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Robert McKim

Robert McKim

1886 – 1927·San Jacinto, California, USA

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 40.

Filmography

Hell's Hinges

Hell's Hinges

1916A Clergyman
Wagon Tracks

Wagon Tracks

1919Donald Washburn
The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro

1920Capt. Juan Ramon
Monte Cristo

Monte Cristo

1922De Villefort, the king's attorney
The Strong Man

The Strong Man

1926'Mike' McDevitt
The Bat

The Bat

1926Dr. Wells