Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
75
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 10, 1916 ( 85 years old )
Place of Birth
Fort Ward, Washington, USA
Also Known As
Walter Reed Smith
Walter Reed
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.
Known For
7 Men from Now
1956-07-24Young Man with a Horn
1950-03-01Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
1951-07-04Superman and the Mole-Men
1951-11-23Framing Father
1942-05-15The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950-11-01Bombardier
1943-05-14Cheyenne Autumn
1964-10-15The Lawless
1950-06-01Love in September
1936-03-06