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Sammy McKim

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1924-12-20

Day of Death

2004-07-09

Place of Birth

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Sammy 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.

Filmography (38)

⭐ 7.8 Role: Jimmy Ward

Lonely Heart Bandits

1950
⭐ 4.8 Role: Messenger Boy (uncredited)

You're My Everything

1949
⭐ 7.1 Role: Unknown

Flamingo Road

1949
⭐ 6.4 Role: Newsboy

I, Jane Doe

1948
⭐ 7.1 Role: Western Union Messenger (uncredited)

The Hucksters

1947
⭐ 8.0 Role: Trainee (uncredited)

Undercover Maisie

1947
⭐ 6.6 Role: Marvy Ide

Nevada

1944
⭐ 6.5 Role: Senior Student (uncredited)

We've Never Been Licked

1943
⭐ 5.5 Role: Boy

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942
⭐ 6.5 Role: Kid at Bomb

Pacific Blackout

1941
⭐ 7.2 Role: Boy (uncredited)

Sergeant York

1941
⭐ 5.5 Role: Tommy

Little Men

1940
⭐ 5.5 Role: Bob as a Boy

Texas Terrors

1940
⭐ 8.0 Role: Danny Burke

Rocky Mountain Rangers

1940
⭐ 7.0 Role: Sammy

Hi-Yo Silver

1940