Samuel de Vries, who was known as Sam, was a son of the theatre actor Louis de Vries. As a young man, he started his career with his father's theatre company. During World War I he toured the Netherlands East Indies.
Samuel de Vries acted with several theatre companies, including the Tooneelensemble Louis de Vries, Hollandsch Tooneel, Schouwtooneel, Nieuw Nederlandsch Tooneel, Vrije Produktie/Ad…