Robert McKim

Robert McKim

Known for

Acting

Born

August 26, 1886

Birthplace

San Jacinto, California, USA

Died

June 4, 1927 (aged 40)

Biography

From Wikipedia

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 is best remembered for playing the arch villain opposite Douglas Fairbanks's Zorro in The Mark of Zorro in 1920.

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...

Best known work

The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
1920
Hell's Hinges
Hell's Hinges
1916
The Strong Man
The Strong Man
1926
The Bat
The Bat
1926
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven
1941
Don Q Son of Zorro
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925
The Return of Draw Egan
The Return of Draw Egan
1916
Monte Cristo
Monte Cristo
1922
Wagon Tracks
Wagon Tracks
1919
Mademoiselle Midnight
Mademoiselle Midnight
1924

Filmography

  1. 1941

    One Foot in Heaven

    as Handsome Jack Pressley (archive footage) (uncredited)

  2. 1927

    The Thrill Seekers

    as Hal Walker

  3. 1927

    The Denver Dude

    as Bob Flint

  4. 1927

    The Show Girl

    as Edward Hayden

  5. 1926

    A Regular Scout

    as Ed Powell

  6. 1926

    The Strong Man

    as 'Mike' McDevitt

  7. 1926

  8. 1926

    The Wolf Hunters

    as Ainsworth

  9. 1926

    The Dead Line

    as 'Silver Sam' McGee

  10. 1926

    The Bat

    as Dr. Wells

  11. 1926

    The Tough Guy

    as Con Carney

  12. 1925

    Spook Ranch

    as Don Ramies

  13. 1925

    North of Nome

    as Henri Cocteau

  14. 1925

    Don Q Son of Zorro

    as Capitán Juan Ramon (Archive Footage)

  15. 1924

    The Torrent

    as Detective

  16. 1924

    When a Girl Loves

    as Dr. Godfrey Luke

  17. 1924

    Mademoiselle Midnight

    as João / Manuel Corrales

  18. 1924

    The Galloping Ace

    as David Kincaid

  19. 1924

    Ride for Your Life

    as 'Gentleman Jim' Slade

  20. 1923

    Maytime

    as Monte Mitchell

  21. 1923

    Thundergate

    as Ray Williams

  22. 1923

  23. 1923

    The Spoilers

    as Struve

  24. 1923

    Hollywood

    as Robert McKim

  25. 1923

    Human Wreckage

    as Dr. Hillman

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