Samuel Reddish (1735–1785) was a theatre manager and an actor in England. He made a reputation with Mossop's company in Smock Alley, Dublin in the seasons of 1761-2 and appeared at

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, London, 1767, where he remained during ten seasons; acted at

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, London, 1778, but lost his reason, 1779; he died a lunatic at York asylum on 31 December 1785.

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