Phillip Reed (born Milton LeRoy; March 25, 1908 – December 7, 1996) was an American actor. He played Steve Wilson in a series of four films (1947–1948) based on the '' Big Town'' radio series.

Early years

Reed was a star athlete at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn and attended college for one year before going into acting. His name was changed after he went to Hollywood.

Acting career

Billed as Milton Leroy, Reed appeared in two Broadway plays: ''Melody'' and ''Ballyhoo of 1932''. Reed played Russ Barrington in the soap opera ''Society Girl'' on

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and Brian Wells in the soap opera ''David Harum'', also on CBS.Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 94. Reed's television appearances include a lead role in the 1955

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series '' Police Call''. He appeared in the ''

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'' episodes "The Derelicts,” "A Bullet for Baldwin" and “Sylvia.” He also appeared as King Toranshah in the 1965

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musical film '' Harum Scarum''.

Death

Reed died in 1996 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

Complete filmography

*'' College Coach'' (1933) - 'Wes' Westerman *''

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'' (1933) - Freddie Claybourne *'' The House on 56th Street'' (1933) - Freddy *'' Fashions of 1934'' (1934) - Jimmy *''

Gambling Lady ''Gambling Lady'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Archie Mayo, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea and Pat O'Brien. Plot Mike Lee raises his daughter Lady Lee to be as honest a gambler as he is. When he gets t ...

'' (1934) - Steve *'' Jimmy the Gent'' (1934) - Ronny Gatson *'' Journal of a Crime'' (1934) - Young Man at Party *''

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'' (1934) - Bill *'' Glamour'' (1934) - Lorenzo Valenti *'' Affairs of a Gentleman'' (1934) - Carter Vaughn *'' Dr. Monica'' (1934) - 'Bunny' Burton *'' British Agent'' (1934) - Gaston LeFarge *''

A Lost Lady ''A Lost Lady'' is a 1923 novel by American writer Willa Cather. It tells the story of Marian Forrester and her husband, Captain Daniel Forrester, who live in the Western town of Sweet Water along the Transcontinental Railroad. Throughout the ...

'' (1934) - Ned *''

Big Hearted Herbert ''Big Hearted Herbert'' is a 1934 domestic comedy film starring Aline MacMahon and Guy Kibbee as a middle-aged couple. It is based on the Broadway play of the same name by Sophie Kerr and Anna Steese Richardson, which was in turn based on the sho ...

'' (1934) - Andrew Goodrich *'' Maybe It's Love'' (1935) - Adolph Jr. *'' The Woman in Red'' (1935) - Dan McCall *'' Sweet Music'' (1935) - Grant *''Gypsy Sweetheart'' (1935, Short) - Tom Van Dyke *''

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'' (1935) - Dr. Millbeck *''

The Girl from 10th Avenue ''The Girl from 10th Avenue'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green. The screenplay by Charles Kenyon is based on the 1914 play ''Outcast'' by Hubert Henry Davies. The film was released in the United Kingdom as ''Men on Her M ...

'' (1935) - Tony Hewlett *'' Accent on Youth'' (1935) - Dickie Reynolds *'' The Murder of Dr. Harrigan'' (1936) - Dr. Simon *'' Klondike Annie'' (1936) - Insp. Jack Forrest *''

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'' (1936) - Uncas *''

The Luckiest Girl in the World ''The Luckiest Girl in the World'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed Edward Buzzell and written by Herbert Fields and Henry Myers. The film stars Jane Wyatt, Louis Hayward, Nat Pendleton, Eugene Pallette, Catherine Doucet and Phillip Reed. ...

'' (1936) - Percy Mayhew *''

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'' (1937) - Jean *''

Merrily We Live ''Merrily We Live'' is a 1938 comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Eddie Moran and Jack Jevne. It stars Constance Bennett and Brian Aherne and features Ann Dvorak, Bonita Granville, Billie Burke, Tom Brown, Alan Mowbray, ...

'' (1938) - Herbert Wheeler *'' My Irish Molly'' (1938) - Bob *'' Aloma of the South Seas'' (1941) - Revo *'' Weekend for Three'' (1941) - Randy Bloodworth *''

A Gentleman After Dark ''A Gentleman After Dark'' is a 1942 crime/drama film starring Brian Donlevy and Miriam Hopkins. Plot We pick up the story when the editor of the ''New York Chronicle'' sits on New Year's Eve 1923 awaiting news on the theft of legendary Mrs. Reg ...

'' (1942) - Eddie Smith *'' Old Acquaintance'' (1943) - Lucian Grant *'' People Are Funny'' (1946) - John Guedel *'' Hot Cargo'' (1946) - Chris Bigelow *''

Rendezvous with Annie ''Rendezvous with Annie'' is a 1946 comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and written by and Mary Loos and Richard Sale. The film stars Eddie Albert, Faye Marlowe and Gail Patrick. The supporting cast features C. Aubrey Smith and William Frawley. ...

'' (1946) - Lt. Avery *'' Big Town'' (1946) - Steve Wilson *''

Her Sister's Secret ''Her Sister's Secret'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Nancy Coleman, Margaret Lindsay, Phillip Reed, and Regis Toomey. It centers around a woman who falls in love with a soldier. Believing she has been ...

'' (1946) - Richard 'Dick' Connolly *'' Song of Scheherazade'' (1947) - Prince Mischetsky *'' I Cover Big Town'' (1947) - Steve Wilson *'' Song of the Thin Man'' (1947) - Tommy Edlon Drake *'' Pirates of Monterey'' (1947) - Lt. Carlos Ortega *'' Big Town After Dark'' (1947) - Steve Wilson *'' Big Town Scandal'' (1948) - Steve Wilson *''

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'' (1948) - Freddie Dysen *'' Unknown Island'' (1948) - Ted Osborne *''

Daughter of the West ''Daughter of the West'' is a 1949 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Harold Daniels and starring Martha Vickers, Phillip Reed and Donald Woods (actor), Donald Woods.Goble p.730 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1949) - Navo White Eagle *'' Manhandled'' (1949) - Guy Bayard *''

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout ''Davy Crockett, Indian Scout'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring George Montgomery and Ellen Drew. Wartime hero Johnny McKee had a small role in the film, as did Jim Thorpe. The film was shot at the Motion ...

'' (1950) - Red Hawk *'' Tripoli'' (1950) - Hamet Karamanly *'' The Bandit Queen'' (1950) - Joaquin Murietta *''Thief in Silk'' (1953) *''Jeunes mariés'' (1953) *''

Take Me to Town ''Take Me To Town'' is a 1953 American Comedy Western film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Ann Sheridan and Sterling Hayden. Plot On the lam after a robbery and needing a place to hide out, Vermilion O'Toole and her partner, Newt Cole, ...

'' (1953) - Newton Cole *'' The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing'' (1955) - Robert Collier *'' The Tattered Dress'' (1957) - Michael Reston *'' Harum Scarum'' (1965) - King Toranshah (final film role)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Phillip 1908 births 1996 deaths American male film actors American male radio actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from New York City Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Erasmus Hall High School alumni