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Sam Groom
★ Acting

Sam Groom

Born 1938 · Columbus, Ohio, USA · Active 1955–1994

Sam Groom, an actor active in the early 1980s, is known for his roles in Deadly Games (1982) and Deadly Eyes (1982). In Deadly Games, he navigates a perilous landscape of survival and deception, while in Deadly Eyes, he faces the terror of genetically altered rats. Groom's performances capture the essence of the cult and exploitation genres, contributing to the distinct flavor of 1980s grindhouse cinema. His work in these films solidifies his connection to the era's unique storytelling.

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Deadly Eyes

Deadly Eyes

1982 ★ 5.4
as Paul Harris

Corn grain contaminated with steroids produces large rats the size of small dogs who begin feeding on the residents of Toronto. Paul, a college basketball coach, teams up with Kelly, a local health inspector, to uncover the source of the mysterious rat attacks and they eventually try to prevent the opening of a new subway line as well as find the mutant rats nest quickly, or there will be a huge massacre of the entire city!

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Filmography

44 credits
1990s 4 credits
1994
New York Undercover as Walter DeWitt
TV ★ 7.3
1990
Law & Order as Larry Teasdale
TV ★ 7.3
1990
Law & Order as Frank Nelson
TV ★ 7.3
1990
Law & Order as Claymore
TV ★ 7.3
1980s 10 credits
1986
TV ★ 6.8
1985
Otherworld as Hal Sterling
TV ★ 5.5
1984
More Than Murder as Phillips
Movie ★ 4.6
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Wes Kenyon
TV ★ 7.5
1983
Blood Feud as John F. Kennedy
Movie
1982
Deadly Eyes as Paul Harris
Movie ★ 5.7
1982
Deadly Games as Roger Lane
Movie ★ 3.2
1981
Movie ★ 8.0
1981
TV ★ 7.6
1980
TV ★ 5.0
1970s 22 credits
1979
Hanging by a Thread as Paul Craig
Movie ★ 6.6
1979
Institute for Revenge as John Schroeder
Movie ★ 6.7
1979
Hanging by a Thread as Paul Craig
TV
1978
Movie ★ 8.0
1978
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Movie ★ 4.0
1977
Movie ★ 7.0
1977
TV ★ 7.2
1977
The Love Boat as Brad Collins
TV ★ 6.3
1976
Territorial Men as Harrington
Movie
1976
Time Travelers as Dr. Clint Earnshaw
Movie ★ 6.3
1976
TV ★ 7.0
1976
TV ★ 7.5
1976
TV ★ 6.5
1975
Winner Take All as Rick Santos
Movie ★ 7.4
1975
Movie ★ 5.0
1975
TV ★ 5.0
1974
Betrayal as Jay
Movie ★ 5.9
1971
Paradise Lost as Ben Gordon
Movie ★ 9.0
1971
Doctor Simon Locke as Dr. Simon Locke
TV ★ 6.5
1971
TV ★ 6.1
1970
The Baby Maker as Jay Wilcox
Movie ★ 6.2
1960s 6 credits
1966
Movie ★ 7.5
1966
TV ★ 7.6
1964
TV ★ 5.5
1963
Act One as David Starr
Movie ★ 6.3
1961
TV ★ 5.9
1961
TV ★ 5.8
1950s 2 credits
1955
Gunsmoke as Ben Justin
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Lew Harrod
TV ★ 6.7