[2] Reese's father and uncle were country-western singers known as "The Allen Brothers,"[1] who traveled and performed bluegrass music with the family.

[1] Reese spent fifteen years on the road working nightclubs, studied with Lee Strasberg, and performed off-Broadway and in local TV shows.

[3] In 2009 Reese played the part of Inspector Riley in Dark and Stormy Night, an independent film that spoofs both the haunted house and murder mystery genres.

[1] He would go on to make guest appearances in shows such as Bonanza, Branded, Charlie's Angels, Eight Is Enough, Emergency!, The Fugitive, Gunsmoke, The Guns of Will Sonnett, Have Gun – Will Travel, The High Chaparral, Knight Rider, Kung Fu, Laredo, Lawman, Mannix, Police Woman, Rawhide, Simon & Simon, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Twilight Zone, The Untouchables, The Virginian, The Wild Wild West, and Wonder Woman, among others.

[1][3] His television career also includes miniseries and movies, such as Dick Tracy[6] (1967), The Hollywood Detective[7] (1989), Once an Eagle[8] (1976), Six Against the Rock[9] (1987), Stranger on the Run[10]: 337  (1967), and The Virginia Hill Story[11] (1974) about the real-life girlfriend of mobster Bugsy Siegel.