Wallace Reid

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

215

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-04-14

Day of death

1923-01-18 (31 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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

  • The Odalisque

    The Odalisque

  • Big Timber

    Big Timber

  • Her Awakening

    Her Awakening

  • At Dawn

    At Dawn

  • Moonshine Molly

    Moonshine Molly

  • Rimrock Jones

    Rimrock Jones

  • Double Speed

    Double Speed

  • Clarence

    Clarence

  • The Birth of a Nation

    The Birth of a Nation

  • Cupid Incognito

    Cupid Incognito

  • The Niggard

    The Niggard

  • The Siren

    The Siren

  • Forever

    Forever

  • Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

  • The Dub

    The Dub

  • Pirate Gold

    Pirate Gold

  • Mental Suicide

    Mental Suicide

  • Joan the Woman

    Joan the Woman

  • The Reporter

    The Reporter

  • Kaintuck

    Kaintuck

  • The Valley of the Giants

    The Valley of the Giants

  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

  • The Dictator

    The Dictator

  • Carmen

    Carmen

  • Another Chance

    Another Chance

  • Down by the Sounding Sea

    Down by the Sounding Sea

  • The Thing We Love

    The Thing We Love

  • The Spirit of the Flag

    The Spirit of the Flag

  • Don't Tell Everything

    Don't Tell Everything

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

  • Near To Earth

    Near To Earth

  • Hawthorne of the U.S.A.

    Hawthorne of the U.S.A.

