Walter Reed
Acting
Born February 10, 1916 · 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.
Films (78)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
The Monk
1969
A Time for Dying
1969
The Sand Pebbles
1966
Moment to Moment
1966
Mirage
1965
Fort Courageous
1965
Convict Stage
1965
Where Love Has Gone
1964
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
How the West Was Won
1962
Flashing Spikes
1962
Advise & Consent
1962
Macumba Love
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
The Horse Soldiers
1959
Westbound
1959
Arson for Hire
1959
How to Make a Monster
1958
Summer Love
1958
The Deep Six
1958
Missile Monsters
1958
Slim Carter
1957
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
The Lawless Eighties
1957
Dance with Me, Henry
1956
Rock, Pretty Baby
1956
Emergency Hospital
1956
7 Men from Now
1956
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955
The Far Horizons
1955
Hell's Island
1955
The High and the Mighty
1954
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954
Dangerous Mission
1954
Those Redheads from Seattle
1953
War Paint
1953
The Man from the Alamo
1953
Sangaree
1953
The Clown
1953
The Blazing Forest
1952
Horizons West
1952
Caribbean
1952
Desert Passage
1952
The Red Ball Express
1952
Target
1952
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
Submarine Command
1951
The Racket
1951
Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
1951
Wells Fargo Gunmaster
1951
Go for Broke!
1951
Tripoli
1950
The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950
Flying Disc Man from Mars
1950
The Eagle and the Hawk
1950
The Torch
1950
The Lawless
1950
Young Man with a Horn
1950
Captain China
1950
Fighter Squadron
1948
Angel on the Amazon
1948
Mystery in Mexico
1948
Return of the Bad Men
1948
Western Heritage
1948
Night Song
1948
Banjo
1947
Child of Divorce
1946
The Bamboo Blonde
1946
Petticoat Larceny
1943
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
1943
Bombardier
1943
Army Surgeon
1942
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
My Favorite Spy
1942
Framing Father
1942
Love in September
1936