Wallace Reid
Acting
Born April 14, 1891 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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, Els…
Known For · 40 titles
The Birth of a Nation
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Victoria Cross
Hunted Down
Playmates
The Affairs of Anatol
Rimrock Jones
The Animal
The Kiss
Their Masterpiece
Cross Purposes
The Test
His Only Son
The Heart of the Hills
Regeneration
The Intruder
Night Life in Hollywood
The Picket Guard
The Gratitude of Wanda
Love and the Law
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Thirty Days
Believe Me, Xantippe
Over the Ledge
The Gamblers
The Skeleton
The Chorus Lady
The Lottery Man
When Luck Changes
Alias Mike Moran
Making Good
A Flash in the Dark
The House of Silence
Passing of the Beast
The Joke on Yellentown
The Brothers
The Man Who Saved the Day
The Second Mrs. Roebuck
The Wheel of Life
The Mountaineer