R.D. Reid
Acting

R.D. Reid

Born 22 September 1944 · Canada · Died 20 June 2017

R.D. Reid was a prominent Canadian character actor, best known for his portrayal of Sergeant Purley Stebbins in the A Nero Wolfe Mystery series. Throughout his career, he became a familiar face in both major Hollywood productions and independent Canadian projects, often playing authoritative or grounded figures.

Known for

Dawn of the Dead
A History of Violence
Cinderella Man
Lars and the Real Girl
Capote
Diary of the Dead
Half Baked
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Goosebumps
Killjoys
Lost Girl
The Cutting Edge
An Amish Murder
The Conspiracy
You Are Here
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
The Cry of the Owl
Victor
The Baby Formula
Lars and the Real Girl
Diary of the Dead
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost
Stuck
Cradle of Lies
A History of Violence
Cinderella Man
Capote
A Separate Peace
Sugar
Dawn of the Dead
The Skulls II
Santa Who?
Dirty Pictures
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Small Vices
Freak City
Summer's End
Forget Me Never
The Sweetest Gift
Half Baked
My Own Country
Homecoming
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Searching for Bobby Fischer
The Cutting Edge
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
Betrayal of Silence
The Park Is Mine
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