George H. Reed
African American actor (1866-1952) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 85
George Henry Reed was an African-American actor who worked 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.
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1952Died6 November 19521947
The Sea of GrassFilm, Uncle Nat (uncredited)1945
Strange IllusionFilm, Benjamin1943
His Butler's SisterFilm, Train Conductor1942
Dr. Kildare's VictoryFilm, Conover (as George H. Reed)1941
Belle StarrFilm, Old Jake (uncredited)1939
Calling Dr. KildareFilm, Black Man with Stomach Trouble (uncredited)1938
Going PlacesFilm, Sam1937
The Go-GetterFilm, Butler for J. Browne #2 (uncredited)1936
Show BoatFilm1934
Twentieth CenturyFilm, Uncle Remus in Play (uncredited)1933
Bed of RosesFilm, Allice - Dan's Shipboard Cook (uncredited)1932
What Price Hollywood?Film, Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)1926
The Johnstown FloodFilm, Camp Cook (uncredited)1925
Kentucky PrideFilm, Trainer1866Born27 November 1866
The Sea of GrassFilm, Uncle Nat (uncredited)1945Strange IllusionFilm, Benjamin1943His Butler's SisterFilm, Train Conductor1942Dr. Kildare's VictoryFilm, Conover (as George H. Reed)1941Belle StarrFilm, Old Jake (uncredited)1939Calling Dr. KildareFilm, Black Man with Stomach Trouble (uncredited)1938Going PlacesFilm, Sam1937The Go-GetterFilm, Butler for J. Browne #2 (uncredited)1936Show BoatFilm1934Twentieth CenturyFilm, Uncle Remus in Play (uncredited)1933Bed of RosesFilm, Allice - Dan's Shipboard Cook (uncredited)1932What Price Hollywood?Film, Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)1926The Johnstown FloodFilm, Camp Cook (uncredited)1925Kentucky PrideFilm, Trainer1866Born27 November 1866Known for
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The Great Lie 1941
In This Our Life 1942
The Prisoner of Shark Island 1936
Twentieth Century 1934
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
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Alma Kruger Also in The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Nell Craig Also in The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Willis Goldbeck Wrote The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Harold S. Bucquet Directed The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Laraine Day Also in The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Frederick Schiller Faust Wrote The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Also in The Green Pastures and Going Places
Walter Kingsford Also in Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
Lew Ayres Also in The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Nat Pendleton Also in Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
Blossom Rock Also in The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Emma Dunn Also in Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
Sally Eilers Also in Over the Hill and Reducing
Eugene Jackson Also in Kentucky and The Buccaneer
Stymie Beard Also in Little Daddy and Kentucky
Horace McMahon Also in Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
Lamar Trotti Wrote Kentucky and Tales of Manhattan
Bobs Watson Also in Kentucky and Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dudley Dickerson Also in The Green Pastures and Kentucky
Sig Arno Also in Tales of Manhattan (1942)George Lessey Also in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
Bobby Dunn Also in Reducing and Sweepstakes
Gino Corrado Also in Tales of Manhattan (1942)
Frank Orth Also in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
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About this person
He is also remembered for the film The Green Pastures (1936), which featured an all-African American cast, and the orderly Conover in MGM's Dr. Kildare series.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1866 to 1952 · aged 85
