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Walter Reed

Born
Feb 10, 1916 · Aged 85
Died
Aug 20, 2001
Place of birth
Fort Ward, Washington, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
78
TV credits
137
Also known as (1)
  • Walter Reed Smith

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…