Wallace Reid

Wallace Reid

Date of Birth:

Apr 14, 1891

Place of Birth:

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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 Way of a Woman The Way of a Woman

1914

The Voice of the Viola The Voice of the Viola

1914

The Mountaineer The Mountaineer

1914

The Spider and Her Web The Spider and Her Web

1914

Cupid Incognito Cupid Incognito

1914

Regeneration Regeneration

1914

Breed o' the Mountains Breed o' the Mountains

1914

The Wheel of Life The Wheel of Life

1914

The Countess Betty's Mine The Countess Betty's Mine

1914

Fires of Conscience Fires of Conscience

1914

The Greater Devotion The Greater Devotion

1914

A Flash in the Dark A Flash in the Dark

1914

A Gypsy Romance A Gypsy Romance

1914

The Test The Test

1914

Passing of the Beast Passing of the Beast

1914

The Man Within The Man Within

1914

Love's Western Flight Love's Western Flight

1914

A Wife on a Wager A Wife on a Wager

1914

'Cross the Mexican Line 'Cross the Mexican Line

1914

The Siren The Siren

1914

The Quack The Quack

1914

The Skeleton The Skeleton

1914

The Fruit of Evil The Fruit of Evil

1914

The Daughter of a Crook The Daughter of a Crook

1914

Women and Roses Women and Roses

1914

The Intruder The Intruder

1914

Whoso Diggeth a Pit Whoso Diggeth a Pit

1914

Near To Earth Near To Earth

1913

Mental Suicide Mental Suicide

1913

Man's Duty Man's Duty

1913

An Even Exchange An Even Exchange

1913

The Animal The Animal

1913

The Picket Guard The Picket Guard

1913

A Foreign Spy A Foreign Spy

1913

Calamity Anne Takes a Trip Calamity Anne Takes a Trip

1913

The Guerilla Menace The Guerilla Menace

1913

Song Bird of the North Song Bird of the North

1913

Pride of Lonesome Pride of Lonesome

1913

The Powder Flash of Death The Powder Flash of Death

1913

The Harvest of Flame The Harvest of Flame

1913

The Spark of Manhood The Spark of Manhood

1913

Retribution Retribution

1913

Cross Purposes Cross Purposes

1913

A Cracksman Santa Claus A Cracksman Santa Claus

1913

The Lightning Bolt The Lightning Bolt

1913

A Hopi Legend A Hopi Legend

1913

The Fires of Fate The Fires of Fate

1913

The Cracksman's Reformation The Cracksman's Reformation

1913

The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine

1913

The Gratitude of Wanda The Gratitude of Wanda

1913

The Wall of Money The Wall of Money

1913

The Heart of a Cracksman The Heart of a Cracksman

1913

The Den of Thieves The Den of Thieves

1914

The City Beautiful The City Beautiful

1914

The Squaw Man's Son The Squaw Man's Son

1917

The World Apart The World Apart

1917

The Hostage The Hostage

1917

Rimrock Jones Rimrock Jones

1918

Believe Me, Xantippe Believe Me, Xantippe

1918

The Prison Without Walls The Prison Without Walls

1917

The Tell-Tale Arm The Tell-Tale Arm

1917

A Yankee from the West A Yankee from the West

1915

Station Content Station Content

1915

The Chorus Lady The Chorus Lady

1915

The Golden Fetter The Golden Fetter

1917

The Man Who Saved the Day The Man Who Saved the Day

1917

The Firefly of France The Firefly of France

1918

Less Than Kin Less Than Kin

1918

The Hell Diggers The Hell Diggers

1921

Too Much Speed Too Much Speed

1921

Clarence Clarence

1922

Baby's Ride Baby's Ride

1914

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

The Charm School The Charm School

1921

Double Speed Double Speed

1920

The Source The Source

1918

His Extra Bit His Extra Bit

1918

Alias Mike Moran Alias Mike Moran

1919

The Lottery Man The Lottery Man

1919

The Lost House The Lost House

1915

The Craven The Craven

1915

Her Awakening Her Awakening

1914

Her Doggy Her Doggy

1914

For Her Father's Sins For Her Father's Sins

1914

A Mother's Influence A Mother's Influence

1914

The Niggard The Niggard

1914

Down the Hill to Creditville Down the Hill to Creditville

1914

The High Grader The High Grader

1914

The Avenging Conscience The Avenging Conscience

1914

Down by the Sounding Sea Down by the Sounding Sea

1914

Moonshine Molly Moonshine Molly

1914

The Second Mrs. Roebuck The Second Mrs. Roebuck

1914

Sierra Jim's Reformation Sierra Jim's Reformation

1914

The Odalisque The Odalisque

1914

Another Chance Another Chance

1914

The House with the Golden Windows The House with the Golden Windows

1916

The Selfish Woman The Selfish Woman

1916

The Yellow Pawn The Yellow Pawn

1916

The Wall of Flame The Wall of Flame

1916

The Wrong Heart The Wrong Heart

1916

The Love Mask The Love Mask

1916

To Have and to Hold To Have and to Hold

1916

Over the Ledge Over the Ledge

1914

At Dawn At Dawn

1914

The Joke on Yellentown The Joke on Yellentown

1914

The Exposure The Exposure

1914

Women and War Women and War

1913

In Love and War In Love and War

1913

The Devil Stone The Devil Stone

1917

The Dictator The Dictator

1922

Night Life in Hollywood Night Life in Hollywood

1922

Don't Tell Everything Don't Tell Everything

1921

Nan of Music Mountain Nan of Music Mountain

1917

You're Fired You're Fired

1919

Sick Abed Sick Abed

1920

The House That Shadows Built The House That Shadows Built

1931

What's Your Hurry? What's Your Hurry?

