Reed Hadley
Acting
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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reed Hadley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieThe Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
Jesse James (archive footage)
movieThe Many Faces of Zorro
2000
Self (archive footage)
movieTrinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Fabulous Bastard from Chicago
1969
Narrator (voice)
movieThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
Hymie Weiss
tvGreen Acres
1965
Pilot
movieYoung Dillinger
1965
Federal Agent Parker
movieMoro Witch Doctor
1964
Robert Collins
movieAll in a Night's Work
1961
General Pettiford (uncredited)
tvTightrope
1959
Raymond Braddock
tvRawhide
1959
Clement
tvBat Masterson
1958
Raoul Cummings
tvThe Texan
1958
Wild Jack Tobin / Sheriff Ben Tildy
tvPerry Mason
1957
Medical Examiner
tvWagon Train
1957
Mort Galvin
movieMobs, Inc.
1956
Capt. John Braddock
movieBig House, U.S.A
1955
Special FBI Agent James Madden
movieReturn of the Dead
1954
Bart Matthews
tvPublic Defender
1954
Bart Matthews
movieHighway Dragnet
1954
Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle
Hazard House
1954
Television Host
movieWoman They Almost Lynched
1953
Bitterroot Bill Maris
movieKansas Pacific
1953
Bill Quantrill
movieThe Half-Breed
1952
Frank Crawford
Operation Ivy
1952
Host / Narrator
movieLittle Big Horn
1951
Sgt. Maj. Peter Grierson
movieInsurance Investigator
1951
Chuck Malone
movieDallas
1950
Wild Bill Hickok
movieThe Killer That Stalked New York
1950
Narrator (uncredited)
movieThe Return of Jesse James
1950
Frank James
movieA Modern Marriage
1950
Dr. Donald Andrews
movieMotor Patrol
1950
Detective Robert Flynn
movieThe Baron of Arizona
1950
John Griff
movieRiders of the Range
1950
Clint Burrows
movieRed Desert
1949
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieGrand Canyon
1949
Mitch Bennett
movieRimfire
1949
The Abilene Kid
movieI Shot Jesse James
1949
Jesse James
movieHe Walked by Night
1949
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieBailing Out
1949
Narrator
movieLast of the Wild Horses
1948
Riley Morgan
movieWalk a Crooked Mile
1948
Narrator (voice)
movieJungle Goddess
1948
Radio Newscaster (uncredited)
movieThe Return of Wildfire
1948
Marty Quinn
movieThe Iron Curtain
1948
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Man from Texas
1948
Marshall Gregg
moviePanhandle
1948
Matt Garson
movieCaptain from Castile
1947
Juan Escudero (uncredited)
movieBoomerang!
1947
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Brasher Doubloon
1947
Dr. Moss (uncredited)
movie13 Rue Madeleine
1947
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Razor's Edge
1946
Party Waiter (voice) (uncredited)
movieIf I'm Lucky
1946
Jed Conklin, Magonnagle's Campaign Manager
movieIt Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946
Mike Valentine
movieThe Dark Corner
1946
Frank Reeves
movieShock
1946
O'Neill
movieDoll Face
1945
Flo Hartman
movieLeave Her to Heaven
1945
Dr. Mason
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bomb Loading Procedures
1945
Tactics Colonel
movieThe Last Bomb
1945
Narrator
movieThe House on 92nd Street
1945
Narrator (voice)
movieA Bell for Adano
1945
Cmdr. Robertson
movieThe Caribbean Mystery
1945
Dr. Rene Marcel
movieCircumstantial Evidence
1945
Prosecutor
movieRainbow Island
1944
High Priest Kahuna
movieIn the Meantime, Darling
1944
Maj. Phillips
movieWilson
1944
White House Usher (uncredited)
movieHome in Indiana
1944
Narrator in Opening Scene (uncredited)
movieRoger Touhy, Gangster
1944
FBI Agent Boyden
movieFour Jills in a Jeep
1944
Fighter Pilot Dispatcher on Loudspeaker (uncredited)
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1944
First Dive-bomber Pilot
movieHappy Land
1943
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieGuadalcanal Diary
1943
War Correspondent/ Narrator
movieWintertime
1943
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
movieLady in a Jam
1942
Man at Auction (uncredited)
movieThe Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
Naval Officer
movieArizona Terrors
1942
Jack Halliday aka Don Pedro de Berendo
movieRoad Agent
1941
Henchman Shayne
movieAppointment for Love
1941
Ferguson (uncredited)
movieSea Raiders
1941
Carl Tonjes
movieWhistling in the Dark
1941
Beau Smith
movieI'll Wait for You
1941
Tony Berolli
movieZiegfeld Girl
1941
Geoffrey's Friend in Audience (uncredited)
movieSky Raiders
1941
Caddens
movieAdventures of Captain Marvel
1941
Rahman Bar
movieFlight Command
1940
Admiral's Aide (uncredited)
movieThe Bank Dick
1940
Francois
movieMeet the Wildcat
1940
Basso--Henchman
movieSki Patrol
1940
Ivan Dubroski
movieI Take This Woman
1940
Bob Hampton
movieZorro's Fighting Legion
1939
Don Diego Vega / Zorro
movieThe Man from Montreal
1939
Ross Montgomery, aka L. R. Rawlins
movieStronger Than Desire
1939
Flagg's Party Guest (uncredited)
movieBachelor Mother
1939
Polly's First Dance Partner (uncredited)
movieCalling Dr. Kildare
1939
Tom Crandell
movieSergeant Madden
1939
Lawyer
movieSunset Murder Case
1938
Oliver Helton
movieFemale Fugitive
1938
Bruce Dunning
movieHollywood Stadium Mystery
1938
Ralph Mortimer