--- name: "Wallace Reid" canonical: "https://film.one/person/wallace-reid" fi1m_id: "wallace-reid" imdb_id: "nm0717468" tmdb_id: 148791 wikidata_id: "Q947766" roles: ["Actor"] born: "14 April 1891" died: "18 January 1923" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-24T23:26:26.086141+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Wallace Reid ## Identity Wallace Reid - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/wallace-reid - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** wallace-reid - **IMDb ID:** nm0717468 - **TMDB ID:** 148791 - **Wikidata ID:** Q947766 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Reid, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q947766, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717468/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/148791 Actor. Born 14 April 1891 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Died 18 January 1923. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 14 April 1891, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - **Died:** 18 January 1923 - **Also known as:** William Wallace Halleck Reid - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Reid, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q947766, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717468/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/148791 ## Biography Wallace Reid was an American actor in silent films. Born William Wallace Halleck Reid in St. Louis, Missouri, he appeared 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. Reid began his film career in 1910 and appeared in numerous shorts before signing with producer Jesse L. Lasky. He starred in over 60 films for the Famous Players company, later Paramount Pictures, often in action roles including several race-car thrillers such as *The Roaring Road* (1919), *Double Speed* (1920), *Excuse My Dust* (1920) and *Too Much Speed* (1921). He married actress Dorothy Davenport in 1913. Reid died in Los Angeles on 18 January 1923, aged 31. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Birth of a Nation* (1915), Fi1m 32, as Jeff, the Blacksmith — [page](https://film.one/film/the-birth-of-a-nation.md) ## Complete filmography (213) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Movie Album* (1932), as (archive footage) - *The House That Shadows Built* (1931), as (archive footage) - *Thirty Days* (1922), as John Floyd - *Clarence* (1922), as Clarence Smith - *The Ghost Breaker* (1922), as Walter Jarvis, a Ghost Breaker - *Nice People* (1922), as Captain Billy Wade - *The Dictator* (1922), as Brooke Travers - *Across the Continent* (1922), as Jimmy Dent - *The World's Champion* (1922), as William Burroughs - *Rent Free* (1922), as Buell Arnister Jr - *Don't Tell Everything* (1921), as Cullen Dale - *Forever* (1921), as Peter Ibbetson - *The Affairs of Anatol* (1921), as Anatol Spencer - *The Hell Diggers* (1921), as Teddy Darman - *Too Much Speed* (1921), as 'Dusty' Rhoades - *The Love Special* (1921), as Jim Glover - *The Charm School* (1921), as Austin Bevans - *The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel* (1921), as As himself - *Always Audacious* (1920), as Perry Dayton / 'Slim' Attucks - *What's Your Hurry?* (1920), as Dusty Rhoades - *Sick Abed* (1920), as Reginald Jay - *The Dancin' Fool* (1920), as Sylvester Tibble - *Excuse My Dust* (1920), as 'Toodles' Walden - *Double Speed* (1920), as 'Speed' Carr - *Hawthorne of the U.S.A.