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Wallace Reid

Wallace Reid

Acting April 14, 1891 (31 years old) January 18, 1923 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Biography

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 Paramount Pictures. Frequently paired with actress Ann Little, his action-hero role as the dashing race-car driver drew young girls and older women alike to theaters to see his daredevil auto thrillers such as The Roaring Road (1919), Double Speed (1920), Excuse My Dust (1920), and Too Much Speed (1921). While en route to a location in Oregon during filming of The Valley of the Giants (1919), Reid was injured in a train wreck near Arcata, California and needed six stitches to close a 3-inch (8 cm) scalp wound. To keep on filming, he was prescribed morphine for relief of his pain and Reid soon became addicted, but kept on working at a frantic pace in films that were growing more physically demanding, and changing from 15–20 minutes in duration to as much as an hour. Reid's morphine addiction worsened at a time when drug rehabilitation programs were non-existent. He died in a sanatorium while attempting to recover.

Movies 218

The Birth of a Nation 5.9

The Birth of a Nation

as Jeff, the Blacksmith

1915
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 7.1

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as Boy Killed in Battle (uncredited)

1916
The Affairs of Anatol 5.9

The Affairs of Anatol

as Anatol Spencer

1921
The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel

The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel

as As himself

1921
Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I) 8.0

Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I)

as Él mismo (material de archivo)

1957
A Trip to Paramountown 7.8

A Trip to Paramountown

as Self

1922
The Hostage

The Hostage

as Lieutenant Kemper

1917
The Gratitude of Wanda

The Gratitude of Wanda

as Wally

1913
The Valley of the Giants 6.0

The Valley of the Giants

as Bryce Cardigan

1919
The Spider and Her Web

The Spider and Her Web

1914
Alias Mike Moran

Alias Mike Moran

as Larry Young

1919
Believe Me, Xantippe

Believe Me, Xantippe

as George MacFarland

1918
The House with the Golden Windows

The House with the Golden Windows

as Tom Wells

1916
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)

1942
The Lottery Man 10.0

The Lottery Man

as Jack Wright

1919
Near To Earth 5.0

Near To Earth

1913
The Heart of the Hills

The Heart of the Hills

as Dave - the Woodsman

1914
Don't Tell Everything 8.0

Don't Tell Everything

as Cullen Dale

1921
The Woman God Forgot 5.7

The Woman God Forgot

as Alvarado

1917
The House That Shadows Built 8.5

The House That Shadows Built

as (archive footage)

1931
Carmen 6.1

Carmen

as Don Jose

1915
The Second Mrs. Roebuck

The Second Mrs. Roebuck

as Samuel Roebuck

1914
The Skeleton

The Skeleton

as Jack - the Young Husband

1914
Passing of the Beast

Passing of the Beast

as Jacques - the Woodsman

1914
Regeneration

Regeneration

as The Artist

1914
The Mother of the Ranch

The Mother of the Ranch

as The Mother's Friend Back East

1911
Too Many Millions

Too Many Millions

as Walsingham Van Doren

1918
A Flash in the Dark

A Flash in the Dark

as A Miner

1914
Nan of Music Mountain

Nan of Music Mountain

as Henry de Spain

1917
Thirty Days 8.0

Thirty Days

as John Floyd

1922
'Cross the Mexican Line

'Cross the Mexican Line

as Lt. Wallace

1914
Love and the Law

Love and the Law

as Sheriff John Allen

1913
Hawthorne of the U.S.A. 6.3

Hawthorne of the U.S.A.

as Anthony Hamilton Hawthorne

1919
Joan the Woman 5.7

Joan the Woman

as Eric Trent 1431 / Eric Trent 1917

1916
The Animal

The Animal

as The Animal

1913
The Movie Album 7.5

The Movie Album

as (archive footage)

1932
The Mountaineer

The Mountaineer

as Jim - the Mountaineer

1914
The Roaring Road 6.1

The Roaring Road

as Walter Thomas 'Toodles' Walden

1919
The Wall of Money

The Wall of Money

as Wallace - McQuarrie's Son

1913
Fortunes of a Composer 4.0

Fortunes of a Composer

as Opera Attendee (uncredited)

1912
Maria Rosa

Maria Rosa

as Andreas

1916
Playmates 6.5

Playmates

as Party Guest at Piano (uncredited)

