Occupation actor | Name George Reed Role Actor | |
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Born November 27, 1866 ( 1866-11-27 ) Macon, Georgia, U.S. Died November 6, 1952, Woodland Hills, California, United States Movies The Green Pastures, Dr Kildare's Wedding, The People vs Dr Kildare, Dr Kildare's Crisis, Dr Gillespie's New Assi Similar People Marc Connelly, Frederick Schiller Faust, William Keighley, Ralph E Winters, William A Wellman | ||
Years active 1920-1952 (films only) | ||
George H. Reed (November 27, 1866 – November 6, 1952) was an African American actor working in the Hollywood film industry in both the silent and sound eras. His first major film was the 1920 Huckleberry Finn where he played Jim. He is also remembered for the film Green Pastures that featured an all African American cast and the orderly Conover in MGM's Dr. Kildare series.
Filmography
Actor
1947
Dark Delusion as
Conover
1947
The Homestretch as
Dee Dee (uncredited)
1947
Michigan Kid as
Steve's Servant (uncredited)
1947
The Sea of Grass as
Uncle Nat (uncredited)
1946
Two Guys from Milwaukee as
Clarence - the Porter (uncredited)
1945
Saratoga Trunk as
Carriage Driver (uncredited)
1945
Pride of the Marines as
Train Porter (uncredited)
1945
Nob Hill as
Black Man at El Dorado (uncredited)
1945
Dangerous Partners as
Porter (uncredited)
1945
Strange Illusion as
Benjamin (as George H. Reed)
1945
Between Two Women as
Conover (uncredited)
1945
Jungle Queen as
Tonga (uncredited)
1944
Heavenly Days as
Bigbee's Servant (uncredited)
1944
Barbary Coast Gent as
Josephus - Bellamy's Servant (uncredited)
1944
Home in Indiana as
Tuppy (uncredited)
1944
3 Men in White as
Conover (as George H. Reed)
1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain as
Comet-Watcher (uncredited)
1944
Chip Off the Old Block as
Theodore (uncredited)
1943
His Butler's Sister as
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1943
Is Everybody Happy? as
Missouri
1943
Someone to Remember as
John (uncredited)
1943
Dixie as
Lucius (uncredited)
1942
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant as
Conover
1942
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch as
Butler in Olcott Home (uncredited)
1942
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe as
Mose (uncredited)
1942
Tales of Manhattan as
Christopher (Robeson sequence)
1942
In This Our Life as
Fitzroy's Butler (uncredited)
1942
Take a Letter, Darling as
Sam French
1942
Mississippi Gambler as
Roy
1942
Reap the Wild Wind as
Black Servant at Tea (uncredited)
1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory as
Conover (as George H. Reed)
1941
They Died with Their Boots On as
Charles (uncredited)
1941
Belle Starr as
Old Jake (uncredited)
1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day as
Conover (as George H. Reed)
1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye as
George, House Servant
1941
The People vs. Dr. Kildare as
Conover (as George H. Reed)
1941
The Great Lie as
Greenfield's Butler (uncredited)
1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis as
Conover
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home as
Conover (as George H. Reed)
1940
Manhattan Heartbeat as
Porter
1940
Maryland as
Uncle Henry (uncredited)
1940
Sporting Blood as
Stonewall (as George H. Reed)
1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case as
Conover, Gillespie's Attendant (as George H. Reed)
1939
Swanee River as
Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare as
Conover
1939
Calling Dr. Kildare as
Black Man with Stomach Trouble (uncredited)
1938
Going Places as
Sam
1938
Kentucky as
Ben
1938
The Toy Wife as
Gabriel - Satoris' Servant (uncredited)
1938
Josette as
Butler (uncredited)
1938
One Wild Night as
Waiter (uncredited)
1938
City Girl as
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1938
The Buccaneer as
Nicodemus - a Servant
1937
One Mile from Heaven as
Peabody (uncredited)
1937
Saratoga as
Butler (uncredited)
1937
This Is My Affair as
Watchman in Capitol (uncredited)
1937
The Go Getter as
Butler for J. Browne #2 (uncredited)
1937
Wings Over Honolulu as
Fauntleroy (uncredited)
1936
Some Waiter! (Short)
1936
After the Thin Man as
Dudley (uncredited)
1936
We Who Are About to Die as
Black Convict (uncredited)
