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.
Acted in
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Hotel desk clerk
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Vice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited)
The Monk
1969
as Director
A Time for Dying
1969
as Mayor
Ironside
1967
The Invaders
1967
as Major
The Sand Pebbles
1966
as Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)
Family Affair
1966
Moment to Moment
1966
as Hendricks
Batman
1966
as Officer
Mirage
1965
The F.B.I.
1965
as Jack Zander
The F.B.I.
1965
as Dwight Livingstone
The F.B.I.
1965
as Al McClure
Fort Courageous
1965
as Doc
Convict Stage
1965
as Sam Gill
Where Love Has Gone
1964
as George Babson
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Lt. Peterson (uncredited)
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Grover Woodstock
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Melvin Randall
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Judge
How the West Was Won
1962
as River Pirate (uncredited)
The Virginian
1962
as Maj. Mallory
The Virginian
1962
as Caleb
The Virginian
1962
as Rev. Nichols
Saints and Sinners
1962
as Bill Sutton
Advise & Consent
1962
as Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)
Ben Casey
1961
Hazel
1961
87th Precinct
1961
Miami Undercover
1961
Mister Ed
1961
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960
as Sad Sam Clark
My Three Sons
1960
My Three Sons
1960
as Dean of Men
Thriller
1960
as Police Sgt. Burke
Coronado 9
1960
Macumba Love
1960
as J. Peter Weils
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as Capt. McAfee (uncredited)
Not for Hire
1959
Dennis the Menace
1959
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Newscaster (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Desperate Man
Bonanza
1959
as Tim Fisher
The Horse Soldiers
1959
as Union Officer
Westbound
1959
as Julesburg Doctor (uncredited)
Arson for Hire
1959
as Chief Hollister
One Step Beyond
1959
as Robert Barton
77 Sunset Strip
1958
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Bill Foster
Lawman
1958
as James Chase
Peter Gunn
1958
How to Make a Monster
1958
as Detective Thompson
The Deep Six
1958
as Paul Clemson
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Stratton
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Joe Stanley
Sea Hunt
1958
Missile Monsters
1958
as Kent Fowler
Slim Carter
1957
as Richard L. Howard
Tombstone Territory
1957
as Corey Muldeen
Maverick
1957
as Bledsoe
Perry Mason
1957
as Detective Myers
Perry Mason
1957
as Alexander Hill
M Squad
1957
as States Attorney
Wagon Train
1957
as Major Harrison
Wagon Train
1957
as Sheriff Miller (uncredited)
Wagon Train
1957
as Simms
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Captain
Meet McGraw
1957
as Charles Healy
The Lawless Eighties
1957
as Capt. North
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as John Forrester
Official Detective
1957
Dance with Me, Henry
1956
as Drake
Rock, Pretty Baby
1956
as Mr. Reid
Emergency Hospital
1956
as Police Sgt. Paul Arnold
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sam Cluny
State Trooper
1956
as William Baxter
7 Men from Now
1956
as John Greer
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955
as Max Goodwin
Fury
1955
as Charlie Stevens
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
The Adventures of Champion
1955
as Lance Ward
Cheyenne
1955
Cheyenne
1955
as Price Edwards
Cheyenne
1955
as Ray Landers
Gunsmoke
1955
as Joe Garrett
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Turner Ashby
The Far Horizons
1955
as Helmsman Cruzatte (uncredited)
Hell's Island
1955
as Lawrence
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
The Millionaire
1955
as Dr. Tom Dunlap
The Millionaire
1955
as James Mitchell
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Studio 57
1954
Studio 57
1954
as Chad
Studio 57
1954
as Ben Craine
Lassie
1954
as George Evans
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Mr. Field (uncredited)
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954
as Keats
The Lone Wolf
1954
as Frank Henshaw
Passport to Danger
1954
as Standish
Public Defender
1954
as Attorney
Public Defender
1954
as Cassidy
Public Defender
1954
as Jackson Blake
Public Defender
1954
as Doctor
Dangerous Mission
1954
as Ranger Dobson
Annie Oakley
1954
as Ben Cobey
Annie Oakley
1954
as Arthur Berkeley
Those Redheads from Seattle
1953
as Whitey Marks
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Paul
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Dr. Perry Roth
City Detective
1953
War Paint
1953
as Trooper Allison
The Man from the Alamo
1953
Sangaree
1953
as Conspirator in Boat (uncredited)
The Clown
1953
as Joe Hoagley
The Blazing Forest
1952
as Mac
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952
Horizons West
1952
as Layton
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Mr. Andrews
Cavalcade of America
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Capt. Marsh
Adventures of Superman
1952
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Caribbean
1952
as Evans
Desert Passage
1952
as John Carver
The Red Ball Express
1952
as Major (uncredited)
Target
1952
as Martin Conroy
Chevron Theatre
1952
Chevron Theatre
1952
as William Martin
Dragnet
1951
Superman and the Mole-Men
1951
as Bill Corrigan
Submarine Command
1951
as Chief O'Flynn
The Racket
1951
as Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Patsy
Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
1951
as Hal Duncan
Wells Fargo Gunmaster
1951
as Ed Hines
Go for Broke!
1951
as Captain
Tripoli
1950
as Wade
The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950
as The Chaplain
Flying Disc Man from Mars
1950
as Kent Fowler
The Eagle and the Hawk
1950
as Jones
The Torch
1950
as Dr. Robert Stanley
The Lawless
1950
as Jim Wilson
Young Man with a Horn
1950
as Jack Chandler
Captain China
1950
as Martin
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Deputy Joe Blake
Fighter Squadron
1948
as Capt. Duke Chappell
Angel on the Amazon
1948
as Jerry Adams
Mystery in Mexico
1948
as Glenn Ames
Return of the Bad Men
1948
as Bob Dalton
Western Heritage
1948
as Joe Powell
Night Song
1948
as Jimmy
Banjo
1947
as Dr. Robert M. Hartley
Child of Divorce
1946
as Michael Benton
The Bamboo Blonde
1946
as Montgomery
Petticoat Larceny
1943
as Bill Morgan
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
1943
as Dennis Lindsay
Bombardier
1943
as Jim Carter
Army Surgeon
1942
as Dr. Bill Drake
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Lou Luddy
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Dennis Lindsay
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Nightclub Patron
Framing Father
1942
as Leon Errol, Jr.
Love in September
1936