Walter Reed
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 10, 1916
- Died
- August 20, 2001
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
as Vice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited)
The Monk 1969
as Director
A Time for Dying 1969
as Mayor
The Sand Pebbles 1966
as Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)
Moment to Moment 1966
as Hendricks
Mirage 1965
as Reporter (uncredited)
Fort Courageous 1965
as Doc
Convict Stage 1965
as Sam Gill
Where Love Has Gone 1964
as George Babson
Cheyenne Autumn 1964
as Lt. Peterson (uncredited)
How the West Was Won 1962
as River Pirate (uncredited)
Flashing Spikes 1962
as 2nd Reporter
Advise & Consent 1962
as Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)
Macumba Love 1960
as J. Peter Weils
Sergeant Rutledge 1960
as Capt. McAfee (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers 1959
as Union Officer
Westbound 1959
as Julesburg Doctor (uncredited)
Arson for Hire 1959
as Chief Hollister
How to Make a Monster 1958
as Detective Thompson
Summer Love 1958
as Mr. Reid
The Deep Six 1958
as Paul Clemson
Missile Monsters 1958
as Kent Fowler
Slim Carter 1957
as Richard L. Howard
The Helen Morgan Story 1957
as Loring Kirk (uncredited)
The Lawless Eighties 1957
as Capt. North
Dance with Me, Henry 1956
as Drake
Rock, Pretty Baby 1956
as Mr. Reid
Emergency Hospital 1956
as Police Sgt. Paul Arnold
7 Men from Now 1956
as John Greer
Bobby Ware Is Missing 1955
as Max Goodwin
The Far Horizons 1955
as Helmsman Cruzatte (uncredited)
Hell's Island 1955
as Lawrence
The High and the Mighty 1954
as Mr. Field (uncredited)
The Yellow Tomahawk 1954
as Keats
Dangerous Mission 1954
as Ranger Dobson
Those Redheads from Seattle 1953
as Whitey Marks
War Paint 1953
as Trooper Allison
The Man from the Alamo 1953
as Billings (uncredited)
Sangaree 1953
as Conspirator in Boat (uncredited)
The Clown 1953
as Joe Hoagley
The Blazing Forest 1952
as Mac
Horizons West 1952
as Layton
Caribbean 1952
as Evans
The Red Ball Express 1952
as Major (uncredited)
Desert Passage 1952
as John Carver
Target 1952
as Martin Conroy
Superman and the Mole Men 1951
as Bill Corrigan
Submarine Command 1951
as Chief O'Flynn
The Racket 1951
as Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited)
Government Agents vs Phantom Legion 1951
as Hal Duncan
Wells Fargo Gunmaster 1951
as Ed Hines
Go for Broke! 1951
as Captain (uncredited)
Tripoli 1950
as Wade
The Sun Sets at Dawn 1950
as The Chaplain
Flying Disc Man from Mars 1950
as Kent Fowler
The Eagle and the Hawk 1950
as Jones
The Torch 1950
as Dr. Robert Stanley
The Lawless 1950
as Jim Wilson
Young Man with a Horn 1950
as Jack Chandler
Captain China 1950
as Martin
Fighter Squadron 1948
as Capt. Duke Chappell
Angel on the Amazon 1948
as Jerry Adams
Mystery in Mexico 1948
as Glenn Ames
Return of the Bad Men 1948
as Bob Dalton
Western Heritage 1948
as Joe Powell
Night Song 1948
as Jimmy
Banjo 1947
as Dr. Robert M. Hartley
Child of Divorce 1946
as Michael Benton
The Bamboo Blonde 1946
as Montgomery
Petticoat Larceny 1943
as Bill Morgan
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event 1943
as Dennis Lindsay
Bombardier 1943
as Jim Carter
Army Surgeon 1942
as Dr. Bill Drake
The Mayor of 44th Street 1942
as Lou Luddy
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant 1942
as Dennis Lindsay
My Favorite Spy 1942
as Nightclub Patron
Framing Father 1942
as Leon Errol, Jr.
Love in September 1936
Actor
Credits from TMDB.