Acting · Fort Ward, Washington, USA · Born February 10, 1916
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.
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Hotel desk clerk
MovieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Vice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited)
MovieThe Monk
1969
as Director
MovieA Time for Dying
1969
as Mayor
TVIronside
1967
as Dr. Freemont
TVThe Invaders
1967
as Major
MovieThe Sand Pebbles
1966
as Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)
TVFamily Affair
1966
as Mr. Burgess
MovieMoment to Moment
1966
as Hendricks
TVBatman
1966
as Officer
MovieMirage
1965
as Reporter (uncredited)
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Jack Zander
MovieFort Courageous
1965
as Doc
MovieConvict Stage
1965
as Sam Gill
MovieWhere Love Has Gone
1964
as George Babson
MovieCheyenne Autumn
1964
as Lt. Peterson (uncredited)
TVVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Scientist (uncredited)
TVPetticoat Junction
1963
as Grover Woodstock
TVArrest and Trial
1963
as Judge
MovieHow the West Was Won
1962
as River Pirate (uncredited)
MovieFlashing Spikes
1962
as 2nd Reporter
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Maj. Mallory
TVSaints and Sinners
1962
as Bill Sutton
MovieAdvise & Consent
1962
as Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)
TVBen Casey
1961
as Wilfred Blake
TVHazel
1961
as Fred Garson
TV87th Precinct
1961
as Walters
TVMiami Undercover
1961
as Sandor
TVMister Ed
1961
as Mr. Maloney
TVThe Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960
as Sad Sam Clark
TVMy Three Sons
1960
as Dean of Men
TVThriller
1960
as Police Sgt. Burke
TVCoronado 9
1960
as Lt. Jim Quinn
MovieMacumba Love
1960
as J. Peter Weils
MovieSergeant Rutledge
1960
as Capt. McAfee (uncredited)
Not for Hire
1959
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Orville Watson
TVHawaiian Eye
1959
as Samuel Drum
TVDennis the Menace
1959
as Newscaster (uncredited)
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Desperate Man
TVBonanza
1959
as Tim Fisher
MovieThe Horse Soldiers
1959
as Union Officer
MovieWestbound
1959
as Julesburg Doctor (uncredited)
MovieArson for Hire
1959
as Chief Hollister
TVOne Step Beyond
1959
as Robert Barton
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Bill Foster
TVLawman
1958
as James Chase
TVThe Donna Reed Show
1958
as Mr. Boardman
TVPeter Gunn
1958
MovieHow to Make a Monster
1958
as Detective Thompson
MovieSummer Love
1958
as Mr. Reid
MovieThe Deep Six
1958
as Paul Clemson
TVMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Stratton
TVSea Hunt
1958
as Case Jarrett
MovieMissile Monsters
1958
as Kent Fowler
MovieSlim Carter
1957
as Richard L. Howard
TVTombstone Territory
1957
as Corey Muldeen
TVCasey Jones
1957
as Philips
TVTrackdown
1957
as Jeff Krail (uncredited)
MovieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Loring Kirk (uncredited)
TVThe Restless Gun
1957
as Ned Landy
TVMaverick
1957
as Bledsoe
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Detective Myers
TVM Squad
1957
as States Attorney
TVWagon Train
1957
as Major Harrison
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Captain
TVMeet McGraw
1957
as Charles Healy
MovieThe Lawless Eighties
1957
as Capt. North
TVTales of Wells Fargo
1957
as John Forrester
Official Detective
1957
as Lt. Al Copeland
MovieDance with Me, Henry
1956
as Drake
MovieRock, Pretty Baby
1956
as Mr. Reid
MovieEmergency Hospital
1956
as Police Sgt. Paul Arnold
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sam Cluny
State Trooper
1956
as William Baxter
Broken Arrow
1956
as Fred Neilson
Movie7 Men from Now
1956
as John Greer
MovieBobby Ware Is Missing
1955
as Max Goodwin
TVFury
1955
as Charlie Stevens
TVSergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
TVThe Adventures of Champion
1955
as Lance Ward
TVCheyenne
1955
as Price Edwards
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Joe Garrett
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Turner Ashby
MovieThe Far Horizons
1955
as Helmsman Cruzatte (uncredited)
MovieHell's Island
1955
as Lawrence
TVBuffalo Bill Jr.
