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Sam Chew Jr.

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  • Casting Director
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Sam Chew, Jr. was born and raised in Philadelphia, Penn. A graduate of Temple University, class of 1965, he worked as an announcer/DJ in Philadelphia and moved to Hollywood in 1965. He was a contract player at 20th Century Fox along with James Brolin and Tom Selleck from 1966-1968. He has appeared in hundreds of TV shows: The Love Boat, Dynasty, Eight Is Enough, Cannon, Mannix, Barnaby Jones, among others as a guest star. He is active also in the commercial/spokesperson field, and does extensive narration and voiceover work.
BornAugust 20, 1942
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    Known for

    The Bionic Woman (1976)
    The Bionic Woman
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mark Russell
    Sylvester Stallone in Oscar (1991)
    Oscar
    6.5
    • Van Leland
    • 1991
    Rattlers (1976)
    Rattlers
    4.1
    • Dr. Tom Parkinson(as Sam Chew)
    • 1976
    Charles Bronson in 10 to Midnight (1983)
    10 to Midnight
    6.3
    • Minister(as Sam Chew)
    • 1983

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    • Hyacinth (1998)
      Hyacinth
      4.4
      • Orrin Lawson
      • 1998
    • Max Baker, Christine Estabrook, Dann Florek, and Chi McBride in The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)
      The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer
      3.0
      TV Series
      • King of Italy (as Samuel Chew Jr.)
      • 1998
    • Sugar Ray Leonard, Dawn Eason, Wolf Larson, Renee Tenison, Kenneth Tigar, and Steven Williams in L.A. Heat (1996)
      L.A. Heat
      6.8
      TV Series
      • General Logan (as Samuel Chew Jr.)
      • 1997
    • John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and French Stewart in 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
      3rd Rock from the Sun
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Man
      • 1997
    • Timothy Stack in Night Stand (1995)
      Night Stand
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Kenneth (as Sam Chew)
      • 1996
    • George Segal, Yannick Bisson, and Rick Springfield in High Tide (1994)
      High Tide
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Victoria's Father
      • Ratchett
      • 1994–1995
    • Majority Rule (1992)
      Majority Rule
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • Tim Gerris
      • 1992
    • Sylvester Stallone in Oscar (1991)
      Oscar
      6.5
      • Van Leland
      • 1991
    • The Nutt House (1989)
      The Nutt House
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Mayor (as Samuel Chew Jr.)
      • 1989
    • Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal (1989)
      Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • Banker
      • 1989
    • Charles Bronson and Kim Lee in Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
      Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
      5.5
      • McLane
      • 1989
    • Jodie Foster and Mark Harmon in Stealing Home (1988)
      Stealing Home
      6.6
      • Nathan Appleby
      • 1988
    • To Heal a Nation (1988)
      To Heal a Nation
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Speaker
      • 1988
    • Catherine Keener, Pat Morita, Kevin Conroy, Jack Wallace, and Richard Yniguez in Ohara (1987)
      Ohara
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Marion Melon
      • 1987
    • Disorderlies (1987)
      Disorderlies
      5.0
      • Doctor
      • 1987

    Casting Director



    • Sweet Love, Bitter (1967)
      Sweet Love, Bitter
      6.7
      • Casting Director
      • 1967

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    • Alternative names
      • Samuel Chew Jr.
    • Born
      • August 20, 1942
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Other works
      Narrator voice on Discovery channels promos.
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      • 1 Pictorial

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      Chew's family is one of the oldest in Pennsylvania history, and the Chews' ancestral mansion in Philadelphia is a landmark known as Cliveden

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    • How old is Sam Chew Jr.?
      82 years old
    • When was Sam Chew Jr. born?
      August 20, 1942
    • Where was Sam Chew Jr. born?
      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • What is Sam Chew Jr.'s birth name?
      Samuel Chew Jr
    • What is Sam Chew Jr. known for?
      Rattlers, The Bionic Woman, 10 to Midnight, and Oscar

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