Birth Name: Sam Rockwell
Place of Birth: San Mateo, California
Date of Birth: November 5, 1968
Ethnicity: Irish, English, possibly German
Sam Rockwell is an American actor. He is the son of actors Penny Hess and Pete Rockwell.
Sam’s paternal grandparents were John Hobart Rockwell, Jr. (the son of John Hobart Rockwell and Mary Margaret Higgins) and Phyllis V. Butler (the daughter of James Joseph Butler and Irene Noonan). Mary had Irish ancestry. James was born in California, to Irish parents. Irene was also of Irish descent.
Sources: Genealogy of Sam Rockwell (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Sam’s paternal grandfather, John Hobart Rockwell, Jr., on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s paternal grandmother, Phyllis V. Butler, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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