Donald Reed (born Ernesto Avila Guillen; July 23, 1901 – February 28, 1973) was a Mexican film actor, and later, Beverly Hills video consultant. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1925 and 1940.

Biography

Reed was born in Mexico City as Ernesto Avila Guillen, the son of Alberto Guillen, a shoe merchant. His name was changed to Ernest Gillen when he signed with Universal. When he later signed with First National, his name was changed to Donald Reed. He married the beauty pageant winner Janet Eastman and the two had one daughter together, Joy. He was born in

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, Mexico and died in

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Selected filmography

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Any Woman ''Any Woman'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Henry King and written by Randolph Bartlett, Jules Furthman, Arthur Somers Roche and Beatrice Van. The film stars Alice Terry, Donald Reed, Margarita Fischer, Lawson Butt, Aggie ...

'' (1925) - Tom Galloway * ''

His Secretary ''His Secretary'' is a 1925 American Silent film, silent comedy film directed by Hobart Henley. The film stars Norma Shearer and Lew Cody. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Ruth, a young woman who is in love with her employer but is ...

'' (1925) - Head Clerk * ''

The Auction Block ''The Auction Block'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Hobart Henley. The film stars Charles Ray and Eleanor Boardman. It is written by Fanny and Frederic Hatton and is based on the novel of the same name by Rex Beach. The ...

'' (1926) - Carter Lane * '' Brown of Harvard'' (1926) - Reggie Smythe * ''

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'' (1927) - Smith's assistant * '' Naughty but Nice'' (1927) - Paul Carroll * ''

Mad Hour ''Mad Hour'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Boyle and starring Sally O'Neil, Alice White and Donald Reed. It was adapted from a 1914 novel by Elinor Glyn. Cast * Sally O'Neil as Cuddles * Alice White as Aimee * D ...

'' (1928) - Jack Hemingway Jr * ''

Mark of the Frog ''Mark of the Frog'' is a 1928 American drama 10-chapter film serial directed by Arch Heath and written by Edgar Wallace. The film is now considered to be lost. Plot In search of missing treasure, a crime ring headed by the hooded "Frog" terr ...

'' (1928) * '' Night Watch'' (1928) - Lieutenant D'Artelle * '' Show Girl'' (1928) - Alvarez Romano * '' A Real Girl'' (1929) - Kyle Stannard * ''

Evangeline ''Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie'' is an epic poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, written in English and published in 1847. The poem follows an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel, set during t ...

'' (1929) - Baptiste * '' A Most Immoral Lady'' (1929) - Pedro the Gigolo * ''

Little Johnny Jones ''Little Johnny Jones'' is a musical by George M. Cohan. The show introduced Cohan's tunes " Give My Regards to Broadway" and " The Yankee Doodle Boy." The "Yankee Doodle" character was inspired by real-life Hall of Fame jockey Tod Sloan. Bac ...

'' (1929) - Ramon * ''Le spectre vert'' (1930) - Major Mallory * '' The Texan'' (1930) - Nick Ibarra * ''

Men Without Law ''Men Without Law'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buck Jones, Carmelita Geraghty, Thomas Carr, Lydia Knott, and Harry Woods. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on October 15, 1930. Cas ...

'' (1930) - Ramon del Rey * '' Are You There?'' (1930) - Young Man * ''

Playthings of Hollywood ''Playthings of Hollywood'' is a 1930 American romantic drama film directed by William A. O'Connor and starring Phyllis Barrington, Rita La Roy, Sheila Bromley and Donald Reed.Pitts p.167 Made by the independent producer Willis Kent during the ...

'' (1930) - Barry Gaynor * '' Aloha'' (1931) - Kahea * ''

Hollywood, City of Dreams ''Hollywood, City of Dreams'' (Spanish:''Hollywood, ciudad de ensueno'') is a 1931 American drama film directed by George Crone and starring José Bohr, Lia Torá and Donald Reed.Jarvinen p.16-17 It was a Spanish-language film made in the Unite ...

'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1932) - Marcelino * ''Soul of Mexico'' (1932) * '' The Racing Strain'' (1932) - Rival Car Driver * ''

The Man from Monterey ''The Man from Monterey'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne. The picture was released by Warner Bros. Pictures. This film was the last of six films John Wayne made at Warner Bros. between 1 ...