* (1919), as Anthony Hamilton Hawthorne - *The Lottery Man* (1919), as Jack Wright - *The Valley of the Giants* (1919), as Bryce Cardigan - *The Love Burglar* (1919), as David Strong - *You're Fired* (1919), as Billy Deering - *The Roaring Road* (1919), as Walter Thomas 'Toodles' Walden - *Alias Mike Moran* (1919), as Larry Young - *The Dub* (1919), as John Craig (The 'Dub') - *Too Many Millions* (1918), as Walsingham Van Doren - *The Man from Funeral Range* (1918), as Harry Webb - *His Extra Bit* (1918), as The Husband - *The Source* (1918), as Van Twiller Yard - *Less Than Kin* (1918), as Hobart Lee / Lewis Vickers - *The Firefly of France* (1918), as Devereux Bayne - *Believe Me, Xantippe* (1918), as George MacFarland - *The House of Silence* (1918), as Marcel Levington - *The Thing We Love* (1918), as Rodney Sheridan - *Rimrock Jones* (1918), as Rimrock Jones - *The Devil Stone* (1917), as Guy Sterling - *Nan of Music Mountain* (1917), as Henry de Spain - *The Woman God Forgot* (1917), as Alvarado - *The Hostage* (1917), as Lieutenant Kemper - *The Squaw Man's Son* (1917), as Lord Effington, aka Hal - *Big Timber* (1917), as Jack Fife - *The World Apart* (1917), as Bob Fulton - *The Tell-Tale Arm* (1917), Actor - *The Prison Without Walls* (1917), as Huntington Babbs - *The Man Who Saved the Day* (1917), as John King · Director - *The Golden Fetter* (1917), as James Roger Ralston - *Joan the Woman* (1916), as Eric Trent 1431 / Eric Trent 1917 - *The Wrong Heart* (1916), Scenario Writer, Director - *The Wall of Flame* (1916), as Wallace - the Fire Inspector - *The Yellow Pawn* (1916), as James Weldon - *Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages* (1916), as Boy Killed in Battle (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/intolerance-loves-struggle-throughout-the-ages.md) - *The House with the Golden Windows* (1916), as Tom Wells - *The Selfish Woman* (1916), as Tom Morley - *Maria Rosa* (1916), as Andreas - *The Love Mask* (1916), as Dan Derring - *To Have and to Hold* (1916), as Captain Ralph Percy - *The Golden Chance* (1915), as Roger Manning - *Old Heidelberg* (1915), as Prince Karl Heinrich - *Carmen* (1915), as Don Jose - *The Chorus Lady* (1915), as Danny Mallory - *A Yankee from the West* (1915), as Billy Milford aka Hell-in-the Mud - *Station Content* (1915), as Jim Manning - *Enoch Arden* (1915), as Walter Fenn - *The Lost House* (1915), as Ford - *The Birth of a Nation* (1915), as Jeff, the Blacksmith — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/the-birth-of-a-nation.md) - *The Craven* (1915), as Bud Walton - *The Three Brothers* (1915), as Jean Gaudet / Will - *Baby's Ride* (1914), as Father - *The Exposure* (1914), as The Reporter - *The Joke on Yellentown* (1914), Actor - *At Dawn* (1914), as The Lieutenant - *Over the Ledge* (1914), as Bob - *Another Chance* (1914), as Detective Flynn - *The Little Country Mouse* (1914), as Lieutenant Hawkhurst - *The Odalisque* (1914), as Curtiss - *The Niggard* (1914), as Elmer Kent - *A Mother's Influence* (1914), as Wallace Burton - the Son - *For Her Father's Sins* (1914), as Frank Bell - *Her Doggy* (1914), as The Doctor (unconfirmed) - *Her Awakening* (1914), as Bob Turner - *Down the Hill to Creditville* (1914), as Marcus Down - *The High Grader* (1914), as Dick Raleigh - *Sierra Jim's Reformation* (1914), as Tim - the Pony Express Rider - *The Second Mrs. Roebuck* (1914), as Samuel Roebuck - *The Avenging Conscience* (1914), as The Doctor (uncredited) - *Moonshine Molly* (1914), as Lawson Keene - *Down by the Sounding Sea* (1914), as John Ward - the Man from the Sea · Scenario Writer - *The City Beautiful* (1914), as The Country Boy - *Arms and the Gringo* (1914), as Sullivan - *The Den of Thieves* (1914), as Wallace · Director - *'Cross the Mexican Line* (1914), as Lt. Wallace · Director - *A Wife on a Wager* (1914), as Wally Bristow · Director - *Love's Western Flight* (1914), as Wally - the Ranch Owner · Director - *Passing of the Beast* (1914), as Jacques - the Woodsman · Director - *The Man Within* (1914), as The Outlaw · Director - *The Siren* (1914), as Dane Northrop · Director - *The Quack* (1914), as Wallace Rosslyn · Director - *Women and Roses* (1914), as Wallace · Writer, Director - *The Daughter of a Crook* (1914), as Neal - *The Fruit of Evil* (1914), Director, Writer - *The Skeleton* (1914), as Jack - the Young Husband · Director - *The Test* (1914), as The Poor Man · Director - *A Gypsy Romance* (1914), as Jose - King of the Gypsies · Director - *Cupid Incognito* (1914), as Jack Falkner · Director, Writer - *The Spider and Her Web* (1914), Actor - *The Way of a Woman* (1914), as Pierre · Director - *The Mountaineer* (1914), as Jim - the Mountaineer · Director, Writer - *The Heart of the Hills* (1914), as Dave - the Woodsman · Director, Writer - *The Voice of the Viola* (1914), as Wallace · Director - *Regeneration* (1914), The Artist, Director - *Breed o' the Mountains* (1914), as Joe Mayfield · Director - *A Flash in the Dark* (1914), as A Miner · Director - *The Greater Devotion* (1914), as 'Devotion' · Director - *Fires of Conscience* (1914), as Ray - the Prospector · Director - *The Wheel of Life* (1914), as The Prospector · Director - *The Countess Betty's Mine* (1914), as Wallace · Director - *The Intruder* (1914), as The Woodsman · Director - *Whoso Diggeth a Pit* (1914), as Wally - *A Hopi Legend* (1913), Writer, Director - *The Lightning Bolt* (1913), as Reid · Writer, Director - *A Cracksman Santa Claus* (1913), as Gentleman Crook · Writer - *Retribution* (1913), as Reid · Director - *Cross Purposes* (1913), as Wally · Director - *The Fires of Fate* (1913), as Wally - the Doctor · Director, Scenario Writer - *The Cracksman's Reformation* (1913), as Gentleman Crook · Writer - *The Heart of a Cracksman* (1913), as Gentleman Crook · Writer, Director - *The Wall of Money* (1913), as Wallace - McQuarrie's Son - *The Gratitude of Wanda* (1913), as Wally · Director - *The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine* (1913), as Reid - Rosson's Brother · Director - *The Spark of Manhood* (1913), as Humphrey Van Weyden · Director - *The Harvest of Flame* (1913), as The Inspector · Director, Writer - *The Animal* (1913), as The Animal - *An Even Exchange* (1913), as Joe - *Man's Duty* (1913), as Bill, the Selfish One - *Mental Suicide* (1913), as Reid - a Contractor · Writer - *The Picket Guard* (1913), as Sentry - *A Foreign Spy* (1913), Director - *The Powder Flash of Death* (1913), as Captain Bruce Douglas - *Pride of Lonesome* (1913), as Edward Daton · Director - *Song Bird of the North* (1913), as Fowle - a Mission Worker - *Calamity Anne Takes a Trip* (1913), as Policeman - *The Guerilla Menace* (1913), as Captain Bruce Douglas - *Women and War* (1913), as The Boy · Writer - *In Love and War* (1913), as David - the Journalist - *Hearts and Horses* (1913), as Bill Walters · Director - *The Spirit of the Flag* (1913), as Dr. Reid · Writer - *Via Cabaret* (1913), as Harry Reeder · Director - *When Luck Changes* (1913), as Cal Jim · Director - *His Mother's Son* (1913), Actor - *On the Border* (1913), as Bill Reeves - the Cowboy · Director - *Her Innocent Marriage* (1913), as Will Wayne · Director - *A Modern Snare* (1913), as Ralph - the New Sheriff · Director - *The Kiss* (1913), as Ralph Walters · Director - *Youth and Jealousy* (1913), as Ben · Director - *The Deerslayer* (1913), as Chingachgook - *The Brothers* (1913), as Robert Gregory · Director - *The Tattooed Arm* (1913), as Ben Hart · Director, Writer - *When Jim Returned* (1913), as Jim · Director, Writer - *The Ways of Fate* (1913), as Jim Conway · Director - *The Eye of a God* (1913), as Frank Hammond - *Near To Earth* (1913), Actor - *A Rose of Old Mexico* (1913), as Paul Hapgood · Director - *Their Masterpiece* (1913), as Jack Sanders - *Pirate Gold* (1913), Actor - *Love and the Law* (1913), as Sheriff John Allen · Scenario Writer, Director - *The Picture of Dorian Gray* (1913), as Dorian Gray - *The Hidden Treasure* (1912), as Bill Binks · Director - *An Indian Outcast* (1912), as Wally, a Cowboy - *The Tribal Law* (1912), as Tall Pine aka Jose Seville - Apache Brave · Director, Writer - *The Cowboy Guardians* (1912), Actor - *A Daughter of the Redskins* (1912), as Captain Stark, U.S.A. - *Hunted Down* (1912), as John Dayton - *Early Days in the West* (1912), as Dan, a Young Pioneer - *Every Inch a Man* (1912), as Robert Chapman - the Son - *His Only Son* (1912), as Bob Madden - *The Indian Raiders* (1912), as Tom - *The Secret Service Man* (1912), as The Secret Service Man - *Making Good* (1912), as Billy Burns - *At Cripple Creek* (1912), as