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Reed Hadley

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Reed Hadley
Reed Hadley inKansas Pacific(1953)
Born
Reed Herring

(1911-06-25)June 25, 1911
Petrolia, Texas,U.S.
DiedDecember 11, 1974(1974-12-11)(aged 63)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Burial placeForest Lawn Memorial Park,Los Angeles, California
OccupationActor
Years active1938–1971
SpouseHelen Hadley (m.19??)
Children1

Reed Hadley(bornReed Herring,June 25, 1911 – December 11, 1974) was an American film, television and radio actor.

Early life[edit]

Hadley was born inPetrolia, Texas.[1]

Career[edit]

Before moving to Hollywood, he acted inHamleton stage in New York City, a last-minute substitute for the scheduled actor who failed to appear to portray Fortinbras.[2]

Radio[edit]

In the 1950s, Hadley played Chad Remington onFrontier Town.[3]He also was one of the actors who portrayedcowboyheroRed Ryderon theRed Ryderseries during the 1940s.[4]

On September 16, 1950, Hadley was onTales of the Texas Rangersepisode "Candy Man".[5]

Television[edit]

Hadley starred in two television series,Racket Squad(1950–1953) as Captain Braddock, andThe Public Defender(1954–1955) as Bart Matthews, a fictionalattorneyfor the indigent. He also was a guest star on such programs as the religionanthology series,Crossroads,and onRory Calhoun'sCBSwesternseries,The Texan.In 1959 he played Sheriff Ben Tildy in "The Texan" espisode "The Sheriff of Boot Hill", and was pitted against bad guysDenver Pylecast as saloon keeper Joe Lufton and his gunslinging partnerCharles Maxwellcast as Luke Stricker. He also guest starred inSea HuntSeason 4/Episode 4;Vital Error. In 1958 he played the rapacious mining baron Mort Galvin in S1 E39 "The Sacramento Story" onWagon Train.

Film[edit]

Throughout his 35-year career in film, Hadley was cast as both a villain and a hero of the law, in such movies asThe Baron of Arizona(1950),The Half-Breed(1952),Highway Dragnet(1954) andBig House, U.S.A.(1955), and narrated a number of documentaries. In films, he starred as Zorro in the 1939 serialZorro's Fighting Legion.

Hadley was the narrator of severalDepartment of Defensefilms:Operation Ivy,[6]about the first hydrogen bomb test,Ivy Mike,"Military Participation onTumbler/Snapper";"Military Participation onBuster Jangle";"TheB-47"(T.F. 1–4727); and"Operation Upshot–Knothole"all of which were produced by Lookout Mountain studios. The films were originally intended for internal military use, but have been" sanitized "and de-classified, and are now available to the public.[7]

In 1945 he narratedThe Nazi Plan,a documentary film using captured propaganda and newsreel footage to dramatize the Nazis rise to power and was used by the prosecution in the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg.[8]He served as the narrator on various Hollywood films, includingHouse on 92nd Street(1945),Boomerang(1947),[9]andThe Iron Curtain(1948).

Personal life[edit]

Hadley and his wife, Helen, had one son, Dale.[10]

Death[edit]

On December 11, 1974, Hadley died of a heart attack in Los Angeles. He was 63.[1]He was survived by his wife and son.[10]

Recognition[edit]

Hadley has a star at 6553 Hollywood Boulevard in the Television section of theHollywood Walk of Fame.It was dedicated on February 8, 1960.[11]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Other works[edit]

Radio[edit]

Year Program Episode/source
1942-44 Red Ryder
1950 Tales of the Texas Rangers Candy Man
1952 Stars in the Air "On Borrowed Time"[16]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abMayer, Geoff (2017).Encyclopedia of American Film Serials.McFarland.ISBN9781476627199.RetrievedAugust 17,2017.
  2. ^Soanes, Wood (November 3, 1936)."Curtain Calls".Oakland Tribune.California, Oakland. p. 18.RetrievedAugust 17,2017– viaNewspapers.Open access icon
  3. ^French, Jack; Siegel, David S. (2013).Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929–1967.McFarland. pp. 73–74.ISBN9781476612546.RetrievedAugust 17,2017.
  4. ^Terrace, Vincent (1999).Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows.McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 282.ISBN978-0-7864-4513-4.
  5. ^"OTRWesterns with Hadley in it".OTRWesterns.
  6. ^"Keeps TV Trip Secret".The Kansas City Times.Missouri, Kansas City. Associated Press. April 3, 1954. p. 28.RetrievedAugust 17,2017– viaNewspapers.Open access icon
  7. ^Wellerstein, Alex (February 8, 2012)."Declassifying the Ivy Mike film (1953)".Restricted Data: The Nuclear Secrecy Blog.RetrievedMay 31,2022.
  8. ^"Reed Hadley Biography".IMDb.RetrievedAugust 21,2017.
  9. ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon March 27, 2008.RetrievedMarch 14,2009.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ab"Reed Hadley Dead; Red Ryder on Radio".The New York Times.December 14, 1974. Archived fromthe originalon August 17, 2017.RetrievedAugust 17,2017.
  11. ^"Reed Hadley".Hollywood Walk of Fame.Archived fromthe originalon August 17, 2017.RetrievedAugust 17,2017.
  12. ^"Mysteries Feature State Screen Bill on Wednesday".Santa Ana Register.Santa Ana Register. September 10, 1938. p. 8.RetrievedMay 16,2015– viaNewspapers.Open access icon
  13. ^"Theater".News-Journal. May 5, 1938. p. 23.RetrievedMay 16,2015– viaNewspapers.Open access icon
  14. ^"Movie Parade".Globe-Gazette.The Mason City Globe-Gazette. March 16, 1939. p. 14.RetrievedMay 16,2015– viaNewspapers.Open access icon
  15. ^"Several New Characters".The Amarillo Globe-Times. May 12, 1939. p. 19.
  16. ^Kirby, Walter (April 6, 1952)."Better Radio Programs for the Week".The Decatur Daily Review.The Decatur Daily Review. p. 52.RetrievedMay 16,2015– viaNewspapers.Open access icon

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