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Reed Hadley

March 11, 2023

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

Reed Hadley
Reed Hadley in Kansas 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

Early life

Hadley was born in Petrolia, Texas,[1] to Bert Herring, an oil well driller, and his wife Minnie. Hadley had one sister, Bess Brenner. He was reared in Buffalo, New York, where he attended and graduated from Bennett High School.

Career

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

Radio

In the 1950s, Hadley played Chad Remington on Frontier Town.[3] He also was one of the actors who portrayed cowboy hero Red Ryder on the Red Ryder series during the 1940s.[4]

On September 16, 1950, Hadley was on Tales of the Texas Rangers episode Candy Man.[5]

Television

Hadley starred in two television series, Racket Squad (1950–1953) as Captain Braddock, and The Public Defender (1954–1955) as Bart Matthews, a fictional attorney for the indigent. He also was a guest star on such programs as the religion anthology series, Crossroads, and on Rory Calhoun's CBS western series, The Texan. In 1959, he played fictitious Sheriff Ben Tildy in "The Sheriff of Boot Hill", with Denver Pyle cast as Joe Lufton. He also guest starred in Sea Hunt Season 4/Episode 4;Vital Error. In 1958 he played a crooked businessman/millionaire in an episode of Wagon Train.

Film

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

Hadley was the narrator of several Department of Defense films: Operation Ivy,[6] about the first hydrogen bomb test, Ivy Mike, "Military Participation on Tumbler/Snapper"; "Military Participation on Buster Jangle"; "The B-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 narrated “The 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, including House on 92nd Street (1945), Boomerang (1947),[9] and The Iron Curtain (1948).

Personal life

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

Death

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

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Other works

Radio

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

References

  1. ^ a b Mayer, Geoff (2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. ISBN 9781476627199. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Soanes, Wood (November 3, 1936). "Curtain Calls". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. p. 18. Retrieved August 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
  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. ISBN 9781476612546. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.
  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. Retrieved August 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ Wellerstein, Alex (February 8, 2012). "Declassifying the Ivy Mike film (1953)". Restricted Data: The Nuclear Secrecy Blog. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "Reed Hadley Biography". IMDb. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ a b . The New York Times. December 14, 1974. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  11. ^ . Hollywood Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  12. ^ "Mysteries Feature State Screen Bill on Wednesday". Santa Ana Register. September 10, 1938. p. 8. Retrieved May 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  13. ^ "Theater". News-Journal. May 5, 1938. p. 23. Retrieved May 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  14. ^ "Movie Parade". The Mason City Globe-Gazette. March 16, 1939. p. 14. Retrieved May 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  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. p. 52. Retrieved May 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  