'' (1933) - Don Luis Gonzales * ''

The Wolf Dog ''The Wolf Dog'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Mascot film serial directed by Colbert Clark and Harry L. Fraser and starring Frankie Darro and Rin Tin Tin, Jr. The plot concerns a young boy becoming the heir to a fortune and a villain attempting t ...

'' (1933) - Swanson * ''

Uncertain Lady ''Uncertain Lady'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Karl Freund, written by Daniel Evans, Doris Anderson, Edward A. Curtiss, George O'Neil and Don Ryan, and starring Edward Everett Horton, Genevieve Tobin, Paul Cavanagh, Mary Nash, ...

'' (1934) - Carlos Almirante * '' Happy Landing'' (1934) - Paul * ''

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'' (1935) - Marshal Jack McDonald * ''The Cyclone Ranger'' (1935) - Juan Castalar * '' The Devil Is a Woman'' (1935) - 'Cousin' Miguelito (uncredited) * ''

The Vanishing Riders ''The Vanishing Riders'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Robert F. Hill. Cast *Bill Cody as Bill Jones * Bill Cody Jr. as Tim Lang *Ethel Jackson as Joan Stanley *Hal Taliaferro as Wolf Lawson * Donald Reed as Frank Stanley *Bud ...

'' (1935) - Frank Stanley * '' The Fighting Marines'' (1935, Serial) - Pedro - Henchman * ''

Darkest Africa ''Darkest Africa'' (1936) is a Republic movie serial. This was the first serial produced by Republic Pictures and was a loose sequel to a Mascot Pictures serial called ''The Lost Jungle'', also starring Clyde Beatty. Mascot, and other companies, ...

'' (1936, Serial) - Negus

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* '' Special Agent K-7'' (1936) - Billy Westrop * ''

One Rainy Afternoon ''One Rainy Afternoon'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Francis Lederer and Ida Lupino, and featuring Hugh Herbert, Roland Young and Erik Rhodes. It also marked the last film appearance by actress ...

'' (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

Ramona ''Ramona'' is a 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and ...

'' (1936) - Vaquero (uncredited) * ''

Law and Lead ''Law and Lead'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Robert F. Hill that is a remake of '' Cowboy Holiday'' (1934). Plot Range Detective Jimmy Sawyer has earned time off after apprehending four offenders. He overhears one his fellow ...

'' (1936) - Pancho Gonzales, aka The Juarez Kid * '' Under Strange Flags'' (1937) - Garcia * ''

The Last Train from Madrid ''The Last Train from Madrid'' is a 1937 American war drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Dorothy Lamour, Lew Ayres and Gilbert Roland. It is set during the Spanish Civil War. The film was one of the few contemporary Hollywood film ...

'' (1937) - Husband (uncredited) * '' Slaves in Bondage'' (1937) - Phillip Miller * ''

The Legion of Missing Men ''The Legion of Missing Men'' is a 1937 Monogram Pictures film about the French Foreign Legion set in the French protectorate of Morocco. Directed by Hamilton MacFadden, it stars Ralph Forbes who had also served in the cinematic Foreign Legion i ...

'' (1937) - Arab (uncredited) * '' The Firefly'' (1937) - French Officer (uncredited) * ''

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted ''Renfrew of the Royal Mounted'' was a popular series of boy's adventure books written by Laurie York Erskine that were later filmed and became a series on both radio and television. Canon 'Inspector Douglas Renfrew' was a former Royal Flying Cor ...

'' (1937) - Constable MacDonald * '' Juvenile Court'' (1938) - Reporter (uncredited) * '' Midnight'' (1939) - Ferdinand - Eve's Chauffeur (uncredited) * ''

Mad Youth ''Mad Youth'' is a 1940 American film directed by Melville Shyer. The film is also known as ''Girls of the Underworld'' (American reissue title). Plot summary Divorcée Marian Morgan (Compson) hires a male escort Count DeHoven (Willy Castello), ...

'' (1939) - Club Emcee (uncredited) (final film role)

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* 1901 births 1973 deaths Male actors from New Mexico American male film actors American male silent film actors Mexican emigrants to the United States 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub