Career
Born in Wallasey, Cheshire, he starred as the eponymous policeman in the British Broadcasting Corporation radio series The Adventures of Personal Computer 49 (1947–1953). His films include Orders Are Orders (1954), A Case for Personal Computer 49 (1951), Geordie (1955) and Carry on Admiral (1957). On stage, he appeared in Bet Your Life (1952) with Julie Wilson and Arthur Askey.
He appeared twice as a "castaway" on the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio programme Desert Island Discs, first on 24 July 1953. and again on 17 April 1961.
Reece died in London, aged 48.