Walter Reed
Walter Reed
He was Walter Reed Smith on his birth certificate, but when he decided to pursue acting, the Washington-born hopeful dropped the "Smith" and retained his first and middle name professionally. Bypassing the obvious medical roles that an actor with his hospital-inspired cognomen might have accepted for publicity purposes, Reed became a light leading man in wartime films like Seven Days Leave (1942). Banking on his vague resemblance to comic-book hero Dick Tracy, Reed starred in the 1951 Republic serials Flying Disc Man from Mars and Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion. He was also seen as mine supervisor Bill Corrigan in Superman vs. the Mole Men (1951), a 58-minute B-film which represented George Reeves' first appearance as the Man of Steel. Walter Reed continued as a journeyman "authority" actor until 1970's Tora! Tora! Tora! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Walter Reed:
- How the West Was Won with James Stewart , Henry Fonda , Gregory Peck , Debbie Reynolds , Richard Widmark , George Peppard , Karl Malden , John Wayne , Carolyn Jones , Robert Preston , Eli Wallach , Carroll Baker , Lee J. Cobb , Walter Brennan , David Brian , Andy Devine , Raymond Massey , Agnes Moorehead , Thelma Ritter , Mickey Shaughnessy , Russ Tamblyn , Lee VanCleef , Ken Curtis , Jay C. Flippen , Saul Gorss , Boyd "Red" Morgan , Gil Perkins , Chuck Roberson , Gene Roth , Harry Dean Stanton , Karl Swenson , Spencer Tracy , Joseph Sawyer
- Cheyenne Autumn with Richard Widmark , Carroll Baker , James Stewart , Edward G. Robinson , Karl Malden , Sal Mineo , Dolores DelRio , Ricardo Montalban , Gilbert Roland , Arthur Kennedy , John Carradine , Victor Jory , Mike Mazurki , George O'Brien , Ken Curtis , Harry Jr. Carey , James Flavin , Sam Harris , Ben Johnson , Ted Mapes , Denver Pyle , John Qualen , Chuck Roberson , Ralph Truman , Anna Magnani
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