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Walter Reed

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Walter Reed

Born February 10, 1916 in Fort Ward, Washington, USADied August 20, 200178 films

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.

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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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The Sand Pebbles posterFirst watchThe Sand Pebbles19667.2as Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Tora! Tora! Tora! poster7.2Tora! Tora! Tora!1970How the West Was Won poster7.0How the West Was Won1962The Horse Soldiers poster6.9The Horse Soldiers1959Advise & Consent poster7.2Advise & Consent1962Sergeant Rutledge poster7.0Sergeant Rutledge1960Mirage poster7.1Mirage1965Cheyenne Autumn poster6.7Cheyenne Autumn19647 Men from Now poster6.87 Men from Now1956

Filmography

78 films as actor
  1. 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Vice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited)
  2. 1969The MonkDirector
  3. 1969A Time for DyingMayor
  4. 1966The Sand PebblesBidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)
  5. 1966Moment to MomentHendricks
  6. 1965MirageReporter (uncredited)
  7. 1965Fort CourageousDoc
  8. 1965Convict StageSam Gill
  9. 1964Where Love Has GoneGeorge Babson
  10. 1964Cheyenne AutumnLt. Peterson (uncredited)
  11. 1962How the West Was WonRiver Pirate (uncredited)
  12. 1962Flashing Spikes2nd Reporter
  13. 1962Advise & ConsentSenate Staff Clerk (uncredited)
  14. 1960Macumba LoveJ. Peter Weils
  15. 1960Sergeant RutledgeCapt. McAfee (uncredited)
  16. 1959The Horse SoldiersUnion Officer
  17. 1959WestboundJulesburg Doctor (uncredited)
  18. 1959Arson for HireChief Hollister
  19. 1958How to Make a MonsterDetective Thompson
  20. 1958Summer LoveMr. Reid
  21. 1958The Deep SixPaul Clemson
  22. 1958Missile MonstersKent Fowler
  23. 1957Slim CarterRichard L. Howard
  24. 1957The Helen Morgan StoryLoring Kirk (uncredited)
  25. 1957The Lawless EightiesCapt. North
  26. 1956Dance with Me, HenryDrake
  27. 1956Rock, Pretty BabyMr. Reid
  28. 1956Emergency HospitalPolice Sgt. Paul Arnold
  29. 19567 Men from NowJohn Greer
  30. 1955Bobby Ware Is MissingMax Goodwin
  31. 1955The Far HorizonsHelmsman Cruzatte (uncredited)
  32. 1955Hell's IslandLawrence
  33. 1954The High and the MightyMr. Field (uncredited)
  34. 1954The Yellow TomahawkKeats
  35. 1954Dangerous MissionRanger Dobson
  36. 1953Those Redheads from SeattleWhitey Marks
  37. 1953War PaintTrooper Allison
  38. 1953The Man from the AlamoBillings (uncredited)
  39. 1953SangareeConspirator in Boat (uncredited)
  40. 1953The ClownJoe Hoagley
  41. 1952The Blazing ForestMac
  42. 1952Horizons WestLayton
  43. 1952CaribbeanEvans
  44. 1952Desert PassageJohn Carver
  45. 1952The Red Ball ExpressMajor (uncredited)
  46. 1952TargetMartin Conroy
  47. 1951Superman and the Mole MenBill Corrigan
  48. 1951Submarine CommandChief O'Flynn
  49. 1951The RacketPoliceman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited)
  50. 1951Government Agents vs Phantom LegionHal Duncan
  51. 1951Wells Fargo GunmasterEd Hines
  52. 1951Go for Broke!Captain (uncredited)
  53. 1950TripoliWade
  54. 1950The Sun Sets at DawnThe Chaplain
  55. 1950Flying Disc Man from MarsKent Fowler
  56. 1950The Eagle and the HawkJones
  57. 1950The TorchDr. Robert Stanley
  58. 1950The LawlessJim Wilson
  59. 1950Young Man with a HornJack Chandler
  60. 1950Captain ChinaMartin
  61. 1948Fighter SquadronCapt. Duke Chappell
  62. 1948Angel on the AmazonJerry Adams
  63. 1948Mystery in MexicoGlenn Ames
  64. 1948Return of the Bad MenBob Dalton
  65. 1948Western HeritageJoe Powell
  66. 1948Night SongJimmy
  67. 1947BanjoDr. Robert M. Hartley
  68. 1946Child of DivorceMichael Benton
  69. 1946The Bamboo BlondeMontgomery
  70. 1943Petticoat LarcenyBill Morgan
  71. 1943Mexican Spitfire's Blessed EventDennis Lindsay
  72. 1943BombardierJim Carter
  73. 1942Army SurgeonDr. Bill Drake
  74. 1942The Mayor of 44th StreetLou Luddy
  75. 1942Mexican Spitfire's ElephantDennis Lindsay
  76. 1942My Favorite SpyNightclub Patron
  77. 1942Framing FatherLeon Errol, Jr.
  78. 1936Love in September