About Sam Ask
Lived 1878 – 1937 (aged 58). Sam Ask was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director.
Sam Ask (16 October 1878 – 15 July 1937) was a Swedish screenwriter and actor. He also directed the 1928 silent comedy film Erik XIV.
Ask was a long-time student at Lund University, and enrolled as a law student in 1897 although he never graduated before he formally ended his university studies in 1909.
Selected filmography Kiss of Death (1916) The Outlaw and His Wife (1918) Synnöve Solbakken (1919) A Dangerous Wooing (1919) Robinson i skärgården (1920) Thora van Deken (1920) The Mill (1921) A Wild Bird (1921) A Fortune Hunter (1921) The Eyes of Love (1922) The Suitor from the Highway (1923) Iron Wills (1923) House Slaves (1923) Little Dorrit (1924) Charley's Aunt (1926) The Devil and the Smalander (1927) Erik XIV (1928) Flickan från Värmland (1931) Adventure in Pyjamas (1935)
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Who was Sam Ask?
Swedish screenwriter and actor (1878-1937)
When was Sam Ask born?
Sam Ask was born on 16 October 1878 in Gråmanstorp.
When did Sam Ask die?
Sam Ask died on 15 July 1937 in Stockholm.
What was Sam Ask's occupation?
Sam Ask was an actor, screenwriter and film director.
What nationality was Sam Ask?
Sam Ask was Swedish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sam Ask. https://biography.guide/sam-ask/
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