🎬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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)	Vice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited)		7
2	A Time for Dying (1969)	Mayor		7
3	The Sand Pebbles (1966)	Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)		7
4	Mirage (1965)	Reporter (uncredited)		6
5	Cheyenne Autumn (1964)	Lt. Peterson (uncredited)		6
6	How the West Was Won (1962)	River Pirate (uncredited)		6
7	Sergeant Rutledge (1960)	Capt. McAfee (uncredited)		6.5
8	Westbound (1959)	Julesburg Doctor (uncredited)		6
9	The Horse Soldiers (1959)	Union Officer		7
10	How to Make a Monster (1958)	Detective Thompson	-	-
11	7 Men from Now (1956)	John Greer		6.5
12	Dance with Me, Henry (1956)	Drake	-	-
13	Hell's Island (1955)	Lawrence		7
14	The High and the Mighty (1954)	Mr. Field (uncredited)		3
15	Superman and the Mole Men (1951)	Bill Corrigan	-	-
16	The Racket (1951)	Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited)		5
17	The Lawless (1950)	Jim Wilson		6
18	The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950)	The Chaplain		6
19	Young Man with a Horn (1950)	Jack Chandler	-	-