Robert McKim (actor)
Robert McKim (August 26, 1886 – June 4, 1927) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in 99 films between 1915 and 1927. He played the arch villain opposite Douglas Fairbanks's Zorro in The Mark of Zorro in 1920.[1]
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Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. | August 26, 1886
Died | June 4, 1927 40) Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1915-1927 |
McKim 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 the Jules Verne novel. Though McKim shot its silent sequences in 1927, the film was not released until 1929 and McKim was uncredited. He died in Hollywood, California from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1927 at age 40.
McKim married fellow actress Dorcas Matthews and they appeared together in some films.
Selected filmography
- The Edge of the Abyss (1915)
- Hell's Hinges (1916)
- The Stepping Stone (1916)
- The Return of Draw Egan (1916)
- The Devil's Double (1916)
- The Weaker Sex (1917)
- 'Blue Blazes' Rawden (1918)
- The Marriage Ring (1918)
- When Do We Eat? (1918)
- Fuss and Feathers (1918)
- Partners Three (1919)
- Wagon Tracks (1919)
- Her Kingdom of Dreams (1919)
- The Devil to Pay (1920)
- The U.P. Trail (1920)
- The Money Changers (1920)
- Riders of the Dawn (1920)
- The Woman in Room 13 (1920)
- The Dwelling Place of Light (1920)
- Bullet Proof (1920)
- The Mark of Zorro (1920)
- The Spenders (1921)
- The Lure of Egypt (1921)
- Monte Cristo (1922)
- All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923)
- Dead Game (1923)
- Thundergate (1923)
- Human Wreckage (1923)
- His Last Race (1923)
- The Spoilers (1923)
- Hollywood (1923) (cameo)
- The Spoilers (1923)
- Strangers of the Night (1923)
- Maytime (1923)
- Ride for Your Life (1924)
- Mademoiselle Midnight (1924)
- Spook Ranch (1925)
- The Bat (1926)
- The Tough Guy (1926)
- The Strong Man (1926)
- A Regular Scout (1926)
- Kentucky Handicap (1926)
- The Denver Dude (1927)
- The Show Girl (1927)
- The Mysterious Island (1929) (posthumous release)
References
- "Robert McKim". NY Times. Retrieved April 11, 2015.