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George Henry Reed 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) that featured an all African American cast and the orderly Conover in MGM's Dr. Kildare series.
Birth Name
George Henry Reed
Born
Tuesday, 27 November 1866
Died
Thursday, 06 November 1952
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Michigan Kid | Steve's Servant | 1947 |
| Dark Delusion | Conover | 1947 |
| The Homestretch | Dee Dee | 1947 |
| The Sea of Grass | Uncle Nat | 1947 |
| Two Guys from Milwaukee | Clarence - the Porter | 1946 |
| Saratoga Trunk | Carriage Driver | 1945 |
| Pride of the Marines | Train Porter | 1945 |
| Nob Hill | Black Man at El Dorado | 1945 |
| Dangerous Partners | Porter | 1945 |
| Strange Illusion | Benjamin | 1945 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Michigan Kid | Steve's Servant | 1947 |
| Dark Delusion | Conover | 1947 |
| The Homestretch | Dee Dee | 1947 |
| The Sea of Grass | Uncle Nat | 1947 |
| Two Guys from Milwaukee | Clarence - the Porter | 1946 |
| Saratoga Trunk | Carriage Driver | 1945 |
| Pride of the Marines | Train Porter | 1945 |
| Nob Hill | Black Man at El Dorado | 1945 |
| Dangerous Partners | Porter | 1945 |
| Strange Illusion | Benjamin | 1945 |
| Between Two Women | Conover | 1945 |
| Jungle Queen | Tonga | 1945 |
| Barbary Coast Gent | Josephus / Josephus - Bellamy's Servant | 1944 |
| The Adventures of Mark Twain | Comet-Watcher | 1944 |
| Home in Indiana | Tuppy | 1944 |
| 3 Men in White | Conover | 1944 |
| Chip Off the Old Block | Theodore | 1944 |
| His Butler's Sister | Train Conductor | 1943 |
| Is Everybody Happy? | Missouri | 1943 |
| Someone to Remember | John | 1943 |
| Dixie | Lucius | 1943 |
| Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant | Conover | 1942 |
| Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Butler in Olcott Home | 1942 |
| The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | Mose | 1942 |
| Tales of Manhattan | Christopher (Robeson sequence) | 1942 |
| In This Our Life | Fitzroy's Butler | 1942 |
| Take a Letter, Darling | Sam French | 1942 |
| Reap the Wild Wind | Black Servant at Tea | 1942 |
| Dr. Kildare's Victory | Conover (as George H. Reed) / Conover | 1942 |
| They Died with Their Boots On | Charles | 1941 |
| Belle Starr | Old Jake | 1941 |
| Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day | Conover | 1941 |
| Kiss the Boys Goodbye | George, House Servant | 1941 |
| The People vs. Dr. Kildare | Conover | 1941 |
| The Great Lie | Greenfield's Butler | 1941 |
| Dr. Kildare's Crisis | Conover | 1940 |
| Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Conover | 1940 |
| Manhattan Heartbeat | Porter | 1940 |
| Sporting Blood | Stonewall | 1940 |
| Maryland | Uncle Henry | 1940 |
| Dr. Kildare's Strange Case | Conover, Gillespie's Attendant | 1940 |
| Swanee River | Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman | 1940 |
| The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Conover | 1939 |
| Calling Dr. Kildare | Black Man with Stomach Trouble | 1939 |
| Going Places | Sam | 1938 |
| Kentucky | Ben | 1938 |
| The Toy Wife | Gabriel - Satoris' Servant | 1938 |
| Josette | Butler | 1938 |
| One Wild Night | Waiter | 1938 |
| The Buccaneer | Nicodemus, a Servant / Nicodemus - a Servant | 1938 |
| City Girl | Elevator Operator | 1938 |
