R. D. Reid (September 22, 1944 – June 20, 2017) 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 Notes1988 Murder One Mike 1989 The Dream Team Kenny Uncredited1990 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
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