George H. Reed
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| George Henry Reed | |
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| Born | George Henry Reed November 27, 1866 Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1920-1952 (films only) |
George H. Reed (November 27, 1866 – November 6, 1952) was an African American actor working in the Hollywood film industry in both the silent and sound eras. His first major film was the 1920 Huckleberry Finn where he played Jim. He is also remembered for the film Green Pastures that featured an all African American cast and the orderly Conover in MGM's Dr. Kildare series.[1][2]
Selected filmography
- Huckleberry Finn (1920)
- Scars of Jealousy (1923)
- The Vagabond Trail (1924)
- The Johnstown Flood (1926 )
- The Noose (1928)
- The Big City (1928)
- They Learned About Women (1930)
- Montana Moon (1930)
- What Price Hollywood? (1932)
- Green Pastures (1936)
- Josette (1938)
References
- ↑ George H. Reed at allmovie.com
- ↑ Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edition, c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana
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