Sam Reese

Sammy Pharr Reese (September 11, 1930^[2] – September 11, 1985^[3] or September 12, 1985^[1] (sources differ) ) 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, and was also known as the clerk in the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night, starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates and Lee Grant.^[4]

Sam Reese
Reese in King Rat, 1965
Born	Sammy Pharr Reese[1] (1930-09-11)September 11, 1930 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Died	September 11, 1985(1985-09-11) (aged 55) September 12, 1985(1985-09-12) (aged 55) (sources differ) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film and television actor
Years active	1959–1970

Reese was born in Montgomery, Alabama,^[2] the son of Mary Reese.^[1] He guest-starred in television programs, including The Andy Griffith Show, Gunsmoke, I Spy, The Big Valley, Iron Horse, Death Valley Days, That Girl and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,^[2] and played the recurring role of Dr. Dan Shanks in the first season of the NBC medical drama television series Dr. Kildare. He also appeared in films such as King Rat (as Kurt), Captain Newman, M.D. and PT 109.^[5]

Reese died on September 11, 1985^[3] or September 12, 1985^[1] (sources differ), in Montgomery, Alabama, at the age of 55.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
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	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Martin Hendrix	Season 1 Episode 24: "The Star Juror"
1963	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Henry, The Barber	Season 2 Episode 6: "Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale"
1963-1964	The Outer Limits	Clyde Wyatt / George Wilkenson	2 episodes
1964	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Milt Marshall	Season 2 Episode 17: "The Jar"
1964	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Wilford Likens	Season 3 Episode 1: "Return of Verge Likens"
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