Dean Reed was born September 22, 1938, in Denver Colorado. He went to Hollywood where he signed a record contract with Capitol Records in 1958, but his third single, "Our Summer Romance" was so popular in South America he went to tour there. More popular than Elvis Presley, he stayed to enjoy his incredible fame in Chile, Peru, Argentina. He made albums, starred in movies and had his own television show in Buenos Aires. He was known as Mr. Simpatia because he worked free in barrios and prisons and protested US policy, nuclear bomb tests etc. His politics moved to the left but he never joined the Communist party. He was deported from Argentina in 1966 and ended up in Rome, where he made "spaghetti westerns" for several years. He made his first concert tour of the Soviet Union in 1966 and became a mega star there and in Eastern Europe. He continually got into trouble with US State Department for protesting Vietnam War and attending International Peace Conferences. He moved to East Germany (GDR) in 1973, made numerous albums, starred in several films, and wrote and directed his own.
Dean Reed was born September 22, 1938, in Denver Colorado. He went to Hollywood where he signed a record contract with Capitol Records in 1958, but his third single, "Our Summer Romance" was so popular in South America he went to tour there. More popular than Elvis Presley, he stayed to enjoy his incredible fame in Chile, Peru, Argentina. He made albums, starred in movies and had his own television show in Buenos Aires. He was known as Mr. Simpatia because he worked free in barrios and prisons and protested US policy, nuclear bomb tests etc. His politics moved to the left but he never joined the Communist party. He was deported from Argentina in 1966 and ended up in Rome, where he made "spaghetti westerns" for several years. He made his first concert tour of the Soviet Union in 1966 and became a mega star there and in Eastern Europe. He continually got into trouble with US State Department for protesting Vietnam War and attending International Peace Conferences. He moved to East Germany (GDR) in 1973, made numerous albums, starred in several films, and wrote and directed his own.
His last visit to the States in late 1985 encouraged him to dream of making a career for himself back home, especially if he could return with his current project in hand, a movie about the war between AIM and the FBI at Wounded Knee, 1973. A GDR/Soviet Union co-production, the film had taken years to get off the ground. Just days before shooting was due to start in the Crimea, Dean Reed's body was found in the lake near his home outside of East Berlin. He had been missing for several days. Many close to him in the GDR suspected suicide; his family and friends in America believed he was murdered.
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Filmography (Movies)
Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy
Character:Self (Archive Footage)
Release Date:20/01/2022
Red Gringo
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:16/03/2016
The Red Elvis
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:13/02/2007
American Rebel: The Dean Reed Story
Character:Himself
Release Date:18/10/1985
Windy Story
Character:Jim Gains
Release Date:28/04/1984
Sing, Cowboy, Sing
Character:Joe
Release Date:12/06/1981
The Singer
Character:El Cantor
Release Date:11/12/1977
Soviel Lieder, soviel Worte
Character:Dean
Release Date:29/07/1976
Blood Brothers
Character:Harmonika
Release Date:26/06/1975
Kit & Co.
Character:Kit Bellow
Release Date:15/12/1974
Karate, Fist and Beans
Character:Sam
Release Date:19/10/1973
Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
Character:Taugenichts
Release Date:10/05/1973
Dean Reed - Sänger des anderen Amerika
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/1972
Sotto a chi tocca!
Character:Straccio
Release Date:24/10/1972
The Lineage of Cain
Character:
Release Date:07/12/1971
The Corsairs
Character:Alan Drake
Release Date:01/07/1971
Die Vergnügungsspalte
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:26/03/1971
Adiós, Sabata
Character:Ballantine
Release Date:30/09/1970
Twenty Paces to Death
Character:Mestizo
Release Date:09/04/1970
La banda de los tres crisantemos
Character:Owen Olinger
Release Date:12/01/1970
Death Knocks Twice
Character:Bob Martin
Release Date:25/11/1969
Secret Diary of Fanny
Character:Michel
Release Date:01/01/1969
The Nephews of Zorro
Character:Raphael / Zorro
Release Date:12/12/1968
God Made Them... I Kill Them
Character:Slim Corbett / Compton
Release Date:29/04/1968
Buckaroo: The Winchester Does Not Forgive
Character:Buccaroo
Release Date:28/10/1967
My First Girlfriend
Character:Deen
Release Date:17/03/1966
Ritmo nuevo, vieja ola
Character:Él mismo
Release Date:19/08/1965
Guadalajara en verano
Character:Robert Douglas
Release Date:28/01/1965
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