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Reed Hadley

Acting 63 (deceased) years old Petrolia, Clay County, Texas, USA ★ 0.7
Born: June 25, 1911
Died: December 11, 1974

Biography

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Reed Hadley (June 25, 1911 – December 11, 1974) was an American movie, television and radio actor.

Reed Hadley was born Reed Herring in Petrolia in Clay County near Wichita Falls, Texas, to Bert Herring, an oil well driller, and his wife Minnie. Hadley had one sister, Bess Brenner. He was reared in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Bennett High School in Buffalo and was involved in local theater with the Studio Arena Theater. Hadley and his wife, Helen, had one son, Dale. Before moving to Hollywood, he acted in Hamlet on stage in New York City.

Throughout his thirty-five-year career in film, Hadley was cast as both a villain and a hero of the law, in such movies as The Baron of Arizona (1950), The Half-Breed (1952), Highway Dragnet (1954) and Big House, USA (1955). With his bass voice, he narrated a number of documentaries. He starred in two television series, Racket Squad (1950–1953) as Captain Braddock, and The Public Defender (1954–1955) as Bart Matthews, a fictional attorney for the indigent. Hadley also worked on the Red Ryder radio show during the 1940s, being the first actor to portray the title character. In films, among other things, he starred as Zorro in the 1939 serial Zorro's Fighting Legion. He is immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his television work.

He was the voice of cowboy hero Red Ryder on radio and the narrator of several Department of Defense films: "Operation Ivy", about the first hydrogen bomb test, Ivy Mike, "Military Participation on Tumbler/Snapper"; "Military Participation on Buster Jangle"; and "Operation Upshot-Knothole" all of which were produced by Lookout Mountain studios. The films were originally intended for internal military use, but have been "sanitized", edited, and de-classified, and are now available to the public. During the period he narrated these films, Hadley held a Top Secret security clearance.

Hadley also served as the narrator on various Hollywood films, including House on 92nd Street (1945), Call Northside 777 (1947) and Boomerang (1947).

He died at age 63 on December 11, 1974, in Los Angeles, California, of a heart attack. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.

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Known For

The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge Party Waiter (voice) (uncredited) 1946
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch 1942
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven Dr. Mason 1945
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl Geoffrey's Friend in Audience (uncredited) 1941
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner Lt. Frank Reeves 1946

Jimmy's Seen (1)

