Carl Benton Reid
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 13, 1893
- Died
- March 16, 1973
- Birthplace
- Lansing, Michigan, USA
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.
Filmography
Madame X 1966
as Judge
The Ugly American 1963
as Senator at Confirmation Hearing
Pressure Point 1962
as Chief Medical Officer
The Underwater City 1962
as Dr. Junius Halstead
One Must Die 1961
Actor
The Gallant Hours 1960
as Robert Ghormley
The Bramble Bush 1960
as Sam McFie
Pork Chop Hill 1959
as American Admiral
The Trap 1959
as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
Tarzan's Fight for Life 1958
as Dr. Sturdy
The Last of the Fast Guns 1958
as John Forbes
- Nightmare at Ground Zero
Nightmare at Ground Zero 1958
as Gen. Tyler
The Pied Piper of Hamelin 1957
as Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
Time Limit 1957
as Lt. Gen. J. Connors
Spoilers of the Forest 1957
as John Mitchell
Battle Hymn 1957
as Deacon Edwards
The Last Wagon 1956
as Gen. Howard
Strange Intruder 1956
as James Carmichael
The First Texan 1956
as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
A Day of Fury 1956
as Judge John J. McLean
The Spoilers 1955
as Judge Stillman
The Left Hand of God 1955
as Father Cornelius
One Desire 1955
as Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
Wichita 1955
as Mayor Andrew Hope
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good 1955
as Sen. Maynard
Athena 1954
as Mr. Griswalde
Broken Lance 1954
as Clem Lawton
The Egyptian 1954
as Senmut
The Command 1954
as Col. Janeway
Escape from Fort Bravo 1953
as Colonel Owens
Main Street to Broadway 1953
as Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
The Story of Will Rogers 1952
as Clem Rogers
The Brigand 1952
as Prime Minister Triano
The Sniper 1952
as Liddell
Carbine Williams 1952
as Claude Williams
The First Time 1952
as Andrew Bennett
Boots Malone 1952
as John Williams
Indian Uprising 1952
as John Clemson
The Family Secret 1951
as Dr. Reynolds
Criminal Lawyer 1951
as Tucker Bourne
Lorna Doone 1951
as Sir Ensor Doone
Smuggler's Gold 1951
as Pop Hodges
The Great Caruso 1951
as Park Benjamin
The Flying Missile 1950
as Dr. Gates
Stage to Tucson 1950
as Dr. Noah Banteen
The Killer That Stalked New York 1950
as Health Commissioner Ellis
The Fuller Brush Girl 1950
as Mr. Christy
Convicted 1950
as Captain Douglas
In a Lonely Place 1950
as Capt. Lochner
The North Star 1943
as Boris Simonov
Tennessee Johnson 1942
as Congressman Hargrove
The Little Foxes 1941
as Oscar Hubbard
Credits from TMDB.