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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

111

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-06-25

Day of Death

1974-12-11 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Petrolia, Clay County, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Reed Herring

Reed Hadley

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Reed Hadley (June 25, 1911 – December 11, 1974) was an American movie, television and radio actor. Reed Hadley was born Reed Herring in Petrolia in Clay County near Wichita Falls, Texas, to Bert Herring, an oil well driller, and his wife Minnie. Hadley had one sister, Bess Brenner. He was reared in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Bennett High School in Buffalo and was involved in local theater with the Studio Arena Theater. Hadley and his wife, Helen, had one son, Dale. Before moving to Hollywood, he acted in Hamlet on stage in New York City. Throughout his thirty-five-year career in film, Hadley was cast as both a villain and a hero of the law, in such movies as The Baron of Arizona (1950), The Half-Breed (1952), Highway Dragnet (1954) and Big House, USA (1955). With his bass voice, he narrated a number of documentaries. He starred in two television series, Racket Squad (1950–1953) as Captain Braddock, and The Public Defender (1954–1955) as Bart Matthews, a fictional attorney for the indigent. Hadley also worked on the Red Ryder radio show during the 1940s, being the first actor to portray the title character. In films, among other things, he starred as Zorro in the 1939 serial Zorro's Fighting Legion. He is immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his television work. He was the voice of cowboy hero Red Ryder on radio and the narrator of several Department of Defense films: "Operation Ivy", about the first hydrogen bomb test, Ivy Mike, "Military Participation on Tumbler/Snapper"; "Military Participation on Buster Jangle"; and "Operation Upshot-Knothole" all of which were produced by Lookout Mountain studios. The films were originally intended for internal military use, but have been "sanitized", edited, and de-classified, and are now available to the public. During the period he narrated these films, Hadley held a Top Secret security clearance. Hadley also served as the narrator on various Hollywood films, including House on 92nd Street (1945), Call Northside 777 (1947) and Boomerang (1947). He died at age 63 on December 11, 1974, in Los Angeles, California, of a heart attack. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reed Hadley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Acting

The Brasher Doubloon

1947

The Brasher Doubloon

as

Dr. Moss (uncredited)

The Dark Corner

1946

The Dark Corner

as

Lt. Frank Reeves

He Walked by Night

1949

He Walked by Night

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Zorro's Fighting Legion

1939

Zorro's Fighting Legion

as

Don Diego Vega / Zorro

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950

The Killer That Stalked New York

as

Narrator (uncredited)

Walk a Crooked Mile

1948

Walk a Crooked Mile

as

Narrator (voice)

I Shot Jesse James

1949

I Shot Jesse James

as

Jesse James

Shock

1946

Shock

as

District Attorney O'Neill

The House on 92nd Street

1945

The House on 92nd Street

as

Narrator (voice)

Circumstantial Evidence

1945

Circumstantial Evidence

as

Prosecutor

Brain of Blood

1971

Brain of Blood

as

Amir

Jail House Blues

1942

Jail House Blues

as

Boston

The Baron of Arizona

1950

The Baron of Arizona

as

John Griff

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

Guadalcanal Diary

as

War Correspondent/ Narrator

Big House, U.S.A

1955

Big House, U.S.A

as

Special FBI Agent James Madden

Highway Dragnet

1954

Highway Dragnet

as

Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

Leave Her to Heaven

as

Dr. Mason

Boomerang!

1947

Boomerang!

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark

1941

Whistling in the Dark

as

Beau Smith

Wilson

1944

Wilson

as

White House Usher (uncredited)

Captain from Castile

1947

Captain from Castile

as

Juan Escudero (uncredited)

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944

Four Jills in a Jeep

as

Fighter Pilot Dispatcher on Loudspeaker (uncredited)

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

1995

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

as

Self (archive footage)

