 | Voyager from the Unknown | Bruce Ismay | |
| 1982 | Voyagers! | Bruce Ismay | 1 episode |
| 1983 | 10 to Midnight | Minister | |
| 1983 | Scarab | Raleigh | |
| 1987 | Disorderlies | Doctor | |
| 1988 | Stealing Home | Nathan Appleby | |
| 1989 | Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | McLane | |
| 1991 | Oscar | Van Leland | |
| 1998 | Hyacinth | Orrin Lawson | (final film role) |
References
edit- ^ Alvin H. Marill. Movies made for television: the telefeature and the mini-series, 1964-1986. New York Zoetrope, 1987.
- ^ "On Germantown Avenue, one can be to the manor borne". Doylestown Intelligencer. Doylestown, Pennsylvania. May 16, 1986. p. 58.
- ^ "Local Oscar voters, winners on #OscarsSoWhite bout". Delaware County Daily Times. February 8, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
External links
edit- Sam Chew Jr. at IMDb