1920

The Three Brothers The Three Brothers

1915

The Little Country Mouse The Little Country Mouse

1914

Always Audacious Always Audacious

1920

Across the Continent Across the Continent

1922

Rent Free Rent Free

1922

A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli

1912

War War

1911

The Path of True Love The Path of True Love

1912

Chumps Chumps

1912

Jean Intervenes Jean Intervenes

1912

The Mother of the Ranch The Mother of the Ranch

1911

The Reporter The Reporter

1911

The Love Burglar The Love Burglar

1919

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961

The Phoenix The Phoenix

1910

The Leading Lady The Leading Lady

1911

The Valley of the Giants The Valley of the Giants

1919

Forever Forever

1921

Nice People Nice People

1922

A Trip to Paramountown A Trip to Paramountown

1922

Big Timber Big Timber

1917

Hawthorne of the U.S.A. Hawthorne of the U.S.A.

1919

Old Heidelberg Old Heidelberg

1915

Arms and the Gringo Arms and the Gringo

1914

Excuse My Dust Excuse My Dust

1920

Carmen Carmen

1915

The Affairs of Anatol The Affairs of Anatol

1921

Enoch Arden Enoch Arden

1915

The Woman God Forgot The Woman God Forgot

1917

The Roaring Road The Roaring Road

1919

The Golden Chance The Golden Chance

1915

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

The World's Champion The World's Champion

1922

The Love Special The Love Special

1921

The Spirit of the Flag The Spirit of the Flag

1913

Maria Rosa Maria Rosa

1916

The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray

1913

The Ghost Breaker The Ghost Breaker

1922

The Birth of a Nation The Birth of a Nation

1915

Diamond Cut Diamond Diamond Cut Diamond

1912

Every Inch a Man Every Inch a Man

1912

Joan the Woman Joan the Woman

1916

The Deerslayer The Deerslayer

1913

Indian Romeo and Juliet Indian Romeo and Juliet

1912

Playmates Playmates

1912

The Tattooed Arm The Tattooed Arm

1913

When Jim Returned When Jim Returned

1913

The Brothers The Brothers

1913

Youth and Jealousy Youth and Jealousy

1913

The Kiss The Kiss

1913

The Ways of Fate The Ways of Fate

1913

The Eye of a God The Eye of a God

1913

Love and the Law Love and the Law

1913

The Seepore Rebellion The Seepore Rebellion

1912

Their Masterpiece Their Masterpiece

1913

Pirate Gold Pirate Gold

1913

A Rose of Old Mexico A Rose of Old Mexico

1913

The Heart of the Hills The Heart of the Hills

1914

The House of Silence The House of Silence

1918

On the Border On the Border

1913

A Modern Snare A Modern Snare

1913

When Luck Changes When Luck Changes

1913

Via Cabaret Via Cabaret

1913

Hearts and Horses Hearts and Horses

1913

Her Innocent Marriage Her Innocent Marriage

1913

The Man from Funeral Range The Man from Funeral Range

1918

The Dub The Dub

1919

Too Many Millions Too Many Millions

1918

The Thing We Love The Thing We Love

1918

Thirty Days Thirty Days

1922

The Hidden Treasure The Hidden Treasure

1912

An Indian Outcast An Indian Outcast

1912

Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight

1912

Fortunes of a Composer Fortunes of a Composer

1912

His Mother's Son His Mother's Son

1913

Kaintuck Kaintuck

1912

Virginius Virginius

1912

The Hieroglyphic The Hieroglyphic

1912

The Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross

1912

The Seventh Son The Seventh Son

1912

The Telephone Girl The Telephone Girl

1912

The Illumination The Illumination

1912

At Scrogginses' Corner At Scrogginses' Corner

1912

Brothers Brothers

1912

The Gamblers The Gamblers

1912

Before the White Man Came Before the White Man Came

1912

Hunted Down Hunted Down

1912

Early Days in the West Early Days in the West

1912

The Tribal Law The Tribal Law

1912

A Daughter of the Redskins A Daughter of the Redskins

1912

The Cowboy Guardians The Cowboy Guardians

1912

His Only Son His Only Son

1912

The Indian Raiders The Indian Raiders

1912

A Man's Duty A Man's Duty

1912

At Cripple Creek At Cripple Creek

1912

Making Good Making Good

1912

The Secret Service Man The Secret Service Man

1912

The Dancin' Fool The Dancin' Fool

1920

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