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Reed Hadley (1911–1974)

Actor

Tall, dark, and handsome, Reed Hadley appeared most frequently as either a villain or as an officer of the law during a film career of 35 years. His rich, bass voice was also frequently heard as narrator for movies and documentaries. He may be best remembered for his work in television, where he starred in Racket Squad and The Public Defender... See full bio »

Born:

Reed Herring
in Petrolia, Texas, USA

Died:

(age 63) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1971 Brain of Blood
Amir
 
1971 Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (TV short)
Narrator
 
1969 The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago
Narrator (voice)
 
1969 Green Acres (TV series)
Pilot
– Economy Flight to Washington (1969) … Pilot
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
War Eagle
– The Raiders (1967) … War Eagle
 
1967 Hondo (TV series)
Morgan Slade
– Hondo and the Death Drive (1967) … Morgan Slade
 
1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Hymie Weiss
 
1965 Young Dillinger
Federal Agent Parker
 
1964 Moro Witch Doctor
Robert Collins
 
1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Medical Examiner
– The Case of the Tragic Trophy (1964) … Medical Examiner
 
1963 Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1961 All in a Night's Work
General Pettiford (uncredited)
 
1961 Sea Hunt (TV series)
Fred Darrow
– Vital Error (1961) … Fred Darrow
 
1960 Tightrope (TV series)
Raymond Braddock
– Borderline (1960) … Raymond Braddock
 
1959-1960 The Texan (TV series)
Wild Jack Tobin / Sheriff Ben Tildy
– The Terrified Town (1960) … Wild Jack Tobin
– Sixgun Street (1960) … Wild Jack Tobin
– The Taming of Rio Nada (1960) … Wild Jack Tobin
– The Sheriff of Boot Hill (1959) … Sheriff Ben Tildy
 
1958-1959 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Colonel Bromley / Mayor Love
– A Very Special Investigator (1959) … Mayor Love
– The Outlander (1958) … Colonel Bromley
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
Clement
– Incident in No Man's Land (1959) … Clement
 
1958 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
District Attorney / Prof. L. M. Treadway
– Clem Sings (1958) … District Attorney
– Clem the Dentist (1958) … Prof. L. M. Treadway
 
1958 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Raoul Cummings
– Dynamite Blows Two Ways (1958) … Raoul Cummings
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Mort Galvin
– The Sacramento Story (1958) … Mort Galvin
 
1957 Navy Log (TV series)
– One If by Sea (1957)
 
1956 Crossroads (TV series)
– God in the Street (1956)
 
1956 God Is in the Streets (short)
 
1954-1955 The Public Defender (TV series)
Bart Matthews / Bart Matthew
– Failure (1955) … Bart Matthews
– The Jockey and the Nun (1955) … Bart Matthews
– The Bad Ones (1955) … Bart Matthews
– Story of Nora Fulton (1955) … Bart Matthews
– Operation Cleat (1955) … Bart Matthews
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1955 Big House, U.S.A.
Special FBI Agent James Madden
 
1954 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV series)
Capt. Braddock
– Wally Dipple's Garage Door (1954) … Capt. Braddock
 
1954 Highway Dragnet
Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle
 
1954 Hazard House (short)
Television Host
 
1951-1953 Racket Squad (TV series)
Capt. John Braddock / Police Capt. John Braddock / Capt.John Braddock / …
– The Sure Thing (1953) … Capt. John Braddock
– Sting of Fate (1953) … Capt. John Braddock
– Diamond Smugglers (1953) … Capt. John Braddock
– Impatient Heir (1953) … Capt. John Braddock
– Romance Unlimited (1953) … Capt. John Braddock
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1953 Woman They Almost Lynched
Bitterroot Bill Maris
 
1953 Kansas Pacific
Bill Quantrill
 
1952 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
– No Greater Love (1952)
 
1952 Son of Ali Baba
Bit (unconfirmed)
 
1952 The Half-Breed
Frank Crawford
 
1951 The Wild Blue Yonder
Commanding Officer (uncredited)
 
1951 Little Big Horn
Sgt. Maj. Peter Grierson
 
1951 Insurance Investigator
Chuck Malone
 
1950 Dallas
Wild Bill Hickok
 
1950 The Killer That Stalked New York
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1950 The Return of Jesse James
Frank James
 
1950 A Modern Marriage
Dr. Donald Andrews
 
1950 Motor Patrol
Detective Robert Flynn
 
1950 The Baron of Arizona
John Griff
 
1950 Riders of the Range
Clint Burrows
 
1949 Red Desert
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1949 Apache Chief
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1949 Grand Canyon
Mitch Bennett
 
1949 Rimfire
The Abilene Kid
 
1949 I Shot Jesse James
Jesse James
 
1948 Last of the Wild Horses
Riley Morgan
 
1948 He Walked by Night
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1948 Walk a Crooked Mile
Narrator (voice)
 
1948 The Return of Wildfire
Marty Quinn
 
1948 Jungle Goddess
Radio Newscaster (uncredited)
 
1948 A Southern Yankee
Fred Munsey
 
1948 Canon City
Narrator, off-screen
 
1948 The Iron Curtain
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1948 Man from Texas
Marshal Gregg
 
1948 Panhandle
Matt Garson
 
1947 Captain from Castile
Juan Escudero (uncredited)
 
1947 T-Men
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1947 The Fabulous Texan
Jessup
 
1947 Louisiana
 
1947 Boomerang!
Off-Screen Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1947 The Brasher Doubloon
Dr. Moss (uncredited)
 
