Sammy McKim
Date of birth: 1924-12-20
Place of birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: John Samuel McKim
Biography
Sammy McKim (December 20, 1924 – July 9, 2004) was a Canadian film actor and artist. He graduated from Los Angeles Art Center with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He died in Burbank, California from heart failure in 2004. McKim Served in the U.S. Army in 1943 with his brother David McKim where he fought in the Korean War. He earned the Distinguished Service Cross medal for being shot down in combat during the Korean War. After the war McKim stopped acting and became an artist, starting his career at the art department of Fox Studios before moving to the Walt Disney Company where he'd stay for the next 32 years until his retirement in 1987, 12 of which he would work closely with Walt Disney.
Movie Credits
Gunsmoke Ranch
1937-05-05
A crooked real estate manipulator sells worthless land on mortgage to flood refugees, then tries to
Flying G-Men
1939-01-28
Four flying G-Men protect America against enemy spies; one of the four assumes the identity of The B
You're My Everything
1949-07-22
In 1924, stage-struck Boston blueblood Hannah Adams picks up musical star Tim O'Connor and takes him
Mama Runs Wild
1937-12-22
Suburban Paradise Park becomes a heaven for social-minded Mrs. Alice Summers (Mary Boland), when she
Call The Mesquiteers
1938-03-07
The Three Mesquiteers are forced to track down a train robbery ring after some of the gang hijack th
We've Never Been Licked
1943-07-29
Young Brad Craig enters the military school with a chip on his shoulder which upperclassmen quickly
Hit the Saddle
1937-03-03
Unable to legally capture and sell a herd of protected wild horses, corrupt rancher Rance Macgowan u
The Old Barn Dance
1938-01-29
Autry and his buddies have a horse selling business which is threatened by a tractor company which c
Red River Range
1938-12-22
The Cattlemen's Association has called in the Mesquiteers to find cattle rustlers. They get Tex Rile
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950-08-29
Two con artists join forces and pose as brother and sister. He then meets rich widows through the "p
Flamingo Road
1949-04-30
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town societ
Country Gentlemen
1936-11-08
After being run out of town after town for trying to sell worthless stock, two con artists breeze in
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938-06-30
A group of "Phantom Raiders" interfere with a cattle drive from Texas to Abilene; fortunately, U.S.
The Lone Ranger
1938-02-13
In 1865, Captain Mark Smith of the Confederate Army leads a band of deserters to conquer Texas and r
The Game That Kills
1937-09-21
Ferguson is a rough-and-tumble hockey player who discovers that his chosen profession is nothing mor
Nevada
1944-12-25
Just as Nevada wins $7000 in yellowback bills, Ben Ide takes his $7000 and heads out to buy mining e
Laddie
1940-01-18
Handsome Laddie Stanton courts neighbor Pamela Pryor, meeting opposition from her stern military fat
It Happened in Hollywood
1937-09-07
A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.
Dick Tracy's G-Men
1939-09-02
A mad doctor named Zanoff uses a drug to bring himself back from the dead after his execution in pri
The Night Riders
1939-04-12
Talbot uses a phony land grant to rule thirteen million acres, taxing everyone heavily and evicting
New Frontier
1939-08-10
The Three Mesquiteers convince a group of settlers to exchange their present property for some which
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939-10-19
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replaceme
Western Caravans
1939-06-14
A caravan of settlers is arriving and the ranchers intend to keep them out. It looks like a range wa
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939-11-16
Rancher Autry takes a job singing on the radio to aid farmers and ranchers whose lands were destroye
The Trigger Trio
1937-10-18
In this western, the Three Mesquiteers must find a killer and his band after they murder an official
Heart of the Rockies
1937-09-06
Cattle are being routinely stolen from a local ranch, and suspicion centers on a local mountain fami
Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940-05-24
Frustrated by their inability to take action against a murderous gang who killed a young boy, Texas
Sergeant York
1941-09-27
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is the
The Hucksters
1947-07-17
A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be
Little Men
1940-11-29
Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tou
I, Jane Doe
1948-05-25
While stationed in France during World War II, an American fighter pilot marries a French girl but l
Texas Terrors
1940-11-22
A lawyer by training, Bob Millburne (Don "Red" Barry) believes in relying on the legal system to exa
The Painted Stallion
1937-06-05
American federal agent Clark Stuart is on assignment in Santa Fe to draw up a trade agreement with t
Hi-Yo Silver
1940-04-10
Edited version of the 1938 Republic serial "The Lone Ranger."
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942-01-31
The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.
Pacific Blackout
1941-12-31
Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. U
Undercover Maisie
1947-03-01
Maisie Revere, a showgirl stranded in Los Angeles, decides to join the local police department on th
Free Rent
1936-12-20
Tom persuades Monty to buy a house trailer so they can live off the fat of the land.