Wallace Reid
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.
Filmography
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
The Movie Album
as (archive footage)
The Movie Album
as (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
Thirty Days
as John Floyd
Thirty Days
as John Floyd
Night Life in Hollywood
as Self
Night Life in Hollywood
as Self
Clarence
as Clarence Smith
Clarence
as Clarence Smith
The Ghost Breaker
as Walter Jarvis, a Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker
as Walter Jarvis, a Ghost Breaker
Nice People
as Captain Billy Wade
Nice People
as Captain Billy Wade
A Trip to Paramountown
as Self
A Trip to Paramountown
as Self
The Dictator
as Brooke Travers
The Dictator
as Brooke Travers
Across the Continent
as Jimmy Dent
Across the Continent
as Jimmy Dent
The World's Champion
as William Burroughs
The World's Champion
as William Burroughs
Rent Free
as Buell Arnister Jr
Rent Free
as Buell Arnister Jr
Don't Tell Everything
as Cullen Dale
Don't Tell Everything
as Cullen Dale
Forever
as Peter Ibbetson
Forever
as Peter Ibbetson
The Affairs of Anatol
as Anatol Spencer
The Affairs of Anatol
as Anatol Spencer
The Hell Diggers
as Teddy Darman
The Hell Diggers
as Teddy Darman
Too Much Speed
as 'Dusty' Rhoades
Too Much Speed
as 'Dusty' Rhoades
The Love Special
as Jim Glover
The Love Special
as Jim Glover
The Charm School
as Austin Bevans
The Charm School
as Austin Bevans
The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel
as As himself
The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel
as As himself
Always Audacious
as Perry Dayton / 'Slim' Attucks
Always Audacious
as Perry Dayton / 'Slim' Attucks
What's Your Hurry?
as Dusty Rhoades
What's Your Hurry?
as Dusty Rhoades
Sick Abed
as Reginald Jay
Sick Abed
as Reginald Jay
The Dancin' Fool
as Sylvester Tibble
The Dancin' Fool
as Sylvester Tibble
Excuse My Dust
as 'Toodles' Walden
Excuse My Dust
as 'Toodles' Walden
Double Speed
as 'Speed' Carr
Double Speed
as 'Speed' Carr
Hawthorne of the U.S.A.
as Anthony Hamilton Hawthorne
Hawthorne of the U.S.A.
as Anthony Hamilton Hawthorne
The Lottery Man
as Jack Wright
The Lottery Man
as Jack Wright
The Valley of the Giants
as Bryce Cardigan
The Valley of the Giants
as Bryce Cardigan
The Love Burglar
as David Strong
The Love Burglar
as David Strong
You're Fired
as Billy Deering
You're Fired
as Billy Deering
The Roaring Road
as Walter Thomas 'Toodles' Walden
The Roaring Road
as Walter Thomas 'Toodles' Walden
Alias Mike Moran
as Larry Young
Alias Mike Moran
as Larry Young
The Dub
as John Craig (The 'Dub')
The Dub
as John Craig (The 'Dub')
Too Many Millions
as Walsingham Van Doren
Too Many Millions
as Walsingham Van Doren
The Man from Funeral Range
as Harry Webb
The Man from Funeral Range
as Harry Webb
His Extra Bit
as The Husband
His Extra Bit
as The Husband
The Source
as Van Twiller Yard
The Source
as Van Twiller Yard
Less Than Kin
as Hobart Lee / Lewis Vickers
Less Than Kin
as Hobart Lee / Lewis Vickers
The Firefly of France
as Devereux Bayne
The Firefly of France
as Devereux Bayne
Believe Me, Xantippe
as George MacFarland
Believe Me, Xantippe
as George MacFarland
The House of Silence
as Marcel Levington
The House of Silence
as Marcel Levington
The Thing We Love
as Rodney Sheridan
The Thing We Love
as Rodney Sheridan
Rimrock Jones
as Rimrock Jones
Rimrock Jones
as Rimrock Jones
The Devil Stone
as Guy Sterling
The Devil Stone
as Guy Sterling
Nan of Music Mountain
as Henry de Spain
Nan of Music Mountain
as Henry de Spain
The Woman God Forgot
as Alvarado
The Woman God Forgot
as Alvarado
The Hostage
