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Walter Reed

1916-02-10

The 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 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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Tora! Tora! Tora!

7.145 average rating
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How the West Was Won

6.982 average rating
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The Horse Soldiers

6.939 average rating
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The Sand Pebbles

7.2 average rating
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Where Love Has Gone

6.2 average rating
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Sergeant Rutledge

7.064 average rating
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The Man from the Alamo

6.527 average rating
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The Far Horizons

6.227 average rating
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Mirage

6.973 average rating
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Go for Broke!

5.7 average rating
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The Red Ball Express

5.8 average rating
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Cheyenne Autumn

6.7 average rating
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Seven Men from Now

6.8 average rating
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Moment to Moment

5.077 average rating
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The High and the Mighty

5.961 average rating
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Advise & Consent

7.2 average rating
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Missile Monsters

3 average rating
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Horizons West

6.225 average rating
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Dangerous Mission

5.833 average rating
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Tripoli

5.6 average rating