Wallace Reid
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-04-14
Day of Death
1923-01-18 (31 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Wallace Reid
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.
Known For
Acting
(1961)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
(1942)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
(1931)
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
(1922)
Across the Continent
as Jimmy Dent
(1922)
The Dictator
as Brooke Travers
(1922)
Nice People
as Captain Billy Wade
(1922)
Clarence
as Clarence Smith
(1922)
Rent Free
as Buell Arnister Jr
(1922)
The Ghost Breaker
as Walter Jarvis, a Ghost Breaker
(1922)
A Trip to Paramountown
as Self
(1922)
The World's Champion
as William Burroughs
(1922)
Night Life in Hollywood
as Self
(1922)
Thirty Days
as John Floyd
(1921)
Forever
as Peter Ibbetson
(1921)
The Love Special
as Jim Glover
(1921)
Too Much Speed
as 'Dusty' Rhoades
(1921)
Don't Tell Everything
as Cullen Dale
(1921)
The Hell Diggers
as Teddy Darman
(1921)
The Charm School
as Austin Bevans
(1921)
The Affairs of Anatol
as Anatol Spencer
(1920)
The Dancin' Fool
as Sylvester Tibble
(1920)
Double Speed
as 'Speed' Carr
(1920)
Always Audacious
as Perry Dayton / 'Slim' Attucks
(1920)
Sick Abed
as Reginald Jay
(1920)
Excuse My Dust
as 'Toodles' Walden
(1920)
What's Your Hurry?
as Dusty Rhoades
(1919)
The Roaring Road
as Walter Thomas 'Toodles' Walden
(1919)
You're Fired
as Billy Deering
(1919)
The Love Burglar
as David Strong
(1919)
Hawthorne of the U.S.A.
as Anthony Hamilton Hawthorne
(1919)
The Valley of the Giants
as Bryce Cardigan
(1919)
The Dub
as John Craig (The 'Dub')
(1919)
The Lottery Man
as Jack Wright
(1919)
Alias Mike Moran
as Larry Young
(1918)
Less Than Kin
as Hobart Lee / Lewis Vickers
(1918)
The Firefly of France
as Devereux Bayne
(1918)
The Source
as Van Twiller Yard
(1918)
His Extra Bit
as The Husband
(1918)
The Man from Funeral Range
as Harry Webb
(1918)
The Thing We Love
as Rodney Sheridan
(1918)
Believe Me, Xantippe
as George MacFarland
(1918)
The House of Silence
as Marcel Levington
(1918)
Rimrock Jones
as Rimrock Jones
(1918)
Too Many Millions
as Walsingham Van Doren
(1917)
Big Timber
as Jack Fife
(1917)
The Prison Without Walls
as Huntington Babbs
(1917)
The Hostage
as Lieutenant Kemper
(1917)
The Devil Stone
as Guy Sterling
(1917)
The Woman God Forgot
as Alvarado
(1917)
The Squaw Man's Son
as Lord Effington, aka Hal
(1917)
The Golden Fetter
as James Roger Ralston
(1917)
The World Apart
as Bob Fulton
(1917)
Nan of Music Mountain
as Henry de Spain
(1917)
The Man Who Saved the Day
as John King
(1917)
(1916)
Joan the Woman
as Eric Trent 1431 / Eric Trent 1917
(1916)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Boy Killed in Battle (uncredited)
(1916)
The Yellow Pawn
as James Weldon
(1916)
Maria Rosa
as Andreas
(1916)
The House with the Golden Windows
as Tom Wells
(1916)
The Love Mask
as Dan Derring
(1916)
To Have and to Hold
as Captain Ralph Percy
(1916)
(1916)
The Wall of Flame
as Wallace - the Fire Inspector
(1916)
The Selfish Woman
as Tom Morley
(1915)
A Yankee from the West
as Billy Milford aka Hell-in-the Mud
(1915)
The Golden Chance
as Roger Manning
(1915)
Old Heidelberg
as Prince Karl Heinrich
(1915)
The Lost House
as Ford
(1915)
The Birth of a Nation
as Jeff, the Blacksmith
(1915)
Enoch Arden
as Walter Fenn
(1915)
Carmen
as Don Jose
(1915)
The Chorus Lady
as Danny Mallory
(1915)
The Craven
as Bud Walton
(1915)
The Three Brothers
as Jean Gaudet / Will
(1915)
Station Content
as Jim Manning
(1914)
The Exposure
as The Reporter
(1914)
The Man Within
as The Outlaw
(1914)
The Avenging Conscience
as The Doctor (uncredited)
(1914)
The Siren
as Dane Northrop
(1914)
Cupid Incognito
as Jack Falkner
(1914)
(1914)
At Dawn
as The Lieutenant
(1914)
Another Chance
as Detective Flynn
