Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

294

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-04-14

Day of Death

1923-01-18 (32 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

William Wallace Halleck Reid

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

War

War

A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Acting

Joan the Woman

1916

Joan the Woman

as

Eric Trent 1431 / Eric Trent 1917

Rent Free

1922

Rent Free

as

Buell Arnister Jr

The Love Burglar

1919

The Love Burglar

as

David Strong

The Dancin' Fool

1920

The Dancin' Fool

as

Sylvester Tibble

The Affairs of Anatol

1921

The Affairs of Anatol

as

Anatol Spencer

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as

Self (archive footage)

The Leading Lady

1911

The Leading Lady

as

The Phoenix

1910

The Phoenix

as

Young Reporter

The Indian Raiders

1912

The Indian Raiders

as

Tom

The Reporter

1911

The Reporter

as

Cohn, Jones' Assistant

His Only Son

1912

His Only Son

as

Bob Madden

War

1911

War

as

Midas

The Mother of the Ranch

1911

The Mother of the Ranch

as

The Mother's Friend Back East

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

1912

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

as

The Seventh Son

1912

The Seventh Son

as

One of the Beecham Brothers

Chumps

1912

Chumps

as

George - the Denouement

The Path of True Love

1912

The Path of True Love

as

The Country Boy

Jean Intervenes

1912

Jean Intervenes

as

Billy Hallock

Playmates

1912

Playmates

as

Party Guest at Piano (uncredited)

Indian Romeo and Juliet

1912

Indian Romeo and Juliet

as

Oniatore / Romeo

The Illumination

1912

The Illumination

as

Giuseppe's Father

Brothers

1912

Brothers

as

The Victoria Cross

1912

The Victoria Cross

as

Lt. Cholmodeley

At Scrogginses' Corner

1912

At Scrogginses' Corner

as

The Telephone Girl

1912

The Telephone Girl

as

Jack Watson

The Hieroglyphic

1912

The Hieroglyphic

as

Fortunes of a Composer

1912

Fortunes of a Composer

as

Opera Attendee (uncredited)

Early Days in the West

1912

Early Days in the West

as

Dan, a Young Pioneer

Virginius

1912

Virginius

as

Icilius

Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight

1912

Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight

as

Basil Underwood

Kaintuck

1912

Kaintuck

as

The Artist

His Mother's Son

1913

His Mother's Son

as

At Cripple Creek

1912

At Cripple Creek

as

Joe Mayfield

Before the White Man Came

1912

Before the White Man Came

as

Wathuma - the Leopard

The Gamblers

1912

The Gamblers

as

Arthur Ingraham

A Man's Duty

1912

A Man's Duty

as

Dick Wilson - Union Soldier

The Secret Service Man

1912

The Secret Service Man

as

The Secret Service Man

Making Good

1912

Making Good

as

Billy Burns

Hunted Down

1912

Hunted Down

as

John Dayton

The Hidden Treasure

1912

The Hidden Treasure

as

Bill Binks

A Daughter of the Redskins

1912

A Daughter of the Redskins

as

Captain Stark, U.S.A.

