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.
The Park Is Mine
(Policeman on Ledge)
Lars and the Real Girl
(Reverand Bock)
The Conspiracy
(William Jensen)
Diary of the Dead
(Samuel)
Santa Who?
(Grady)
The Cutting Edge
(Calgary Cop)
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
(Santa)
You Are Here
(Dr. Eisenberg)
A Separate Peace
(Farmer)
Homecoming
(Security Guard)
Dirty Pictures
(Judge Albanese)
Small Vices
(Quirk)
Victor
(Dr. Schaman)
Cradle of Lies
(Arnold Golding)
The Baby Formula
(Dr. Oldenfield)
Sugar
(Lyle)
A History of Violence
(Pat)
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
(Trucker #3)
The Sweetest Gift
(Mr. Tate)
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
(sergeant Purley Stebbins)
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost
(Peter Middleton)
Betrayal of Silence
(Motel Clerk)
The Cry of the Owl
(Mr. Kolbe)
An Amish Murder
(Chuck 'Skid' Skidmore)
Half Baked
(Scientist)
The Skulls II
(Professor)
Stuck
(Manager)
Cinderella Man
(Hooverville Cop)
Freak City
(Garfield)
Dawn of the Dead
(Glen)
Searching for Bobby Fischer
(Final Tournament Director)
My Own Country
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
Capote
(Roy Church)
Summer's End
(Henry Whitley)
Goosebumps
(Dr. Mason)
FX: The Series
(Vagrant)
Remedy
The Kids of Degrassi Street
(Don Canard)
Lives of the Saints
(Protestant Minister)
Killjoys
(Beggar)
Twice in a Lifetime
(Ernie Slate)
The Famous Jett Jackson
(Mayor Beale)
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
(Kenneth Tenet)
War of the Worlds
(Mark Newport)
War of the Worlds
(Druggist)
Twitch City
(Mr. Caine)
Lost Girl
(Krampus)
Due South
(Bob)
Earth: Final Conflict
(Dr. Herber)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
(Sergeant Purley Stebbins)
This Is Wonderland
Little Men
(Eli McBride)
Seasons of Love
(Rev. Wilme)