  • Jean Intervenes

    Jean Intervenes

  • Thirty Days

    Thirty Days

  • The Wall of Money

    The Wall of Money

  • Arms and the Gringo

    Arms and the Gringo

  • The Test

    The Test

  • The Yellow Pawn

    The Yellow Pawn

  • The Way of a Woman

    The Way of a Woman

  • The Source

    The Source

  • A Man's Duty

    A Man's Duty

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

  • The Love Mask

    The Love Mask

  • The World Apart

    The World Apart

  • The Brothers

    The Brothers

  • The Man from Funeral Range

    The Man from Funeral Range

  • The Kiss

    The Kiss

  • The Illumination

    The Illumination

  • The Spider and Her Web

    The Spider and Her Web

  • The Roaring Road

    The Roaring Road

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

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

  • The House That Shadows Built

    The House That Shadows Built

  • His Extra Bit

    His Extra Bit

  • Their Masterpiece

    Their Masterpiece

  • The Squaw Man's Son

    The Squaw Man's Son

  • The Victoria Cross

    The Victoria Cross

  • Chumps

    Chumps

  • The World's Champion

    The World's Champion

  • The Dancin' Fool

    The Dancin' Fool

  • War

    War

  • Regeneration

    Regeneration

  • The City Beautiful

    The City Beautiful

  • A Trip to Paramountown

    A Trip to Paramountown

  • Pride of Lonesome

    Pride of Lonesome

  • Sick Abed

    Sick Abed

  • The Ghost Breaker

    The Ghost Breaker

  • The Picket Guard

    The Picket Guard

  • Rent Free

    Rent Free

  • The Hieroglyphic

    The Hieroglyphic

  • The Lottery Man

    The Lottery Man

  • The Powder Flash of Death

    The Powder Flash of Death

  • The Hostage

    The Hostage

  • Virginius

    Virginius

  • Song Bird of the North

    Song Bird of the North

  • The Den of Thieves

    The Den of Thieves

  • The Woman God Forgot

    The Woman God Forgot

  • When Luck Changes

    When Luck Changes

  • Maria Rosa

    Maria Rosa

  • The Love Burglar

    The Love Burglar

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • Across the Continent

    Across the Continent

  • The Golden Chance

    The Golden Chance

  • Cross Purposes

    Cross Purposes

  • When Jim Returned

    When Jim Returned

  • The Heart of the Hills

    The Heart of the Hills

  • Every Inch a Man

    Every Inch a Man

  • Hearts and Horses

    Hearts and Horses

  • Too Many Millions

    Too Many Millions

  • The Mountaineer

    The Mountaineer

  • The Intruder

    The Intruder

  • At Scrogginses' Corner

    At Scrogginses' Corner

  • At Cripple Creek

    At Cripple Creek

  • The Path of True Love

    The Path of True Love

  • The Daughter of a Crook

    The Daughter of a Crook

  • The Skeleton

    The Skeleton

  • The Seventh Son

    The Seventh Son

  • Retribution

    Retribution

  • The Gamblers

    The Gamblers

  • Indian Romeo and Juliet

    Indian Romeo and Juliet

  • Youth and Jealousy

    Youth and Jealousy

  • Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight

    Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight

  • Calamity Anne Takes a Trip

    Calamity Anne Takes a Trip

  • The Quack

    The Quack

  • Making Good

    Making Good

  • A Flash in the Dark

    A Flash in the Dark

  • The Hell Diggers

    The Hell Diggers

  • On the Border

    On the Border

  • Fortunes of a Composer

    Fortunes of a Composer

  • The Firefly of France

    The Firefly of France

  • Night Life in Hollywood

    Night Life in Hollywood

  • To Have and to Hold

    To Have and to Hold

  • Passing of the Beast

    Passing of the Beast

  • A Gypsy Romance

    A Gypsy Romance

  • The Second Mrs. Roebuck

    The Second Mrs. Roebuck

  • The Charm School

    The Charm School

  • Her Doggy

    Her Doggy

  • The Gratitude of Wanda

    The Gratitude of Wanda

  • The Heart of a Cracksman

    The Heart of a Cracksman

  • Playmates

    Playmates

  • The Prison Without Walls

    The Prison Without Walls

  • Station Content

    Station Content

  • 'Cross the Mexican Line

    'Cross the Mexican Line

  • The Animal

    The Animal

  • The Wheel of Life

    The Wheel of Life

  • The Tattooed Arm

    The Tattooed Arm

  • The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine

    The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine

  • The Joke on Yellentown

    The Joke on Yellentown

  • The Devil Stone

    The Devil Stone

  • Breed o' the Mountains

    Breed o' the Mountains

  • The House of Silence

    The House of Silence

  • The Phoenix

    The Phoenix

  • An Indian Outcast

    An Indian Outcast

  • The Voice of the Viola

    The Voice of the Viola

  • The Tribal Law

    The Tribal Law

  • The Wall of Flame

    The Wall of Flame

  • His Mother's Son

    His Mother's Son

  • The Harvest of Flame

    The Harvest of Flame

  • The Affairs of Anatol

    The Affairs of Anatol

  • Diamond Cut Diamond

    Diamond Cut Diamond

  • Whoso Diggeth a Pit

    Whoso Diggeth a Pit

  • Believe Me, Xantippe

    Believe Me, Xantippe

  • The Leading Lady

    The Leading Lady

  • For Her Father's Sins

    For Her Father's Sins

  • His Only Son

    His Only Son

  • Early Days in the West

    Early Days in the West

  • The Avenging Conscience

    The Avenging Conscience

  • The Countess Betty's Mine

    The Countess Betty's Mine

  • The Fruit of Evil

    The Fruit of Evil

  • Old Heidelberg

    Old Heidelberg

  • The Spark of Manhood

    The Spark of Manhood

  • Down the Hill to Creditville

    Down the Hill to Creditville

  • The Indian Raiders

    The Indian Raiders

  • The Love Special

    The Love Special

  • Man's Duty

    Man's Duty

  • Hunted Down

    Hunted Down

  • The Fires of Fate

    The Fires of Fate

  • The Little Country Mouse

    The Little Country Mouse

  • The Craven

    The Craven

  • Love's Western Flight

    Love's Western Flight

  • Over the Ledge

    Over the Ledge

  • Fires of Conscience

    Fires of Conscience

  • The Lightning Bolt

    The Lightning Bolt

  • A Wife on a Wager

    A Wife on a Wager

  • The Cracksman's Reformation

    The Cracksman's Reformation

  • Too Much Speed

    Too Much Speed

  • The Greater Devotion

    The Greater Devotion

  • A Cracksman Santa Claus

    A Cracksman Santa Claus

  • Nice People

    Nice People

  • The Hidden Treasure

    The Hidden Treasure

  • A Hopi Legend

    A Hopi Legend

  • Nan of Music Mountain

    Nan of Music Mountain

  • A Mother's Influence

    A Mother's Influence

  • The Chorus Lady

    The Chorus Lady

  • Women and War

    Women and War

  • The Wrong Heart

    The Wrong Heart

  • Women and Roses

    Women and Roses

  • The Guerilla Menace

    The Guerilla Menace

  • A Modern Snare

    A Modern Snare

  • Always Audacious

    Always Audacious

  • The Tell-Tale Arm

    The Tell-Tale Arm

  • Alias Mike Moran

    Alias Mike Moran

  • Less Than Kin

    Less Than Kin

  • Love and the Law

    Love and the Law

  • Enoch Arden

    Enoch Arden

  • A Daughter of the Redskins

    A Daughter of the Redskins

  • The Lost House

    The Lost House

  • The Seepore Rebellion

    The Seepore Rebellion

  • A Foreign Spy

    A Foreign Spy

  • The Cowboy Guardians

    The Cowboy Guardians

  • Before the White Man Came

    Before the White Man Came

  • Baby's Ride

    Baby's Ride

  • The Mother of the Ranch

    The Mother of the Ranch

  • The Man Who Saved the Day

    The Man Who Saved the Day

  • The Telephone Girl

    The Telephone Girl

  • A Yankee from the West

    A Yankee from the West

  • An Even Exchange

    An Even Exchange

  • The Secret Service Man

    The Secret Service Man

  • The Selfish Woman

    The Selfish Woman

  • The Eye of a God

    The Eye of a God

  • Her Innocent Marriage

    Her Innocent Marriage

  • Excuse My Dust

    Excuse My Dust

  • The Exposure

    The Exposure

  • The Three Brothers

    The Three Brothers

  • What's Your Hurry?

    What's Your Hurry?

  • Sierra Jim's Reformation

    Sierra Jim's Reformation

  • In Love and War

    In Love and War

  • The Deerslayer

    The Deerslayer

  • The Golden Fetter

    The Golden Fetter

  • You're Fired

    You're Fired

  • The High Grader

    The High Grader

  • The House with the Golden Windows

    The House with the Golden Windows

  • A Rose of Old Mexico

    A Rose of Old Mexico

  • The Ways of Fate

    The Ways of Fate

  • Via Cabaret

    Via Cabaret

  • The Man Within

    The Man Within