Sammy White was born on May 28, 1894 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for Pat and Mike (1952), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956). He was married to Beatrice Curtis and Eva Puck. He died on March 3, 1960 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
His first wife, Eva Puck, appeared as Ellie opposite his Frank Schultz in both the original 1927 Broadway production of "Show Boat" and the 1932 Broadway revival. Because of his divorce from Puck in the 1930's, White played Frank opposite Queenie Smith's Ellie in the 1936 film version of the show, and opposite Clare Alden's Ellie in the 1948 City Center production.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Living It Up
1954
Waiter
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
Harry Willey
Remains to Be Seen
1953
Ben
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
Gus
Pat and Mike
1952
Barney Grau
The Half-Breed
1952
Willy Wayne
Sound Off
1952
Joey Kirby
711 Ocean Drive
1950
Chippie Evans
Swing Your Lady
1938
Specialty Dancer
The Hit Parade
1937
Dancer
Cain and Mabel
1936
Specialty - Coney Island Number
Show Boat
1936
Frank Schultz
Bells Are Ringing
1960
Vendor (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
1959-1960
TV Series
Red Neal / Phil
White Hunter
1958
TV Series
The Witch Doctor
The Adventures of McGraw
1958
TV Series
Brownie
The Walter Winchell File
1957
TV Series
Dailey / Hackie
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna
1957
TV Series
Blackie
Designing Woman
1957
Bewildered Man (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
Whitey Bimstein
Studio 57
1955
TV Series
Sammy
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Masters
1997
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
The Hit Parade
1937
performer: "If It Wasn't for Pete"
Cain and Mabel
1936
performer: "Coney Island" 1936 - uncredited
Show Boat
1936
performer: "Cap'n Andy's Ballyhoo" 1927, "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" 1927, "Goodbye, My Lady Love" 1904 - uncredited
Eva Puck and Sammy White
1923
Short performer: "Opera Versus Jazz" - uncredited / writer: "Opera Versus Jazz" - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
Himself
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
Documentary short
Performer (Swing Your Lady outtakes) (uncredited)
Eva Puck and Sammy White
1923
Short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Masters
1997
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Pat and Mike (1952) as Barney Grau
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) as Gus
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) as Whitey Bimstein
$16 Million