The Seepore Rebellion

1912

The Seepore Rebellion

as

Extra

Love and the Law

1913

Love and the Law

as

Sheriff John Allen

The Cowboy Guardians

1912

The Cowboy Guardians

as

The Tribal Law

1912

The Tribal Law

as

Tall Pine aka Jose Seville - Apache Brave

An Indian Outcast

1912

An Indian Outcast

as

Wally, a Cowboy

The Guerilla Menace

1913

The Guerilla Menace

as

Captain Bruce Douglas

Song Bird of the North

1913

Song Bird of the North

as

Fowle - a Mission Worker

Their Masterpiece

1913

Their Masterpiece

as

Jack Sanders

Calamity Anne Takes a Trip

1913

Calamity Anne Takes a Trip

as

Policeman

Pirate Gold

1913

Pirate Gold

as

Pride of Lonesome

1913

Pride of Lonesome

as

Edward Daton

The Powder Flash of Death

1913

The Powder Flash of Death

as

Captain Bruce Douglas

The Picket Guard

1913

The Picket Guard

as

Sentry

A Foreign Spy

1913

A Foreign Spy

as

Mental Suicide

1913

Mental Suicide

as

Reid - a Contractor

A Rose of Old Mexico

1913

A Rose of Old Mexico

as

Paul Hapgood

The Eye of a God

1913

The Eye of a God

as

Frank Hammond

When Jim Returned

1913

When Jim Returned

as

Jim

Near To Earth

1913

Near To Earth

as

The Tattooed Arm

1913

The Tattooed Arm

as

Ben Hart

The Ways of Fate

1913

The Ways of Fate

as

Jim Conway

The Brothers

1913

The Brothers

as

Robert Gregory

The Kiss

1913

The Kiss

as

Ralph Walters

The Heart of the Hills

1914

The Heart of the Hills

as

Dave - the Woodsman

Youth and Jealousy

1913

Youth and Jealousy

as

Ben

The House of Silence

1918

The House of Silence

as

Marcel Levington

The Dub

1919

The Dub

as

John Craig (The 'Dub')

Too Many Millions

1918

Too Many Millions

as

Walsingham Van Doren

The Wheel of Life

1914

The Wheel of Life

as

The Prospector

A Flash in the Dark

1914

A Flash in the Dark

as

A Miner

The Thing We Love

1918

The Thing We Love

as

Rodney Sheridan

Thirty Days

1922

Thirty Days

as

John Floyd

The Greater Devotion

1914

The Greater Devotion

as

'Devotion'