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy as
Braxton (uncredited)
1936
Oh, Susanna! as
Fireman (uncredited)
1936
The Green Pastures as
Mr. Deshee
1936
Anthony Adverse as
Crippled Black Man (uncredited)
1936
Show Boat as
Old Black Man (uncredited)
1936
The Country Beyond as
Porter (uncredited)
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island as
Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited)
1936
Carnival Day (Short) as
Stardust's Groom (uncredited)
1935
Shipmates Forever as
Tom, Melville's Servant (uncredited)
1935
The Virginia Judge as
Rufus (uncredited)
1935
Red Salute as
Butler (uncredited)
1935
Diamond Jim as
Porter (uncredited)
1935
Don't Bet on Blondes as
Marilyn's Butler (uncredited)
1935
Lady Tubbs as
Railroad Porter (uncredited)
1935
The Glass Key as
Midnight (uncredited)
1935
A Notorious Gentleman as
Charles (uncredited)
1935
Wings in the Dark as
Waring - Valet (uncredited)
1934
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch as
Julius
1934
The Curtain Falls as
Jim - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1934
Belle of the Nineties as
Brother Eben (uncredited)
1934
Judge Priest as
Black Servant (uncredited)
1934
Murder in Trinidad as
Watchman on Telephone (uncredited)
1934
Twentieth Century as
Uncle Remus in Play (uncredited)
1934
The Witching Hour as
Train - Prentice's Butler (uncredited)
1934
A Modern Hero as
Paul's Butler (uncredited)
1934
Carolina as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1934
Massacre as
Chief Black Star (uncredited)
1933
The House on 56th Street as
James - Lyndon's Butler (uncredited)
1933
The Last Trail as
Japonica Jones
1933
Life in the Raw as
Porter (uncredited)
1933
Hold Your Man as
Reverend Crippen (uncredited)
1933
Bed of Roses as
Alice - Dan's Shipboard Cook (uncredited)
1932
The Golden West as
Jasper the Coachman (uncredited)
1932
Bachelor's Affairs as
Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
1932
What Price Hollywood? as
Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)
1932
Murder at Dawn as
The Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1932
The Gay Caballero as
Train Porter (uncredited)
1931
Over the Hill as
Les - Wagon Driver
1931
Secret Service as
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1931
Sweepstakes as
Cook's Helper (uncredited)
1931
Smart Money as
George - a Porter (uncredited)
1931
Little Daddy (Short) as
The Parson
1931
Father's Son as
Pullman Porter Johnson
1931
Trails of the Golden West
1931
Reducing as
Train Porter (uncredited)
1930
Love in the Rough as
Train Porter (uncredited)
1930
The Divorcee as
Second Porter (uncredited)
1930
Montana Moon as
Train Porter (uncredited)
1930
They Learned About Women as
Train Porter (uncredited)
1929
The River of Romance as
Rumbo
1928
Absent
1928
3-Ring Marriage as
Valet
1928
The Big City as
Black Waiter (uncredited)
1928
The Clean-Up Man as
Sambo
1928
The Noose as
Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
1927
The Rough Riders as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1926
Pals First as
Uncle Alex
1926
Winning the Futurity as
Uncle Mose
1926
The Johnstown Flood as
Dinty - Camp Cook (uncredited)
1926
Danger Quest as
Umhatten
1925
The Golden Strain as
Butler
1925
Kentucky Pride as
Butler
1925
The Isle of Hope as
Cook
1924
The Fast Worker as
Train Porter (uncredited)
1924
Helen's Babies as
Rastus - The Coachman
1924
The Vagabond Trail as
George Romain
1923
Cameo Kirby as
Croup (uncredited)
1923
Red Lights as
Porter
1923
Scars of Jealousy as
Mose
1923
The Bishop of the Ozarks as
Simon
1922
The Late Lamented (Short) as
Razzberry Reynolds
1922
The Jungle Goddess as
Native Guide
1921
A Virginia Courtship
1921
One a Minute as
J. Wellington Norcross - Townsman (uncredited)
1920
The Veiled Mystery as
Tom
1920
Huckleberry Finn as
Jim
1916
The Realization of a Negro's Ambition (Short)
1913
None But the Brave Deserve the --? (Short) as
Reginald Softy
Soundtrack
1933
The Last Trail (writer: "Moanish Lady")
Archive Footage
1974
AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) as
Actor 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney (1974) - Actor 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'
References
George H. Reed Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA