George H. Reed
Tom Bates, Orrall Humphrey, Lewis Sargent, and George H. Reed in Huckleberry Finn (1920)
Born
George Henry Reed

(1866-11-27)November 27, 1866
DiedNovember 6, 1952(1952-11-06) (aged 85)
OccupationActor
Years active1920–1952 (film career)
SpouseJulia Ridley

George H. Reed (1866-1952) was an 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 The Green Pastures (1936), which featured an all–African American cast, and the orderly Conover in MGM's Dr. Kildare series.[1][2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. George H. Reed at allmovie.com
  2. Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edition, c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana
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