George Reed


Biography

George Reed was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Reed landed roles in various films, including "The Veiled Mystery" (1920), "The Bishop of the Ozarks" (1923) and "Hold Your Man" (1933) with Jean Harlow. He also appeared in the George O'Brien western "The Last Trail" (1933), the dramatic adaptation "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (1934...

Biography

George Reed was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Reed landed roles in various films, including "The Veiled Mystery" (1920), "The Bishop of the Ozarks" (1923) and "Hold Your Man" (1933) with Jean Harlow. He also appeared in the George O'Brien western "The Last Trail" (1933), the dramatic adaptation "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (1934) with Pauline Lord and the comedic fantasy "The Green Pastures" (1936) with Rex Ingram. His film career continued throughout the thirties and the forties in productions like the Dick Powell comedic adaptation "Going Places" (1938), the Loretta Young drama "Kentucky" (1938) and the Don Ameche musical drama "Swanee River" (1939). He also appeared in "Dr. Kildare's Crisis" (1940) with Lew Ayres, the Mary Martin adaptation "Kiss the Boys Goodbye" (1941) and the drama "Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant" (1942) with Lionel Barrymore. Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the comedy "Tales of Manhattan" (1942) with Charles Boyer, "Is Everybody Happy?" (1943) with Ted Lewis and "Home in Indiana" (1944). He also appeared in the Fredric March adaptation "The Adventures of Mark Twain" (1944). Reed was most recently credited in the Robin Williams dramatic comedy "Being Human" (1994). Reed passed away in November 1952 at the age of 86.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

The Sea of Grass (1947)
Uncle Nat
The Homestretch (1947)
Michigan Kid (1947)
Servant
Dark Delusion (1947)
Conover
Saratoga Trunk (1946)
Carriage driver
Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
Janitor
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
Clarence
Nob Hill (1945)
Black man
Strange Illusion (1945)
Benjamin
Between Two Women (1945)
Conover
Dangerous Partners (1945)
Porter
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
Black man
Chip Off the Old Block (1944)
Theodore
Heavenly Days (1944)
Servant
Three Men in White (1944)
Conover
Barbary Coast Gent (1944)
Josephus
Home in Indiana (1944)
Tuppy
Someone to Remember (1943)
John
The More the Merrier (1943)
Caretaker
Is Everybody Happy? (1943)
Mississippi
His Butler's Sister (1943)
Porter
Dixie (1943)
Lucius
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)
Servant
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
Christopher
They Died with Their Boots On (1942)
Charles
Mississippi Gambler (1942)
Roy
In This Our Life (1942)
Butler
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Black servant at tea
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
Conover
Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
Conover
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
Conover
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)
Butler in Olcott home
We Were Dancing (1942)
Butler, Blane's house
Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
Sam
Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)
House servant
The Great Lie (1941)
Butler
Belle Starr (1941)
Old Jake
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
Conover
The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
Conover
Badlands of Dakota (1941)
Butler
Maryland (1940)
Uncle Henry
Manhattan Heartbeat (1940)
Porter
Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
Conover
Swanee River (1940)
Old Joe
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
Conover
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
Conover
Sporting Blood (1940)
Stonewall
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
Black man
The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Conover
The Buccaneer (1938)
Nicodemus
Kentucky (1938)
Ben
Going Places (1938)
Sam
The Toy Wife (1938)
Gabriel
City Girl (1938)
Elevator operator
Josette (1938)
Butler
One Wild Night (1938)
Waiter
One Mile from Heaven (1937)
Photographer
Saratoga (1937)
Butler
Wings over Honolulu (1937)
Fauntleroy
This Is My Affair (1937)
Watchman in capitol
The Green Pastures (1936)
Mr. Deshee
Anthony Adverse (1936)
Crippled black man
The Green Pastures (1936)
Isaac
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
Braxton
After the Thin Man (1936)
Black porter
The Country Beyond (1936)
Porter
Show Boat (1936)
Old black man
Diamond Jim (1935)
Porter
The Virginia Judge (1935)
Rufus
Wings in the Dark (1935)
Waring, a valet
The Glass Key (1935)
Black serving man
A Notorious Gentleman (1935)
Charles
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
Butler
Lady Tubbs (1935)
Porter
Shipmates Forever (1935)
Servant
Man of Iron (1935)
Waiter
Twentieth Century (1934)
Uncle Remus
A Modern Hero (1934)
Butler
Carolina (1934)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
Julius
Murder in Trinidad (1934)
Watchman
The Witching Hour (1934)
Train
Judge Priest (1934)
Black servant
The Last Trail (1933)
Japonica Jones
Hold Your Man (1933)
Reverend Crippen
What Price Hollywood? (1932)
Department head
Father's Son (1931)
Mr. Johnson
Trails of the Golden West (1931)
River of Romance (1929)
Rumbo
Three-Ring Marriage (1928)
Valet
Absent (1928)
Miner
The Clean-Up Man (1928)
Sambo
Pals First (1926)
Uncle Alex
Danger Quest (1926)
Umhatten
The Golden Strain (1925)
Butler
The Isle of Hope (1925)
Negro cook
The Vagabond Trail (1924)
George
Helen's Babies (1924)
Rastus
Red Lights (1923)
Porter
The Bishop of the Ozarks (1923)
Simon
Scars of Jealousy (1923)
Mose
Huckleberry Finn (1920)
Jim
The Veiled Mystery (1920)

Editing (Feature Film)

Being Human (1994)
Assistant Editor
Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)
2nd Assistant Editor
The Bridge (1991)
2nd Assistant Editor

Music (Feature Film)

The Last Trail (1933)
Composer

Cast (Short)

Carnival Day (1936)

Life Events

Bibliography