Classic Film Club

REED HADLEY

Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley (1945)

Biography

BIO

Reed Hadley was born Reed Herring in Petrolia, Texas, in 1911. His father was a well driller.   He was raised in Buffalo, New York.

He made his film debut in 1938, at the age of 27, for Republic Pictures.

Reed appeared in 95 feature films and used his deep voice for narration work.   His last film role was in 1971.

He moved to television in the early 1950s.   Reed starred in Racket Squad (1951-1953) and The Public Defender (1954-1955).

He and his wife Helen raised one son.

Reed Hadley died in 1974, in Los Angeles, of a heart attack.   He was 63 years old.


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Films

NOTED FILMS

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick
  • The Bank Dick
  • 1940
  • A ne'er-do-well bumbles his way into foiling a bank robbery and is consequently hired by the bank as a security guard. W.C. Fields stars.

Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager
  • Now, Voyager
  • 1942
  • A woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown finally escapes her controlling mother at an upscale sanitarium and later shakily re-enters society on a sea cruise.   Bette Davis stars.

Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven
  • Leave Her to Heaven
  • 1945
  • A woman who has just lost her father falls in love with a look-a-like author. Her possessive jealousy, however, leads her to extreme lengths. Gene Tierney and Cornel Wilde star.

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge
  • The Razor's Edge
  • 1946
  • After serving in WWI, a young man decides to shun the career path his fiancee wants for him and heads out to explore the world and figure out what he’s meant to do with his life. Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney star.
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TV Series

TV SERIES

Racket Squad

Racket Squad
  • Racket Squad
  • 1951-1953
  • as Captain John Braddock
  • CBS

The Public Defender

The Public Defender
  • The Public Defender
  • 1954-1955
  • as Bart Matthews
  • CBS