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Home/People/Sam Reese
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Born
Sep 11, 1930Died: Sep 11, 1985
Lived 55 years
Place of Birth
Montgomery - Alabama - USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

5
Movies
8
TV Shows
Also Known As
Sammy Reese
IMDb Profile

Sam Reese

Acting

Biography
Sammy Pharr Reese (September 11, 1930 – September 11, 1985) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the recurring role of Dr. Dan Shanks in the first season of the American medical drama television series Dr. Kildare. He also acted in In the Heat of the Night (1967), En el calor de la noche (1967), King Rat (1965) and Patrullero PT 109(1963).
The Traveling Executioner poster

The Traveling Executioner

as Priest
1970
In the Heat of the Night poster

In the Heat of the Night

as Clerk
1967
King Rat poster

King Rat

as Kurt
1965
Captain Newman, M.D. poster

Captain Newman, M.D.

as Haskell - Patient (uncredited)
1963
PT 109 poster

PT 109

as Andrew Kirksey
1963