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{{short description|American actor}}
:''For similarly named individuals, see [[Phil Reid (disambiguation)]].''

{{similar names|Phil Reid (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Phillip Reed
| name = Phillip Reed
| image = Phillip reed paulette goddard 1957.JPG
| image = Phillip reed paulette goddard 1957.JPG
| alt = Phillip Reed and Paulette Goddard
| alt = Phillip Reed and Paulette Goddard
| caption = Reed with [[Paulette Goddard]] from ''[[The Joseph Cotten Show]]'', 1957
| caption = Reed with [[Paulette Goddard]] from ''The Joseph Cotten Show'', 1957
| birth_name = Milton LeRoy
| birth_name = Milton LeRoy
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|03|25|mf}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|03|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[New York City, New York, USA]]
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|12|07|1908|03|25|mf}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|12|07|1908|03|25|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California, USA]]
| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| years_active = 1932-1965
| years_active = 1932–1965
| other_names =
| other_names =
| known_for =
| known_for =
| spouse = Audrey Reed (?-1996; his death)<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.latimes.com/1996-12-24/news/mn-12236_1_phillip-reed | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Phillip Reed; Actor Appeared in Films as a Leading Man From 1930s to 1960s | date=December 24, 1996}}</ref>
| spouse = Audrey Reed (?–1996; his death)<ref name=latimes>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-12-24-mn-12236-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Phillip Reed; Actor Appeared in Films as a Leading Man From 1930s to 1960s | date=December 24, 1996 | access-date = September 12, 2021}}</ref>
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'''Phillip Reed''' (March 25, 1908 – December 7, 1996)<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0715637/ imdb.com]</ref> was an American actor. He was perhaps best known for his role as Steve Wilson in a series of four films (1947–1948) based on the [[Big Town]] radio series.
'''Phillip Reed''' (born '''Milton LeRoy''';<ref name=s/> March 25, 1908 &ndash; December 7, 1996) was an American actor. He played Steve Wilson in a series of four films (1947–1948) based on the ''[[Big Town]]'' radio series.


==Early years==
==Early years==
Reed was a star athlete at [[Erasmus Hall High School]] in [[Brooklyn]] and attended college for one year before going into acting. Born '''Milton LeRoy''', his name was changed after he went to [[Hollywood]].<ref name=s>{{cite journal|title=Say Hello to ...|journal=Radio and Television Mirror|date=November 1940|volume=15|issue=1|page=44|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Mirror/40/Mirror-1940-Nov.pdf|accessdate=13 March 2015}}</ref>
Reed was a star athlete at [[Erasmus Hall High School]] in Brooklyn and attended college for one year before going into acting. His name was changed after he went to Hollywood.<ref name=s>{{cite journal|title=Say Hello to ...|journal=Radio and Television Mirror|date=November 1940|volume=15|issue=1|page=46|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Mirror/40/Mirror-1940-Nov.pdf#page=54|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref>


==Acting career==
==Acting career==
Billed as Milton Leroy, Reed appeared in two [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] plays: ''Melody'' and ''Ballyhoo of 1932''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Milton Leroy|url=http://www.playbill.com/searchpage/search?q=Milton+LeRoy&sort=Relevance&shows=on&qasset=00000150-ac83-d16d-a550-ecbfb8770003|website=Playbill|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref>
Billed as Milton Leroy, Reed appeared in two Broadway plays: ''Melody'' and ''Ballyhoo of 1932''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Milton Leroy|url=http://www.playbill.com/searchpage/search?q=Milton+LeRoy&sort=Relevance&shows=on&qasset=00000150-ac83-d16d-a550-ecbfb8770003|website=Playbill|access-date=25 March 2016}}</ref> Reed was also often credited as Philip Reed, such as in his appearances in the television series [[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]].


