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Sam Reese(1930-1985)

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Sam Reese
Sam Reese was born on 11 September 1930 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for In the Heat of the Night (1967), I Spy (1965) and The Outer Limits (1963). He died on 11 September 1985 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
BornSeptember 11, 1930
DiedSeptember 11, 1985(55)
BornSeptember 11, 1930
DiedSeptember 11, 1985(55)
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Known for

Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Warren Oates in In the Heat of the Night (1967)
In the Heat of the Night
7.9
  • Clerk
  • 1967
Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
I Spy
7.2
TV Series
  • Sam Drake
  • Langdon
The Outer Limits (1963)
The Outer Limits
8.1
TV Series
  • Clyde Wyatt
  • George Wilkenson
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
4.7
  • Additional Crew
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor

  • Stacy Keach in The Traveling Executioner (1970)
    The Traveling Executioner
    6.3
    • Priest (as Sammy Reese)
    • 1970
  • Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Warren Oates in In the Heat of the Night (1967)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.9
    • Clerk
    • 1967
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
    I Spy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Sam Drake
    • Langdon
    • 1966–1967
  • Iron Horse (1966)
    Iron Horse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Ferris
    • 1967
  • Occasional Wife (1966)
    Occasional Wife
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Stool Pigeon
    • 1967
  • Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)
    The Big Valley
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Ollie Patten
    • 1967
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Buff Watson (as Sammy Reese)
    • 1967
  • Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, and Andy Griffith in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    The Andy Griffith Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Photographer (as Sammy Reese)
    • 1966
  • That Girl (1966)
    That Girl
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Father John Morton (as Sammy Reese)
    • 1966
  • King Rat (1965)
    King Rat
    7.5
    • Kurt (as Sammy Reese)
    • 1965
  • Kentucky Jones (1964)
    Kentucky Jones
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Mr. Percy
    • Principal (as Sammy Reese)
    • 1964
  • Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Henry, The Barber
    • Wilford Likens
    • Milt Marshall ...
    • 1963–1964
  • The Outer Limits (1963)
    The Outer Limits
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Clyde Wyatt
    • George Wilkenson
    • 1963–1964
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Squeaker
    • 1964
  • Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, and Bobby Darin in Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
    Captain Newman, M.D.
    6.9
    • Haskell - Patient (uncredited)
    • 1963

Additional Crew

  • Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
    Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
    4.7
    • dialogue coach
    • 1973
  • Making It (1971)
    Making It
    5.9
    • dialogue coach
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Sammy Reese
  • Born
    • September 11, 1930
    • Montgomery, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • September 11, 1985
    • Montgomery, Alabama, USA(stroke)

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    Died on his 55th birthday.

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