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Wallace Reid

Acting 31 (deceased) years old Saint Louis, Missouri, USA ★ 0.3
Born: April 14, 1891
Died: January 18, 1923

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.

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Known For

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation Jeff, the Blacksmith 1915
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Boy Killed in Battle (uncredited) 1916
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built (archive footage) 1931
The Avenging Conscience
The Avenging Conscience The Doctor (uncredited) 1914
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Self (archive footage) 1961

Filmography

Acting Credits (216)

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Self (archive footage) 1961
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Self (archive footage) 1942
The Movie Album
The Movie Album (archive footage) 1932
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built (archive footage) 1931
Thirty Days
Thirty Days John Floyd 1922
Night Life in Hollywood
Night Life in Hollywood Self 1922
Clarence
Clarence Clarence Smith 1922
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker Walter Jarvis, a Ghost Breaker 1922
Nice People
Nice People Captain Billy Wade 1922
A Trip to Paramountown
A Trip to Paramountown Self 1922
The Dictator
The Dictator Brooke Travers 1922
Across the Continent
Across the Continent Jimmy Dent 1922
The World's Champion
The World's Champion William Burroughs 1922
Rent Free
Rent Free Buell Arnister Jr 1922
Don't Tell Everything
Don't Tell Everything Cullen Dale 1921
Forever
Forever Peter Ibbetson 1921
The Affairs of Anatol
The Affairs of Anatol Anatol Spencer 1921
The Hell Diggers
The Hell Diggers Teddy Darman 1921
Too Much Speed
Too Much Speed 'Dusty' Rhoades 1921
The Love Special
The Love Special Jim Glover 1921
The Charm School
The Charm School Austin Bevans 1921
Always Audacious
Always Audacious Perry Dayton / 'Slim' Attucks 1920
What's Your Hurry?
What's Your Hurry? Dusty Rhoades 1920
Sick Abed
Sick Abed Reginald Jay 1920
The Dancin' Fool
The Dancin' Fool Sylvester Tibble 1920
Excuse My Dust
Excuse My Dust 'Toodles' Walden 1920
Double Speed
Double Speed 'Speed' Carr 1920
Hawthorne of the U.S.A.
Hawthorne of the U.S.A. Anthony Hamilton Hawthorne 1919
The Lottery Man
The Lottery Man Jack Wright 1919
The Valley of the Giants
The Valley of the Giants Bryce Cardigan 1919
The Love Burglar
The Love Burglar David Strong 1919
You're Fired
You're Fired Billy Deering 1919
The Roaring Road
The Roaring Road Walter Thomas 'Toodles' Walden 1919
Alias Mike Moran
Alias Mike Moran Larry Young 1919
The Dub
The Dub John Craig (The 'Dub') 1919
Too Many Millions
Too Many Millions Walsingham Van Doren 1918
The Man from Funeral Range
The Man from Funeral Range Harry Webb 1918
His Extra Bit
His Extra Bit The Husband 1918
The Source
The Source Van Twiller Yard 1918
Less Than Kin
Less Than Kin Hobart Lee / Lewis Vickers 1918
The Firefly of France
The Firefly of France Devereux Bayne 1918
Believe Me, Xantippe
Believe Me, Xantippe George MacFarland 1918
The House of Silence
The House of Silence Marcel Levington 1918
The Thing We Love
The Thing We Love Rodney Sheridan 1918
Rimrock Jones
Rimrock Jones Rimrock Jones 1918
The Devil Stone
The Devil Stone Guy Sterling 1917
Nan of Music Mountain
Nan of Music Mountain Henry de Spain 1917
The Woman God Forgot
The Woman God Forgot Alvarado 1917
The Hostage
The Hostage Lieutenant Kemper 1917
The Squaw Man's Son
The Squaw Man's Son Lord Effington, aka Hal 1917
Big Timber
Big Timber Jack Fife 1917
The World Apart
The World Apart Bob Fulton 1917
The Tell-Tale Arm
The Tell-Tale Arm 1917
The Prison Without Walls
The Prison Without Walls Huntington Babbs 1917
The Man Who Saved the Day
The Man Who Saved the Day John King 1917
The Golden Fetter
The Golden Fetter James Roger Ralston 1917
Joan the Woman
Joan the Woman Eric Trent 1431 / Eric Trent 1917 1916
The Wrong Heart
The Wrong Heart 1916
The Wall of Flame
The Wall of Flame Wallace - the Fire Inspector 1916
The Yellow Pawn
The Yellow Pawn James Weldon 1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Boy Killed in Battle (uncredited) 1916
The House with the Golden Windows
