Sam Reese

{{short description|American film and television actor}}

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{{Infobox person

|name = Sam Reese

|birth_name = Sammy Pharr Reese

|birth_date = {{birth date|1930|9|11}}

|birth_place = Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1985|9|11|1930|9|11}}
{{death date and age|1985|9|12|1930|9|11}}
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|death_place = Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.

|occupation = Film and television actor

|years_active = 1959–1970

}}

Sammy Pharr Reese (September 11, 1930{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sam_reese|title=Sam Reese|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=July 4, 2021}} – September 11, 1985 or September 12, 1985{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85191228/sammy-pharr-reese/|title=Sammy Pharr Reese|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 13, 1985|access-date=September 12, 2021|page=39|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} (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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/in-the-heat-of-the-night-v24638|title=In the Heat of the Night (1967)|work=AllMovie|access-date=July 4, 2021}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/159327%7C138204/Sammy-Reese/|title=Sammy Reese|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=June 1, 2021}}