Fires of Conscience

1914

Fires of Conscience

as

Ray - the Prospector

Breed o' the Mountains

1914

Breed o' the Mountains

as

Joe Mayfield

The Man from Funeral Range

1918

The Man from Funeral Range

as

Harry Webb

Regeneration

1914

Regeneration

as

The Artist

Her Innocent Marriage

1913

Her Innocent Marriage

as

Will Wayne

A Modern Snare

1913

A Modern Snare

as

Ralph - the New Sheriff

On the Border

1913

On the Border

as

Bill Reeves - the Cowboy

Cupid Incognito

1914

Cupid Incognito

as

Jack Falkner

The Test

1914

The Test

as

The Poor Man

The Spider and Her Web

1914

The Spider and Her Web

as

The Mountaineer

1914

The Mountaineer

as

Jim - the Mountaineer

The Voice of the Viola

1914

The Voice of the Viola

as

Wallace

The Way of a Woman

1914

The Way of a Woman

as

Pierre

A Gypsy Romance

1914

A Gypsy Romance

as

Jose - King of the Gypsies

The Skeleton

1914

The Skeleton

as

Jack - the Young Husband

When Luck Changes

1913

When Luck Changes

as

Cal Jim

In Love and War

1913

In Love and War

as

David - the Journalist

Via Cabaret

1913

Via Cabaret

as

Harry Reeder

Hearts and Horses

1913

Hearts and Horses

as

Bill Walters

Women and War

1913

Women and War

as

The Boy

The Fruit of Evil

1914

The Fruit of Evil

as

The Quack

1914

The Quack

as

Wallace Rosslyn

The Daughter of a Crook

1914

The Daughter of a Crook

as

Neal

Women and Roses

1914

Women and Roses

as

Wallace

The Siren

1914

The Siren

as

Dane Northrop

Man's Duty

1913

Man's Duty

as

Bill, the Selfish One

Passing of the Beast

1914

Passing of the Beast

as

Jacques - the Woodsman

The Man Within

1914

The Man Within

as

The Outlaw

An Even Exchange

1913

An Even Exchange

as

Joe

The Harvest of Flame

1913

The Harvest of Flame

as

The Inspector

The Animal

1913

The Animal

as

The Animal

The Gratitude of Wanda

1913

The Gratitude of Wanda

as

Wally

The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine

1913

The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine

as

Reid - Rosson's Brother

The Spark of Manhood

1913

The Spark of Manhood

as

The Wall of Money

1913

The Wall of Money

as

Wallace - McQuarrie's Son

The Cracksman's Reformation

1913

The Cracksman's Reformation

as

Gentleman Crook

The Heart of a Cracksman

1913

The Heart of a Cracksman

as

Gentleman Crook

Cross Purposes

1913

Cross Purposes

as

Wally

The Fires of Fate

1913

The Fires of Fate

as

Wally - the Doctor

Retribution

1913

Retribution

as

Reid

A Hopi Legend

1913

A Hopi Legend

as

A Cracksman Santa Claus

1913

A Cracksman Santa Claus

as

Gentleman Crook

The Lightning Bolt

1913

The Lightning Bolt

as

Reid

The Intruder

1914

The Intruder

as

The Woodsman

Whoso Diggeth a Pit

1914

Whoso Diggeth a Pit

as

Wally

The Countess Betty's Mine

1914

The Countess Betty's Mine

as

Wallace

Love's Western Flight

1914

Love's Western Flight

as

Wally - the Ranch Owner

The Lost House

1915

The Lost House

as

Ford

Station Content

1915

Station Content

as

Jim Manning

The Craven

1915

The Craven

as

Bud Walton

A Yankee from the West

1915

A Yankee from the West

as

Billy Milford aka Hell-in-the Mud

The Chorus Lady

1915

The Chorus Lady

as

Danny Mallory

Down by the Sounding Sea

1914

Down by the Sounding Sea

as

John Ward - the Man from the Sea

The Wall of Flame

1916

The Wall of Flame

as

Wallace - the Fire Inspector

The Yellow Pawn

1916

The Yellow Pawn

as

James Weldon

The Wrong Heart

1916

The Wrong Heart

as

'Cross the Mexican Line

1914

'Cross the Mexican Line

as

Lt. Wallace

A Wife on a Wager

1914

A Wife on a Wager

as

Wally Bristow

The Den of Thieves

1914

The Den of Thieves

as

Wallace

The City Beautiful

1914

The City Beautiful

as

The Country Boy

For Her Father's Sins

1914

For Her Father's Sins

as

Frank Bell

Sierra Jim's Reformation

1914

Sierra Jim's Reformation

as

Tim - the Pony Express Rider

Her Doggy

1914

Her Doggy

as

The Doctor (unconfirmed)

Her Awakening

1914

Her Awakening

as

Bob Turner

The Avenging Conscience

1914

The Avenging Conscience

as

The Doctor (uncredited)

