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
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950
as Jimmy Ward
You're My Everything
1949
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
1949
I, Jane Doe
1948
as Newsboy
The Hucksters
1947
as Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Trainee (uncredited)
Nevada
1944
as Marvy Ide
We've Never Been Licked
1943
as Senior Student (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Boy
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Kid at Bomb
Sergeant York
1941
as Boy (uncredited)
Little Men
1940
as Tommy
Texas Terrors
1940
as Bob as a Boy
Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940
as Danny Burke
Hi-Yo Silver
1940
as Sammy
Laddie
1940
as Leon Stanton
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
as Eddie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Boy Ranger (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's G-Men
1939
as Sammy Williams
New Frontier
1939
as Stevie Braddock
Western Caravans
1939
as Matt Winters
The Night Riders
1939
as Tim Randall
Flying G-Men
1939
as Billy McKay
Red River Range
1938
as Tommy Jones