as Lieutenant Kemper
The Hostage
as Lieutenant Kemper
The Squaw Man's Son
as Lord Effington, aka Hal
The Squaw Man's Son
as Lord Effington, aka Hal
Big Timber
as Jack Fife
Big Timber
as Jack Fife
The World Apart
as Bob Fulton
The World Apart
as Bob Fulton
The Tell-Tale Arm
The Tell-Tale Arm
The Prison Without Walls
as Huntington Babbs
The Prison Without Walls
as Huntington Babbs
The Man Who Saved the Day
as John King
The Man Who Saved the Day
as John King
The Golden Fetter
as James Roger Ralston
The Golden Fetter
as James Roger Ralston
Joan the Woman
as Eric Trent 1431 / Eric Trent 1917
Joan the Woman
as Eric Trent 1431 / Eric Trent 1917
The Wrong Heart
The Wrong Heart
The Wall of Flame
as Wallace - the Fire Inspector
The Wall of Flame
as Wallace - the Fire Inspector
The Yellow Pawn
as James Weldon
The Yellow Pawn
as James Weldon
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Boy Killed in Battle (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Boy Killed in Battle (uncredited)
The House with the Golden Windows
as Tom Wells
The House with the Golden Windows
as Tom Wells
The Selfish Woman
as Tom Morley
The Selfish Woman
as Tom Morley
Maria Rosa
as Andreas
Maria Rosa
as Andreas
The Love Mask
as Dan Derring
The Love Mask
as Dan Derring
To Have and to Hold
as Captain Ralph Percy
To Have and to Hold
as Captain Ralph Percy
The Golden Chance
as Roger Manning
The Golden Chance
as Roger Manning
Old Heidelberg
as Prince Karl Heinrich
Old Heidelberg
as Prince Karl Heinrich
Carmen
as Don Jose
Carmen
as Don Jose
The Chorus Lady
as Danny Mallory
The Chorus Lady
as Danny Mallory
A Yankee from the West
as Billy Milford aka Hell-in-the Mud
A Yankee from the West
as Billy Milford aka Hell-in-the Mud
Station Content
as Jim Manning
Station Content
as Jim Manning
Enoch Arden
as Walter Fenn
Enoch Arden
as Walter Fenn
The Lost House
as Ford
The Lost House
as Ford
The Birth of a Nation
as Jeff, the Blacksmith
The Birth of a Nation
as Jeff, the Blacksmith
The Craven
as Bud Walton
The Craven
as Bud Walton
The Three Brothers
as Jean Gaudet / Will
The Three Brothers
as Jean Gaudet / Will
Baby's Ride
as Father
Baby's Ride
as Father
The Exposure
as The Reporter
The Exposure
as The Reporter
The Joke on Yellentown
The Joke on Yellentown
At Dawn
as The Lieutenant
At Dawn
as The Lieutenant
Over the Ledge
as Bob
Over the Ledge
as Bob
Another Chance
as Detective Flynn
Another Chance
as Detective Flynn
The Little Country Mouse
as Lieutenant Hawkhurst
The Little Country Mouse
as Lieutenant Hawkhurst
The Odalisque
as Curtiss
The Odalisque
as Curtiss
The Niggard
as Elmer Kent
The Niggard
as Elmer Kent
A Mother's Influence
as Wallace Burton - the Son
A Mother's Influence
as Wallace Burton - the Son
For Her Father's Sins
as Frank Bell
For Her Father's Sins
as Frank Bell
Her Doggy
as The Doctor (unconfirmed)
Her Doggy
as The Doctor (unconfirmed)
Her Awakening
as Bob Turner
Her Awakening
as Bob Turner
Down the Hill to Creditville
as Marcus Down
Down the Hill to Creditville
as Marcus Down
The High Grader
as Dick Raleigh
The High Grader
as Dick Raleigh
Sierra Jim's Reformation
as Tim - the Pony Express Rider
Sierra Jim's Reformation
as Tim - the Pony Express Rider
The Second Mrs. Roebuck
as Samuel Roebuck
The Second Mrs. Roebuck
as Samuel Roebuck
The Avenging Conscience
as The Doctor (uncredited)
The Avenging Conscience
as The Doctor (uncredited)
Moonshine Molly
as Lawson Keene
Moonshine Molly
as Lawson Keene
Down by the Sounding Sea
as John Ward - the Man from the Sea
Down by the Sounding Sea
as John Ward - the Man from the Sea
The City Beautiful