1912
The House of Silence

The House of Silence

as Marcel Levington

1918
The Kiss

The Kiss

as Ralph Walters

1913
The Avenging Conscience 5.9

The Avenging Conscience

as The Doctor (uncredited)

1914
The Ghost Breaker 10.0

The Ghost Breaker

as Walter Jarvis, a Ghost Breaker

1922
The Hell Diggers 6.0

The Hell Diggers

as Teddy Darman

1921
Rimrock Jones

Rimrock Jones

as Rimrock Jones

1918
The Cracksman's Reformation

The Cracksman's Reformation

as Gentleman Crook

1913
Night Life in Hollywood 7.0

Night Life in Hollywood

as Self

1922
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino 7.0

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as Self (archive footage)

1961
Hunted Down 9.0

Hunted Down

as John Dayton

1912
The Path of True Love 7.0

The Path of True Love

as The Country Boy

1912
The Firefly of France

The Firefly of France

as Devereux Bayne

1918
Women and War

Women and War

as The Boy

1913
The Little Country Mouse 5.0

The Little Country Mouse

as Lieutenant Hawkhurst

1914
Indian Romeo and Juliet

Indian Romeo and Juliet

as Oniatore / Romeo

1912
A Cracksman Santa Claus

A Cracksman Santa Claus

as Gentleman Crook

1913
The Guerilla Menace 10.0

The Guerilla Menace

as Captain Bruce Douglas

1913
A Daughter of the Redskins 8.0

A Daughter of the Redskins

as Captain Stark, U.S.A.

1912
The Eye of a God 7.0

The Eye of a God

as Frank Hammond

1913
For Her Father's Sins

For Her Father's Sins

as Frank Bell

1914
Their Masterpiece 7.0

Their Masterpiece

as Jack Sanders

1913
The Powder Flash of Death

The Powder Flash of Death

as Captain Bruce Douglas

1913
The World's Champion 8.0

The World's Champion

as William Burroughs

1922
What's Your Hurry? 9.0

What's Your Hurry?

as Dusty Rhoades

1920
In Love and War

In Love and War

as David - the Journalist

1913
The Man Who Saved the Day

The Man Who Saved the Day

as John King

1917
The Den of Thieves

The Den of Thieves

as Wallace

1914
The Harvest of Flame

The Harvest of Flame

as The Inspector

1913
Love's Western Flight

Love's Western Flight

as Wally - the Ranch Owner

1914
The Thing We Love

The Thing We Love

as Rodney Sheridan

1918
To Have and to Hold

To Have and to Hold

as Captain Ralph Percy

1916
Whoso Diggeth a Pit

Whoso Diggeth a Pit

as Wally

1914
Cross Purposes

Cross Purposes

as Wally

1913
The Countess Betty's Mine

The Countess Betty's Mine

as Wallace

1914
The Squaw Man's Son

The Squaw Man's Son

as Lord Effington, aka Hal

1917
The Joke on Yellentown 7.0

The Joke on Yellentown

1914
The Man from Funeral Range

The Man from Funeral Range

as Harry Webb

1918
The Spirit of the Flag 5.0

The Spirit of the Flag

as Dr. Reid

1913
A Mother's Influence

A Mother's Influence

as Wallace Burton - the Son

1914
Forever 8.0

Forever

as Peter Ibbetson

1921
The Test 5.0

The Test

as The Poor Man

1914
Early Days in the West

Early Days in the West

as Dan, a Young Pioneer

1912
A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli 8.0

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

1912
The Devil Stone

The Devil Stone

as Guy Sterling

1917
Over the Ledge

Over the Ledge

as Bob

1914
Man's Duty

Man's Duty

as Bill, the Selfish One

1913
The Charm School 7.0

The Charm School

as Austin Bevans

1921
The Man Within

The Man Within

as The Outlaw

1914
The World Apart

The World Apart

as Bob Fulton

1917
The Odalisque

The Odalisque

as Curtiss

1914
A Wife on a Wager

A Wife on a Wager

as Wally Bristow

1914
Sierra Jim's Reformation

Sierra Jim's Reformation

as Tim - the Pony Express Rider

1914
The Spark of Manhood

The Spark of Manhood

as Humphrey Van Weyden

1913
The Deerslayer 6.2

The Deerslayer

as Chingachgook

1913
The Chorus Lady

The Chorus Lady

as Danny Mallory

1915
The Voice of the Viola

The Voice of the Viola

as Wallace

1914
A Yankee from the West

A Yankee from the West

as Billy Milford aka Hell-in-the Mud

1915
At Cripple Creek

At Cripple Creek

as Joe Mayfield

1912
The Fruit of Evil

The Fruit of Evil

1914
Song Bird of the North

Song Bird of the North

as Fowle - a Mission Worker

1913
Nice People 8.0

Nice People

as Captain Billy Wade

1922
The Dub 9.0

The Dub

as John Craig (The 'Dub')

