R. D. Reid (September 22, 1944 – June 20, 2017)[1] was a Canadian character actor known for his portrayal of Sergeant Purley Stebbins in the A&E TV original series, A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002), and the series pilot, The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000). He appeared in Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead, and George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead. His other film appearances include Santa Who? (2000), Capote (2005) Half Baked (1998), Lars and the Real Girl (2007) and You Are Here (2010). He also starred in the indie horror film Silent But Deadly.

Reid died on June 20, 2017, in Canada.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1988 Murder One Mike
1989 The Dream Team Kenny Uncredited
1990 Love & Murder Man in the House
1990 Beautiful Dreamers Karl Jessop
1992 The Cutting Edge Calgary Cop
1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer Final Tournament Director
1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Trucker #3
1994 Replikator Wino
1998 Half Baked Scientist
1999 Prisoner of Love Ed
2000 The Wonderful World of Disney Grady Episode: "Santa Who?"
2001 The Shipping News Alvin Yark
2004 Dawn of the Dead Glen
2004 Sugar Lyle
2005 A History of Violence Pat
2005 Cinderella Man Hooverville Cop
2005 Capote Roy Church
2007 Stuck Manager
2007 Diary of the Dead Farmer
2007 Lars and the Real Girl Reverend Bock
2008 The Baby Formula Dr. Oldenfield
2010 You Are Here The Lecturer
2011 Silent But Deadly Ed
2011 Man on the Train Barber
2012 The Conspiracy William Jensen
2015 Coconut Hero Funeral Director

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary for RD Reid". Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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