Sam Groom

Sam Groom (born June 13, 1938) is an American actor noted for his work on television.

Sam Groom
Born
Samuel J. Groom

(1938-06-13) June 13, 1938
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1956–2005
Children3

Groom was born in Columbus, Ohio.

Groom portrayed Tom Eldridge in the CBS drama Our Private World (1965),[1]:799 and he played the title role in the syndicated television series Dr. Simon Locke (1971),[1] and its spinoff, Police Surgeon.[1]:843-844 Prior to that, he played Dr. Russ Matthews in the daytime soap opera Another World (1966-1971). He also played Hal Sterling, the father of a castaway family, on a little-known 1980s science fiction television series Otherworld.[1]:797 During the 1980s, Groom also was a spokesperson for American Motors, appearing in many commercials for the popular AMC Concord and AMC Eagle model lineups. He later played Joseph Orsini in the soap opera All My Children in 1993.

Groom made guest appearances in Law & Order, Murder, She Wrote, The Love Boat, Hill Street Blues, Quincy M.E., Gunsmoke, The Feather and Father Gang, and The Time Tunnel as the inspiring young scientist named Jerry. In 1976, he appeared both in an episode of Sara and in Territorial Men, a television movie version of the series.

His film career included roles in Act One (1963), The Baby Maker (1970), Time Travelers (1976), Run for the Roses (1977), Institute for Revenge (1979), Hanging by a Thread (1979), The Day the Loving Stopped (1981), Deadly Eyes (1982), and as John F. Kennedy in the television miniseries Blood Feud (1983).

He has three children from his first marriage to Kathleen Sullivan (1962 - 1974), Samuel (born in 1962), Patrick (born in 1964), and Christopher (born in 1966). Groom married actress Suzanne Rogers in 1980. They divorced in 1982. He currently is on the faculty at HB Studio in New York City.[2]

See also

References
  1. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 270–271. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  2. Sam Groom, hbstudio.org
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