Walter Reed
Acting
Born 1916-02-10
Died 2001-08-20
Fort Ward, Washington, USA
156 credits
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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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Acting
58 credits
Perry Mason
Lassie
Bonanza
Ironside
Batman
Dragnet
Wagon Train
The Donna Reed Show
Maverick
The Twilight Zone
The Virginian
Have Gun, Will Travel
Petticoat Junction
Cheyenne
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
My Three Sons
The Untouchables
Lawman
Thriller
Gunsmoke
Ben Casey
The F.B.I.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Tales of Wells Fargo
Adventures of Superman
The Lone Ranger
The Invaders
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Hawaiian Eye
One Step Beyond
Family Affair
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Mister Ed
Dennis the Menace
Hazel
77 Sunset Strip
The Streets of San Francisco
The Millionaire
Sea Hunt
State Trooper
Tombstone Territory
Trackdown
M Squad
Arrest and Trial
Studio 57
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Public Defender
Tora! Tora! Tora!
87th Precinct
Annie Oakley
Fury
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Broken Arrow
Cavalcade of America
How the West Was Won
Chevron Theatre
The Restless Gun
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
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