Walter Reed
Acting
- Born:
- 1916-02-10
- Died:
- 2001-08-20
- Place of birth:
- Fort Ward, Washington, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Streets of San Francisco
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Monk
A Time for Dying
Ironside
The Invaders
The Sand Pebbles
Family Affair
Moment to Moment
Batman
Mirage
The F.B.I.
Fort Courageous
Convict Stage
Where Love Has Gone
Cheyenne Autumn
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Petticoat Junction
Arrest and Trial
How the West Was Won
Flashing Spikes
The Virginian
Saints and Sinners
Advise & Consent
Ben Casey
Hazel
87th Precinct
Miami Undercover
Mister Ed
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
My Three Sons
Thriller
Coronado 9
Macumba Love
Sergeant Rutledge
Not for Hire
The Untouchables
Hawaiian Eye
Dennis the Menace
The Twilight Zone
Bonanza
The Horse Soldiers
Westbound
Arson for Hire
One Step Beyond
77 Sunset Strip
Lawman
The Donna Reed Show
Peter Gunn
How to Make a Monster
Summer Love
The Deep Six
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Sea Hunt
Missile Monsters
Slim Carter
Tombstone Territory
Casey Jones
Trackdown
The Helen Morgan Story
The Restless Gun
Maverick
Perry Mason
M Squad
Wagon Train
Have Gun, Will Travel
Meet McGraw
The Lawless Eighties
Tales of Wells Fargo
Official Detective
Dance with Me, Henry
Rock, Pretty Baby
Emergency Hospital
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
State Trooper
Broken Arrow
7 Men from Now
Bobby Ware Is Missing
Fury
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
The Adventures of Champion
Cheyenne
Gunsmoke
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Far Horizons
Hell's Island
Buffalo Bill Jr.
The Millionaire
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Studio 57
Lassie
The High and the Mighty
The Yellow Tomahawk
The Lone Wolf
Passport to Danger
Public Defender
Dangerous Mission
Annie Oakley
Those Redheads from Seattle
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
The Pride of the Family
Letter to Loretta
City Detective
War Paint
The Man from the Alamo
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Sangaree
General Electric Theater
The Clown
The Blazing Forest
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Horizons West
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Cavalcade of America
Hopalong Cassidy
Adventures of Superman
Caribbean
Desert Passage
The Red Ball Express
Target
Chevron Theatre
Dragnet
Superman and the Mole Men
Submarine Command
The Racket
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
Wells Fargo Gunmaster
Go for Broke!
Tripoli
The Sun Sets at Dawn
Flying Disc Man from Mars
The Eagle and the Hawk
The Torch
The Lawless
Young Man with a Horn
Captain China
The Lone Ranger
Fighter Squadron
Angel on the Amazon
Mystery in Mexico
Return of the Bad Men
Western Heritage
Night Song
Banjo
Child of Divorce
The Bamboo Blonde
Petticoat Larceny
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
Bombardier
Army Surgeon
The Mayor of 44th Street
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
My Favorite Spy
Framing Father
Love in September