- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMarshall Jewel Reed
- Nickname
- Marsh
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Marshall Reed was born on May 28, 1917 in Englewood, Colorado, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Madmen of Mandoras (1963), Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) and They Saved Hitler's Brain (1968). He was married to Carlyn Miller. He died on April 15, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseCarlyn Miller(? - April 15, 1980) (his death)
- Served in the Navy during WWII.
- Following high school graduation, he toiled in a number of jobs before he hooked up with the movie business: mail clerk, addressograph operator, meter reader, bookkeeper, and department store clerk.
- American secondary 'bad guy' in hundreds of oaters from the mid-40s to the mid-50s.
- One-time horse trainer.
- Bill Elliott and I became very good friends. Did you know Bill was best man at my wedding? He had talked to Herb Yates [Republic Pictures chief Herbert J. Yates], and I was supposed to do the Red Ryder series. It was all cut and dried. At the time this was happening, Allan Lane was working on the lot in a hockey picture [Gay Blades (1946)], and Herb Yates was looking at the dailies one day and, just like that, he decided Lane was going to be the new Red Ryder. I had talked to Yates, and everything was beautiful. But Yates was the kind of guy who would change his mind at the drop of a hat. So that was the end of my deal, and Allan Lane was the new Red Ryder. I had some tough breaks in the business. Then I tried out for The Lone Ranger (1949) role, and Clayton Moore got it. When Clayton went on strike, I tried out again, but this time it went to John Hart.
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