1916-02-10 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.
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Tora! Tora! Tora! | Vice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited) | 1970-01-26 |
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A Time for Dying | Mayor | 1969-09-15 |
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The Monk | Director | 1969-10-21 |
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The Sand Pebbles | Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited) | 1966-12-20 |
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Moment to Moment | Hendricks | 1966-01-27 |
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Mirage | Reporter (uncredited) | 1965-10-29 |
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Fort Courageous | Doc | 1965-05-01 |
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Convict Stage | Sam Gill | 1965-01-01 |
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Where Love Has Gone | George Babson | 1964-11-02 |
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Cheyenne Autumn | Lt. Peterson (uncredited) | 1964-10-15 |
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Advise & Consent | Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited) | 1962-06-06 |
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How the West Was Won | River Pirate (uncredited) | 1962-11-02 |
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Flashing Spikes | 2nd Reporter | 1962-10-04 |
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Macumba Love | J. Peter Weils | 1960-06-01 |
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Sergeant Rutledge | Capt. McAfee (uncredited) | 1960-05-25 |
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The Horse Soldiers | Union Officer | 1959-06-11 |
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Westbound | Julesburg Doctor (uncredited) | 1959-04-25 |
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Arson for Hire | Chief Hollister | 1959-03-01 |
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Missile Monsters | Kent Fowler | 1958-01-01 |
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Summer Love | Mr. Reid | 1958-03-10 |
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How to Make a Monster | Detective Thompson | 1958-07-01 |
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The Deep Six | Paul Clemson | 1958-01-15 |
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The Helen Morgan Story | Loring Kirk (uncredited) | 1957-10-02 |
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Slim Carter | Richard L. Howard | 1957-11-01 |
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The Lawless Eighties | Capt. North | 1957-05-31 |
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Emergency Hospital | Police Sgt. Paul Arnold | 1956-11-02 |
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Dance with Me, Henry | Drake | 1956-12-17 |
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Seven Men from Now | John Greer | 1956-07-24 |
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Rock, Pretty Baby | Mr. Reid | 1956-12-01 |
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Bobby Ware Is Missing | Max Goodwin | 1955-10-23 |
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Hell's Island | Lawrence | 1955-05-06 |
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The Far Horizons | Helmsman Cruzatte (uncredited) | 1955-07-04 |
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The Yellow Tomahawk | Keats | 1954-05-01 |
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The High and the Mighty | Mr. Field (uncredited) | 1954-07-03 |
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Dangerous Mission | Ranger Dobson | 1954-03-06 |
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The Man from the Alamo | Billings (uncredited) | 1953-08-07 |
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Those Redheads from Seattle | Whitey Marks | 1953-10-16 |
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The Clown | Joe Hoagley | 1953-01-16 |
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Sangaree | Conspirator in Boat (uncredited) | 1953-05-17 |
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War Paint | Trooper Allison | 1953-08-28 |
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Target | Martin Conroy | 1952-04-20 |
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The Red Ball Express | Major (uncredited) | 1952-05-29 |
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Horizons West | Layton | 1952-10-11 |
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The Blazing Forest | Mac | 1952-12-01 |
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Caribbean | Evans | 1952-09-01 |
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Desert Passage | John Carver | 1952-05-29 |
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Go for Broke! | Captain | 1951-05-04 |
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The Racket | Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited) | 1951-10-25 |
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Submarine Command | Chief O'Flynn | 1951-11-01 |
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Superman and the Mole Men | Bill Corrigan | 1951-11-23 |
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Government Agents vs Phantom Legion | Hal Duncan | 1951-07-04 |
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Wells Fargo Gunmaster | Ed Hines | 1951-05-15 |
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Flying Disc Man from Mars | Kent Fowler | 1950-10-25 |
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The Lawless | Jim Wilson | 1950-06-01 |
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The Torch | Dr. Robert Stanley | 1950-06-02 |
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The Sun Sets at Dawn | The Chaplain | 1950-11-01 |
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Tripoli | Wade | 1950-11-09 |
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Captain China | Martin | 1950-02-02 |
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Young Man with a Horn | Jack Chandler | 1950-03-01 |
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The Eagle and the Hawk | Jones | 1950-10-01 |
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Western Heritage | Joe Powell | 1948-02-07 |
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Fighter Squadron | Capt. Duke Chappell | 1948-11-27 |
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Night Song | Jimmy | 1948-01-20 |
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Angel on the Amazon | Jerry Adams | 1948-11-01 |
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Mystery in Mexico | Glenn Ames | 1948-08-21 |
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Return of the Bad Men | Bob Dalton | 1948-07-17 |
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Banjo | Dr. Robert M. Hartley | 1947-05-15 |
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The Bamboo Blonde | Montgomery | 1946-07-15 |
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Child of Divorce | Michael Benton | 1946-10-14 |
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Bombardier | Jim Carter | 1943-05-14 |
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Petticoat Larceny | Bill Morgan | 1943-07-17 |
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Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event | Dennis Lindsay | 1943-07-14 |
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Framing Father | Leon Errol, Jr. | 1942-05-15 |
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The Mayor of 44th Street | Lou Luddy | 1942-10-15 |
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Mexican Spitfire's Elephant | Dennis Lindsay | 1942-09-17 |
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Army Surgeon | Dr. Bill Drake | 1942-12-04 |
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My Favorite Spy | Nightclub Patron | 1942-06-12 |
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Love in September | 1936-03-06 |