Carl Benton Reid
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1893-08-13
- Died
- 1973-03-16
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
Perry Mason
1957
as Ned Bain / Charles Burroughs / Victor Logan / John Wilburn
Lassie
1954
as Richard Bliss
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Governor Ed
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Horace Reed / Gramps Medknowe / Capt. King Snyder
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Papa
The Virginian
1962
as Jonah Andrews
TV Shows (42)
Perry Mason
1957
as Ned Bain / Charles Burroughs / Victor Logan / John Wilburn
Lassie
1954
as Richard Bliss
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Governor Ed
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Horace Reed / Gramps Medknowe / Capt. King Snyder
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Papa
The Virginian
1962
as Jonah Andrews
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Martin Westrope
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. George Garrison
Ben Casey
1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Thad Hobbs / Pa Rawlins / Zachary Wheeler / Tom Newman
The F.B.I.
1965
as Claude Townsend
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Mr. Meehan / Mr Meehan
The Lucy Show
1962
as Jack Donohue
Burke's Law
1963
as The Man
Gunsmoke
1955
as Gideon Seek
One Step Beyond
1959
as Brian Christopher
Thriller
1960
as Dr. Marcus Graham
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Judge
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Dr. Merriam / Marlowe / Mr. Dole / Prosecutor
The Detectives
1959
The Deputy
1959
as Forceman
The Millionaire
1955
as Reverend John Hardin
Laramie
1959
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Jeff
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Manning / Cmdr. Ingraham
Stoney Burke
1962
Cain's Hundred
1961
as John Stapleton
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Judge Richardson
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Platt
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Great Adventure
1963
as Trenholm
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Gen. Orville Stafford
Bus Stop
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Judge Hargraves
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Mr. Coughlin / Henry Barbour / Miles
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Calhoun
Wichita Town
1959
General Electric Theater
1953
as Dunett / Clyde Thompson / Chairman
Johnny Midnight
1960
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Admiral / Arthur Kerney
On Trial
1956
as Judge Hall
Amos Burke: Secret Agent
1965
Movies (52)
Madame X
1966
as Judge
The Egyptian
1954
as Senmut
In a Lonely Place
1950
as Capt. Lochner
Pork Chop Hill
1959
as American Admiral
Lorna Doone
1951
as Sir Ensor Doone
Broken Lance
1954
as Clem Lawton
Wichita
1955
as Mayor Andrew Hope
The Little Foxes
1941
as Oscar Hubbard
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
as Colonel Owens
The Last Wagon
1956
as Gen. Howard
The North Star
1943
as Boris Simonov
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Health Commissioner Ellis
Carbine Williams
1952
as Claude Williams
Pressure Point
1962
as Chief Medical Officer
The Ugly American
1963
as Senator at Confirmation Hearing
Battle Hymn
1957
as Deacon Edwards
The Trap
1959
as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
The Last of the Fast Guns
1958
as John Forbes
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
as Mr. Christy
The Command
1954
as Col. Janeway
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
The Great Caruso
1951
as Park Benjamin
Convicted
1950
as Captain Douglas
Time Limit
1957
as Lt. Gen. J. Connors
The Left Hand of God
1955
as Father Cornelius
A Day of Fury
1956
as Judge John J. McLean
One Desire
1955
as Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
The Gallant Hours
1960
as Robert Ghormley
The Spoilers
1955
as Judge Stillman
The Sniper
1952
as Liddell
Athena
1954
as Mr. Griswalde
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Congressman Hargrove
The First Texan
1956
as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
Boots Malone
1952
as John Williams
Nightmare at Ground Zero
1958
as Gen. Tyler
The Family Secret
1951
as Dr. Reynolds
Indian Uprising
1952
as John Clemson
The Story of Will Rogers
1952
as Clem Rogers
Criminal Lawyer
1951
as Tucker Bourne
The Flying Missile
1950
as Dr. Gates
The Underwater City
1962
as Dr. Junius Halstead
Stage to Tucson
1950
as Dr. Noah Banteen
Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958
as Dr. Sturdy
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957
as Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
Strange Intruder
1956
as James Carmichael
The Brigand
1952
as Prime Minister Triano
Spoilers of the Forest
1957
as John Mitchell
One Must Die
1961
Smuggler's Gold
1951
as Pop Hodges
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955
as Sen. Maynard
The First Time
1952
as Andrew Bennett
The Bramble Bush
1960
as Sam McFie
About Carl Benton Reid
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 ster… With 94 credits spanning from 1941 to 1966, Carl Benton Reid has appeared in 52 films and 42 TV shows.
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- Madame X (1966) — as Judge
- The Egyptian (1954) — as Senmut
- In a Lonely Place (1950) — as Capt. Lochner
- Pork Chop Hill (1959) — as American Admiral
- Lorna Doone (1951) — as Sir Ensor Doone
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