Sammy McKim

December 20, 1924 — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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.

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New Frontier

1939

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Red River Range

1938

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The Night Riders

1939

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Nevada

1944

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Laddie

1940

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The Old Barn Dance

1938

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Gunsmoke Ranch

1937

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Hit the Saddle

1937