Radio As early as 1930, Reed (billed as Teddy Bergman) co-starred with Herbert Polesie in
Henry and George, a
CBS program that featured minute dramas and popular comedies interspersed with dance music selections. Reed's radio work included having two roles in
Valiant Lady, the role of Solomon Levy on ''
Abie's Irish Rose'', as the "
Allen's Alley" resident poet Falstaff Openshaw on
Fred Allen's
NBC radio show, and later on his own five-minute show, ''Falstaff's Fables
, on ABC, as Officer Clancey and other occasional roles on the NBC radio show Duffy's Tavern, as Shrevey the driver on several years of The Shadow'', as Chester Riley's boss on the NBC radio show
The Life of Riley, as Italian immigrant Pasquale in
Life with Luigi on CBS radio, various supporting roles on
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, and as Lt. Walter Levinson in several episodes of
Richard Diamond, Private Detective. Reed was heard regularly on the
Crime Doctor series, and was the original Daddy to
Fanny Brice on
Baby Snooks. Billed as Teddy Bergman, he had the title role on
Joe Palooka. and ''Love's Old Sweet Song'' (1940).
Television From 1957 to 1958, Reed appeared in a recurring role as J.B. Hafter, a studio boss, on the CBS
sitcom Mr. Adams and Eve. He also played the same character in
The Bob Cummings Show. In 1963, he appeared as Councilman Jack Gramby in episode 8 of the CBS sitcom
My Favorite Martian. In 1964–65, he had a recurring role as Mr. Swidler in the ABC sitcom
Mickey.
Voice acting In animation, Reed provided the voice of Boris the
Russian Wolfhound in
Walt Disney's
Lady and the Tramp in 1955. In 1960, he began the voice role for
Fred Flintstone, the lead character of
Hanna-Barbera's prime-time animated series
The Flintstones. Reed provided Fred's voice for the entire six-season run of the show, as well as in several spin-off series (
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show,
The Flintstone Comedy Hour) and specials. His final performance as Fred Flintstone was a cameo guest role on an episode of ''
Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics.'' Afterwards, Fred would be voiced by
Henry Corden (who had previously done voice work for Hanna-Barbera and bore a resemblance to Reed). Reed's other voice roles for Hanna-Barbera was
Touché Turtle's sidekick, Dum Dum. Radio playwright and director
Norman Corwin cast Reed as
Santa Claus in the 1969
KCET television reading of his 1938 play
The Plot to Overthrow Christmas. In television commercials Reed was the voice over for
J.J. Keebler, a creation of the
Leo Burnett Agency. ==Personal life==