Walter Reed

Walter Reed

Date of Birth:

Feb 10, 1916

Place of Birth:

Fort Ward, Washington, USA

Walter Reed (born Walter Reed Smith), was an American stage, film and television actor.  Reed was born in 1916 in Fort Ward, Washington. Following a stint as a Broadway actor, Reed broke into films in 1941. He appeared in several features for RKO Radio Pictures, including the last two Mexican Spitfire comedies (in which Reed replaced Buddy Rogers as the Spitfire's husband). Perhaps his most memorable role was as the spineless wagon driver husband of Gail Russell in the western Seven Men from Now. Reed also appeared in the very first Superman theatrical feature film Superman and the Mole Men in 1951.

In 1951, Reed made two film serials for Republic Pictures; Reed strongly resembled former Republic leading man Ralph Byrd, enabling Republic to insert old action scenes of Byrd into the new Reed footage. Republic wanted to sign Reed for additional serials but Reed declined, preferring not to be typed as a serial star.

After appearing in 90 films and numerous television programs, such as John Payne's The Restless Gun, Reed changed careers and became a real estate investor and broker in Santa Cruz, California in the late 1960s.

filmography:

The Mayor of 44th Street The Mayor of 44th Street

1942

Advise & Consent Advise & Consent

1962

The Red Ball Express The Red Ball Express

1952

The Eagle and the Hawk The Eagle and the Hawk

1950

War Paint War Paint

1953

Emergency Hospital Emergency Hospital

1956

A Time for Dying A Time for Dying

1969

Those Redheads from Seattle Those Redheads from Seattle

1953

Western Heritage Western Heritage

1948

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

1943

Dance with Me, Henry Dance with Me, Henry

1956

Wells Fargo Gunmaster Wells Fargo Gunmaster

1951

Sergeant Rutledge Sergeant Rutledge

1960

The High and the Mighty The High and the Mighty

1954

Arson for Hire Arson for Hire

1959

The Yellow Tomahawk The Yellow Tomahawk

1954

Angel on the Amazon Angel on the Amazon

1948

Rock, Pretty Baby Rock, Pretty Baby

1956

My Favorite Spy My Favorite Spy

1942

The Far Horizons The Far Horizons

1955

Fighter Squadron Fighter Squadron

1948

The Monk The Monk

1969

The Horse Soldiers The Horse Soldiers

1959

The Deep Six The Deep Six

1958

The Sand Pebbles The Sand Pebbles

1966

The Man from the Alamo The Man from the Alamo

1953

Mirage Mirage

1965

The Bamboo Blonde The Bamboo Blonde

1946

Tripoli Tripoli

1950

Sangaree Sangaree

1953

Captain China Captain China

1950

Moment to Moment Moment to Moment

1966

The Clown The Clown

1953

Submarine Command Submarine Command

1951

The Racket The Racket

1951

Night Song Night Song

1948

Slim Carter Slim Carter

1957

Army Surgeon Army Surgeon

1942

Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

How the West Was Won How the West Was Won

1962

Hell's Island Hell's Island

1955

Where Love Has Gone Where Love Has Gone

1964

Go for Broke! Go for Broke!

1951

Missile Monsters Missile Monsters

1958

Dangerous Mission Dangerous Mission

1954

Bobby Ware Is Missing Bobby Ware Is Missing

1955

Love in September Love in September

1936

The Lawless The Lawless

1950

Superman and the Mole-Men Superman and the Mole-Men

1951

Government Agents vs Phantom Legion Government Agents vs Phantom Legion

1951

Young Man with a Horn Young Man with a Horn

1950

Framing Father Framing Father

1942

The Sun Sets at Dawn The Sun Sets at Dawn

1950

Cheyenne Autumn Cheyenne Autumn

1964

Bombardier Bombardier

1943

How to Make a Monster How to Make a Monster

1958

Horizons West Horizons West

1952

Banjo Banjo

1947

The Blazing Forest The Blazing Forest

1952

Macumba Love Macumba Love

1960

Caribbean Caribbean

1952

Westbound Westbound

1959

Fort Courageous Fort Courageous

1965

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

1942

Mystery in Mexico Mystery in Mexico

1948

Flying Disc Man from Mars Flying Disc Man from Mars

1950

Desert Passage Desert Passage

1952

The Lawless Eighties The Lawless Eighties

1957

Child of Divorce Child of Divorce

1946

Return of the Bad Men Return of the Bad Men

1948

Convict Stage Convict Stage

1965

Target Target

1952

Petticoat Larceny Petticoat Larceny

1943

The Torch The Torch

1950

7 Men from Now 7 Men from Now

1956

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