| Sam Reese | |
| Birth Name: | Sammy Pharr Reese |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Death Date: | (sources differ) |
| Death Place: | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Film and television actor |
| Years Active: | 1959–1970 |
Sammy Pharr Reese (September 11, 1930[1] – September 11, 1985 or September 12, 1985[2] (sources differ)) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of the Clerk in the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night.[3]
Reese was born in Montgomery, Alabama, the son of Mary Reese. 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. He also appeared in a few episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and Dr. Kildare, playing the role of Dr. Dan Shanks, but only appeared in the first season on four episodes. He died on September 11, 1985 or September 12, 1985 (sources differ), at his 55th birthday of a stroke in Montgomery, Alabama.[4]
| 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 |
| 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 |