Robert McKim (actor)

Robert McKim
McKim from ad for Riders of the Dawn (1920)
Born	(1886-08-26)August 26, 1886 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	June 4, 1927(1927-06-04) (aged 40) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1915-1927

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 40.

Selected filmography

• The Edge of the Abyss (1915)
• Hell's Hinges (1916)
• The Stepping Stone (1916)
• The Return of Draw Egan (1916)
• The Marriage Ring (1918)
• When Do We Eat? (1918)
• Fuss and Feathers (1918)
• Partners Three (1919)
• Wagon Tracks (1919)
• The Woman in Room 13 (1920)
• Bullet Proof (1920)
• The Mark of Zorro (1920)
• Monte Cristo (1922)
• All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923)
• Dead Game (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 Strong Man (1926)
• The Mysterious Island (1929)*posthumous release

External links

• Robert McKim at IMDb