Wallace Reid

Known For: Acting
Born: April 14, 1891
Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: January 18, 1923

Wallace Reid

Wallace Reid was an American actor in silent film referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". Wallace Reid appeared in several films with his father, and as his career in film flourished, he was soon acting and directing with and for early film mogul Allan Dwan. In 1913, while at Universal Pictures, Reid met and married actress Dorothy Davenport. He was featured as Jeff, the blacksmith, in The Birth of a Nation (1915) and had an uncredited role in Intolerance (1916), both directed by D. W. Griffith; he worked with leading ladies such as Florence Turner, Gloria Swanson, Lillian Gish, Elsie Ferguson, and Geraldine Farrar en route to becoming one of Hollywood's major heartthrobs. Already involved with the creation of more than 100 motion picture shorts, Reid was signed by producer Jesse L. Lasky and starred in over 60 films for Lasky's Famous Players film company, which later became…

Filmography

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961 · Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942 · Self (archive footage)

The Movie Album

1932 · (archive footage)

The House That Shadows Built

1931 · (archive footage)

Thirty Days

1922 · John Floyd

Night Life in Hollywood

1922 · Self

Clarence

1922 · Clarence Smith

The Ghost Breaker

1922 · Walter Jarvis, a Ghost Breaker

Nice People

1922 · Captain Billy Wade

A Trip to Paramountown

1922 · Self

The Dictator

1922 · Brooke Travers

Across the Continent

1922 · Jimmy Dent

The World's Champion

1922 · William Burroughs

Rent Free

1922 · Buell Arnister Jr

Don't Tell Everything

1921 · Cullen Dale

Forever

1921 · Peter Ibbetson

The Affairs of Anatol

1921 · Anatol Spencer

The Hell Diggers

1921 · Teddy Darman

Too Much Speed

1921 · 'Dusty' Rhoades

The Love Special

1921 · Jim Glover

The Charm School

1921 · Austin Bevans

The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel

The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel

1921 · As himself

Always Audacious

1920 · Perry Dayton / 'Slim' Attucks

What's Your Hurry?

1920 · Dusty Rhoades

Sick Abed

1920 · Reginald Jay

The Dancin' Fool

1920 · Sylvester Tibble

Excuse My Dust

1920 · 'Toodles' Walden

Double Speed

1920 · 'Speed' Carr

Hawthorne of the U.S.A.

1919 · Anthony Hamilton Hawthorne

The Lottery Man

1919 · Jack Wright

The Valley of the Giants

1919 · Bryce Cardigan

The Love Burglar

1919 · David Strong

You're Fired

1919 · Billy Deering

The Roaring Road

1919 · Walter Thomas 'Toodles' Walden

Alias Mike Moran

1919 · Larry Young

The Dub

1919 · John Craig (The 'Dub')

Too Many Millions

1918 · Walsingham Van Doren

The Man from Funeral Range

1918 · Harry Webb

His Extra Bit

1918 · The Husband

The Source

1918 · Van Twiller Yard

Less Than Kin

1918 · Hobart Lee / Lewis Vickers

The Firefly of France

1918 · Devereux Bayne

Believe Me, Xantippe

1918 · George MacFarland

The House of Silence

1918 · Marcel Levington

The Thing We Love

1918 · Rodney Sheridan

Rimrock Jones

1918 · Rimrock Jones

The Devil Stone

1917 · Guy Sterling

Nan of Music Mountain

1917 · Henry de Spain

The Woman God Forgot

1917 · Alvarado

The Hostage

1917 · Lieutenant Kemper

The Squaw Man's Son

The Squaw Man's Son

1917 · Lord Effington, aka Hal

Big Timber

1917 · Jack Fife

The World Apart

1917 · Bob Fulton

The Tell-Tale Arm

The Tell-Tale Arm

1917

The Prison Without Walls

1917 · Huntington Babbs

The Man Who Saved the Day

The Man Who Saved the Day

1917 · John King, Director

The Golden Fetter

1917 · James Roger Ralston

Joan the Woman

1916 · Eric Trent 1431 / Eric Trent 1917

The Wrong Heart

The Wrong Heart

1916 · , Director, Scenario Writer

The Wall of Flame

The Wall of Flame

1916 · Wallace - the Fire Inspector

The Yellow Pawn

1916 · James Weldon

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916 · Boy Killed in Battle (uncredited)

