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Reed Hadley
Actor

Reed Hadley

25 Jun 1911Born
11 Dec 1974Died
63Age at death
111Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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.

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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

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 111 credits.

  1. 2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerFilm: Jesse James (archive footage)
  2. 1971Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger StoryFilm: Narrator
  3. 1971Brain of BloodFilm: Amir
  4. 1969The Fabulous Bastard from ChicagoFilm: Narrator (voice)
  5. 1967HondoSeries (1 episode)
  6. 1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreFilm: Hymie Weiss
  7. 1965Green AcresSeries: Pilot (1 episode)
  8. 1965Curse of the FlyFilm: Ike
  9. 1965Young DillingerFilm: Federal Agent Parker
  10. 1964Moro Witch DoctorFilm: Robert Collins
  11. 1963The Upper ChamberFilm
  12. 1961All in a Night's WorkFilm: General Pettiford (uncredited)
  13. 1959TightropeSeries: Raymond Braddock (1 episode)
  14. 1959RawhideSeries: Clement (1 episode)
  15. 1958Bat MastersonSeries: Raoul Cummings (1 episode)
  16. 1958The TexanSeries: Wild Jack Tobin, Sheriff Ben Tildy (3 episodes)
  17. 1958Sea HuntSeries (1 episode)
  18. 1957Perry MasonSeries: Medical Examiner (1 episode)
  19. 1957Wagon TrainSeries: Mort Galvin (1 episode)
  20. 1956Mobs, Inc.Film: Capt. John Braddock
  21. 1955Lincoln Speaks for HimselfFilm: Abraham Lincoln
  22. 1955Navy LogSeries (1 episode)
  23. 1955Big House, U.S.AFilm: Special FBI Agent James Madden
  24. 1954Return of the DeadFilm: Bart Matthews
  25. 1954Public DefenderSeries: Bart Matthews (69 episodes)
  26. 1954Highway DragnetFilm: Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle
  27. 1954Hazard HouseFilm: Television Host
  28. 1953Woman They Almost LynchedFilm: Bitterroot Bill Maris
  29. 1953Kansas PacificFilm: Bill Quantrill
  30. 1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeries (1 episode)
  31. 1952The Half-BreedFilm: Frank Crawford
  32. 1952Operation IvyFilm: Host / Narrator
  33. 1951Little Big HornFilm: Sgt. Maj. Peter Grierson
  34. 1951Racket SquadSeries (98 episodes)
  35. 1951Insurance InvestigatorFilm: Chuck Malone
  36. 1950DallasFilm: Wild Bill Hickok
  37. 1950The Killer That Stalked New YorkFilm: Narrator (uncredited)
  38. 1950The Return of Jesse JamesFilm: Frank James
  39. 1950A Modern MarriageFilm: Dr. Donald Andrews
  40. 1950Motor PatrolFilm: Detective Robert Flynn
  41. 1950The Baron of ArizonaFilm: John Griff
  42. 1950Riders of the RangeFilm: Clint Burrows
  43. 1949Red DesertFilm: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  44. 1949Grand CanyonFilm: Mitch Bennett
  45. 1949RimfireFilm: The Abilene Kid
  46. 1949I Shot Jesse JamesFilm: Jesse James
  47. 1949He Walked by NightFilm: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  48. 1949Bailing OutFilm: Narrator
  49. 1948Last of the Wild HorsesFilm: Riley Morgan
  50. 1948Walk a Crooked MileFilm: Narrator (voice)
  51. 1948Jungle GoddessFilm: Radio Newscaster (uncredited)
  52. 1948The Return of WildfireFilm: Marty Quinn
  53. 1948The Iron CurtainFilm: Narrator (voice)
  54. 1948The Man from TexasFilm: Marshall Gregg
  55. 1948PanhandleFilm: Matt Garson
  56. 1947Captain from CastileFilm: Juan Escudero (uncredited)
  57. 1947The Fabulous TexanFilm: Jessup
  58. 1947Boomerang!Film: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  59. 1947The Brasher DoubloonFilm: Dr. Moss (uncredited)
  60. 194713 Rue MadeleineFilm: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  61. 1946The Razor's EdgeFilm: Party Waiter (voice) (uncredited)
  62. 1946If I'm LuckyFilm: Jed Conklin, Magonnagle's Campaign Manager
  63. 1946It Shouldn't Happen to a DogFilm: Mike Valentine
  64. 1946The Dark CornerFilm: Frank Reeves
  65. 1946ShockFilm: O'Neill
  66. 1945Doll FaceFilm: Flo Hartman
  67. 1945Leave Her to HeavenFilm: Dr. Mason
  68. 1945Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bomb Loading ProceduresFilm: Tactics Colonel
  69. 1945The Last BombFilm: Narrator
  70. 1945The House on 92nd StreetFilm: Narrator (voice)
  71. 1945A Bell for AdanoFilm: Commander Robertson
  72. 1945The Caribbean MysteryFilm: Dr. Rene Marcel
  73. 1945Circumstantial EvidenceFilm: Prosecutor
  74. 1944Rainbow IslandFilm: High Priest Kahuna
  75. 1944In the Meantime, DarlingFilm: Maj. Phillips
  76. 1944WilsonFilm: White House Usher (uncredited)
  77. 1944Home in IndianaFilm: Narrator in Opening Scene (uncredited)
  78. 1944Roger Touhy, GangsterFilm: FBI Agent Boyden
  79. 1944Four Jills in a JeepFilm: Fighter Pilot Dispatcher on Loudspeaker (uncredited)
  80. 1944Primary Flight Training: Flight SenseFilm: First Dive-bomber Pilot

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