New Jack City
New Jack City Clement 1991

Filmography

Acting Credits (112)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller Jesse James (archive footage) 2002
The Many Faces of Zorro
The Many Faces of Zorro Self (archive footage) 2000
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie Self (archive footage) 1995
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story Narrator 1971
Brain of Blood
Brain of Blood Amir 1971
The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago
The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago Narrator (voice) 1969
Hondo
Hondo 1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Hymie Weiss 1967
Green Acres
Green Acres Pilot 1965
Curse of the Fly
Curse of the Fly Ike 1965
Young Dillinger
Young Dillinger Federal Agent Parker 1965
Moro Witch Doctor
Moro Witch Doctor Robert Collins 1964
All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work General Pettiford (uncredited) 1961
Tightrope
Tightrope Raymond Braddock 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Clement 1959
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson Raoul Cummings 1958
The Texan
The Texan 1958
The Texan
The Texan Wild Jack Tobin 1958
Sea Hunt
Sea Hunt 1958
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Medical Examiner 1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Mort Galvin 1957
Mobs, Inc.
Mobs, Inc. Capt. John Braddock 1956
Lincoln Speaks for Himself
Lincoln Speaks for Himself Abraham Lincoln 1955
Navy Log
Navy Log 1955
Big House, U.S.A
Big House, U.S.A Special FBI Agent James Madden 1955
Return of the Dead
Return of the Dead Bart Matthews 1954
Public Defender
Public Defender Bart Matthews 1954
Highway Dragnet
Highway Dragnet Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle 1954
Hazard House
Hazard House Television Host 1954
Woman They Almost Lynched
Woman They Almost Lynched Bitterroot Bill Maris 1953
Kansas Pacific
Kansas Pacific Bill Quantrill 1953
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America 1952
The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed Frank Crawford 1952
Operation Ivy
Operation Ivy Host / Narrator 1952
Little Big Horn
Little Big Horn Sgt. Maj. Peter Grierson 1951
Racket Squad
Racket Squad 1951
Insurance Investigator
Insurance Investigator Chuck Malone 1951
Dallas
Dallas Wild Bill Hickok 1950
The Killer That Stalked New York
The Killer That Stalked New York Narrator (uncredited) 1950
The Return of Jesse James
The Return of Jesse James Frank James 1950
A Modern Marriage
A Modern Marriage Dr. Donald Andrews 1950
Motor Patrol
Motor Patrol Detective Robert Flynn 1950
The Baron of Arizona
The Baron of Arizona John Griff 1950
Riders of the Range
Riders of the Range Clint Burrows 1950
Red Desert
Red Desert Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1949
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Mitch Bennett 1949
Rimfire
Rimfire The Abilene Kid 1949
I Shot Jesse James
I Shot Jesse James Jesse James 1949
He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1949
Bailing Out
Bailing Out Narrator 1949
Last of the Wild Horses
Last of the Wild Horses Riley Morgan 1948
Walk a Crooked Mile
Walk a Crooked Mile Narrator (voice) 1948
Jungle Goddess
Jungle Goddess Radio Newscaster (uncredited) 1948
The Return of Wildfire
The Return of Wildfire Marty Quinn 1948
The Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain Narrator (voice) 1948
The Man from Texas
The Man from Texas Marshall Gregg 1948
Panhandle
Panhandle Matt Garson 1948
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile Juan Escudero (uncredited) 1947
The Fabulous Texan
The Fabulous Texan Jessup 1947
Boomerang!
Boomerang! Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1947
The Brasher Doubloon
The Brasher Doubloon Dr. Moss (uncredited) 1947
13 Rue Madeleine
13 Rue Madeleine Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1947
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge Party Waiter (voice) (uncredited) 1946
If I'm Lucky
If I'm Lucky Jed Conklin, Magonnagle's Campaign Manager 1946
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog Mike Valentine 1946
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner Lt. Frank Reeves 1946
Shock
Shock District Attorney O'Neill 1946
Doll Face
Doll Face Flo Hartman 1945
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven Dr. Mason 1945
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bomb Loading Procedures
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bomb Loading Procedures Tactics Colonel 1945
The Last Bomb
The Last Bomb Narrator 1945
The House on 92nd Street
The House on 92nd Street Narrator (voice) 1945
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano Cmdr. Robertson 1945
The Caribbean Mystery
The Caribbean Mystery Dr. Rene Marcel 1945
Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence Prosecutor 1945
Rainbow Island
Rainbow Island High Priest Kahuna 1944
In the Meantime, Darling
In the Meantime, Darling Maj. Phillips 1944
Wilson
Wilson White House Usher (uncredited) 1944
Home in Indiana
Home in Indiana Narrator in Opening Scene (uncredited) 1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Roger Touhy, Gangster FBI Agent Boyden 1944
Four Jills in a Jeep
Four Jills in a Jeep Fighter Pilot Dispatcher on Loudspeaker (uncredited) 1944
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense First Dive-bomber Pilot 1944
Happy Land
Happy Land Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1943
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary War Correspondent/ Narrator 1943
Wintertime
Wintertime Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) 1943
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch 1942
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam Man at Auction (uncredited) 1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget
The Mystery of Marie Roget Naval Officer 1942
Jail House Blues
Jail House Blues Boston 1942
Arizona Terrors
Arizona Terrors Jack Halliday aka Don Pedro de Berendo 1942
Road Agent
Road Agent Henchman Shayne 1941
Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love Ferguson (uncredited) 1941
Sea Raiders
Sea Raiders Carl Tonjes 1941
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark Beau Smith 1941
I'll Wait for You
I'll Wait for You Tony Berolli 1941
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl Geoffrey's Friend in Audience (uncredited) 1941
Sky Raiders
Sky Raiders Caddens 1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Adventures of Captain Marvel Rahman Bar 1941
Flight Command
Flight Command Admiral's Aide (uncredited) 1940
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick Francois 1940
Meet the Wildcat
Meet the Wildcat Basso--Henchman 1940
Ski Patrol
Ski Patrol Ivan Dubroski 1940
I Take This Woman
I Take This Woman Bob Hampton 1940
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Zorro's Fighting Legion Don Diego Vega / Zorro 1939
The Man from Montreal
The Man from Montreal Ross Montgomery, aka L. R. Rawlins 1939
Stronger Than Desire
Stronger Than Desire Flagg's Party Guest (uncredited) 1939
Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother Polly's First Dance Partner (uncredited) 1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare Tom Crandell 1939
Sergeant Madden
Sergeant Madden Lawyer 1939
Sunset Murder Case
Sunset Murder Case Oliver Helton 1938
Female Fugitive
Female Fugitive Bruce Dunning 1938
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
Hollywood Stadium Mystery Ralph Mortimer 1938

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