The House with the Golden Windows

1916 · Tom Wells

The Selfish Woman

1916 · Tom Morley

Maria Rosa

1916 · Andreas

The Love Mask

1916 · Dan Derring

To Have and to Hold

1916 · Captain Ralph Percy

The Golden Chance

1915 · Roger Manning

Old Heidelberg

1915 · Prince Karl Heinrich

Carmen

1915 · Don Jose

The Chorus Lady

1915 · Danny Mallory

A Yankee from the West

A Yankee from the West

1915 · Billy Milford aka Hell-in-the Mud

Station Content

1915 · Jim Manning

Enoch Arden

1915 · Walter Fenn

The Lost House

1915 · Ford

The Birth of a Nation

1915 · Jeff, the Blacksmith

The Craven

1915 · Bud Walton

The Three Brothers

1915 · Jean Gaudet / Will

Baby's Ride

1914 · Father

The Exposure

1914 · The Reporter

The Joke on Yellentown

The Joke on Yellentown

1914

At Dawn

1914 · The Lieutenant

Over the Ledge

1914 · Bob

Another Chance

1914 · Detective Flynn

The Little Country Mouse

1914 · Lieutenant Hawkhurst

The Odalisque

1914 · Curtiss

The Niggard

1914 · Elmer Kent

A Mother's Influence

A Mother's Influence

1914 · Wallace Burton - the Son

For Her Father's Sins

For Her Father's Sins

1914 · Frank Bell

Her Doggy

1914 · The Doctor (unconfirmed)

Her Awakening

1914 · Bob Turner

Down the Hill to Creditville

Down the Hill to Creditville

1914 · Marcus Down

The High Grader

The High Grader

1914 · Dick Raleigh

Sierra Jim's Reformation

Sierra Jim's Reformation

1914 · Tim - the Pony Express Rider

The Second Mrs. Roebuck

The Second Mrs. Roebuck

1914 · Samuel Roebuck

Moonshine Molly

Moonshine Molly

1914 · Lawson Keene

The Avenging Conscience

1914 · The Doctor (uncredited)

