Carl Benton Reid
male
Born on August 13, 1893 (131 years old)
Passed Away on March 16, 1973
From Lansing, Michigan, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
Pressure Point
as
Chief Medical Officer
1962
The Underwater City
as
Dr. Junius Halstead
1962
The Virginian
as
Jonah Andrews
1962
Stoney Burke
1962
The Lucy Show
as
Jack Donohue
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as
Gramps Medknowe
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as
Horace Reed
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as
Capt. King Snyder
1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as
Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
1957
Spoilers of the Forest
as
John Mitchell
1957
Battle Hymn
as
Deacon Edwards
1957
Time Limit
as
Lt. Gen. J. Connors
1957
Perry Mason
as
Ned Bain
1957
Perry Mason
as
Charles Burroughs
1957
Perry Mason
as
Victor Logan
1957
Perry Mason
as
John Wilburn
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
as
Martin Westrope
1957
- 1956
The Last Wagon
as
Gen. Howard
1956
The First Texan
as
President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
1956
Strange Intruder
as
James Carmichael
1956
A Day of Fury
as
Judge John J. McLean
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as
Thad Hobbs
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as
Pa Rawlins
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as
Tom Newman
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as
Zachary Wheeler
1956
- 1955
The Left Hand of God
as
Father Cornelius
1955
One Desire
as
Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
1955
The Spoilers
as
Judge Stillman
1955
Wichita
as
Mayor Andrew Hope
1955
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as
Sen. Maynard
1955
Gunsmoke
as
Gideon Seek
1955
The Millionaire
as
Reverend John Hardin
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as
Dr. Merriam
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as
Marlowe
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as
Mr. Dole
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as
Prosecutor
1955
- 1954
- 1953
Main Street to Broadway
as
Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
1953
Escape from Fort Bravo
as
Colonel Owens
1953
General Electric Theater
as
Dunett
1953
Letter to Loretta
as
Mr. Coughlin
1953
Letter to Loretta
as
Henry Barbour
1953
General Electric Theater
as
Clyde Thompson
1953
General Electric Theater
as
Chairman
1953
Letter to Loretta
as
Miles
1953
- 1952
The Story of Will Rogers
as
Clem Rogers
1952
Boots Malone
as
John Williams
1952
The Brigand
as
Prime Minister Triano
1952
The First Time
as
Andrew Bennett
1952
Indian Uprising
as
John Clemson
1952
The Sniper
as
Liddell
1952
Carbine Williams
as
Claude Williams
1952
Cavalcade of America
as
Manning
1952
Cavalcade of America
as
Cmdr. Ingraham
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
- 1951
- 1950
- 1948
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
