Walter Reed
Known for: Acting
Born: February 10, 1916
Died: August 20, 2001
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
78 movies · 78 TV shows, newest first
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
8.0
The Monk
1969
6.3
A Time for Dying
1969
6.8
Ironside
1967
6.9
The Invaders
1967
7.2
The Sand Pebbles
1966
6.7
Family Affair
1966
5.1
Moment to Moment
1966
7.3
Batman
1966
7.0
Mirage
1965
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
5.1
Fort Courageous
1965
6.4
Convict Stage
1965
6.1
Where Love Has Gone
1964
6.7
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
7.8
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
5.9
Petticoat Junction
1963
8.3
Arrest and Trial
1963
7.0
How the West Was Won
1962
6.8
Flashing Spikes
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
7.0
Saints and Sinners
1962
7.2
Advise & Consent
1962
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
6.8
Hazel
1961
7.8
87th Precinct
1961
6.3
Miami Undercover
1961
6.8
Mister Ed
1961
NR
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960
6.6
My Three Sons
1960
6.7
Thriller
1960
6.7
Coronado 9
1960
7.5
Macumba Love
1960
7.0
Sergeant Rutledge
1960NR
Not for Hire
1959
8.0
The Untouchables
1959
5.6
Hawaiian Eye
1959
6.6
Dennis the Menace
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
6.9
The Horse Soldiers
1959
6.4
Westbound
1959
7.0
Arson for Hire
1959
5.7
One Step Beyond
1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.0
Lawman
1958
6.5
The Donna Reed Show
1958
6.6
Peter Gunn
1958
5.7
How to Make a Monster
1958
5.5
Summer Love
1958
5.7
The Deep Six
1958
6.8
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
6.7
Sea Hunt
1958
4.0
Missile Monsters
1958
8.0
Slim Carter
1957
6.9
Tombstone Territory
1957
5.8
Casey Jones
1957
6.9
Trackdown
1957
5.3
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
4.4
The Restless Gun
1957
7.0
Maverick
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
5.4
M Squad
1957
6.6
Wagon Train
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
6.5
Meet McGraw
1957
7.0
The Lawless Eighties
1957
7.2
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
7.5
Official Detective
1957
5.2
Dance with Me, Henry
1956
6.0
Rock, Pretty Baby
1956
7.3
Emergency Hospital
1956
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
19565.7
State Trooper
19566.5
Broken Arrow
1956
6.8
7 Men from Now
1956
8.0
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955
6.5
Fury
1955
6.8
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
6.3
The Adventures of Champion
1955
6.2
Cheyenne
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
6.3
The Far Horizons
1955
5.5
Hell's Island
1955
6.0
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
5.8
The Millionaire
1955
7.0
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
7.5
Studio 57
1954
6.3
Lassie
1954
6.0
The High and the Mighty
1954
6.6
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954
8.0
The Lone Wolf
19547.5
Passport to Danger
1954
6.3
Public Defender
1954
6.0
Dangerous Mission
1954
5.5
Annie Oakley
1954
5.6
Those Redheads from Seattle
19538.5
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
5.0
The Pride of the Family
1953
6.6
Letter to Loretta
1953
7.5
City Detective
1953
5.6
War Paint
1953
6.6
The Man from the Alamo
1953
NR
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
6.8
Sangaree
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
5.6
The Clown
1953
6.5
The Blazing Forest
1952
7.8
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952
6.3
Horizons West
1952
6.2
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
4.6
Cavalcade of America
1952
5.3
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
6.7
Adventures of Superman
1952
6.3
Caribbean
1952
5.0
Desert Passage
1952
6.0
The Red Ball Express
1952
6.6
Target
19528.0
Chevron Theatre
1952
6.5
Dragnet
1951
5.3
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
5.8
Submarine Command
1951
6.3
The Racket
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.5
Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
1951
10.0
Wells Fargo Gunmaster
1951
5.9
Go for Broke!
1951
5.8
Tripoli
1950
6.4
The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950
4.9
Flying Disc Man from Mars
1950
5.9
The Eagle and the Hawk
1950
5.3
The Torch
1950
5.9
The Lawless
1950
6.4
Young Man with a Horn
1950
5.5
Captain China
1950
6.8
The Lone Ranger
1949
6.1
Fighter Squadron
1948
5.1
Angel on the Amazon
1948
6.0
Mystery in Mexico
1948
6.3
Return of the Bad Men
1948
7.0
Western Heritage
1948
6.4
Night Song
1948
7.7
Banjo
1947
6.5
Child of Divorce
1946
5.6
The Bamboo Blonde
1946
7.0
Petticoat Larceny
1943
6.0
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
1943
5.7
Bombardier
1943
6.0
Army Surgeon
1942
5.0
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
5.4
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
5.7
My Favorite Spy
1942
8.0
Framing Father
1942
9.0
Love in September
1936