Joe Mayfield - *A Man's Duty* (1912), as Dick Wilson - Union Soldier - *Before the White Man Came* (1912), as Wathuma - the Leopard · Writer - *The Gamblers* (1912), as Arthur Ingraham - *Virginius* (1912), as Icilius - *Kaintuck* (1912), as The Artist - *Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight* (1912), as Basil Underwood - *Diamond Cut Diamond* (1912), as Clerk - *Fortunes of a Composer* (1912), as Opera Attendee (uncredited) - *The Hieroglyphic* (1912), Actor - *The Victoria Cross* (1912), as Lt. Cholmodeley - *Brothers* (1912), Actor - *At Scrogginses' Corner* (1912), Actor - *The Illumination* (1912), as Giuseppe's Father - *The Seventh Son* (1912), as One of the Beecham Brothers - *The Telephone Girl* (1912), as Jack Watson - *Playmates* (1912), as Party Guest at Piano (uncredited) - *Indian Romeo and Juliet* (1912), as Oniatore / Romeo - *Jean Intervenes* (1912), as Billy Hallock - *Chumps* (1912), as George - the Denouement · Scenario Writer - *The Path of True Love* (1912), as The Country Boy - *A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli* (1912), Actor - *The Seepore Rebellion* (1912), as Extra - *War* (1911), as Midas - *The Mother of the Ranch* (1911), as The Mother's Friend Back East - *The Reporter* (1911), as Cohn · Jones' Assistant - *The Leading Lady* (1911), Actor - *The Phoenix* (1910), as Young Reporter ## Gallery - ![Wallace Reid, film actor Subjects: actors (1923)](https://film.one/media/person/3847892/gallery-4e2a8fb8a99e.jpg) Wallace Reid, film actor Subjects: actors (1923) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Wallace_Reid%2C_film_actor_%28SAYRE_8356%29.jpg/1280px-Wallace_Reid%2C_film_actor_%28SAYRE_8356%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Portrait of American actor Wallace Reid (1891–1923) by American photographer Albert Witzel (1879–1929).](https://film.one/media/person/3847892/gallery-03f7a6c2a1e6.jpg) Portrait of American actor Wallace Reid (1891–1923) by American photographer Albert Witzel (1879–1929). — Albert Witzel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Wally_Reid_by_Witzel.jpg/1280px-Wally_Reid_by_Witzel.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Lobby card for the American comedy drama film The Dictator (1922).](https://film.one/media/person/3847892/gallery-72c8adbedcab.jpg) Lobby card for the American comedy drama film The Dictator (1922). — Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Dictator_lobby_card_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Lobby card for the American comedy drama film The Dictator (1922).](https://film.one/media/person/3847892/gallery-20ab0e9c5f2a.jpg) Lobby card for the American comedy drama film The Dictator (1922). — Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Dictator_lobby_card_3.jpg/1280px-Dictator_lobby_card_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Wallace Reid](https://film.one/media/person/3847892/gallery-6a0179da77f5.jpg) Wallace Reid — Image via TMDB - ![Wallace Reid](https://film.one/media/person/3847892/gallery-2d9e3269d240.jpg) Wallace Reid — Image via TMDB - ![Wallace Reid](https://film.one/media/person/3847892/gallery-82dfe4ced882.jpg) Wallace Reid — Image via TMDB - ![Left to right: Arthur Edmund Carewe, Lila Lee, and Wallace Reid in The Ghost Breaker (1922) - publicity still (cropped)](https://film.one/media/person/3847892/gallery-dc2aa090f3ac.jpg) Left to right: Arthur Edmund Carewe, Lila Lee, and Wallace Reid in The Ghost Breaker (1922) - publicity still (cropped) — unknown (Paramount Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/The_Ghost_Breaker_%281922%29_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Lobby card for the American comedy drama film The Dictator (1922).](https://film.one/media/person/3847892/gallery-9b4aba1e7358.jpg) Lobby card for the American comedy drama film The Dictator (1922). — Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Dictator_lobby_card.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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