Walter Reed

Known for

Acting

Born

February 10, 1916

Birthplace

Fort Ward, Washington, USA

Died

August 20, 2001 (aged 85)

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 Re...

Best known work

The Twilight Zone

1959

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Batman

1966

How the West Was Won

1962

Bonanza

1959

The Sand Pebbles

1966

The Horse Soldiers

1959

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

Sergeant Rutledge

1960

Perry Mason

1957

Filmography

1972
The Streets of San FranciscoTV
as Hotel desk clerk (1 episode)
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Vice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited)
1969
The Monk
as Director
1969
A Time for Dying
as Mayor
1967
IronsideTV
as Dr. Freemont (1 episode), as Sergeant Dickerson (1 episode)
1967
The InvadersTV
as Major (1 episode)
1966
The Sand Pebbles
as Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)
1966
Family AffairTV
as Mr. Burgess (1 episode)
1966
Moment to Moment
as Hendricks
1966
BatmanTV
as Officer (1 episode), as Officer (uncredited) (1 episode)
1965
Mirage
as Reporter (uncredited)
1965
The F.B.I.TV
as Jack Zander (1 episode), as Dwight Livingstone (1 episode), as Al McClure (1 episode)
1965
Fort Courageous
as Doc
1965
Convict Stage
as Sam Gill
1964
Where Love Has Gone
as George Babson
1964
Cheyenne Autumn
as Lt. Peterson (uncredited)
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaTV
as Scientist (uncredited) (1 episode)
1963
Petticoat JunctionTV
as Grover Woodstock (1 episode), as Melvin Randall (1 episode)
1963
Arrest and TrialTV
as Judge (1 episode), as Municipal Court Judge (1 episode)
1962
How the West Was Won
as River Pirate (uncredited)
1962
Flashing Spikes
as 2nd Reporter
1962
The VirginianTV
as Maj. Mallory (1 episode), as Rev. Nichols (1 episode), as Caleb (1 episode), as J.D. Collins (1 episode), as Mr. Stephens (1 episode)
1962
Saints and SinnersTV
as Bill Sutton (1 episode)
1962
Advise & Consent
as Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)
1961
Ben CaseyTV
as Wilfred Blake (2 episodes)