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William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver.
Wallace Reid. Actor: Carmen. The son of writer-theater producer-director-actor Hal Reid, Wallace was on stage by the age of four in the act with his parents. He spent most of his early years, not on the stage, but in private schools where he excelled in music and athletics.
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- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
This is a comprehensive listing of Wallace Reid's (1891–1923) silent film output. Reid often played a clean-cut, well-groomed American go-getter on screen, which is how he is best remembered, but he could alternate with character roles, especially in his early short films, most of which are now lost .
Actor, Director, Writer. Born: April 15, 1891 (St. Louis, Missouri) Died: January 18, 1923 (Los Angeles, California) Notable Films: Old Heidelberg, The Affairs of Anatol. By 1915, Wallace Reid, young and handsome, had been a performer for twenty years, making films for five of them.
Nov 14, 2023 · Wallace Reid was a shining light in Hollywood's roaring twenties silent film era, but he was a tragedy in waiting, succumbing to a life of addiction and excess.
Apr 9, 2020 · A prime example is Wallace Reid, major leading man of the 1910s and early 1920s. As a performer, he’s known mainly to silent film buffs. As a name, he has the sad distinction of being the first major Hollywood star to die of a drug addiction.
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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.
