Sam Reese


Sam Reese was an American character actor, mainly appearing on television, but also natably appearing in the film "In The Heat of The Night".

Life

He was born on 11 September 1930 in Montgomery, Alabama.
He started appearing as an actor in 1959 in the TV series, The Detectives. He appeared regularly as Dr Dan Shanks in the series Dr Kildare. After a promising break, appearing in the award-winning "In The Heat of the Night", he failed to get much more film work, but appeared regularly on television.
He died in Montgomery of a stroke on his 55th birthday in 1985.

Appearances

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