as The Country Boy
The City Beautiful
as The Country Boy
Arms and the Gringo
as Sullivan
Arms and the Gringo
as Sullivan
The Den of Thieves
as Wallace
The Den of Thieves
as Wallace
'Cross the Mexican Line
as Lt. Wallace
'Cross the Mexican Line
as Lt. Wallace
A Wife on a Wager
as Wally Bristow
A Wife on a Wager
as Wally Bristow
Love's Western Flight
as Wally - the Ranch Owner
Love's Western Flight
as Wally - the Ranch Owner
Passing of the Beast
as Jacques - the Woodsman
Passing of the Beast
as Jacques - the Woodsman
The Man Within
as The Outlaw
The Man Within
as The Outlaw
The Siren
as Dane Northrop
The Siren
as Dane Northrop
The Quack
as Wallace Rosslyn
The Quack
as Wallace Rosslyn
Women and Roses
as Wallace
Women and Roses
as Wallace
The Daughter of a Crook
as Neal
The Daughter of a Crook
as Neal
The Fruit of Evil
The Fruit of Evil
The Skeleton
as Jack - the Young Husband
The Skeleton
as Jack - the Young Husband
The Test
as The Poor Man
The Test
as The Poor Man
A Gypsy Romance
as Jose - King of the Gypsies
A Gypsy Romance
as Jose - King of the Gypsies
Cupid Incognito
as Jack Falkner
Cupid Incognito
as Jack Falkner
The Spider and Her Web
The Spider and Her Web
The Mountaineer
as Jim - the Mountaineer
The Mountaineer
as Jim - the Mountaineer
The Heart of the Hills
as Dave - the Woodsman
The Heart of the Hills
as Dave - the Woodsman
The Voice of the Viola
as Wallace
The Voice of the Viola
as Wallace
Regeneration
as The Artist
Regeneration
as The Artist
A Flash in the Dark
as A Miner
A Flash in the Dark
as A Miner
The Greater Devotion
as 'Devotion'
The Greater Devotion
as 'Devotion'
Fires of Conscience
as Ray - the Prospector
Fires of Conscience
as Ray - the Prospector
The Wheel of Life
as The Prospector
The Wheel of Life
as The Prospector
The Countess Betty's Mine
as Wallace
The Countess Betty's Mine
as Wallace
Whoso Diggeth a Pit
as Wally
Whoso Diggeth a Pit
as Wally
A Hopi Legend
A Hopi Legend
The Lightning Bolt
as Reid
The Lightning Bolt
as Reid
A Cracksman Santa Claus
as Gentleman Crook
A Cracksman Santa Claus
as Gentleman Crook
Retribution
as Reid
Retribution
as Reid
Cross Purposes
as Wally
Cross Purposes
as Wally
The Fires of Fate
as Wally - the Doctor
The Fires of Fate
as Wally - the Doctor
The Heart of a Cracksman
as Gentleman Crook
The Heart of a Cracksman
as Gentleman Crook
The Animal
as The Animal
The Animal
as The Animal
Man's Duty
as Bill, the Selfish One
Man's Duty
as Bill, the Selfish One
A Foreign Spy
A Foreign Spy
Song Bird of the North
as Fowle - a Mission Worker
Song Bird of the North
as Fowle - a Mission Worker
The Guerilla Menace
as Captain Bruce Douglas
The Guerilla Menace
as Captain Bruce Douglas
Hearts and Horses
as Bill Walters
Hearts and Horses
as Bill Walters
Via Cabaret
as Harry Reeder
Via Cabaret
as Harry Reeder
The Spirit of the Flag
as Dr. Reid
The Spirit of the Flag
as Dr. Reid
When Luck Changes
as Cal Jim
When Luck Changes
as Cal Jim
On the Border
as Bill Reeves - the Cowboy
On the Border
as Bill Reeves - the Cowboy
Near To Earth
Near To Earth
Their Masterpiece
as Jack Sanders
Their Masterpiece
as Jack Sanders
Love and the Law
as Sheriff John Allen
Love and the Law
as Sheriff John Allen
An Indian Outcast
as Wally, a Cowboy
An Indian Outcast
as Wally, a Cowboy
At Cripple Creek
as Joe Mayfield
At Cripple Creek
as Joe Mayfield
The Telephone Girl
as Jack Watson
The Telephone Girl
as Jack Watson
Playmates
as Party Guest at Piano (uncredited)
Playmates
as Party Guest at Piano (uncredited)
Indian Romeo and Juliet
as Oniatore / Romeo
Indian Romeo and Juliet
as Oniatore / Romeo
War
as Midas
War
as Midas