(1914)
Down by the Sounding Sea
as John Ward - the Man from the Sea
(1914)
The Little Country Mouse
as Lieutenant Hawkhurst
(1914)
Moonshine Molly
as Lawson Keene
(1914)
The Odalisque
as Curtiss
(1914)
The Den of Thieves
as Wallace
(1914)
The Way of a Woman
as Pierre
(1914)
Down the Hill to Creditville
as Marcus Down
(1914)
Over the Ledge
as Bob
(1914)
The Niggard
as Elmer Kent
(1914)
Arms and the Gringo
as Sullivan
(1914)
The City Beautiful
as The Country Boy
(1914)
The Wheel of Life
as The Prospector
(1914)
Her Awakening
as Bob Turner
(1914)
Women and Roses
as Wallace
(1914)
Regeneration
as The Artist
(1914)
The Quack
as Wallace Rosslyn
(1914)
The Second Mrs. Roebuck
as Samuel Roebuck
(1914)
(1914)
Fires of Conscience
as Ray - the Prospector
(1914)
Whoso Diggeth a Pit
as Wally
(1914)
The Mountaineer
as Jim - the Mountaineer
(1914)
The Intruder
as The Woodsman
(1914)
The Test
as The Poor Man
(1914)
The Countess Betty's Mine
as Wallace
(1914)
A Wife on a Wager
as Wally Bristow
(1914)
A Mother's Influence
as Wallace Burton - the Son
(1914)
The Voice of the Viola
as Wallace
(1914)
The Greater Devotion
as 'Devotion'
(1914)
'Cross the Mexican Line
as Lt. Wallace
(1914)
A Flash in the Dark
as A Miner
(1914)
Sierra Jim's Reformation
as Tim - the Pony Express Rider
(1914)
Passing of the Beast
as Jacques - the Woodsman
(1914)
The Heart of the Hills
as Dave - the Woodsman
(1914)
A Gypsy Romance
as Jose - King of the Gypsies
(1914)
The Skeleton
as Jack - the Young Husband
(1914)
Her Doggy
as The Doctor (unconfirmed)
(1914)
Breed o' the Mountains
as Joe Mayfield
(1914)
For Her Father's Sins
as Frank Bell
(1914)
(1914)
The High Grader
as Dick Raleigh
(1914)
The Daughter of a Crook
as Neal
(1914)
Love's Western Flight
as Wally - the Ranch Owner
(1914)
Baby's Ride
as Father
(1913)
In Love and War
as David - the Journalist
(1913)
The Wall of Money
as Wallace - McQuarrie's Son
(1913)
Mental Suicide
as Reid - a Contractor
(1913)
Hearts and Horses
as Bill Walters
(1913)
Pride of Lonesome
as Edward Daton
(1913)
Song Bird of the North
as Fowle - a Mission Worker
(1913)
(1913)
The Spirit of the Flag
as Dr. Reid
(1913)
(1913)
When Luck Changes
as Cal Jim
(1913)
The Deerslayer
as Chingachgook
(1913)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Dorian Gray
(1913)
The Powder Flash of Death
as Captain Bruce Douglas
(1913)
The Picket Guard
as Sentry
(1913)
Calamity Anne Takes a Trip
as Policeman
(1913)
The Brothers
as Robert Gregory
(1913)
The Heart of a Cracksman
as Gentleman Crook
(1913)
When Jim Returned
as Jim
(1913)
The Fires of Fate
as Wally - the Doctor
(1913)
The Kiss
as Ralph Walters
(1913)
Retribution
as Reid
(1913)
Their Masterpiece
as Jack Sanders
(1913)
The Cracksman's Reformation
as Gentleman Crook
(1913)
(1913)
The Tattooed Arm
as Ben Hart
(1913)
Cross Purposes
as Wally
(1913)
The Eye of a God
as Frank Hammond
(1913)
The Ways of Fate
as Jim Conway
(1913)
On the Border
as Bill Reeves - the Cowboy
(1913)
Her Innocent Marriage
as Will Wayne
(1913)
Love and the Law
as Sheriff John Allen
(1913)
An Even Exchange
as Joe
(1913)
Women and War
as The Boy
(1913)
The Spark of Manhood
as Humphrey Van Weyden
(1913)
(1913)
A Cracksman Santa Claus
as Gentleman Crook
(1913)
Man's Duty
as Bill, the Selfish One
(1913)
The Animal
as The Animal
(1913)
Youth and Jealousy
as Ben
(1913)
(1913)
A Rose of Old Mexico
as Paul Hapgood
(1913)
The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine
as Reid - Rosson's Brother
(1913)
A Modern Snare
as Ralph - the New Sheriff
(1913)
The Gratitude of Wanda
as Wally
(1913)
The Guerilla Menace
as Captain Bruce Douglas
(1913)
Via Cabaret
as Harry Reeder
(1913)
The Harvest of Flame
as The Inspector
(1913)
The Lightning Bolt
as Reid
(1912)
Kaintuck
as The Artist
(1912)
Indian Romeo and Juliet
as Oniatore / Romeo
(1912)
The Victoria Cross
