Walter Reed

Acting • Born 1916-02-10 – Died 2001-08-20

Acting1Fort Ward, Washington, USA

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.

Filmography

215 credits

7 Men from Now

Movie • 1956

John Greer

Young Man with a Horn

Movie • 1950

Jack Chandler

Government Agents vs Phantom Legion

Movie • 1951

Hal Duncan

Superman and the Mole Men

Movie • 1951

Bill Corrigan

Framing Father

Movie • 1942

Leon Errol, Jr.

The Sun Sets at Dawn

Movie • 1950

The Chaplain

Bombardier

Movie • 1943

Jim Carter

Cheyenne Autumn

Movie • 1964

Lt. Peterson (uncredited)

The Lawless

Movie • 1950

Jim Wilson

Love in September

Movie • 1936

Hell's Island

Movie • 1955

Lawrence

How the West Was Won

Movie • 1962

River Pirate (uncredited)

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Movie • 1970

Vice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited)

Where Love Has Gone

Movie • 1964

George Babson

Go for Broke!

Movie • 1951

Captain

Bobby Ware Is Missing

Movie • 1955

Max Goodwin

Dangerous Mission

Movie • 1954

Ranger Dobson

How to Make a Monster

Movie • 1958

Detective Thompson

Missile Monsters

Movie • 1958

Kent Fowler

Horizons West

Movie • 1952

Layton

Return of the Bad Men

Movie • 1948

Bob Dalton

Child of Divorce

Movie • 1946

Michael Benton

The Lawless Eighties

Movie • 1957

Capt. North

Convict Stage

Movie • 1965

Sam Gill

Target

Movie • 1952

Martin Conroy

The Torch

Movie • 1950

Dr. Robert Stanley

Petticoat Larceny

Movie • 1943

Bill Morgan

Desert Passage

Movie • 1952

John Carver

Flying Disc Man from Mars

Movie • 1950

Kent Fowler

Macumba Love

Movie • 1960

J. Peter Weils

The Blazing Forest

Movie • 1952

Mac

Banjo

Movie • 1947

Dr. Robert M. Hartley

Caribbean

Movie • 1952

Evans

Westbound

Movie • 1959

Julesburg Doctor (uncredited)

Mystery in Mexico

Movie • 1948

Glenn Ames

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

Movie • 1942

Dennis Lindsay

Fort Courageous

Movie • 1965

Doc

Army Surgeon

Movie • 1942

Dr. Bill Drake

Slim Carter

Movie • 1957

Richard L. Howard

Sergeant Rutledge

Movie • 1960

Capt. McAfee (uncredited)

Wells Fargo Gunmaster

Movie • 1951

Ed Hines

Dance with Me, Henry

Movie • 1956

Drake

The High and the Mighty

Movie • 1954

Mr. Field (uncredited)

Arson for Hire

Movie • 1959

Chief Hollister

Angel on the Amazon

Movie • 1948

Jerry Adams

The Yellow Tomahawk

Movie • 1954

Keats

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

Movie • 1943

Dennis Lindsay

Western Heritage

Movie • 1948

Joe Powell

The Red Ball Express

Movie • 1952

Major (uncredited)

Advise & Consent

Movie • 1962

Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)

The Mayor of 44th Street

Movie • 1942

Lou Luddy

The Eagle and the Hawk

Movie • 1950

Jones

War Paint

Movie • 1953

Trooper Allison

Those Redheads from Seattle

Movie • 1953

Whitey Marks

A Time for Dying

Movie • 1969

Mayor

Emergency Hospital

Movie • 1956

Police Sgt. Paul Arnold

Rock, Pretty Baby

Movie • 1956

Mr. Reid

My Favorite Spy

Movie • 1942

Nightclub Patron

Moment to Moment

Movie • 1966

Hendricks

Captain China

Movie • 1950

Martin

Sangaree

Movie • 1953

Conspirator in Boat (uncredited)

The Clown

Movie • 1953

Joe Hoagley

Submarine Command

Movie • 1951

Chief O'Flynn

Night Song

Movie • 1948

Jimmy

The Racket

Movie • 1951

Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited)

Tripoli

Movie • 1950

Wade

The Bamboo Blonde

Movie • 1946

Montgomery

The Monk

Movie • 1969

Director

Fighter Squadron

Movie • 1948

Capt. Duke Chappell

The Far Horizons

Movie • 1955

Helmsman Cruzatte (uncredited)

The Horse Soldiers

Movie • 1959

Union Officer

The Deep Six

Movie • 1958

Paul Clemson

Mirage

Movie • 1965

Reporter (uncredited)

The Man from the Alamo

Movie • 1953

Billings (uncredited)

The Sand Pebbles

Movie • 1966

Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)

Flashing Spikes

Movie • 1962

2nd Reporter

Summer Love

Movie • 1958

Mr. Reid

The Helen Morgan Story

Movie • 1957

Loring Kirk (uncredited)

Mister Ed

TV • 1961

Mr. Maloney

The F.B.I.

TV • 1965

Jack Zander

Batman

TV • 1966

Officer

Petticoat Junction

TV • 1963

Grover Woodstock

Dragnet

TV • 1951

Gunsmoke

TV • 1955

Joe Garrett

Perry Mason

TV • 1957

Detective Myers

Saints and Sinners

TV • 1962

Bill Sutton

The Twilight Zone

TV • 1959

Desperate Man

Sea Hunt

TV • 1958

Case Jarrett

87th Precinct

TV • 1961

Walters

Have Gun, Will Travel

TV • 1957

Captain

The Millionaire

TV • 1955

Dr. Tom Dunlap

The Virginian

TV • 1962

Maj. Mallory

Thriller

TV • 1960

Police Sgt. Burke

Peter Gunn

TV • 1958

One Step Beyond

TV • 1959

Robert Barton

M Squad

TV • 1957

States Attorney

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

TV • 1954

Capt. James

Buffalo Bill Jr.

TV • 1955

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV • 1956

Sam Cluny

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

TV • 1955

Cavalcade of America

TV • 1952

Meet McGraw

TV • 1957

Charles Healy

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

TV • 1958

Stratton

City Detective

TV • 1953

Hopalong Cassidy

TV • 1952

Letter to Loretta

TV • 1953

Paul

Miami Undercover

TV • 1961

Sandor

Public Defender

TV • 1954

Attorney

Not for Hire

TV • 1959

Fury

TV • 1955

Charlie Stevens

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

TV • 1955

Turner Ashby

Studio 57

TV • 1954

Maverick

TV • 1957

Bledsoe

Biff Baker U.S.A.

TV • 1952

My Three Sons

TV • 1960

Dean of Men

Public Defender

TV • 1954

Cassidy

Cheyenne

TV • 1955

Price Edwards

Petticoat Junction

TV • 1963

Melvin Randall