Moonshine Molly

1914

Moonshine Molly

as

Lawson Keene

Down the Hill to Creditville

1914

Down the Hill to Creditville

as

Marcus Down

The Second Mrs. Roebuck

1914

The Second Mrs. Roebuck

as

Samuel Roebuck

The High Grader

1914

The High Grader

as

Dick Raleigh

The Niggard

1914

The Niggard

as

Elmer Kent

The Odalisque

1914

The Odalisque

as

Curtiss

Over the Ledge

1914

Over the Ledge

as

Bob

Another Chance

1914

Another Chance

as

Detective Flynn

A Mother's Influence

1914

A Mother's Influence

as

Wallace Burton - the Son

At Dawn

1914

At Dawn

as

The Lieutenant

The Exposure

1914

The Exposure

as

The Reporter

The Joke on Yellentown

1914

The Joke on Yellentown

as

The Love Mask

1916

The Love Mask

as

Dan Derring

To Have and to Hold

1916

To Have and to Hold

as

Captain Ralph Percy

The House with the Golden Windows

1916

The House with the Golden Windows

as

Tom Wells

The Selfish Woman

1916

The Selfish Woman

as

Tom Morley

The Golden Fetter

1917

The Golden Fetter

as

James Roger Ralston

The Man Who Saved the Day

1917

The Man Who Saved the Day

as

John King

The Tell-Tale Arm

1917

The Tell-Tale Arm

as

The Prison Without Walls

1917

The Prison Without Walls

as

Huntington Babbs

The World Apart

1917

The World Apart

as

Bob Fulton

Rimrock Jones

1918

Rimrock Jones

as

Rimrock Jones

The Squaw Man's Son

1917

The Squaw Man's Son

as

Lord Effington, aka Hal

The Hostage

1917

The Hostage

as

Lieutenant Kemper

The Firefly of France

1918

The Firefly of France

as

Devereux Bayne

Believe Me, Xantippe

1918

Believe Me, Xantippe

as

George MacFarland

The Source

1918

The Source

as

Van Twiller Yard

Less Than Kin

1918

Less Than Kin

as

Hobart Lee / Lewis Vickers

His Extra Bit

1918

His Extra Bit

as

The Husband

The Lottery Man

1919

The Lottery Man

as

Jack Wright

Alias Mike Moran

1919

Alias Mike Moran

as

Larry Young

Double Speed

1920

Double Speed

as

'Speed' Carr

Too Much Speed

1921

Too Much Speed

as

'Dusty' Rhoades

The Charm School

1921

The Charm School

as

Austin Bevans

Clarence

1922

Clarence

as

Clarence Smith

The Hell Diggers

1921

The Hell Diggers

as

Teddy Darman

Baby's Ride

1914

Baby's Ride

as

Father

Carmen

1915

Carmen

as

Don Jose

Enoch Arden

1915

Enoch Arden

as

Walter Fenn

The Woman God Forgot

1917

The Woman God Forgot

as

Alvarado

The Roaring Road

1919

The Roaring Road

as

Walter Thomas 'Toodles' Walden

Excuse My Dust

1920

Excuse My Dust

as

'Toodles' Walden

Arms and the Gringo

1914

Arms and the Gringo

as

Sullivan

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as

Self (archive footage)

A Trip to Paramountown

1922

A Trip to Paramountown

as

Self

Nice People

1922

Nice People

as

Captain Billy Wade

Big Timber

1917

Big Timber

as

Jack Fife

Old Heidelberg

1915

Old Heidelberg

as

Prince Karl Heinrich

Hawthorne of the U.S.A.

1919

Hawthorne of the U.S.A.

as

Anthony Hamilton Hawthorne

The Golden Chance

1915

The Golden Chance

as

Roger Manning

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as

Boy Killed in Battle (uncredited)

Diamond Cut Diamond

1912

Diamond Cut Diamond

as

Clerk

Every Inch a Man

1912

Every Inch a Man

as

Robert Chapman - the Son

The Deerslayer

1913

The Deerslayer

as

Chingachgook

The Birth of a Nation

1915

The Birth of a Nation

as

Jeff, the Blacksmith

The Ghost Breaker

1922

The Ghost Breaker

as

Walter Jarvis, a Ghost Breaker

The Love Special

1921

The Love Special

as

Jim Glover

The World's Champion

1922

The World's Champion

as

William Burroughs

The Spirit of the Flag

1913

The Spirit of the Flag

as

Dr. Reid

Maria Rosa

1916

Maria Rosa

as

Andreas

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1913

The Picture of Dorian Gray

as

Dorian Gray

Forever

1921

Forever

as

Peter Ibbetson

The Valley of the Giants

1919

The Valley of the Giants

as

Bryce Cardigan

What's Your Hurry?

1920

What's Your Hurry?

as

Dusty Rhoades

The House That Shadows Built

1931

The House That Shadows Built

as

(archive footage)

The Three Brothers

1915

The Three Brothers

as

Jean Gaudet / Will

The Little Country Mouse

1914

The Little Country Mouse

as

Lieutenant Hawkhurst

Always Audacious

1920

Always Audacious

as

Perry Dayton / 'Slim' Attucks

Sick Abed

1920

Sick Abed

as

Reginald Jay

You're Fired

1919

You're Fired

as

Billy Deering

The Dictator

1922

The Dictator

as

Brooke Travers

The Devil Stone

1917

The Devil Stone

as

Guy Sterling

Night Life in Hollywood

1922

Night Life in Hollywood

as

Self

Don't Tell Everything

1921

Don't Tell Everything

as

Cullen Dale

Nan of Music Mountain

1917

Nan of Music Mountain

as

Henry de Spain

Across the Continent

1922

Across the Continent

as

Jimmy Dent

Production

Crew

Directing

A Rose of Old Mexico

1913

A Rose of Old Mexico

as

The Ways of Fate

1913

The Ways of Fate

as

The Tattooed Arm

1913

The Tattooed Arm

as

When Jim Returned

1913

When Jim Returned

as

The Kiss

1913

The Kiss

as

The Brothers

1913

The Brothers

as

The Heart of the Hills

1914

The Heart of the Hills

as

Youth and Jealousy

1913

Youth and Jealousy

as

Her Innocent Marriage

1913

Her Innocent Marriage

as

On the Border

1913

On the Border

as

A Modern Snare

1913

A Modern Snare

as

The Heart of a Cracksman

1913

The Heart of a Cracksman

as

The Fires of Fate

1913

The Fires of Fate

as

Cross Purposes

1913

Cross Purposes

as

Retribution

1913

Retribution

as

The Lightning Bolt

1913

The Lightning Bolt

as

A Hopi Legend

1913

A Hopi Legend

as

A Flash in the Dark

1914

A Flash in the Dark

as

The Wheel of Life

1914

The Wheel of Life

as

The Greater Devotion

1914

The Greater Devotion

as

Fires of Conscience

1914

Fires of Conscience

as

The Intruder

1914

The Intruder

as

The Countess Betty's Mine

1914

The Countess Betty's Mine

as

Breed o' the Mountains

1914

Breed o' the Mountains

as

Regeneration

1914

Regeneration

as

The Mountaineer

1914

The Mountaineer

as

The Voice of the Viola

1914

The Voice of the Viola

as

The Way of a Woman

1914

The Way of a Woman

as

Cupid Incognito

1914

Cupid Incognito

as

The Test

1914

The Test

as

A Gypsy Romance

1914

A Gypsy Romance

as

When Luck Changes

1913

When Luck Changes

as

Via Cabaret

1913

Via Cabaret

as

Hearts and Horses

1913

Hearts and Horses

as

The Skeleton

1914

The Skeleton

as

Pride of Lonesome

1913

Pride of Lonesome

as

A Foreign Spy

1913

A Foreign Spy

as

Love's Western Flight

1914

Love's Western Flight

as

The Fruit of Evil

1914

The Fruit of Evil

as

The Den of Thieves

1914

The Den of Thieves

as

A Wife on a Wager

1914

A Wife on a Wager

as

'Cross the Mexican Line

1914

'Cross the Mexican Line

as

The Quack

1914

The Quack

as

Women and Roses

1914

Women and Roses

as

The Siren

1914

The Siren

as

Passing of the Beast

1914

Passing of the Beast

as

The Man Within

1914

The Man Within

as

The Wrong Heart

1916

The Wrong Heart

as

The Harvest of Flame

1913

The Harvest of Flame

as

The Spark of Manhood

1913

The Spark of Manhood

as

The Gratitude of Wanda

1913

The Gratitude of Wanda

as

The Man Who Saved the Day

1917

The Man Who Saved the Day

as

The Tribal Law

1912

The Tribal Law

as

The Hidden Treasure

1912

The Hidden Treasure

as

Love and the Law

1913

Love and the Law

as

The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine

1913

The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine

as