Carl Benton Reid
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 13, 1893
- Died
- March 16, 1973 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Lansing, Michigan, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carl Benton Reid (August 14, 1893 – March 16, 1973) was an American actor. He achieved fame on the Broadway stage in 1939 as Oscar Hubbard, one of Regina Giddens's (Tallulah Bankhead) greedy, devious brothers in the play The Little Foxes, and made his film debut reprising his role opposite Bette Davis in the 1941 film version. He also appeared in several Shakespeare plays on Broadway, and in the original production of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh, as Harry Slade. His stern, cold demeanor quickly stereotyped him in villainous, and/or unpleasant characters, although he could play a sympathetic role, as he did occasionally in such films as the 1957 TV-movie version of The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Here he played the Mayor of Hamelout, who unsuccessfully requests help from the Mayor of Hamelin (Claude Rains), when Hamelout is the victim of a flood. The flood leads to the famous plague of rats which invade Hamelin, and set the main plot in motion. He played the American Admiral, who is leading the peace talks between the Americans and Chinese during the Korean War in MGM's Pork Chop Hill. Reid made four guest appearances on Perry Mason during the show's nine-year run between 1957-66. His last two roles came in 1966; as the judge in the film version of Madame X and as Claude Townsend in the TV series The F.B.I.
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Filmography
Madame X
Movie · as Judge
The F.B.I.
TV · as Claude Townsend · 2 eps
Amos Burke: Secret Agent
TV · 17 eps
Profiles in Courage
TV · as Calhoun · 2 eps
The Ugly American
Movie · as Senator at Confirmation Hearing
Burke's Law
TV · as The Man · 6 eps
The Great Adventure
TV · as Trenholm · 1 ep
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Arrest and Trial
TV · as Judge Richardson · 1 ep
Pressure Point
Movie · as Chief Medical Officer
The Underwater City
Movie · as Dr. Junius Halstead
The Virginian
TV · as Jonah Andrews · 1 ep
Stoney Burke
TV · 1 ep
The Lucy Show
TV · as Jack Donohue · 1 ep
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Horace Reed, Gramps Medknowe, Capt. King Snyder · 1 ep
One Must Die
Movie
Cain's Hundred
TV · as John Stapleton · 1 ep
Target: The Corruptors!
TV · 2 eps
Bus Stop
TV · 1 ep
Ben Casey
TV · 2 eps
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Dr. George Garrison · 1 ep
The Dick Van Dyke Show
TV · as Mr. Meehan, Mr Meehan · 1 ep
The Gallant Hours
Movie · as Robert Ghormley
The Bramble Bush
Movie · as Sam McFie
The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Governor Ed · 1 ep
Thriller
TV · as Dr. Marcus Graham · 1 ep
Johnny Midnight
TV · 1 ep
Pork Chop Hill
Movie · as American Admiral
The Trap
Movie · as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
One Step Beyond
TV · as Brian Christopher · 1 ep
Laramie
TV · 1 ep
Wichita Town
TV · 1 ep
Johnny Ringo
TV · as Platt · 1 ep
The Deputy
TV · as Forceman · 1 ep
The Detectives
TV · as Dr. Temple · 1 ep
The Last of the Fast Guns
Movie · as John Forbes
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Movie · as Dr. Sturdy
Nightmare at Ground Zero
Movie · as Gen. Tyler
Yancy Derringer
TV · as Gen. Orville Stafford · 1 ep
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Movie · as Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
Spoilers of the Forest
Movie · as John Mitchell
Battle Hymn
Movie · as Deacon Edwards
Time Limit
Movie · as Lt. Gen. J. Connors
Perry Mason
TV · as Ned Bain, Charles Burroughs, Victor Logan, John Wilburn · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Martin Westrope · 1 ep
The Last Wagon
Movie · as Gen. Howard
The First Texan
Movie · as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
Strange Intruder
Movie · as James Carmichael
A Day of Fury
Movie · as Judge John J. McLean
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Thad Hobbs, Pa Rawlins, Zachary Wheeler, Tom Newman · 1 ep
On Trial
TV · as Judge Hall · 1 ep
The Left Hand of God
Movie · as Father Cornelius
One Desire
Movie · as Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
The Spoilers
Movie · as Judge Stillman
Wichita
Movie · as Mayor Andrew Hope
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Movie · as Sen. Maynard
Gunsmoke
TV · as Gideon Seek · 1 ep
The Millionaire
TV · as Reverend John Hardin · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Dr. Merriam, Marlowe, Mr. Dole, Prosecutor · 1 ep
Crossroads
TV · as Reverend Oswald A. Blumit · 1 ep
Broken Lance
Movie · as Clem Lawton
The Command
Movie · as Col. Janeway
The Egyptian
Movie · as Senmut
Athena
Movie · as Mr. Griswalde
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Judge Hargraves · 3 eps
Lassie
TV · as Richard Bliss · 1 ep
Main Street to Broadway
Movie · as Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
Escape from Fort Bravo
Movie · as Colonel Owens
General Electric Theater
TV · as Dunett, Clyde Thompson, Chairman · 2 eps
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Mr. Coughlin, Henry Barbour, Miles · 1 ep
The Story of Will Rogers
Movie · as Clem Rogers
Boots Malone
Movie · as John Williams
The Brigand
Movie · as Prime Minister Triano
The First Time
Movie · as Andrew Bennett
Indian Uprising
Movie · as John Clemson
The Sniper
Movie · as Liddell
Carbine Williams
Movie · as Claude Williams
Cavalcade of America
TV · as Manning, Cmdr. Ingraham · 1 ep
Criminal Lawyer
Movie · as Tucker Bourne
The Great Caruso
Movie · as Park Benjamin
Lorna Doone
Movie · as Sir Ensor Doone
The Family Secret
Movie · as Dr. Reynolds
Smuggler's Gold
Movie · as Pop Hodges
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Admiral, Arthur Kerney · 2 eps
The Killer That Stalked New York
Movie · as Health Commissioner Ellis
Convicted
Movie · as Captain Douglas
In a Lonely Place
Movie · as Capt. Lochner
The Fuller Brush Girl
Movie · as Mr. Christy
Stage to Tucson
Movie · as Dr. Noah Banteen
The Flying Missile
Movie · as Dr. Gates
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Jeff · 1 ep
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · as Papa · 1 ep
The North Star
Movie · as Boris Simonov
Tennessee Johnson
Movie · as Congressman Hargrove
The Little Foxes
Movie · as Oscar Hubbard