Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 10, 1916
Place of Birth:
Fort Ward, Washington, USA
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Walter Reed
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! | Vice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited) |
| 1969 | A Time for Dying | Mayor |
| 1969 | The Monk | Director |
| 1966 | Moment to Moment | Hendricks |
| 1966 | The Sand Pebbles | Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Convict Stage | Sam Gill |
| 1965 | Fort Courageous | Doc |
| 1965 | Mirage | |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn | Lt. Peterson (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Where Love Has Gone | George Babson |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won | River Pirate (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent | Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Flashing Spikes | 2nd Reporter |
| 1960 | Macumba Love | J. Peter Weils |
| 1960 | Sergeant Rutledge | Capt. McAfee (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Westbound | Julesburg Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Arson for Hire | Chief Hollister |
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers | Union Officer |
| 1958 | How to Make a Monster | Detective Thompson |
| 1958 | Missile Monsters | Kent Fowler |
| 1958 | The Deep Six | Paul Clemson |
| 1957 | The Lawless Eighties | Capt. North |
| 1957 | Slim Carter | Richard L. Howard |
| 1956 | Seven Men from Now | John Greer |
| 1956 | Dance with Me, Henry | Drake |
| 1956 | Emergency Hospital | Police Sgt. Paul Arnold |
| 1956 | Rock, Pretty Baby | Mr. Reid |
| 1955 | Hell's Island | Lawrence |
| 1955 | Bobby Ware Is Missing | Max Goodwin |
| 1955 | The Far Horizons | Helmsman Cruzatte (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Dangerous Mission | Ranger Dobson |
| 1954 | The High and the Mighty | Mr. Field (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Yellow Tomahawk | Keats |
| 1953 | War Paint | Trooper Allison |
| 1953 | Those Redheads from Seattle | Whitey Marks |
| 1953 | Sangaree | Conspirator in Boat (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Clown | Joe Hoagley |
| 1953 | The Man from the Alamo | |
| 1952 | Horizons West | Layton |
| 1952 | Target | Martin Conroy |
| 1952 | Desert Passage | John Carver |
| 1952 | The Blazing Forest | Mac |
| 1952 | Caribbean | Evans |
| 1952 | The Red Ball Express | Major (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Government Agents vs Phantom Legion | Hal Duncan |
| 1951 | Superman and the Mole Men | Bill Corrigan |
| 1951 | Go for Broke! | Captain |
| 1951 | Wells Fargo Gunmaster | Ed Hines |
| 1951 | Submarine Command | Chief O'Flynn |
| 1951 | The Racket | Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Young Man with a Horn | Jack Chandler |
| 1950 | The Sun Sets at Dawn | The Chaplain |
| 1950 | The Lawless | Jim Wilson |
| 1950 | The Torch | Dr. Robert Stanley |
| 1950 | Flying Disc Man from Mars | Kent Fowler |
| 1950 | The Eagle and the Hawk | Jones |
| 1950 | Captain China | Martin |
| 1950 | Tripoli | Wade |
| 1948 | Return of the Bad Men | Bob Dalton |
| 1948 | Mystery in Mexico | Glenn Ames |
| 1948 | Angel on the Amazon | Jerry Adams |
| 1948 | Western Heritage | Joe Powell |
| 1948 | Night Song | Jimmy |
| 1948 | Fighter Squadron | Capt. Duke Chappell |
| 1947 | Banjo | Dr. Robert M. Hartley |
| 1946 | Child of Divorce | Michael Benton |
| 1946 | The Bamboo Blonde | Montgomery |
| 1943 | Bombardier | Jim Carter |
| 1943 | Petticoat Larceny | Bill Morgan |
| 1943 | Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event | Dennis Lindsay |
| 1942 | Framing Father | Leon Errol, Jr. |
| 1942 | Mexican Spitfire's Elephant | Dennis Lindsay |
| 1942 | Army Surgeon | Dr. Bill Drake |
| 1942 | The Mayor of 44th Street | Lou Luddy |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy | Nightclub Patron |
| 1936 | Love in September |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Hotel desk clerk |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Major |
| 1966 | Family Affair | |
| 1966 | Batman | Officer |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Jack Zander |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Dwight Livingstone |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Al McClure |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction | Grover Woodstock |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction | Melvin Randall |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Judge |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners | Bill Sutton |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Maj. Mallory |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Caleb |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Rev. Nichols |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct | |
| 1961 | Hazel | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | Miami Undercover | |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | |
| 1960 | Thriller | Police Sgt. Burke |
| 1960 | Coronado 9 | |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | Dean of Men |
| 1960 | The Case of the Dangerous Robin | Sad Sam Clark |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Desperate Man |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace | |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Robert Barton |
| 1959 | Not for Hire | |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace | Newscaster (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Tim Fisher |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Sea Hunt | |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | Stratton |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | Joe Stanley |
| 1958 | Lawman | James Chase |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Bill Foster |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Detective Myers |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Captain |
| 1957 | M Squad | States Attorney |
| 1957 | Meet McGraw | Charles Healy |
| 1957 | Official Detective | |
| 1957 | Maverick | Bledsoe |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Alexander Hill |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Major Harrison |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo | John Forrester |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Sheriff Miller (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Simms |
| 1957 | Casey Jones | Philips |
| 1957 | Trackdown | Jeff Krail (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Sam Cluny |
| 1956 | State Trooper | William Baxter |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Joe Garrett |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Dr. Tom Dunlap |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | |
| 1955 | Buffalo Bill Jr. | |
| 1955 | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | |
| 1955 | Fury | Charlie Stevens |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Turner Ashby |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Price Edwards |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | James Mitchell |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Ray Landers |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Champion | Lance Ward |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | |
| 1954 | Public Defender | Attorney |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | |
| 1954 | Public Defender | Cassidy |
| 1954 | Public Defender | Jackson Blake |
| 1954 | Lassie | George Evans |
| 1954 | Passport to Danger | Standish |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Chad |
| 1954 | Public Defender | Doctor |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Ben Cobey |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Arthur Berkeley |
| 1954 | The Lone Wolf | Frank Henshaw |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Ben Craine |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Henry Hayden |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Jim Miller |
| 1953 | City Detective | |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Paul |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Dr. Perry Roth |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy | |
| 1952 | Biff Baker U.S.A. | |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | Capt. Marsh |
| 1952 | Chevron Theatre | |
| 1952 | Chevron Theatre | William Martin |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Mr. Andrews |
| 1951 | Dragnet | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Patsy |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Deputy Joe Blake |