Reed played Russ Barrington in the soap opera ''Society Girl'' on [[CBS]] radio<ref name=s/> and Brian Wells in the soap opera ''David Harum'', also on CBS.<ref name=rp>Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. P. 94.</ref>
Reed played Russ Barrington in the soap opera ''Society Girl'' on [[CBS radio]]<ref name=s/> and Brian Wells in the soap opera ''David Harum'', also on CBS.<ref name=rp>Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-4513-4}}. P. 94.</ref>


Reed's television appearances include a lead role in the 1955 [[anthology drama]] series ''[[Police Call]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=203819&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=739433|title=TV Guide, Police Call episodes listing|accessdate=August 1, 2010}}</ref> He appeared in the ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' episodes "The Derelicts" and "A Bullet for Baldwin". He also appeared as King Toranshah in the 1965 [[Elvis Presley]] musical film ''[[Harum Scarum (film)|Harum Scarum]]''.
Reed's television appearances include a lead role in the 1955 [[anthology drama]] series ''[[Police Call (TV series)|Police Call]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=203819&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=739433|title=TV Guide, Police Call episodes listing|access-date=August 1, 2010}}</ref> He appeared in the ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' episodes "The Derelicts,” "A Bullet for Baldwin" and “Sylvia.” He also appeared as King Toranshah in the 1965 [[Elvis Presley]] musical film ''[[Harum Scarum (film)|Harum Scarum]]''.


==Death==
==Death==
Reed died in 1996 and was buried at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale|Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery]] in [[Glendale, California]].
Reed died in 1996 and was buried at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale|Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Glendale, California.