The House with the Golden Windows Tom Wells 1916
The Selfish Woman
The Selfish Woman Tom Morley 1916
Maria Rosa
Maria Rosa Andreas 1916
The Love Mask
The Love Mask Dan Derring 1916
To Have and to Hold
To Have and to Hold Captain Ralph Percy 1916
The Golden Chance
The Golden Chance Roger Manning 1915
Old Heidelberg
Old Heidelberg Prince Karl Heinrich 1915
Carmen
Carmen Don Jose 1915
The Chorus Lady
The Chorus Lady Danny Mallory 1915
A Yankee from the West
A Yankee from the West Billy Milford aka Hell-in-the Mud 1915
Station Content
Station Content Jim Manning 1915
Enoch Arden
Enoch Arden Walter Fenn 1915
The Lost House
The Lost House Ford 1915
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation Jeff, the Blacksmith 1915
The Craven
The Craven Bud Walton 1915
The Three Brothers
The Three Brothers Jean Gaudet / Will 1915
Baby's Ride
Baby's Ride Father 1914
The Exposure
The Exposure The Reporter 1914
The Joke on Yellentown
The Joke on Yellentown 1914
At Dawn
At Dawn The Lieutenant 1914
Over the Ledge
Over the Ledge Bob 1914
Another Chance
Another Chance Detective Flynn 1914
The Little Country Mouse
The Little Country Mouse Lieutenant Hawkhurst 1914
The Odalisque
The Odalisque Curtiss 1914
The Niggard
The Niggard Elmer Kent 1914
A Mother's Influence
A Mother's Influence Wallace Burton - the Son 1914
For Her Father's Sins
For Her Father's Sins Frank Bell 1914
Her Doggy
Her Doggy The Doctor (unconfirmed) 1914
Her Awakening
Her Awakening Bob Turner 1914
Down the Hill to Creditville
Down the Hill to Creditville Marcus Down 1914
The High Grader
The High Grader Dick Raleigh 1914
Sierra Jim's Reformation
Sierra Jim's Reformation Tim - the Pony Express Rider 1914
The Second Mrs. Roebuck
The Second Mrs. Roebuck Samuel Roebuck 1914
The Avenging Conscience
The Avenging Conscience The Doctor (uncredited) 1914
Moonshine Molly
Moonshine Molly Lawson Keene 1914
Down by the Sounding Sea
Down by the Sounding Sea John Ward - the Man from the Sea 1914
The City Beautiful
The City Beautiful The Country Boy 1914
Arms and the Gringo
Arms and the Gringo Sullivan 1914
The Den of Thieves
The Den of Thieves Wallace 1914
'Cross the Mexican Line
'Cross the Mexican Line Lt. Wallace 1914
A Wife on a Wager
A Wife on a Wager Wally Bristow 1914
Love's Western Flight
Love's Western Flight Wally - the Ranch Owner 1914
Passing of the Beast
Passing of the Beast Jacques - the Woodsman 1914
The Man Within
The Man Within The Outlaw 1914
The Siren
The Siren Dane Northrop 1914
The Quack
The Quack Wallace Rosslyn 1914
Women and Roses
Women and Roses Wallace 1914
The Daughter of a Crook
The Daughter of a Crook Neal 1914
The Fruit of Evil
The Fruit of Evil 1914
The Skeleton
The Skeleton Jack - the Young Husband 1914
The Test
The Test The Poor Man 1914
A Gypsy Romance
A Gypsy Romance Jose - King of the Gypsies 1914
Cupid Incognito
Cupid Incognito Jack Falkner 1914
The Spider and Her Web
The Spider and Her Web 1914
The Way of a Woman
The Way of a Woman Pierre 1914
The Mountaineer
The Mountaineer Jim - the Mountaineer 1914
The Heart of the Hills
The Heart of the Hills Dave - the Woodsman 1914
The Voice of the Viola
The Voice of the Viola Wallace 1914
Regeneration
Regeneration The Artist 1914
Breed o' the Mountains
Breed o' the Mountains Joe Mayfield 1914
A Flash in the Dark
A Flash in the Dark A Miner 1914
The Greater Devotion
The Greater Devotion 'Devotion' 1914
Fires of Conscience
Fires of Conscience Ray - the Prospector 1914
The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life The Prospector 1914
The Countess Betty's Mine
The Countess Betty's Mine Wallace 1914
The Intruder
The Intruder The Woodsman 1914
Whoso Diggeth a Pit
Whoso Diggeth a Pit Wally 1914
A Hopi Legend
A Hopi Legend 1913
The Lightning Bolt
The Lightning Bolt Reid 1913
A Cracksman Santa Claus
A Cracksman Santa Claus Gentleman Crook 1913
Retribution
Retribution Reid 1913
Cross Purposes
Cross Purposes Wally 1913
The Fires of Fate
The Fires of Fate Wally - the Doctor 1913
The Cracksman's Reformation
The Cracksman's Reformation Gentleman Crook 1913
The Heart of a Cracksman
The Heart of a Cracksman Gentleman Crook 1913
The Wall of Money
The Wall of Money Wallace - McQuarrie's Son 1913
The Gratitude of Wanda
The Gratitude of Wanda Wally 1913
The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine
The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine Reid - Rosson's Brother 1913
The Spark of Manhood
The Spark of Manhood Humphrey Van Weyden 1913
The Harvest of Flame
The Harvest of Flame The Inspector 1913
The Animal
The Animal The Animal 1913
An Even Exchange
An Even Exchange Joe 1913
Man's Duty
Man's Duty Bill, the Selfish One 1913
Mental Suicide
Mental Suicide Reid - a Contractor 1913
The Picket Guard
The Picket Guard Sentry 1913
A Foreign Spy
A Foreign Spy 1913
The Powder Flash of Death
The Powder Flash of Death Captain Bruce Douglas 1913
Pride of Lonesome
Pride of Lonesome Edward Daton 1913
Song Bird of the North
Song Bird of the North Fowle - a Mission Worker 1913
Calamity Anne Takes a Trip
Calamity Anne Takes a Trip Policeman 1913
The Guerilla Menace
The Guerilla Menace Captain Bruce Douglas 1913
Women and War
Women and War The Boy 1913
In Love and War
In Love and War David - the Journalist 1913
Hearts and Horses
Hearts and Horses Bill Walters 1913
Via Cabaret
Via Cabaret Harry Reeder 1913
The Spirit of the Flag
The Spirit of the Flag Dr. Reid 1913
When Luck Changes
When Luck Changes Cal Jim 1913
His Mother's Son
His Mother's Son 1913
On the Border
On the Border Bill Reeves - the Cowboy 1913
Her Innocent Marriage
Her Innocent Marriage Will Wayne 1913
A Modern Snare
A Modern Snare Ralph - the New Sheriff 1913
The Kiss
The Kiss Ralph Walters 1913
Youth and Jealousy
Youth and Jealousy Ben 1913
The Deerslayer
The Deerslayer Chingachgook 1913
The Brothers
The Brothers Robert Gregory 1913
The Tattooed Arm
The Tattooed Arm Ben Hart 1913
When Jim Returned
When Jim Returned Jim 1913
The Ways of Fate
The Ways of Fate Jim Conway 1913
The Eye of a God
The Eye of a God Frank Hammond 1913
Near To Earth
Near To Earth 1913
A Rose of Old Mexico
A Rose of Old Mexico Paul Hapgood 1913
Their Masterpiece
Their Masterpiece Jack Sanders 1913
Pirate Gold
Pirate Gold 1913
Love and the Law
Love and the Law Sheriff John Allen 1913
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray Dorian Gray 1913
The Hidden Treasure
The Hidden Treasure Bill Binks 1912
An Indian Outcast
An Indian Outcast Wally, a Cowboy 1912
The Tribal Law
The Tribal Law Tall Pine aka Jose Seville - Apache Brave 1912
The Cowboy Guardians
The Cowboy Guardians 1912
A Daughter of the Redskins
A Daughter of the Redskins Captain Stark, U.S.A. 1912
Hunted Down
Hunted Down John Dayton 1912
Early Days in the West
Early Days in the West Dan, a Young Pioneer 1912
Every Inch a Man
Every Inch a Man Robert Chapman - the Son 1912
His Only Son
His Only Son Bob Madden 1912
The Indian Raiders
The Indian Raiders Tom 1912
The Secret Service Man
The Secret Service Man The Secret Service Man 1912
Making Good
Making Good Billy Burns 1912
At Cripple Creek
At Cripple Creek Joe Mayfield 1912
A Man's Duty
A Man's Duty Dick Wilson - Union Soldier 1912
Before the White Man Came
Before the White Man Came Wathuma - the Leopard 1912
The Gamblers
The Gamblers Arthur Ingraham 1912
Virginius
Virginius Icilius 1912
Kaintuck
Kaintuck The Artist 1912
Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight
Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight Basil Underwood 1912
Diamond Cut Diamond
Diamond Cut Diamond Clerk 1912
Fortunes of a Composer
Fortunes of a Composer Opera Attendee (uncredited) 1912
The Hieroglyphic
The Hieroglyphic 1912
The Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross Lt. Cholmodeley 1912
Brothers
Brothers 1912
At Scrogginses' Corner
At Scrogginses' Corner 1912
The Illumination
The Illumination Giuseppe's Father 1912
The Seventh Son
The Seventh Son One of the Beecham Brothers 1912
The Telephone Girl
The Telephone Girl Jack Watson 1912
Playmates
Playmates Party Guest at Piano (uncredited) 1912
Indian Romeo and Juliet
Indian Romeo and Juliet Oniatore / Romeo 1912
Jean Intervenes
Jean Intervenes Billy Hallock 1912
Chumps
Chumps George - the Denouement 1912
The Path of True Love
The Path of True Love The Country Boy 1912
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 Extra 1912
War
War Midas 1911
The Mother of the Ranch
The Mother of the Ranch The Mother's Friend Back East 1911
The Reporter
The Reporter Cohn, Jones' Assistant 1911
The Leading Lady
The Leading Lady 1911
The Phoenix
The Phoenix Young Reporter 1910