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Reed Hadley born Reed Herring June 25 1911 December 11 1974 was an American film television and radio actor Reed HadleyReed Hadley in Kansas Pacific 1953 BornReed Herring 1911 06 25 June 25 1911Petrolia Texas U S DiedDecember 11 1974 1974 12 11 aged 63 Los Angeles California U S Burial placeForest Lawn Memorial Park Los Angeles CaliforniaOccupationActorYears active1938 1971SpouseHelen Hadley m 19 Children1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Radio 2 2 Television 2 3 Film 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Recognition 6 Filmography 6 1 Film 6 2 Television 7 Other works 7 1 Radio 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksEarly life EditHadley was born in Petrolia Texas 1 to Bert Herring an oil well driller and his wife Minnie Hadley had one sister Bess Brenner He was reared in Buffalo New York where he attended and graduated from Bennett High School Career EditBefore moving to Hollywood he acted in Hamlet on 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 on Frontier Town 3 He also was one of the actors who portrayed cowboy hero Red Ryder on the Red Ryder series during the 1940s 4 On September 16 1950 Hadley was on Tales of the Texas Rangers episode Candy Man 5 Television Edit Hadley starred in two television series Racket Squad 1950 1953 as Captain Braddock and The Public Defender 1954 1955 as Bart Matthews a fictional attorney for the indigent He also was a guest star on such programs as the religion anthology series Crossroads and on Rory Calhoun s CBS western series The Texan In 1959 he played fictitious Sheriff Ben Tildy in The Sheriff of Boot Hill with Denver Pyle cast as Joe Lufton He also guest starred in Sea Hunt Season 4 Episode 4 Vital Error In 1958 he played a crooked businessman millionaire in an episode of Wagon 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 as The Baron of Arizona 1950 The Half Breed 1952 Highway Dragnet 1954 and Big House U S A 1955 and narrated a number of documentaries In films he starred as Zorro in the 1939 serial Zorro s Fighting Legion Hadley was the narrator of several Department of Defense films Operation Ivy 6 about the first hydrogen bomb test Ivy Mike Military Participation on Tumbler Snapper Military Participation on Buster Jangle The B 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 narrated The 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 including House on 92nd Street 1945 Boomerang 1947 9 and The Iron Curtain 1948 Personal life EditHadley and his wife Helen had one son Dale 10 Death EditOn 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 EditHadley has a star at 6553 Hollywood Boulevard in the Television section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame It was dedicated on February 8 1960 11 Filmography EditFilm Edit Hollywood Stadium Mystery 1938 12 Ralph Mortimer film debut Female Fugitive 1938 13 Bruce Dunning The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1938 Serial Jim Blakely Sunset Murder Case 1939 14 Oliver Helton Orphans of the Street 1938 Miller Sergeant Madden 1939 Lawyer uncredited Calling Dr Kildare 1939 15 Tom Crandell Bachelor Mother 1939 Polly s First Dance Partner uncredited Stronger Than Desire 1939 Flagg s Party Guest uncredited Man from Montreal 1939 Ross Montgomery aka L R Rawlins Zorro s Fighting Legion 1939 Serial Don Diego Vega Zorro I Take This Woman 1940 Bob Hampton Ski Patrol 1940 Ivan Dubroski Meet the Wildcat 1940 Basso Henchman The Bank Dick 1940 Francois Flight Command 1940 Admiral s Aide uncredited Adventures of Captain Marvel 1941 Serial Rahman Bar Ch 1 11 12 Sky Raiders 1941 Serial Caddens Henchman The Flame of New Orleans 1941 Party Guest uncredited Ziegfeld Girl 1941 Geoffrey s Friend in Audience uncredited I ll Wait for You 1941 Tony Berolli Whistling in the Dark 1941 Beau Smith Unfinished Business 1941 Party Guest uncredited Sea Raiders 1941 Serial Carl Tonjes Appointment for Love 1941 Ferguson uncredited Look Who s Laughing 1941 Master of Ceremonies uncredited Road Agent 1941 Henchman Shayne Arizona Terrors 1942 Jack Halliday aka Don Pedro de Berendo The Bugle Sounds 1942 Court Martial Judge uncredited Jail House Blues 1942 Boston Juke Box Jenny 1942 Brother Wicks The Mystery of Marie Roget 1942 Naval Officer Lady in a Jam 1942 Man uncredited Now Voyager 1942 Henry Montague uncredited I Married a Witch 1942 Young Man uncredited Wintertime 1943 Radio Announcer voice uncredited Guadalcanal Diary 1943 War Correspondent Narrator Happy Land 1943 Off Screen Narrator uncredited Four Jills in a Jeep 1944 Fighter Pilot Dispatcher on Loudspeaker uncredited Buffalo Bill 1944 Narrator uncredited Pin Up Girl 1944 Radio Announcer voice uncredited The Eve of St Mark 1944 Radio Announcer voice uncredited Roger Touhy Gangster 1944 FBI Agent Boyden Home in Indiana 1944 Narrator in Opening Scene uncredited Wing and a Prayer 1944 Cmdr O Donnell Wislon 1944 White House Usher uncredited Rainbow Island 1944 High Priest Kahuna In the Meantime Darling 1944 Maj Phillips Circumstantial Evidence 1945 Prosecutor Diamond Horseshoe 1945 Intern uncredited Don Juan Quilligan 1945 