==Complete filmography==
==Complete filmography==
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*''[[College Coach]]'' (1933)
*''[[College Coach]]'' (1933) - 'Wes' Westerman
*''[[Female (1933 film)|Female]]'' (1933)
*''[[Female (1933 film)|Female]]'' (1933) - Freddie Claybourne
*''[[The House on 56th Street]]'' (1933)
*''[[The House on 56th Street]]'' (1933) - Freddy
*''[[Fashions of 1934]]'' (1934)
*''[[Fashions of 1934]]'' (1934) - Jimmy
*''[[Gambling Lady]]'' (1934)
*''[[Gambling Lady]]'' (1934) - Steve
*''[[Jimmy the Gent (film)|Jimmy the Gent]]'' (1934)
*''[[Jimmy the Gent (film)|Jimmy the Gent]]'' (1934) - Ronny Gatson
*''[[Journal of a Crime]]'' (1934)
*''[[Journal of a Crime]]'' (1934) - Young Man at Party
*''[[Registered Nurse (film)|Registered Nurse]]'' (1934)
*''[[Registered Nurse (film)|Registered Nurse]]'' (1934) - Bill
*''[[Glamour (1934 film)|Glamour]]'' (1934)
*''[[Glamour (1934 film)|Glamour]]'' (1934) - Lorenzo Valenti
*''[[Affairs of a Gentleman]]'' (1934)
*''[[Affairs of a Gentleman]]'' (1934) - Carter Vaughn
*''[[Dr. Monica]]'' (1934)
*''[[Dr. Monica]]'' (1934) - 'Bunny' Burton
*''[[British Agent]]'' (1934)
*''[[British Agent]]'' (1934) - Gaston LeFarge
*''[[A Lost Lady (film)|A Lost Lady]]'' (1934)
*''[[A Lost Lady (1934 film)|A Lost Lady]]'' (1934) - Ned
*''[[Big Hearted Herbert]]'' (1934)
*''[[Big Hearted Herbert]]'' (1934) - Andrew Goodrich
*''[[Maybe It's Love (1935 film)|Maybe It's Love]]'' (1935)
*''[[Maybe It's Love (1935 film)|Maybe It's Love]]'' (1935) - Adolph Jr.
*''[[The Woman in Red (1935 film)|The Woman in Red]]'' (1935)
*''[[The Woman in Red (1935 film)|The Woman in Red]]'' (1935) - Dan McCall
*''[[Sweet Music]]'' (1935)
*''[[Sweet Music]]'' (1935) - Grant
*''Gypsy Sweetheart'' (1935 short)
*''Gypsy Sweetheart'' (1935, Short) - Tom Van Dyke
*''[[The Case of the Curious Bride]]'' (1935)
*''[[The Case of the Curious Bride]]'' (1935) - Dr. Millbeck
*''[[The Girl from 10th Avenue]]'' (1935)
*''[[The Girl from 10th Avenue]]'' (1935) - Tony Hewlett
*''[[Accent on Youth (film)|Accent on Youth]]'' (1935)
*''[[Accent on Youth (film)|Accent on Youth]]'' (1935) - Dickie Reynolds
*''[[The Murder of Dr. Harrigan]]'' (1936)<ref name="snd">{{cite news|title=Mystery Film Will Head New Capitol Bill|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4727177/shamokin_newsdispatch/|agency=Shamokin News-Dispatch|date=February 12, 1936|location=Pennsylvania, Shamokin|page=9|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = March 24, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref>
*''[[The Murder of Dr. Harrigan]]'' (1936)<ref name="snd">{{cite news|title=Mystery Film Will Head New Capitol Bill|newspaper=Shamokin News-Dispatch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4727177/shamokin_newsdispatch/|agency=Shamokin News-Dispatch|date=February 12, 1936|location=Pennsylvania, Shamokin|page=9|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = March 24, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> - Dr. Simon
*''[[Klondike Annie]]'' (1935)
*''[[Klondike Annie]]'' (1936) - Inspector Jack Forrest
*''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]'' (1936)
*''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]'' (1936) - Uncas
*''[[The Luckiest Girl in the World]]'' (1936)
*''[[The Luckiest Girl in the World]]'' (1936) - Percy Mayhew
*''[[Madame X (1937 film)|Madame X]]'' (1937)
*''[[Madame X (1937 film)|Madame X]]'' (1937) - Jean
*''[[Merrily We Live]]'' (1938)
*''[[Merrily We Live]]'' (1938) - Herbert Wheeler
*''[[Aloma of the South Seas (1941 film)|Aloma of the South Seas]]'' (1941)
*''[[My Irish Molly]]'' (1938) - Bob
*''[[Aloma of the South Seas (1941 film)|Aloma of the South Seas]]'' (1941) - Revo
*''[[Weekend for Three]]'' (1941)
*''[[Weekend for Three]]'' (1941) - Randy Bloodworth
*''[[A Gentleman After Dark]]'' (1941)
*''[[A Gentleman After Dark]]'' (1942) - Eddie Smith
*''[[Old Acquaintance]]'' (1943)
*''[[Old Acquaintance]]'' (1943) - Lucian Grant
*''[[People Are Funny (film)|People Are Funny]]'' (1946)
*''[[People Are Funny (film)|People Are Funny]]'' (1946) - John Guedel
*''[[Hot Cargo]]'' (1946)
*''[[Hot Cargo]]'' (1946) - Chris Bigelow
*''[[Rendezvous with Annie]]'' (1946)
*''[[Rendezvous with Annie]]'' (1946) - Lieutenant Avery
*''[[Big Town (film)|Big Town]]'' (1946)
*''[[Big Town (1947 film)|Big Town]]'' (1946) - Steve Wilson
*''[[Her Sister's Secret]]'' (1946)
*''[[Her Sister's Secret]]'' (1946) - Richard 'Dick' Connolly
*''[[Song of Scheherazade]]'' (1947)
*''[[Song of Scheherazade]]'' (1947) - Prince Mischetsky
*''[[I Cover Big Town]]'' (1947)
*''[[I Cover Big Town]]'' (1947) - Steve Wilson
*''[[Song of the Thin Man]]'' (1947)
*''[[Song of the Thin Man]]'' (1947) - Tommy Edlon Drake
*''[[Pirates of Monterey]]'' (1947)
*''[[Pirates of Monterey]]'' (1947) - Lieutenant Carlos Ortega
*''[[Big Town After Dark]]'' (1947)
*''[[Big Town After Dark]]'' (1947) - Steve Wilson
*''[[Big Town Scandal]]'' (1948)
*''[[Big Town Scandal]]'' (1948) - Steve Wilson
*''[[Bodyguard (1948 film)|Bodyguard]]'' (1948)
*''[[Bodyguard (1948 film)|Bodyguard]]'' (1948) - Freddie Dysen
*''[[Unknown Island]]'' (1948)
*''[[Unknown Island]]'' (1948) - Ted Osborne
*''Daughter of the West'' (1949)
*''[[Daughter of the West]]'' (1949) - Navo White Eagle
*''[[Manhandled (1949 film)|Manhandled]]'' (1949)
*''[[Manhandled (1949 film)|Manhandled]]'' (1949) - Guy Bayard
*''[[Davy Crockett, Indian Scout]]'' (1950)
*''[[Davy Crockett, Indian Scout]]'' (1950) - Red Hawk
*''[[Tripoli (film)|Tripoli]]'' (1950)
*''[[Tripoli (film)|Tripoli]]'' (1950) - Hamet Karamanly
*''[[The Bandit Queen (film)|The Bandit Queen]]'' (1950)
*''[[The Bandit Queen (film)|The Bandit Queen]]'' (1950) - Joaquin Murietta
*''Thief in Silk'' (1953)
*''Thief in Silk'' (1953)
*''Jeunes mariés'' (1953)
*''Jeunes mariés'' (1953)
*''[[Take Me to Town]]'' (1953)
*''[[Take Me to Town]]'' (1953) - Newton Cole
*''[[The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing]]'' (1956)
*''[[The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing]]'' (1955) - Robert Collier
*''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1956) (Season 1 Episode 14: "A Bullet for Baldwin") - Walter King
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*''[[The Tattered Dress]]'' (1957)
*''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1956) (Season 1 Episode 19: "The Derelicts") - Ralph Cowell
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*''[[Harum Scarum (film)|Harum Scarum]]'' (1965)
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*''[[The Tattered Dress]]'' (1957) - Michael Reston
*''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1958) (Season 3 Episode 16: "Sylvia") - Peter Kent
*''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1962) (Season 7 Episode 22: "The Big Score") - Mr. F. Hubert Fellowes
*''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' (1962) (Season 1 Episode 14: "The Tender Poisoner") - John O'Brien
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*''[[Harum Scarum (film)|Harum Scarum]]'' (1965) - King Toranshah (final film role)
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For other people with similar names, see Phil Reid (disambiguation).
Phillip Reed
Phillip Reed and Paulette Goddard
Reed with Paulette Goddard from The Joseph Cotten Show, 1957
Born
Milton LeRoy

