
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…
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Hotel desk clerk
movieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970 · Vice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited)
movieThe Monk
1969 · Director
movieA Time for Dying
1969 · Mayor
tvIronside
1967 · Dr. Freemont, Sergeant Dickerson
tvThe Invaders
1967 · Major
movieThe Sand Pebbles
1966 · Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)
tvFamily Affair
1966 · Mr. Burgess
movieMoment to Moment
1966 · Hendricks
tvBatman
1966 · Officer, Officer (uncredited)
movieMirage
1965 · Reporter (uncredited)
tvThe F.B.I.
1965 · Jack Zander, Dwight Livingstone, Al McClure
movieFort Courageous
1965 · Doc
movieConvict Stage
1965 · Sam Gill
movieWhere Love Has Gone
1964 · George Babson
movieCheyenne Autumn
1964 · Lt. Peterson (uncredited)
tvVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964 · Scientist (uncredited)
tvPetticoat Junction
1963 · Grover Woodstock, Melvin Randall
tvArrest and Trial
1963 · Judge, Municipal Court Judge
movieHow the West Was Won
1962 · River Pirate (uncredited)
movieFlashing Spikes
1962 · 2nd Reporter
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Maj. Mallory, Rev. Nichols, Caleb, J.D. Collins, Mr. Stephens
tvSaints and Sinners
1962 · Bill Sutton
movieAdvise & Consent
1962 · Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)
tvBen Casey
1961 · Wilfred Blake
tvHazel
1961 · Fred Garson, Mr. Murray
tv87th Precinct
1961 · Walters
tvMiami Undercover
1961 · Sandor
tvMister Ed
1961 · Mr. Maloney
tvThe Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960 · Sad Sam Clark
tvMy Three Sons
1960 · Dean of Men, Roy Davis, John Hunter
tvThriller
1960 · Police Sgt. Burke
tvCoronado 9
1960 · Lt. Jim Quinn, Police Lt. Jim Quinn
movieMacumba Love
1960 · J. Peter Weils
movieSergeant Rutledge
1960 · Capt. McAfee (uncredited)
Not for Hire
1959
tvThe Untouchables
1959 · Orville Watson
tvHawaiian Eye
1959 · Samuel Drum
tvDennis the Menace
1959 · Newscaster (uncredited), Mike Thompson
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959 · Desperate Man
tvBonanza
1959 · Tim Fisher
movieThe Horse Soldiers
1959 · Union Officer
movieWestbound
1959 · Julesburg Doctor (uncredited)
movieArson for Hire
1959 · Chief Hollister
tvOne Step Beyond
1959 · Robert Barton
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Bill Foster, Phillip Staunton, Sheldon Blair, Carl Quigley, Scott Norton
tvLawman
1958 · James Chase
tvThe Donna Reed Show
1958 · Mr. Boardman
tvPeter Gunn
1958
movieHow to Make a Monster
1958 · Detective Thompson
movieSummer Love
1958 · Mr. Reid
movieThe Deep Six
1958 · Paul Clemson
tvMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958 · Stratton, Joe Stanley, Fred Rankin
tvSea Hunt
1958 · Case Jarrett
movieMissile Monsters
1958 · Kent Fowler
movieSlim Carter
1957 · Richard L. Howard
tvTombstone Territory
1957 · Corey Muldeen
tvCasey Jones
1957 · Philips
tvTrackdown
1957 · Jeff Krail (uncredited)
movieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957 · Loring Kirk (uncredited)
tvThe Restless Gun
1957 · Ned Landy
tvMaverick
1957 · Bledsoe
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Detective Myers, Alexander Hill
tvM Squad
1957 · States Attorney
tvWagon Train
1957 · Major Harrison, Sheriff Miller (uncredited), Simms, Sheriff Signor, Master Sgt. Conners, Mr. Burke
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Captain
tvMeet McGraw
1957 · Charles Healy
movieThe Lawless Eighties
1957 · Capt. North
tvTales of Wells Fargo
1957 · John Forrester
Official Detective
1957 · Lt. Al Copeland, Gilson
movieDance with Me, Henry
1956 · Drake
movieRock, Pretty Baby
1956 · Mr. Reid
movieEmergency Hospital
1956 · Police Sgt. Paul Arnold
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Sam Cluny
State Trooper
1956 · William Baxter
Broken Arrow
1956 · Fred Neilson
movie7 Men from Now
1956 · John Greer
movieBobby Ware Is Missing
1955 · Max Goodwin
tvFury
1955 · Charlie Stevens
tvSergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
tvThe Adventures of Champion
1955 · Lance Ward, Ed Neely
tvCheyenne
1955 · Price Edwards, Ray Landers, Jack Riggs
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Joe Garrett
tvThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · Turner Ashby, Ace Hudson
movieThe Far Horizons
1955 · Helmsman Cruzatte (uncredited)
movieHell's Island
1955 · Lawrence
tvBuffalo Bill Jr.
1955
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Dr. Tom Dunlap, James Mitchell
tvThe Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954 · Capt. James
tvStudio 57
1954 · , Chad, Ben Craine
tvLassie
1954 · George Evans, Doug Walker
movieThe High and the Mighty
1954 · Mr. Field (uncredited)
movieThe Yellow Tomahawk
1954 · Keats
tvThe Lone Wolf
1954 · Frank Henshaw
Passport to Danger
1954 · Standish
tvPublic Defender
1954 · Attorney, Cassidy, Jackson Blake, Doctor
movieDangerous Mission
1954 · Ranger Dobson
tvAnnie Oakley
1954 · Ben Cobey, Arthur Berkeley, Henry Hayden, Jim Miller, Deuce Anderson, Rufe, Walt Bronson, Steve Scribner
movieThose Redheads from Seattle
1953 · Whitey Marks
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953 · William Martin
tvThe Pride of the Family
1953 · Cunningham
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Paul, Dr. Perry Roth
tvCity Detective
1953
movieWar Paint
1953 · Trooper Allison
movieThe Man from the Alamo
1953 · Billings (uncredited)
tvRevlon Mirror Theatre
1953
movieSangaree
1953 · Conspirator in Boat (uncredited)
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
movieThe Clown
1953 · Joe Hoagley
movieThe Blazing Forest
1952 · Mac
tvBiff Baker U.S.A.
1952
movieHorizons West
1952 · Layton
tvThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952 · Mr. Andrews, Colonel, Man on TV, Captain, King, Arcade Owner
tvCavalcade of America
1952 · , Capt. Marsh
tvHopalong Cassidy
1952
tvAdventures of Superman
1952 · Gen. Barrel, Bill Corrigan
movieCaribbean
1952 · Evans
movieDesert Passage
1952 · John Carver
movieThe Red Ball Express
1952 · Major (uncredited)
movieTarget
1952 · Martin Conroy
Chevron Theatre
1952 · , William Martin
tvDragnet
1951 · , Paul Barton, Rudolf Mason
movieSuperman and the Mole Men
1951 · Bill Corrigan
movieSubmarine Command
1951 · Chief O'Flynn
movieThe Racket
1951 · Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited)
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Patsy
movieGovernment Agents vs Phantom Legion
1951 · Hal Duncan
movieWells Fargo Gunmaster
1951 · Ed Hines
movieGo for Broke!
1951 · Captain
movieTripoli
1950 · Wade
movieThe Sun Sets at Dawn
1950 · The Chaplain
movieFlying Disc Man from Mars
1950 · Kent Fowler
movieThe Eagle and the Hawk
1950 · Jones
movieThe Torch
1950 · Dr. Robert Stanley
movieThe Lawless
1950 · Jim Wilson
movieYoung Man with a Horn
1950 · Jack Chandler
movieCaptain China
1950 · Martin
tvThe Lone Ranger
1949 · Deputy Joe Blake
movieFighter Squadron
1948 · Capt. Duke Chappell
movieAngel on the Amazon
1948 · Jerry Adams
movieMystery in Mexico
1948 · Glenn Ames
movieReturn of the Bad Men
1948 · Bob Dalton
movieWestern Heritage
1948 · Joe Powell
movieNight Song
1948 · Jimmy
movieBanjo
1947 · Dr. Robert M. Hartley
movieChild of Divorce
1946 · Michael Benton
movieThe Bamboo Blonde
1946 · Montgomery
moviePetticoat Larceny
1943 · Bill Morgan
movieMexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
1943 · Dennis Lindsay
movieBombardier
1943 · Jim Carter
movieArmy Surgeon
1942 · Dr. Bill Drake
movieThe Mayor of 44th Street
1942 · Lou Luddy
movieMexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942 · Dennis Lindsay
movieMy Favorite Spy
1942 · Nightclub Patron
movieFraming Father
1942 · Leon Errol, Jr.
movieLove in September
1936