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Aliases: John Samuel McKim

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Movie Involvements: 29

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Dick Tracy's G-Men
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4

Dick Tracy's G-Men

(1939) Sammy Williams
Sergeant York
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7

Sergeant York

(1941) Boy (uncredited)
You're My Everything
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3

You're My Everything

(1949) Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Call The Mesquiteers
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4

Call The Mesquiteers

(1938) Timothy Irving
New Frontier
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6

New Frontier

(1939) Stevie Braddock
The Game That Kills
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5

The Game That Kills

(1937) Jack
We've Never Been Licked
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0

We've Never Been Licked

(1943) Senior Student (uncredited)
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
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Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1950 Jimmy Ward
1949 Messenger Boy (uncredited)
N/A
1948 Newsboy
1947 Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
Trainee (Uncredited)
1944 Marvy Ide
1943 Senior Student (uncredited)
1942 Boy
1941 Kid at Bomb
Boy (uncredited)
1940 Tommy
Bob as a Boy
Danny Burke
Sammy
Leon Stanton
1939 Eddie
Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Sammy Williams
Stevie Braddock
Matt Winters
Tim Randall
Billy McKay
1938 Tommy Jones
Boots
Timothy Irving
Sammy
Johnny Dawson
1937 Boy
Mickey Evans
Jack
Boy
Davey Dawson
Christopher Kit Carson
Jimmy Warren
Tim Miller - Sheriff's Son
1936 Billy Heath
Year Character Movie/Tv

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