1955
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Dr. Tom Dunlap
TVThe Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
as Capt. James
TVStudio 57
1954
TVLassie
1954
as George Evans
MovieThe High and the Mighty
1954
as Mr. Field (uncredited)
MovieThe Yellow Tomahawk
1954
as Keats
TVThe Lone Wolf
1954
as Frank Henshaw
Passport to Danger
1954
as Standish
TVPublic Defender
1954
as Attorney
MovieDangerous Mission
1954
as Ranger Dobson
TVAnnie Oakley
1954
as Ben Cobey
MovieThose Redheads from Seattle
1953
as Whitey Marks
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as William Martin
TVThe Pride of the Family
1953
as Cunningham
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Paul
TVCity Detective
1953
MovieWar Paint
1953
as Trooper Allison
MovieThe Man from the Alamo
1953
as Billings (uncredited)
TVRevlon Mirror Theatre
1953
MovieSangaree
1953
as Conspirator in Boat (uncredited)
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
MovieThe Clown
1953
as Joe Hoagley
MovieThe Blazing Forest
1952
as Mac
TVBiff Baker U.S.A.
1952
MovieHorizons West
1952
as Layton
TVThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Mr. Andrews
TVCavalcade of America
1952
TVHopalong Cassidy
1952
TVAdventures of Superman
1952
as Gen. Barrel
MovieCaribbean
1952
as Evans
MovieDesert Passage
1952
as John Carver
MovieThe Red Ball Express
1952
as Major (uncredited)
MovieTarget
1952
as Martin Conroy
Chevron Theatre
1952
TVDragnet
1951
MovieSuperman and the Mole Men
1951
as Bill Corrigan
MovieSubmarine Command
1951
as Chief O'Flynn
MovieThe Racket
1951
as Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited)
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Patsy
MovieGovernment Agents vs Phantom Legion
1951
as Hal Duncan
MovieWells Fargo Gunmaster
1951
as Ed Hines
MovieGo for Broke!
1951
as Captain (uncredited)
MovieTripoli
1950
as Wade
MovieThe Sun Sets at Dawn
1950
as The Chaplain
MovieFlying Disc Man from Mars
1950
as Kent Fowler
MovieThe Eagle and the Hawk
1950
as Jones
MovieThe Torch
1950
as Dr. Robert Stanley
MovieThe Lawless
1950
as Jim Wilson
MovieYoung Man with a Horn
1950
as Jack Chandler
MovieCaptain China
1950
as Martin
TVThe Lone Ranger
1949
as Deputy Joe Blake
MovieFighter Squadron
1948
as Capt. Duke Chappell
MovieAngel on the Amazon
1948
as Jerry Adams
MovieMystery in Mexico
1948
as Glenn Ames
MovieReturn of the Bad Men
1948
as Bob Dalton
MovieWestern Heritage
1948
as Joe Powell
MovieNight Song
1948
as Jimmy
MovieBanjo
1947
as Dr. Robert M. Hartley
MovieChild of Divorce
1946
as Michael Benton
MovieThe Bamboo Blonde
1946
as Montgomery
MoviePetticoat Larceny
1943
as Bill Morgan
MovieMexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
1943
as Dennis Lindsay
MovieBombardier
1943
as Jim Carter
MovieArmy Surgeon
1942
as Dr. Bill Drake
MovieThe Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Lou Luddy
MovieMexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Dennis Lindsay
MovieMy Favorite Spy
1942
as Nightclub Patron
MovieFraming Father
1942
as Leon Errol, Jr.
MovieLove in September
1936
