1938-09-22 ( 86 years old ) in Denver, Colorado, USA
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.
Movies
Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy
2022-01-20
Red Gringo
2016-03-16
The Red Elvis
2007-02-13
American Rebel: The Dean Reed Story
1985-10-18
Windy Story
1984-04-28
Sing, Cowboy, Sing
1981-06-12
The Singer
1977-12-11
Soviel Lieder, soviel Worte
1976-07-29
Blood Brothers
1975-06-26
Kit & Co.
1974-12-15
Karate, Fist and Beans
1973-10-19
Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
1973-05-10
Dean Reed - Sänger des anderen Amerika
1972-11-18
Sotto a chi tocca!
1972-10-24
The Lineage of Cain
1971-12-07
The Corsairs
1971-07-01
Die Vergnügungsspalte
1971-03-26
Adiós, Sabata
1970-09-30
Twenty Paces to Death
1970-04-09
La banda de los tres crisantemos
1970-01-12
Death Knocks Twice
1969-11-25
Secret Diary of Fanny
1969-01-01
The Nephews of Zorro
1968-12-12
God Made Them... I Kill Them
1968-04-29
Buckaroo: The Winchester Does Not Forgive
1967-10-28
My First Girlfriend
1966-03-17
Ritmo nuevo, vieja ola
1965-08-19
Guadalajara en verano
1965-01-28
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