Alan Reed
Biography
Alan Reed was an American actor and voice performer, born Herbert Theodore Bergman in New York City in 1907. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and started acting in New York, later appearing on Broadway. Billed early as Teddy Bergman, he toured in vaudeville and worked in radio, with parts on Valiant Lady, Abie's Irish Rose, Duffy's Tavern, The Shadow, The Life of Riley, and Life with Luigi. His film credits included Days of Glory (1944), Viva Zapata! (1952), The Tarnished Angels (1957), and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). He voiced Boris in Lady and the Tramp (1955), then in 1960 began voicing Fred Flintstone on The Flintstones, continuing through its six seasons and several spinoffs. He died in 1977.
69years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 22 years1944 to 1966
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Early training
Between graduating from WHS and entering Columbia, Reed took drama classes at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He started acting in the city and later worked on Broadway.
Alan Reed movies on Netflix
Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?as The Talking Caterpillar (Fred Flintstone) (voice)
The Man Called Flintstoneas Fred Flintstone (voice)
Breakfast at Tiffany'sas Sally Tomato
Marjorie Morningstaras Puddles Podell
The Tarnished Angelsas Colonel Fineman
The Revolt of Mamie Stoveras Capitaine Gorecki
Time Tableas Al Wolfe
Lady and the Trampas Boris (voice)
The Desperate Hoursas Detective
The Far Horizonsas Charboneau
Woman's Worldas Tomaso
Pickup on South Streetas Detective
Viva Zapata!as Pancho Villa
The Postman Always Rings Twiceas Ezra Liam Kennedy
Days of Gloryas Sasha
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Mel Blanc appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Mel Blanc3 films together, 1961 to 1966
Mel Blanc's page Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?1966IMDb rating 6.5Reed as The Talking Caterpillar (Fred Flintstone)voiceBlanc as The Talking Caterpillar…voice
The Man Called Flintstone1966IMDb rating 6.5Reed as Fred FlintstonevoiceBlanc as Barney Rubble / Dinovoice
Breakfast at Tiffany's1961IMDb rating 7.5Reed as Sally TomatoBlanc as Holly's Drunk Visitorvoice
Chet Brandenburg2 films together, 1953 to 1957
Chet Brandenburg's page The Tarnished Angels1957IMDb rating 7.1Reed as Colonel FinemanBrandenburg as Workman on Mardi Gras Float
Pickup on South Street1953IMDb rating 7.6Reed as DetectiveBrandenburg as Fight Spectator
Martin Balsam2 films together, 1958 to 1961
Martin Balsam's page Breakfast at Tiffany's1961IMDb rating 7.5Reed as Sally TomatoBalsam as O.J. Berman
Marjorie Morningstar1958IMDb rating 6.2Reed as Puddles PodellBalsam as Dr. David Harris
Fred MacMurray2 films together, 1954 to 1955
Fred MacMurray's page The Far Horizons1955IMDb rating 6.1Reed as CharboneauMacMurray as Captain Meriwether Lewis
Woman's World1954IMDb rating 6.9Reed as TomasoMacMurray as Sidney Burns
Don Anderson2 films together, 1946 to 1961
Don Anderson's page Breakfast at Tiffany's1961IMDb rating 7.5Reed as Sally TomatoAnderson as Bartender
The Postman Always Rings Twice1946IMDb rating 7.4Reed as Ezra Liam KennedyAnderson as Orderly Pushing Wheelchair
Harvey Korman2 films together, 1966
Harvey Korman's page Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?1966IMDb rating 6.5Reed as The Talking Caterpillar (Fred Flintstone)voiceKorman as The Mad Hattervoice
The Man Called Flintstone1966IMDb rating 6.5Reed as Fred FlintstonevoiceKorman as Chief Mountmore / Additional Voicesvoice
Also two films together4 more actors
- Don MessickAlice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966) and The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
- Robert MiddletonThe Tarnished Angels (1957) and The Desperate Hours (1955)
- Jean PetersPickup on South Street (1953) and Viva Zapata! (1952)
- Janet WaldoAlice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966) and The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Alan Reed's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$80.9 million
7 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 15 films: 7 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$36M44.9% of the total
- 2$23M28.4% of the total
- 3$9.5M11.7% of the total
- 4$5.1M6.3% of the total
- 5$3.0M3.7% of the total
- 6$2.5M3.1% of the total
- 7$1.5M1.9% of the total
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