Sam Reese
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Born | Sammy Pharr Reese September 11, 1930 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | September 11, 1985 September 12, 1985 (aged 55) (sources differ) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 55)
Occupation | Film and television actor |
Years active | 1959-1970 |
Sammy Pharr Reese (September 11, 1930[1] – September 11, 1985[2] or September 12, 1985[3] (sources differ) ) was an American film and television actor. He is notable for playing the role of the "Clerk" in the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night.[4]
Reese was born in Montgomery, Alabama.[1] He guest-starred in television programs, including The Andy Griffith Show, Gunsmoke, I Spy, The Big Valley, Iron Horse, Death Valley Days and That Girl.[1] He also appeared in a few episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour[1] and Dr. Kildare, playing the role of "Dr. Dan Shanks", but only appeared in the first season on four episodes.[citation needed] He died on September 11, 1985[2] or September 12, 1985[3] (sources differ), at his 55th birthday of a stroke in Montgomery, Alabama.[2]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1963 | PT 109 | Andrew Kirksey | |
1963 | Captain Newman, M.D. | Haskell - Patient | |
1965 | King Rat | Kurt | |
1967 | In the Heat of the Night | Clerk | |
1970 | The Traveling Executioner | Priest |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1959 | The Detectives | Smitty | 1 episode |
1959 | Law of the Plainsman | Figure | 1 episode |
1960 | Black Saddle | Runty | 1 episode |
1960 | Zane Grey Theater | Third Man | 1 episode |
1961 | Death Valley Days | Ab Garza | 1 episode |
1961-1962 | Dr. Kildare | Dr. Dan Shanks | 4 episodes |
1963-1964 | The Outer Limits | Clyde Wyatt/George Wilkenson | 2 episodes |
1963-1964 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Martin Hendrix/Henry, The Barber/Milt Marshall/Wilford Likens | 4 episodes |
1964 | The Virginian | Squeaker | 1 episode |
1964 | Kentucky Jones | Principal/Mr. Percy | 2 episodes |
1965 | That Girl | Father John Morton | 1 episode |
1966 | The Andy Griffith Show | Photographer | 1 episode |
1966-1967 | I Spy | Sam Drake/Langdon | 2 episodes |
1967 | Gunsmoke | Buff Watson | 1 episode |
1967 | The Big Valley | Ollie Patten | 1 episode |
1967 | Occasional Wife | Stool Pigeon | 1 episode |
1967 | Iron Horse | Ferris | 1 episode |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Sam Reese". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Sammy Reese". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sammy Pharr Reese". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1985. p. 39. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "In the Heat of the Night (1967)". AllMovie. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
External links[]
- 1930 births
- 1985 deaths
- American actors
- Male actors from Montgomery, Alabama
- People from Montgomery, Alabama
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- American screen actor, 1930s birth stubs