Directing Credits (56)

The Man Who Saved the Day
The Man Who Saved the Day Director 1917
The Wrong Heart
The Wrong Heart Director 1916
The Den of Thieves
The Den of Thieves Director 1914
'Cross the Mexican Line
'Cross the Mexican Line Director 1914
A Wife on a Wager
A Wife on a Wager Director 1914
Love's Western Flight
Love's Western Flight Director 1914
Passing of the Beast
Passing of the Beast Director 1914
The Man Within
The Man Within Director 1914
The Siren
The Siren Director 1914
The Quack
The Quack Director 1914
Women and Roses
Women and Roses Director 1914
The Fruit of Evil
The Fruit of Evil Director 1914
The Skeleton
The Skeleton Director 1914
The Test
The Test Director 1914
A Gypsy Romance
A Gypsy Romance Director 1914
Cupid Incognito
Cupid Incognito Director 1914
The Way of a Woman
The Way of a Woman Director 1914
The Mountaineer
The Mountaineer Director 1914
The Heart of the Hills
The Heart of the Hills Director 1914
The Voice of the Viola
The Voice of the Viola Director 1914
Regeneration
Regeneration Director 1914
Breed o' the Mountains
Breed o' the Mountains Director 1914
A Flash in the Dark
A Flash in the Dark Director 1914
The Greater Devotion
The Greater Devotion Director 1914
Fires of Conscience
Fires of Conscience Director 1914
The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life Director 1914
The Countess Betty's Mine
The Countess Betty's Mine Director 1914
The Intruder
The Intruder Director 1914
A Hopi Legend
A Hopi Legend Director 1913
The Lightning Bolt
The Lightning Bolt Director 1913
Retribution
Retribution Director 1913
Cross Purposes
Cross Purposes Director 1913
The Fires of Fate
The Fires of Fate Director 1913
The Heart of a Cracksman
The Heart of a Cracksman Director 1913
The Gratitude of Wanda
The Gratitude of Wanda Director 1913
The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine
The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine Director 1913
The Spark of Manhood
The Spark of Manhood Director 1913
The Harvest of Flame
The Harvest of Flame Director 1913
A Foreign Spy
A Foreign Spy Director 1913
Pride of Lonesome
Pride of Lonesome Director 1913
Hearts and Horses
Hearts and Horses Director 1913
Via Cabaret
Via Cabaret Director 1913
When Luck Changes
When Luck Changes Director 1913
On the Border
On the Border Director 1913
Her Innocent Marriage
Her Innocent Marriage Director 1913
A Modern Snare
A Modern Snare Director 1913
The Kiss
The Kiss Director 1913
Youth and Jealousy
Youth and Jealousy Director 1913
The Brothers
The Brothers Director 1913
The Tattooed Arm
The Tattooed Arm Director 1913
When Jim Returned
When Jim Returned Director 1913
The Ways of Fate
The Ways of Fate Director 1913
A Rose of Old Mexico
A Rose of Old Mexico Director 1913
Love and the Law
Love and the Law Director 1913
The Hidden Treasure
The Hidden Treasure Director 1912
The Tribal Law
The Tribal Law Director 1912

Writing Credits (23)

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