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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.
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.
In 1972 Chew and his family gave the family home Cliveden to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Filmography
| 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 | Television 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
- 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. [REDACTED]
- "Local Oscar voters, winners on #OscarsSoWhite bout". Delaware County Daily Times. February 8, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
External links
- Sam Chew Jr. at IMDb
