R. D. Reid

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
Year Title Role Notes
1988Murder OneMike
1989The Dream TeamKennyUncredited
1990Love & MurderMan in the House
1990Beautiful DreamersKarl Jessop
1992The Cutting EdgeCalgary Cop
1993Searching for Bobby FischerFinal Tournament Director
1993Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn GouldTrucker #3
1994ReplikatorWino
1998Half BakedScientist
1999Prisoner of LoveEd
2000The Wonderful World of DisneyGradyEpisode: "Santa Who?"
2001The Shipping NewsAlvin Yark
2004Dawn of the DeadGlen
2004SugarLyle
2005A History of ViolencePat
2005Cinderella ManHooverville Cop
2005CapoteRoy Church
2007StuckManager
2007Diary of the DeadFarmer
2007Lars and the Real GirlReverend Bock
2008The Baby FormulaDr. Oldenfield
2010You Are HereThe Lecturer
2011Silent But DeadlyEd
2011Man on the TrainBarber
2012The ConspiracyWilliam Jensen
2015Coconut HeroFuneral Director

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


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