(1908-03-25)March 25, 1908
New York City, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1996(1996-12-07) (aged 88)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active1932–1965
SpouseAudrey Reed (?–1996; his death)[1]

Phillip Reed (born Milton LeRoy;[2] March 25, 1908 – December 7, 1996) was an American actor. He played Steve Wilson in a series of four films (1947–1948) based on the Big Town radio series.

Early years

[edit]

Reed was a star athlete at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn and attended college for one year before going into acting. His name was changed after he went to Hollywood.[2]

Acting career

[edit]

Billed as Milton Leroy, Reed appeared in two Broadway plays: Melody and Ballyhoo of 1932.[3] Reed was also often credited as Philip Reed, such as in his appearances in the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

Reed played Russ Barrington in the soap opera Society Girl on CBS radio[2] and Brian Wells in the soap opera David Harum, also on CBS.[4]

Reed's television appearances include a lead role in the 1955 anthology drama series Police Call.[5] He appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes "The Derelicts,” "A Bullet for Baldwin" and “Sylvia.” He also appeared as King Toranshah in the 1965 Elvis Presley musical film Harum Scarum.

Death

[edit]

Reed died in 1996 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

Complete filmography

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Phillip Reed; Actor Appeared in Films as a Leading Man From 1930s to 1960s". Los Angeles Times. December 24, 1996. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Say Hello to ..." (PDF). Radio and Television Mirror. 15 (1): 46. November 1940. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Milton Leroy". Playbill. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. ^ Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. P. 94.
  5. ^ "TV Guide, Police Call episodes listing". Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  6. ^ "Mystery Film Will Head New Capitol Bill". Shamokin News-Dispatch. Pennsylvania, Shamokin. Shamokin News-Dispatch. February 12, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved March 24, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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