1919
Rent Free 9.0

Rent Free

as Buell Arnister Jr

1922
Excuse My Dust 5.9

Excuse My Dust

as 'Toodles' Walden

1920
The Dictator 8.0

The Dictator

as Brooke Travers

1922
The Daughter of a Crook 7.0

The Daughter of a Crook

as Neal

1914
The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine

The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine

as Reid - Rosson's Brother

1913
The Source

The Source

as Van Twiller Yard

1918
An Indian Outcast 7.0

An Indian Outcast

as Wally, a Cowboy

1912
The Seventh Son

The Seventh Son

as One of the Beecham Brothers

1912
Every Inch a Man

Every Inch a Man

as Robert Chapman - the Son

1912
The Niggard

The Niggard

as Elmer Kent

1914
Old Heidelberg 5.0

Old Heidelberg

as Prince Karl Heinrich

1915
The Dancin' Fool 8.0

The Dancin' Fool

as Sylvester Tibble

1920
Sick Abed 7.0

Sick Abed

as Reginald Jay

1920
Her Doggy

Her Doggy

as The Doctor (unconfirmed)

1914
Chumps

Chumps

as George - the Denouement

1912
Double Speed 8.0

Double Speed

as 'Speed' Carr

1920
Before the White Man Came

Before the White Man Came

as Wathuma - the Leopard

1912
The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

as Dorian Gray

1913
A Man's Duty

A Man's Duty

as Dick Wilson - Union Soldier

1912
Moonshine Molly

Moonshine Molly

as Lawson Keene

1914
The Wall of Flame 7.0

The Wall of Flame

as Wallace - the Fire Inspector

1916
The Fires of Fate

The Fires of Fate

as Wally - the Doctor

1913
A Hopi Legend

A Hopi Legend

1913
Enoch Arden 6.3

Enoch Arden

as Walter Fenn

1915
Retribution

Retribution

as Reid

1913
Across the Continent 8.0

Across the Continent

as Jimmy Dent

1922
A Gypsy Romance

A Gypsy Romance

as Jose - King of the Gypsies

1914
You're Fired 9.0

You're Fired

as Billy Deering

1919
Women and Roses

Women and Roses

as Wallace

1914
An Even Exchange

An Even Exchange

as Joe

1913
The Picket Guard

The Picket Guard

as Sentry

1913
Always Audacious 9.0

Always Audacious

as Perry Dayton / 'Slim' Attucks

1920
Big Timber

Big Timber

as Jack Fife

1917
Down by the Sounding Sea

Down by the Sounding Sea

as John Ward - the Man from the Sea

1914
On the Border

On the Border

as Bill Reeves - the Cowboy

1913
The Love Mask

The Love Mask

as Dan Derring

1916
Fires of Conscience

Fires of Conscience

as Ray - the Prospector

1914
His Only Son

His Only Son

as Bob Madden

1912
The Ways of Fate

The Ways of Fate

as Jim Conway

1913
Breed o' the Mountains

Breed o' the Mountains

as Joe Mayfield

1914
The Lost House

The Lost House

as Ford

1915
Arms and the Gringo

Arms and the Gringo

as Sullivan

1914
The Yellow Pawn

The Yellow Pawn

as James Weldon

1916
The Golden Chance 6.6

The Golden Chance

as Roger Manning

1915
The Intruder

The Intruder

as The Woodsman

1914
Cupid Incognito

Cupid Incognito

as Jack Falkner

1914
Clarence 9.0

Clarence

as Clarence Smith

1922
When Luck Changes

When Luck Changes

as Cal Jim

1913
The Quack

The Quack

as Wallace Rosslyn

1914
At Scrogginses' Corner

At Scrogginses' Corner

1912
The Three Brothers

The Three Brothers

as Jean Gaudet / Will

1915
The Leading Lady

The Leading Lady

1911
A Foreign Spy

A Foreign Spy

1913
His Mother's Son 8.0

His Mother's Son

1913
The Heart of a Cracksman

The Heart of a Cracksman

as Gentleman Crook

1913
Diamond Cut Diamond 6.0

Diamond Cut Diamond

as Clerk

1912
The Victoria Cross 5.0

The Victoria Cross

as Lt. Cholmodeley

1912
The Love Special 8.0

The Love Special

as Jim Glover

1921
The Greater Devotion

The Greater Devotion

as 'Devotion'

