Phillip Reed | |
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 Reed withPaulette Goddard fromThe Joseph Cotten Show, 1957 | |
| Born | Milton LeRoy Treinis (1908-03-25)March 25, 1908 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1996(1996-12-07) (aged 88) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1932–1965 |
| Spouse | Audrey Reed (?–1996; his death)[1] |
Phillip Reed (bornMilton LeRoy Treinis;[2] March 25, 1908 – December 7, 1996) was an American actor. He played Steve Wilson in a series of four films (1947–1948) based on theBig Town radio series.
Reed was a star athlete atErasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn and attended college for one year before going into acting. His name was changed after he went to Hollywood.[2]
Billed as Milton Leroy, Reed appeared in two Broadway plays:Melody andBallyhoo of 1932.[3] Reed was also often credited as Philip Reed, such as in his appearances in the television seriesAlfred Hitchcock Presents.
Reed played Russ Barrington in the soap operaSociety Girl onCBS radio[2] and Brian Wells in the soap operaDavid Harum, also on CBS.[4]
Reed's television appearances include a lead role in the 1955anthology drama seriesPolice Call.[5] He appeared in theAlfred Hitchcock Presents episodes "The Derelicts,” "A Bullet for Baldwin," “Sylvia,” and "The Big Score." He also appeared as King Toranshah in the 1965Elvis Presley musical filmHarum Scarum.
Reed died in 1996 and was buried atForest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
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