Robert McKim (actor)

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Robert McKim
Born	26 August 1886 San Francisco, California, USA
Died	4 June 1927 (aged 40) Hollywood, California, USA
Years active	1915-1927

Robert McKim (26 August 1886 – 4 June 1927), was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 99 films between 1915 and 1927. He is best remembered for playing the arch villain opposite Douglas Fairbanks's Zorro in The Mark of Zorro in 1920. McKim also starred with Lon Chaney in the 1923 silent version of All The Brothers Were Valiant. One of his last roles was again as a villain in the unfinished silent The Mysterious Island starring Lionel Barrymore based on Jules Verne's novel. Though McKim shot silent sequences in 1927 the film wasn't released until 1929. McKim was uncredited, though he's recognizable in a lot of the footage, and by that time had been dead for two years.

He was born in San Francisco, California and died in Hollywood, California from a cerebral hemorrhage.

[edit] Selected filmography

• The Bat (1926)
• Ride for Your Life (1924)
• Strangers of the Night (1923)
• Dead Game (1923)
• The Mark of Zorro (1920)
• Bullet Proof (1920)
• Partners Three (1919)
• Fuss and Feathers (1918)
• When Do We Eat? (1918)
• The Marriage Ring (1918)
• The Stepping Stone (1916)

[edit] External links

• Robert McKim at the Internet Movie Database

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NAME	McKim, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	26 August 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH	San Francisco, California  United States
DATE OF DEATH	4 June 1927
PLACE OF DEATH	Hollywood, California  United States