Deceased

When Did George H. Reed Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 85

Also known asGeorge Henry Reed, George ReedGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn26/11/1866Born inMacon, Georgia, USADied06/11/1952 (aged 85)Died inWoodland HillsWikidataQ5540084 ↗Buried atAngelus-Rosedale CemeteryTMDb#126671 ↗

George Henry Reed was an African-American actor who worked 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.

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Filmography52 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1947	The Sea of GrassMovie	Uncle Nat (uncredited)	81
1947	Dark DelusionMovie	Conover	81
1944	Barbary Coast GentMovie	Josephus	78
1944	Home in IndianaMovie	Tuppy	78
1944	3 Men in WhiteMovie	Conover	78
1943	His Butler's SisterMovie	Train Conductor	77
1943	Is Everybody Happy?Movie	Missouri	77
1942	Tales of ManhattanMovie	Christopher	76
1942	Take a Letter, DarlingMovie	Sam French	76
1942	Dr. Kildare's VictoryMovie	Conover (as George H. Reed)	76
1942	Dr. Gillespie's New AssistantMovie	Conover	76
1942	In This Our LifeMovie	Fitzroy's Butler (uncredited)	76
1941	They Died with Their Boots OnMovie	Charles (uncredited)	75
1941	The Great LieMovie	Senator Greenfield's Butler (uncredited)	75
1941	The People Vs. Dr. KildareMovie	Conover (as George H. Reed)	75
1941	Belle StarrMovie	Old Jake (uncredited)	75
1940	MarylandMovie	Uncle Henry	74
1940	Dr. Kildare's Strange CaseMovie	Conover	74
1940	Manhattan HeartbeatMovie	Porter	74
1940	Dr. Kildare's CrisisMovie	Conover	74
1940	Sporting BloodMovie	Stonewall	74
1939	Swanee RiverMovie	Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman	73
1939	The Secret of Dr. KildareMovie	Conover	73
1939	Calling Dr. KildareMovie	Black Man with Stomach Trouble (uncredited)	73
1938	JosetteMovie	Butler	72
1938	KentuckyMovie	Ben	72
1938	Going PlacesMovie	Sam	72
1938	One Wild NightMovie	Waiter (uncredited)	72
1937	We Who Are About to DieMovie	Black Convict (uncredited)	71
1937	One Mile from HeavenMovie	Peabody	71
1937	The Go-GetterMovie	Butler for J. Browne #2 (uncredited)	71
1936	Show BoatMovie	—	70
1936	The Green PasturesMovie	Mr. Deshee / Aaron	70
1936	The Prisoner of Shark IslandMovie	Black Man Giving Booth Directions (uncredited)	70
1935	The Glass KeyMovie	Midnight (uncredited)	69
1935	Diamond JimMovie	Porter	69
1934	Twentieth CenturyMovie	Uncle Remus in Play (uncredited)	68
1934	The Curtain FallsMovie	Jim - Elevator Operator	68
1934	Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchMovie	Julius	68
1933	Hold Your ManMovie	Reverend Crippen (uncredited)	67
1933	The House on 56th StreetMovie	James - Lyndon's Butler (uncredited)	67
1933	The Last TrailMovie	Japonica Jones	67
1932	What Price Hollywood?Movie	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)	66
1931	Little DaddyMovie	Parson	65
1931	Father's SonMovie	Pullman Porter Johnson	65
1931	Over the HillMovie	Les, Wagon Driver	65
1931	SweepstakesMovie	Cook's Helper	65
1928	3-Ring MarriageMovie	Valet	62
1926	The Johnstown FloodMovie	Camp Cook (uncredited)	60
1926	Pals FirstMovie	Uncle Alex	60
1924	The Vagabond TrailMovie	George Romain	58
1916	The Realization of a Negro's AmbitionMovie	—	50