Down by the Sounding Sea

Down by the Sounding Sea

1914 · John Ward - the Man from the Sea, Scenario Writer

The City Beautiful

The City Beautiful

1914 · The Country Boy

Arms and the Gringo

1914 · Sullivan

The Den of Thieves

1914 · Wallace, Director

'Cross the Mexican Line

1914 · Lt. Wallace, Director

A Wife on a Wager

A Wife on a Wager

1914 · Wally Bristow, Director

Love's Western Flight

Love's Western Flight

1914 · Wally - the Ranch Owner, Director

Passing of the Beast

Passing of the Beast

1914 · Jacques - the Woodsman, Director

The Man Within

1914 · The Outlaw, Director

The Siren

1914 · Dane Northrop, Director

The Quack

1914 · Wallace Rosslyn, Director

Women and Roses

Women and Roses

1914 · Wallace, Writer, Director

The Daughter of a Crook

The Daughter of a Crook

1914 · Neal

The Fruit of Evil

The Fruit of Evil

1914 · , Director, Writer

The Skeleton

1914 · Jack - the Young Husband, Director

The Test

1914 · The Poor Man, Director

A Gypsy Romance

A Gypsy Romance

1914 · Jose - King of the Gypsies, Director

Cupid Incognito

Cupid Incognito

1914 · Jack Falkner, Writer, Director

The Spider and Her Web

1914

The Way of a Woman

The Way of a Woman

1914 · Pierre, Director

The Mountaineer

The Mountaineer

1914 · Jim - the Mountaineer, Director, Writer

The Heart of the Hills

1914 · Dave - the Woodsman, Writer, Director

The Voice of the Viola

The Voice of the Viola

1914 · Wallace, Director

Regeneration

1914 · The Artist, Director

Breed o' the Mountains

Breed o' the Mountains

1914 · Joe Mayfield, Director

A Flash in the Dark

A Flash in the Dark

1914 · A Miner, Director

The Greater Devotion

The Greater Devotion

1914 · 'Devotion', Director

Fires of Conscience

Fires of Conscience

1914 · Ray - the Prospector, Director

The Wheel of Life

The Wheel of Life

1914 · The Prospector, Director

The Countess Betty's Mine

The Countess Betty's Mine

1914 · Wallace, Director

The Intruder

1914 · The Woodsman, Director

Whoso Diggeth a Pit

Whoso Diggeth a Pit

1914 · Wally

A Hopi Legend

1913 · , Writer, Director

The Lightning Bolt

The Lightning Bolt

1913 · Reid, Director, Writer

A Cracksman Santa Claus

A Cracksman Santa Claus

1913 · Gentleman Crook, Writer

Retribution

1913 · Reid, Director

Cross Purposes

1913 · Wally, Director

The Fires of Fate

The Fires of Fate

1913 · Wally - the Doctor, Director, Scenario Writer

The Cracksman's Reformation

The Cracksman's Reformation

1913 · Gentleman Crook, Writer

The Heart of a Cracksman

The Heart of a Cracksman

1913 · Gentleman Crook, Director, Writer

The Wall of Money

The Wall of Money

1913 · Wallace - McQuarrie's Son

The Gratitude of Wanda

The Gratitude of Wanda

1913 · Wally, Director

The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine

The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine

1913 · Reid - Rosson's Brother, Director

The Spark of Manhood

The Spark of Manhood

1913 · Humphrey Van Weyden, Director

The Harvest of Flame

The Harvest of Flame

1913 · The Inspector, Director, Writer

The Animal

1913 · The Animal

An Even Exchange

An Even Exchange

1913 · Joe

Man's Duty

1913 · Bill, the Selfish One

Mental Suicide

1913 · Reid - a Contractor, Writer

The Picket Guard

The Picket Guard

1913 · Sentry

A Foreign Spy

1913 · , Director

The Powder Flash of Death

1913 · Captain Bruce Douglas

Pride of Lonesome

Pride of Lonesome

1913 · Edward Daton, Director

Song Bird of the North

Song Bird of the North

1913 · Fowle - a Mission Worker

Calamity Anne Takes a Trip

Calamity Anne Takes a Trip

1913 · Policeman

The Guerilla Menace

The Guerilla Menace

1913 · Captain Bruce Douglas

Women and War

1913 · The Boy, Writer

In Love and War

In Love and War

1913 · David - the Journalist

Hearts and Horses

Hearts and Horses

1913 · Bill Walters, Director

Via Cabaret

1913 · Harry Reeder, Director

The Spirit of the Flag

1913 · Dr. Reid, Writer

When Luck Changes

When Luck Changes

1913 · Cal Jim, Director

His Mother's Son

His Mother's Son

1913

On the Border

1913 · Bill Reeves - the Cowboy, Director

Her Innocent Marriage

Her Innocent Marriage

1913 · Will Wayne, Director

A Modern Snare

1913 · Ralph - the New Sheriff, Director

The Kiss

1913 · Ralph Walters, Director

Youth and Jealousy

Youth and Jealousy

1913 · Ben, Director

The Deerslayer

1913 · Chingachgook

The Brothers

1913 · Robert Gregory, Director

The Tattooed Arm

The Tattooed Arm

1913 · Ben Hart, Writer, Director

When Jim Returned

When Jim Returned

1913 · Jim, Writer, Director

The Ways of Fate

The Ways of Fate

1913 · Jim Conway, Director

The Eye of a God

The Eye of a God

1913 · Frank Hammond

Near To Earth

1913

A Rose of Old Mexico

A Rose of Old Mexico

1913 · Paul Hapgood, Director

Pirate Gold

1913

Their Masterpiece

Their Masterpiece

1913 · Jack Sanders

Love and the Law

Love and the Law

1913 · Sheriff John Allen, Director, Scenario Writer

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1913 · Dorian Gray

The Hidden Treasure

The Hidden Treasure

1912 · Bill Binks, Director

An Indian Outcast

An Indian Outcast

1912 · Wally, a Cowboy

The Tribal Law

1912 · Tall Pine aka Jose Seville - Apache Brave, Director, Writer

The Cowboy Guardians

The Cowboy Guardians

1912

A Daughter of the Redskins

A Daughter of the Redskins

1912 · Captain Stark, U.S.A.

Hunted Down

1912 · John Dayton

Early Days in the West

Early Days in the West

1912 · Dan, a Young Pioneer

Every Inch a Man

Every Inch a Man

1912 · Robert Chapman - the Son

His Only Son

1912 · Bob Madden

The Indian Raiders

The Indian Raiders

1912 · Tom

The Secret Service Man

The Secret Service Man

1912 · The Secret Service Man

Making Good

1912 · Billy Burns

At Cripple Creek

1912 · Joe Mayfield

A Man's Duty

1912 · Dick Wilson - Union Soldier

Before the White Man Came

Before the White Man Came

1912 · Wathuma - the Leopard, Writer

The Gamblers

1912 · Arthur Ingraham

Virginius

1912 · Icilius

Kaintuck

1912 · The Artist

Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight

1912 · Basil Underwood

Diamond Cut Diamond

1912 · Clerk

Fortunes of a Composer

Fortunes of a Composer

1912 · Opera Attendee (uncredited)

The Hieroglyphic

The Hieroglyphic

1912

The Victoria Cross

1912 · Lt. Cholmodeley

Brothers

1912

At Scrogginses' Corner

At Scrogginses' Corner

1912

The Illumination

1912 · Giuseppe's Father

The Seventh Son

1912 · One of the Beecham Brothers

The Telephone Girl

The Telephone Girl

1912 · Jack Watson

Playmates

1912 · Party Guest at Piano (uncredited)

Indian Romeo and Juliet

1912 · Oniatore / Romeo

Jean Intervenes

Jean Intervenes

1912 · Billy Hallock

Chumps

1912 · George - the Denouement, Scenario Writer

The Path of True Love

The Path of True Love

1912 · The Country Boy

A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli

A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli

1912

The Seepore Rebellion

The Seepore Rebellion

1912 · Extra

War

1911 · Midas

The Mother of the Ranch

1911 · The Mother's Friend Back East

The Reporter

1911 · Cohn, Jones' Assistant

The Leading Lady

The Leading Lady

1911

The Phoenix

1910 · Young Reporter

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