Announcer of Pearl Harbor Attack uncredited Captain Eddie 1945 News Announcer uncredited A Bell for Adano 1945 Cmdr Robertson The Caribbean Mystery 1945 Dr Rene Marcel House on 92nd Street 1945 Narrator voice uncredited Leave Her to Heaven 1945 Dr Mason Doll Face 1945 Flo Hartman The Last Bomb 1945 Short Documentary Narrator Shock 1946 District Attorney O Neill The Dark Corner 1946 Police Lt Frank Reeves It Shouldn t Happen to a Dog 1946 Mike Valentine If I m Lucky 1946 Jed Conklin Magonnagle s Campaign Manager The Razor s Edge 1946 Party Waiter voice uncredited 13 Rue Madeleine 1946 Narrator voice uncredited Boomerang 1947 Off Screen Narrator voice uncredited The Brasher Doubloon 1947 Dr Moss uncredited Louisiana 1947 The Fabulous Texan 1947 Jessup T Men 1947 Narrator uncredited Captain from Castile 1947 Juan Escudero uncredited Panhandle 1948 Matt Garson The Man from Texas 1948 Marshal Gregg The Iron Curtain 1948 Narrator uncredited Canon City 1948 Narrator voice A Southern Yankee 1948 Fred Munsey The Return of Wildfire 1948 Marty Quinn Jungle Goddess 1948 Radio Newscaster uncredited Walk a Crooked Mile 1948 Narrator voice He Walked by Night 1948 Narrator voice uncredited Last of the Wild Horses 1948 Riley Morgan I Shot Jesse James 1949 Jesse James Rimfire 1949 The Abilene Kid Grand Canyon 1949 Mitch Bennett Apache Chief 1949 Narrator voice uncredited Red Desert 1949 Narrator voice uncredited Riders of the Range 1950 Clint Burrows The Baron of Arizona 1950 Griff Motor Patrol 1950 Detective Robert Flynn A Modern Marriage 1950 Dr Donald Andrews The Return of Jesse James 1950 Frank James The Killer That Stalked New York 1950 Narrator uncredited Dallas 1950 Wild Bill Hickok Insurance Investigator 1950 Chuck Malone Little Big Horn 1951 Sgt Maj Peter Grierson The Wild Blue Yonder 1951 Commanding Officer uncredited The Half Breed 1952 Frank Crawford Son of Ali Baba 1952 Minor Role uncredited Kansas Pacific 1953 Bill Quantrill Woman They Almost Lynched 1953 Bitterroot Bill Maris Highway Dragnet 1954 Det Lt Joe White Eagle Big House U S A 1955 FBI Special Agent James Madden All in a Night s Work 1961 General Pettiford uncredited Gunfight at Comanche Creek 1963 Narrator uncredited Moro Witch Doctor 1964 Robert Collins Young Dillinger 1965 Federal Agent Parker The St Valentine s Day Massacre 1967 Hymie Weiss The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago 1969 Narrator voice Brain of Blood 1971 Amir final film Television Edit Racket Squad 1951 1953 Captain John Braddock Public Defender 1954 1955 Bart Matthews Wagon Train 1958 Mort Galvin Bat Masterson 1958 Raoul Cummings The Red Skelton Hour 1958 Prof L M Treadway District Attorney Rawhide 1959 Clement The Restless Gun 1959 Colonel Bromley Mayor Love Perry Mason 1964 as Medical Examiner Hondo 1967 Morgan Slade Green Acres 1969 PilotOther works EditRadio Edit Year Program Episode source1942 44 Red Ryder1950 Tales of the Texas Rangers Candy Man1952 Stars in the Air On Borrowed Time 16 See also Edit Biography portal Film portal Radio portal Television portal Theatre portal Texas portalReferences Edit a b Mayer Geoff 2017 Encyclopedia of American Film Serials McFarland ISBN 9781476627199 Retrieved August 17 2017 Soanes Wood November 3 1936 Curtain Calls Oakland Tribune California Oakland p 18 Retrieved August 17 2017 via Newspapers com 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 ISBN 9781476612546 Retrieved August 17 2017 Terrace Vincent 1999 Radio Programs 1924 1984 A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows McFarland amp Company Inc p 282 ISBN 978 0 7864 4513 4 OTRWesterns with Hadley in it OTRWesterns Keeps TV Trip Secret The Kansas City Times Missouri Kansas City Associated Press April 3 1954 p 28 Retrieved August 17 2017 via Newspapers com Wellerstein Alex February 8 2012 Declassifying the Ivy Mike film 1953 Restricted Data The Nuclear Secrecy Blog Retrieved May 31 2022 Reed Hadley Biography IMDb Retrieved August 21 2017 Archived copy Archived from the original on March 27 2008 Retrieved March 14 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link a b Reed Hadley Dead Red Ryder on Radio The New York Times December 14 1974 Archived from the original on August 17 2017 Retrieved August 17 2017 Reed Hadley Hollywood Walk of Fame Archived from the original on August 17 2017 Retrieved August 17 2017 Mysteries Feature State Screen Bill on Wednesday Santa Ana Register September 10 1938 p 8 Retrieved May 16 2015 via Newspapers com Theater News Journal May 5 1938 p 23 Retrieved May 16 2015 via Newspapers com Movie Parade The Mason City Globe Gazette March 16 1939 p 14 Retrieved May 16 2015 via Newspapers com Several New Characters The Amarillo Globe Times May 12 1939 p 19 Kirby Walter April 6 1952 Better Radio Programs for the Week The Decatur Daily Review p 52 Retrieved May 16 2015 via Newspapers com External links EditReed Hadley at IMDb Reed Hadley at the Internet Broadway Database as Reed Herring Video Detective filmography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reed Hadley amp oldid 1117491874, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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