Walter Reed (actor)
Walter Reed was an American stage, film and television actor.
Biography
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. 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 type cast as a serial star.
After appearing in 90 films and numerous television programs, such as The Lone Ranger, Perry Mason, John Payne's The Restless Gun, and Gunsmoke, Reed changed careers and became a real estate investor and broker in Santa Cruz, California in the late 1960s.
Selected filmography
Redskin - Indian Boy My Favorite Spy - Nightclub Patron The Mayor of 44th Street - Lou LuddyMexican Spitfire's Elephant - Dennis LindsayArmy Surgeon - Dr. Bill DrakeSeven Days' Leave - Ralph BellBombardier - Jim CarterMexican Spitfire's Blessed Event - Dennis LindsayPetticoat Larceny - Bill MorganThe Bamboo Blonde - Montgomery, Magazine Reporter Child of Divorce - Michael BentonBanjo - Dr. BobNight Song - JimmyWestern Heritage - Joe PowellReturn of the Bad Men - Bob DaltonMystery in Mexico - Glenn AmesAngel on the Amazon - Jerry AdamsFighter Squadron - Capt. Duke ChappellCaptain China - MartinYoung Man with a Horn - Jack ChandlerThe Eagle and the Hawk - JonesThe Torch - Dr. Robert StanleyThe Lawless - Jim WilsonFlying Disc Man from Mars - Kent FowlerThe Sun Sets at Dawn - The ChaplainTripoli - WadeCharlie's Haunt - Larry Go for Broke! - Captain Wells Fargo Gunmaster - Ed HinesGovernment Agents vs. Phantom Legion - Hal DuncanThe Racket - Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room Superman and the Mole-Men - Bill CorriganSubmarine Command - Chief O'FlynnBronco Buster - Fred Wharton, Phoenix Announcer Target - Martin ConroyRed Ball Express - Major Desert Passage - John CarverCaribbean Gold - Evans, MacAllister's ForemanHorizons West - LaytonThunderbirds - Lt. HammondThe Blazing Forest - MaxThe Clown - Joe HoagleySeminole - Farmer Sangaree - Conspirator in Boat The Man from the Alamo - Billings Latin Lovers - Hotel Clerk War Paint - Trooper AllisonThose Redheads from Seattle - Whitey MarksForever Female - Leading Man Dangerous Mission - Ranger DobsonThe High and the Mighty - Mr. Field The Yellow Tomahawk - KeatsReturn from the Sea - CaptainThe Eternal Sea - Operations OfficerHell's Island - LawrenceThe Far Horizons - Cruzatte The Last Command - Irate Texan in Cantina Bobby Ware Is Missing - Max GoodwinSeven Men from Now - John GreerEmergency Hospital - Police Sgt. Paul ArnoldDance with Me, Henry - DrakeThree Brave Men - George Pryor Rock, Pretty Baby! - Mr. ReidLast of the Badmen - Fleming The Lawless Eighties - Capt. Ellis NorthThe Helen Morgan Story - Loring Kirk Slim Carter - Richard L. HowardThe Deep Six - Paul ClemsonSummer Love - Mr. ReidHow to Make a Monster - Detective ThompsonArson for Hire - Chief HollisterWestbound - Julesburg Doctor The Horse Soldiers - Union Officer13 Fighting Men - Col. JeffersSergeant Rutledge - Capt. McAfee Macumba Love - J. Peter WeilsPosse from Hell - Olly Sea Hunt - Case JarrettAdvise & Consent - Senate Staff Clerk How the West Was Won - River Pirate The Carpetbaggers - Monica's Lay-out Artist Cheyenne Autumn - Lt. Peterson Where Love Has Gone - George BabsonFort Courageous - DocMirage - Reporter Convict Stage - Sam GillThe Money Trap - Detective Moment to Moment - HendricksThe Oscar - Pereira The Sand Pebbles - Bidder at Red Kettle Bar The Destructors - AdmiralStar! - Photographer Panic in the City - Frank DeversA Time for Dying - MayorTora! Tora! Tora! - Vice Adm. William S. Pye