| One Mile from Heaven | Peabody | 1937 |
| Saratoga | Butler | 1937 |
| This Is My Affair | Watchman in Capitol | 1937 |
| The Go Getter | Butler for J. Browne #2 | 1937 |
| Wings Over Honolulu | Fauntleroy | 1937 |
| We Who Are About to Die | Black Convict | 1937 |
| After the Thin Man | Dudley | 1936 |
| The Gorgeous Hussy | Braxton | 1936 |
| Anthony Adverse | Crippled Black Man | 1936 |
| Oh, Susanna! | Fireman | 1936 |
| The Green Pastures | Mr. Deshee | 1936 |
| Show Boat | Old Black Man | 1936 |
| The Country Beyond | Porter | 1936 |
| The Prisoner of Shark Island | Black Man Giving Booth Directions | 1936 |
| Some Waiter! | 1936 | |
| Shipmates Forever | Tom, Melville's Servant | 1935 |
| The Virginia Judge | Rufus | 1935 |
| Red Salute | Butler | 1935 |
| Diamond Jim | Porter | 1935 |
| Don't Bet on Blondes | Marilyn's Butler / Marilyn's Butler (Uncredited) | 1935 |
| Lady Tubbs | Railroad Porter | 1935 |
| The Glass Key | Black Servant | 1935 |
| Wings in the Dark | Waring - Valet | 1935 |
| Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Julius | 1934 |
| The Curtain Falls | Jim - Elevator Operator | 1934 |
| Belle of the Nineties | Brother Eben | 1934 |
| Judge Priest | Black Servant | 1934 |
| Murder in Trinidad | Watchman on Telephone | 1934 |
| Twentieth Century | Uncle Remus in Play | 1934 |
| The Witching Hour | Train - Prentice's Butler | 1934 |
| A Modern Hero | Paul's Butler | 1934 |
| Carolina | Undetermined Role | 1934 |
| Massacre | Chief Black Star | 1934 |
| The House on 56th Street | James - Lyndon's Butler | 1933 |
| Bed of Roses | Alice - Dan's Shipboard Cook | 1933 |
| Life in the Raw | Porter | 1933 |
| Hold Your Man | Reverend Crippen | 1933 |
| The Golden West | Jasper the Coachman | 1932 |
| Bachelor's Affairs | Men's Room Attendant | 1932 |
| What Price Hollywood? | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1932 |
| Murder at Dawn | The Taxi Driver | 1932 |
| The Gay Caballero | Train Porter | 1932 |
| Over the Hill | Les, Wagon Driver / Les - Wagon Driver | 1931 |
| Secret Service | Wagon Driver | 1931 |
| Sweepstakes | Cook's Helper | 1931 |
| Smart Money | George - a Porter | 1931 |
| Little Daddy | Parson / The Parson | 1931 |
| Father's Son | Pullman Porter Johnson | 1931 |
| Trails of the Golden West | 1931 | |
| Reducing | Train Porter | 1931 |
| Love in the Rough | Train Porter | 1930 |
| The Divorcee | Second Porter | 1930 |
| Montana Moon | Train Porter | 1930 |
| They Learned About Women | Train Porter | 1930 |
| The River of Romance | Rumbo | 1929 |
| Absent | Miner | 1928 |
| 3-Ring Marriage | Valet | 1928 |
| The Big City | Black Waiter | 1928 |
| The Noose | Death Row Inmate | 1928 |
| The Rough Riders | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1927 |
| Pals First | Uncle Alex | 1918 |
| Pals First | Uncle Alex | 1926 |
| Winning the Futurity | Uncle Mose | 1926 |
| Danger Quest | Umhatten | 1926 |
| The Johnstown Flood | Dinty - Camp Cook | 1926 |
| The Golden Strain | Butler | 1925 |
| Kentucky Pride | Trainer | 1925 |
| The Fast Worker | Train Porter | 1924 |
| Helen's Babies | Rastus - the coachman | 1924 |
| A Virginia Courtship | 1924 | |
| The Vagabond Trail | George Romain | 1924 |
| Cameo Kirby | Croup | 1923 |
| Scars of Jealousy | Mose | 1923 |
| One a Minute | J. Wellington Norcross - Townsman | 1921 |
| Huckleberry Finn | Jim | 1920 |