as Lt. Cholmodeley
(1912)
Every Inch a Man
as Robert Chapman - the Son
(1912)
(1912)
(1912)
The Path of True Love
as The Country Boy
(1912)
The Illumination
as Giuseppe's Father
(1912)
(1912)
At Cripple Creek
as Joe Mayfield
(1912)
Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight
as Basil Underwood
(1912)
The Seventh Son
as One of the Beecham Brothers
(1912)
A Man's Duty
as Dick Wilson - Union Soldier
(1912)
Jean Intervenes
as Billy Hallock
(1912)
Virginius
as Icilius
(1912)
His Only Son
as Bob Madden
(1912)
Diamond Cut Diamond
as Clerk
(1912)
Early Days in the West
as Dan, a Young Pioneer
(1912)
The Telephone Girl
as Jack Watson
(1912)
Fortunes of a Composer
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
(1912)
The Gamblers
as Arthur Ingraham
(1912)
The Hidden Treasure
as Bill Binks
(1912)
The Tribal Law
as Tall Pine aka Jose Seville - Apache Brave
(1912)
Playmates
as Party Guest at Piano (uncredited)
(1912)
Chumps
as George - the Denouement
(1912)
Hunted Down
as John Dayton
(1912)
An Indian Outcast
as Wally, a Cowboy
(1912)
A Daughter of the Redskins
as Captain Stark, U.S.A.
(1912)
(1912)
The Seepore Rebellion
as Extra
(1912)
Before the White Man Came
as Wathuma - the Leopard
(1912)
Making Good
as Billy Burns
(1912)
The Indian Raiders
as Tom
(1912)
The Secret Service Man
as The Secret Service Man
(1912)
(1911)
The Mother of the Ranch
as The Mother's Friend Back East
(1911)
The Reporter
as Cohn, Jones' Assistant
(1911)
War
as Midas
(1911)
(1910)
The Phoenix
as Young Reporter
Crew
(1917)
The Man Who Saved the Day
Director
(1916)
The Wrong Heart
Director, Scenario Writer
(1914)
The Heart of the Hills
Director, Writer
(1914)
The Intruder
Director
(1914)
The Countess Betty's Mine
Director
(1914)
The Wheel of Life
Director
(1914)
Fires of Conscience
Director
(1914)
The Greater Devotion
Director
(1914)
A Flash in the Dark
Director
(1914)
Breed o' the Mountains
Director
(1914)
Regeneration
Director
(1914)
The Voice of the Viola
Director
(1914)
The Way of a Woman
Director
(1914)
The Mountaineer
Director, Writer
(1914)
Cupid Incognito
Director, Writer
(1914)
A Gypsy Romance
Director
(1914)
The Test
Director
(1914)
The Skeleton
Director
(1914)
Love's Western Flight
Director
(1914)
A Wife on a Wager
Director
(1914)
'Cross the Mexican Line
Director
(1914)
The Fruit of Evil
Director, Writer
(1914)
The Den of Thieves
Director
(1914)
Down by the Sounding Sea
Scenario Writer
(1914)
Women and Roses
Director, Writer
(1914)
The Quack
Director
(1914)
The Siren
Director
(1914)
The Man Within
Director
(1914)
Passing of the Beast
Director
(1913)
A Rose of Old Mexico
Director
(1913)
The Ways of Fate
Director
(1913)
When Jim Returned
Director, Writer
(1913)
The Tattooed Arm
Director, Writer
(1913)
The Brothers
Director
(1913)
Youth and Jealousy
Director
(1913)
The Kiss
Director
(1913)
Her Innocent Marriage
Director
(1913)
A Modern Snare
Director
(1913)
On the Border
Director
(1913)
The Heart of a Cracksman
Director, Writer
(1913)
(1913)
The Fires of Fate
Director, Scenario Writer
(1913)
Cross Purposes
Director
(1913)
Retribution
Director
(1913)
A Cracksman Santa Claus
Writer
(1913)
The Lightning Bolt
Director, Writer
(1913)
A Hopi Legend
Director, Writer
(1913)
When Luck Changes
Director
(1913)
Via Cabaret
Director
(1913)
Hearts and Horses
Director
(1913)
Women and War
Writer
(1913)
Pride of Lonesome
Director
(1913)
A Foreign Spy
Director
(1913)
Mental Suicide
Writer
(1913)
The Harvest of Flame
Director, Writer
(1913)
The Spark of Manhood
Director
(1913)
The Gratitude of Wanda
Director
(1913)
Love and the Law
Director, Scenario Writer
(1913)
The Spirit of the Flag
Writer
(1913)
The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine
Director
(1912)
Chumps
Scenario Writer
(1912)
(1912)
The Tribal Law
Director, Writer
(1912)
The Hidden Treasure
Director