Carl Benton Reid
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
All Movies (52)
- Madame X1966 · as Judge
- The Ugly American1963 · as Senator at Confirmation Hearing
- Pressure Point1962 · as Chief Medical Officer
- The Underwater City1962 · as Dr. Junius Halstead
- One Must Die1961
- The Gallant Hours1960 · as Robert Ghormley
- The Bramble Bush1960 · as Sam McFie
- Pork Chop Hill1959 · as American Admiral
- The Trap1959 · as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
- Tarzan's Fight for Life1958 · as Dr. Sturdy
- The Last of the Fast Guns1958 · as John Forbes
- Nightmare at Ground Zero1958 · as Gen. Tyler
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin1957 · as Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
- Time Limit1957 · as Lt. Gen. J. Connors
- Spoilers of the Forest1957 · as John Mitchell
- Battle Hymn1957 · as Deacon Edwards
- The Last Wagon1956 · as Gen. Howard
- Strange Intruder1956 · as James Carmichael
- The First Texan1956 · as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
- A Day of Fury1956 · as Judge John J. McLean
- The Spoilers1955 · as Judge Stillman
- The Left Hand of God1955 · as Father Cornelius
- One Desire1955 · as Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
- Wichita1955 · as Mayor Andrew Hope
- Atomic Energy as a Force for Good1955 · as Sen. Maynard
- Athena1954 · as Mr. Griswalde
- Broken Lance1954 · as Clem Lawton
- The Egyptian1954 · as Senmut
- The Command1954 · as Col. Janeway
- Escape from Fort Bravo1953 · as Colonel Owens
- Main Street to Broadway1953 · as Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
- The Story of Will Rogers1952 · as Clem Rogers
- The Brigand1952 · as Prime Minister Triano
- The Sniper1952 · as Liddell
- Carbine Williams1952 · as Claude Williams
- The First Time1952 · as Andrew Bennett
- Boots Malone1952 · as John Williams
- Indian Uprising1952 · as John Clemson
- The Family Secret1951 · as Dr. Reynolds
- Criminal Lawyer1951 · as Tucker Bourne
- Lorna Doone1951 · as Sir Ensor Doone
- Smuggler's Gold1951 · as Pop Hodges
- The Great Caruso1951 · as Park Benjamin
- The Flying Missile1950 · as Dr. Gates
- Stage to Tucson1950 · as Dr. Noah Banteen
- The Killer That Stalked New York1950 · as Health Commissioner Ellis
- The Fuller Brush Girl1950 · as Mr. Christy
- Convicted1950 · as Captain Douglas
- In a Lonely Place1950 · as Capt. Lochner
- The North Star1943 · as Boris Simonov
- Tennessee Johnson1942 · as Congressman Hargrove
- The Little Foxes1941 · as Oscar Hubbard
All TV Shows (62)
- The F.B.I.1965 · as Claude Townsend
- Amos Burke: Secret Agent1965
- Profiles in Courage1964 · as Calhoun
- Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Judge
- The Great Adventure1963 · as Trenholm
- Burke's Law1963 · as The Man
- Arrest and Trial1963 · as Judge Richardson
- Stoney Burke1962
- The Lucy Show1962 · as Jack Donohue
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as Gramps Medknowe
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as Horace Reed
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as Capt. King Snyder
- The Virginian1962 · as Jonah Andrews
- The Dick Van Dyke Show1961 · as Mr. Meehan
- The Dick Van Dyke Show1961 · as Mr Meehan
- Ben Casey1961
- Bus Stop1961
- Target: The Corruptors!1961
- Dr. Kildare1961 · as Dr. George Garrison
- Cain's Hundred1961 · as John Stapleton
- The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Governor Ed
- Thriller1960 · as Dr. Marcus Graham
- Johnny Midnight1960
- The Detectives1959 · as Dr. Temple
- Johnny Ringo1959 · as Platt
- Wichita Town1959
- Laramie1959
- The Deputy1959 · as Forceman
- One Step Beyond1959 · as Brian Christopher
- Yancy Derringer1958 · as Gen. Orville Stafford
- Perry Mason1957 · as Ned Bain
- Perry Mason1957 · as Charles Burroughs
- Perry Mason1957 · as Victor Logan
- Perry Mason1957 · as John Wilburn
- Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Martin Westrope
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Thad Hobbs
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Pa Rawlins
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Tom Newman
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Zachary Wheeler
- On Trial1956 · as Judge Hall
- The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Dr. Merriam
- The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Marlowe
- The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Mr. Dole
- The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Prosecutor
- Gunsmoke1955 · as Gideon Seek
- The Millionaire1955 · as Reverend John Hardin
- The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Judge Hargraves
- Lassie1954 · as Richard Bliss
- Letter to Loretta1953 · as Mr. Coughlin
- Letter to Loretta1953 · as Henry Barbour
- Letter to Loretta1953 · as Miles
- General Electric Theater1953 · as Dunett
- General Electric Theater1953 · as Clyde Thompson
- General Electric Theater1953 · as Chairman
- Cavalcade of America1952 · as Manning
- Cavalcade of America1952 · as Cmdr. Ingraham
- Cavalcade of America1952
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Admiral
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Arthur Kerney
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
- Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Jeff
- The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Papa