1947 13 Rue Madeleine
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 The Razor's Edge
Party Waiter (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 If I'm Lucky
Jed Conklin, Magonnagle's Campaign Manager
 
1946 It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Mike Valentine
 
1946 The Dark Corner
Lt Frank Reeves
 
1946 Shock
District Attorney O'Neill
 
1945 Doll Face
Flo Hartman
 
1945 Leave Her to Heaven
Dr. Mason
 
1945 The House on 92nd Street
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1945 The Caribbean Mystery
Dr. Rene Marcel
 
1945 A Bell for Adano
Cmdr. Robertson
 
1945 Captain Eddie
News Announcer (uncredited)
 
1945 Don Juan Quilligan
Announcer of Pearl Harbor Attack (uncredited)
 
1945 Diamond Horseshoe
Intern (uncredited)
 
1945 Circumstantial Evidence
Prosecutor
 
1944 In the Meantime, Darling
Maj. Phillips
 
1944 Rainbow Island
High Priest Kahuna
 
1944 Wilson
White House Usher (uncredited)
 
1944 Wing and a Prayer
Cmdr. O'Donnell
 
1944 Home in Indiana
Narrator in Opening Scene (uncredited)
 
1944 Roger Touhy, Gangster
FBI Agent Boyden
 
1944 The Eve of St. Mark
Radio announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1944 Pin Up Girl
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1944 Buffalo Bill
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1944 Four Jills in a Jeep
Fighter Pilot Dispatcher on Loudspeaker (uncredited)
 
1943 Happy Land
Off-Screen Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1943 Guadalcanal Diary
War correspondent/Narrator
 
1943 Wintertime
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 I Married a Witch
Young Man (uncredited)
 
1942 Now, Voyager
Henry Montague (uncredited)
 
1942 Lady in a Jam
Man (uncredited)
 
1942 Mystery of Marie Roget
Naval Officer
 
1942 Juke Box Jenny
Brother Wicks
 
1942 Jail House Blues
Boston
 
1942 The Bugle Sounds
Court-Martial Judge (uncredited)
 
1942 Arizona Terrors
Jack Halliday aka Don Pedro de Berendo
 
1941 Road Agent
Henchman Shayne
 
1941 Look Who's Laughing
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
 
1941 Appointment for Love
Ferguson (uncredited)
 
1941 Sea Raiders
Carl Tonjes
 
1941 Unfinished Business
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1941 Whistling in the Dark
Beau Smith
 
1941 I'll Wait for You
Tony Berolli
 
1941 Ziegfeld Girl
Geoffrey's Friend in Audience (uncredited)
 
1941 The Flame of New Orleans
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1941 Sky Raiders
Henchman Caddens
 
1941 Adventures of Captain Marvel
Rahman Bar [Ch. 1,11-12]
 
1940 Flight Command
Admiral's Aide (uncredited)
 
1940 The Bank Dick
Francois
 
1940 Meet the Wildcat
Barto, a henchman
 
1940 Ski Patrol
Ivan Dubroski
 
1940 Jack Pot (short)
Arthur Jackson, the Mayor's Aide (uncredited)
 
1940 I Take This Woman
Bob Hampton
 
1939 Zorro's Fighting Legion
Don Diego Vega aka Zorro
 
1939 The Man from Montreal
Ross Montgomery, aka L. R. Rawlins
 
1939 Stronger Than Desire
Flagg's Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1939 Bachelor Mother
Polly's First Dance Partner (uncredited)
 
1939 Calling Dr. Kildare
Tom Crandell
 
1939 Sergeant Madden
Lawyer (uncredited)
 
1938 Orphans of the Street
Miller
 
1938 Sunset Murder Case
Oliver Helton
 
1938 The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Jim Blakely
 
1938 Female Fugitive
Bruce Dunning
 
1938 Hollywood Stadium Mystery
Ralph Mortimer
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1952 Operation Ivy (documentary)
Host/Narrator
 
1945 The Last Bomb (documentary short)
Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (TV documentary)
Jesse James
 
2000 The Many Faces of Zorro (video documentary)
 
2000 Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (TV documentary)
 
1999 Christian Scare Films Vol. 4 (video)
(segment "God Is In The Streets")
 
1995 Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (video documentary)
Himself (archive sound)
 
1992 Gunfighters of the Old West (video documentary)
James Brother (uncredited)
 
1956 Mobs, Inc.
Capt. John Braddock
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Portrayed the title character on Mutual Radio's "The Adventures of Red Ryder" from the series beginning in 1942, until 1944.

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Alternate Names:

Reed Bert Hadley

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Trivia:

He is the only actor to portray the original Zorro in a movie serial. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer