Dean Reed
Dean Reed was born September 22, 1938, in Denver Colorado. He went to Hollywood where he signed a record contract with Capitol Records in 1958, but his third single, "Our Summer Romance" was so popular in South America he went to tour there. More popular than Elvis Presley, he stayed to enjoy his incredible fame in Chile, Peru, Argentina. He made albums, starred in movies and had his own television show in Buenos Aires. He was known as Mr. Simpatia because he worked free in barrios and prisons and protested US policy, nuclear bomb tests etc. His politics moved to the left but he never joined the Communist party. He was deported from Argentina in 1966 and ended up in Rome, where he made "spaghetti westerns" for several years. He made his first concert tour of the Soviet Union in 1966 and became a mega star there and in Eastern Europe. He continually got into trouble with US State Department for protesting Vietnam War and attending International Peace Conferences. He moved to East Germany (GDR) in 1973, made numerous albums, starred in several films, and wrote and directed his own. His last visit to the States in late 1985 encouraged him to dream of making a career for himself back home, especially if he could return with his current project in hand, a movie about the war between AIM and the FBI at Wounded Knee, 1973. A GDR/Soviet Union co-production, the film had taken years to get off the ground. Just days before shooting was due to start in the Crimea, Dean Reed's body was found in the lake near his home outside of East Berlin. He had been missing for several days. Many close to him in the GDR suspected suicide; his family and friends in America believed he was murdered.
Filmography
Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy
as Self (Archive Footage)
Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy
as Self (Archive Footage)
Red Gringo
as Himself (archive footage)
Red Gringo
as Himself (archive footage)
The Red Elvis
as Himself (archive footage)
The Red Elvis
as Himself (archive footage)
American Rebel: The Dean Reed Story
as Himself
American Rebel: The Dean Reed Story
as Himself
Windy Story
as Jim Gains
Windy Story
as Jim Gains
Sing, Cowboy, Sing
as Joe
Sing, Cowboy, Sing
as Joe
The Singer
as El Cantor
The Singer
as El Cantor
Soviel Lieder, soviel Worte
as Dean
Soviel Lieder, soviel Worte
as Dean
Blood Brothers
as Harmonika
Blood Brothers
as Harmonika
Kit & Co.
as Kit Bellow
Kit & Co.
as Kit Bellow
Karate, Fist and Beans
as Sam
Karate, Fist and Beans
as Sam
Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
as Taugenichts
Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
as Taugenichts
Dean Reed - Sänger des anderen Amerika
as Self
Dean Reed - Sänger des anderen Amerika
as Self
Sotto a chi tocca!
as Straccio
Sotto a chi tocca!
as Straccio
The Lineage of Cain
The Lineage of Cain
The Corsairs
as Alan Drake
The Corsairs
as Alan Drake
Die Vergnügungsspalte
as (archive footage)
Die Vergnügungsspalte
as (archive footage)
Adiós, Sabata
as Ballantine
Adiós, Sabata
as Ballantine
Twenty Paces to Death
as Mestizo
Twenty Paces to Death
as Mestizo
La banda de los tres crisantemos
as Owen Olinger
La banda de los tres crisantemos
as Owen Olinger
Death Knocks Twice
as Bob Martin
Death Knocks Twice
as Bob Martin
Secret Diary of Fanny
as Michel
Secret Diary of Fanny
as Michel
The Nephews of Zorro
as Raphael / Zorro
The Nephews of Zorro
as Raphael / Zorro
God Made Them... I Kill Them
as Slim Corbett / Compton
God Made Them... I Kill Them
as Slim Corbett / Compton
Buckaroo: The Winchester Does Not Forgive
as Buccaroo
Buckaroo: The Winchester Does Not Forgive
as Buccaroo
My First Girlfriend
as Deen
My First Girlfriend
as Deen
Ritmo nuevo, vieja ola
as Él mismo
Ritmo nuevo, vieja ola
as Él mismo
Guadalajara en verano
as Robert Douglas
Guadalajara en verano
as Robert Douglas