Motor Patrol

1950

Motor Patrol

as

Detective Robert Flynn

13 Rue Madeleine

1947

13 Rue Madeleine

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Man from Texas

1948

The Man from Texas

as

Marshall Gregg

Little Big Horn

1951

Little Big Horn

as

Sgt. Maj. Peter Grierson

Rimfire

1949

Rimfire

as

The Abilene Kid

Female Fugitive

1938

Female Fugitive

as

Bruce Dunning

Sunset Murder Case

1938

Sunset Murder Case

as

Oliver Helton

Roger Touhy, Gangster

1944

Roger Touhy, Gangster

as

FBI Agent Boyden

Insurance Investigator

1951

Insurance Investigator

as

Chuck Malone

The Caribbean Mystery

1945

The Caribbean Mystery

as

Dr. Rene Marcel

Young Dillinger

1965

Young Dillinger

as

Federal Agent Parker

Doll Face

1945

Doll Face

as

Flo Hartman

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1946

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

as

Mike Valentine

Operation Ivy

1952

Operation Ivy

as

Host / Narrator

Last of the Wild Horses

1948

Last of the Wild Horses

as

Riley Morgan

Panhandle

1948

Panhandle

as

Matt Garson

I'll Wait for You

1941

I'll Wait for You

as

Tony Berolli

The Fabulous Texan

1947

The Fabulous Texan

as

Jessup

The Man from Montreal

1939

The Man from Montreal

as

Ross Montgomery, aka L. R. Rawlins

Riders of the Range

1950

Riders of the Range

as

Clint Burrows

Moro Witch Doctor

1964

Moro Witch Doctor

as

Robert Collins

Sky Raiders

1941

Sky Raiders

as

Caddens

Rainbow Island

1944

Rainbow Island

as

High Priest Kahuna

Sea Raiders

1941

Sea Raiders

as

Carl Tonjes

If I'm Lucky

1946

If I'm Lucky

as

Jed Conklin, Magonnagle's Campaign Manager

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

as

Jesse James (archive footage)

Lincoln Speaks for Himself

1955

Lincoln Speaks for Himself

as

Abraham Lincoln

All in a Night's Work

1961

All in a Night's Work

as

General Pettiford (uncredited)

Hollywood Stadium Mystery

1938

Hollywood Stadium Mystery

as

Ralph Mortimer

Hazard House

1954

Hazard House

as

Television Host

The Return of Jesse James

1950

The Return of Jesse James

as

Frank James

Ziegfeld Girl

1941

Ziegfeld Girl

as

Geoffrey's Friend in Audience (uncredited)

The Bank Dick

1940

The Bank Dick

as

Francois

The Mystery of Marie Roget

1942

The Mystery of Marie Roget

as

Naval Officer

Stronger Than Desire

1939

Stronger Than Desire

as

Flagg's Party Guest (uncredited)

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953

Woman They Almost Lynched

as

Bitterroot Bill Maris

Home in Indiana

1944

Home in Indiana

as

Narrator in Opening Scene (uncredited)

The Razor's Edge

1946

The Razor's Edge

as

Party Waiter (voice) (uncredited)

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

Calling Dr. Kildare

as

Tom Crandell

Bachelor Mother

1939

Bachelor Mother

as

Polly's First Dance Partner (uncredited)

Kansas Pacific

1953

Kansas Pacific

as

Bill Quantrill

Arizona Terrors

1942

Arizona Terrors

as

Jack Halliday aka Don Pedro de Berendo

Sergeant Madden

1939

Sergeant Madden

as

Lawyer

Wintertime

1943

Wintertime

as

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Red Desert

1949

Red Desert

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

I Take This Woman

1940

I Take This Woman

as

Bob Hampton

Jungle Goddess

1948

Jungle Goddess

as

Radio Newscaster (uncredited)

Happy Land

1943

Happy Land

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Return of Wildfire

1948

The Return of Wildfire

as

Marty Quinn

Bailing Out

1949

Bailing Out

as

Narrator

Flight Command

1940

Flight Command

as

Admiral's Aide (uncredited)

The Half-Breed

1952

The Half-Breed

as

Frank Crawford

The Last Bomb

1945

The Last Bomb

as

Narrator

The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago

1969

The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago

as

Narrator (voice)

Meet the Wildcat

1940

Meet the Wildcat

as

Basso--Henchman

Dallas

1950

Dallas

as

Wild Bill Hickok

Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

1944

Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

as

First Dive-bomber Pilot

A Bell for Adano

1945

A Bell for Adano

as

Cmdr. Robertson

A Modern Marriage

1950

A Modern Marriage

as

Dr. Donald Andrews

Appointment for Love

1941

Appointment for Love

as

Ferguson (uncredited)

Grand Canyon

1949

Grand Canyon

as

Mitch Bennett

Road Agent

1941

Road Agent

as

Henchman Shayne

Ski Patrol

1940

Ski Patrol

as

Ivan Dubroski

Mobs, Inc.

1956

Mobs, Inc.

as

Capt. John Braddock

Mobs Incorporated

1956

Mobs Incorporated

as

Capt. John Braddock

Return of the Dead

1954

Return of the Dead

as

Bart Matthews

Lady in a Jam

1942

Lady in a Jam

as

Man at Auction (uncredited)

In the Meantime, Darling

1944

In the Meantime, Darling

as

Maj. Phillips

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Medical Examiner

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Clement

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Raoul Cummings

Public Defender

Public Defender

as

Bart Matthews

The Texan

The Texan

as

Wild Jack Tobin

Tightrope

Tightrope

as

Raymond Braddock

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Mort Galvin

Production

Crew

Directing