1914
The Wrong Heart 7.0

The Wrong Heart

1916
The Lightning Bolt

The Lightning Bolt

as Reid

1913
The Phoenix

The Phoenix

as Young Reporter

1910
Her Awakening

Her Awakening

as Bob Turner

1914
Calamity Anne Takes a Trip 8.0

Calamity Anne Takes a Trip

as Policeman

1913
The Brothers

The Brothers

as Robert Gregory

1913
Brothers

Brothers

1912
The Wheel of Life

The Wheel of Life

as The Prospector

1914
The Secret Service Man

The Secret Service Man

as The Secret Service Man

1912
Making Good

Making Good

as Billy Burns

1912
The Craven

The Craven

as Bud Walton

1915
A Rose of Old Mexico

A Rose of Old Mexico

as Paul Hapgood

1913
The Hieroglyphic

The Hieroglyphic

1912
At Dawn

At Dawn

as The Lieutenant

1914
Baby's Ride

Baby's Ride

as Father

1914
The Golden Fetter

The Golden Fetter

as James Roger Ralston

1917
The Siren

The Siren

as Dane Northrop

1914
Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight

Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight

as Basil Underwood

1912
Down the Hill to Creditville

Down the Hill to Creditville

as Marcus Down

1914
The Tribal Law

The Tribal Law

as Tall Pine aka Jose Seville - Apache Brave

1912
Pirate Gold

Pirate Gold

1913
The Tell-Tale Arm 8.0

The Tell-Tale Arm

1917
Less Than Kin

Less Than Kin

as Hobart Lee / Lewis Vickers

1918
Youth and Jealousy

Youth and Jealousy

as Ben

1913
The Prison Without Walls

The Prison Without Walls

as Huntington Babbs

1917
The Reporter

The Reporter

as Cohn, Jones' Assistant

1911
The Way of a Woman

The Way of a Woman

as Pierre

1914
The Love Burglar 8.0

The Love Burglar

as David Strong

1919
The Illumination

The Illumination

as Giuseppe's Father

1912
The Selfish Woman

The Selfish Woman

as Tom Morley

1916
The Tattooed Arm

The Tattooed Arm

as Ben Hart

1913
Another Chance

Another Chance

as Detective Flynn

1914
War 9.5

War

as Midas

1911
The Indian Raiders

The Indian Raiders

as Tom

1912
Pride of Lonesome

Pride of Lonesome

as Edward Daton

1913
The Hidden Treasure 10.0

The Hidden Treasure

as Bill Binks

1912
The City Beautiful

The City Beautiful

as The Country Boy

1914
Too Much Speed 8.0

Too Much Speed

as 'Dusty' Rhoades

1921
A Modern Snare

A Modern Snare

as Ralph - the New Sheriff

1913
Her Innocent Marriage

Her Innocent Marriage

as Will Wayne

1913
The Gamblers

The Gamblers

as Arthur Ingraham

1912
Jean Intervenes

Jean Intervenes

as Billy Hallock

1912
The Telephone Girl

The Telephone Girl

as Jack Watson

1912
Hearts and Horses

Hearts and Horses

as Bill Walters

1913
Station Content

Station Content

as Jim Manning

1915
The High Grader 8.0

The High Grader

as Dick Raleigh

1914
When Jim Returned 5.0

When Jim Returned

as Jim

1913
The Exposure

The Exposure

as The Reporter

1914
The Cowboy Guardians 7.0

The Cowboy Guardians

1912
Kaintuck

Kaintuck

as The Artist

1912
His Extra Bit 8.0

His Extra Bit

as The Husband

1918
The Seepore Rebellion 8.0

The Seepore Rebellion

as Extra

1912
Mental Suicide

Mental Suicide

as Reid - a Contractor

1913
Via Cabaret

Via Cabaret

as Harry Reeder

1913
Virginius 9.0

Virginius

as Icilius

1912

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