Carl Benton Reid
Acting
🎂 1893-08-13
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(113)
Ned Bain
1957
Charles Burroughs
1957
Victor Logan
1957
John Wilburn
1957
Richard Bliss
1954
Governor Ed
1960
Martin Westrope
1957
Jonah Andrews
1962
Thad Hobbs
1956
Pa Rawlins
1956
Zachary Wheeler
1956
Tom Newman
1956
Papa
1948
Claude Townsend
1965
Jack Donohue
1962
Gideon Seek
1955
Dr. George Garrison
1961
The Man
1963
1961
Mr. Meehan
1961
Mr Meehan
1961
Horace Reed
1962
Gramps Medknowe
1962
Capt. King Snyder
1962
1959
Reverend John Hardin
1955
Judge
1963
Brian Christopher
1959
Dr. Marcus Graham
1960
1959
Dr. Merriam
1955
Marlowe
1955
Mr. Dole
1955
Prosecutor
1955
Forceman
1959
Jeff
1950
Judge Richardson
1963
Manning
1952
1952
Cmdr. Ingraham
1952
1961
1961
1962
Gen. Orville Stafford
1958
John Stapleton
1961
Platt
1959
Trenholm
1963
Senmut
1954
1960
Calhoun
1964
Mr. Coughlin
1953
Henry Barbour
1953
Miles
1953
1959
Senator at Confirmation Hearing
1963
Judge Hargraves
1954
Capt. Lochner
1950
Dr. Gates
1950
James Carmichael
1956
American Admiral
1959
John Forbes
1958
Judge John J. McLean
1956
Colonel Owens
1953
Oscar Hubbard
1941
President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
1956
John Clemson
1952
Park Benjamin
1951
Sen. Maynard
1955
Judge
1966
Clem Lawton
1954
Gen. Tyler
1958
Dunett
1953
Clyde Thompson
1953
Chairman
1953
Prime Minister Triano
1952
Captain Douglas
1950
Liddell
1952
Sir Ensor Doone
1951
Chief Medical Officer
1962
Father Cornelius
1955
Admiral
1951
Arthur Kerney
1951
1951
Gen. Howard
1956
Deacon Edwards
1957
Mr. Griswalde
1954
Claude Williams
1952
Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
1957
Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
1953
John Williams
1952
John Mitchell
1957
Judge Stillman
1955
Tucker Bourne
1951
Mayor Andrew Hope
1955
Robert Ghormley
1960
Mr. Christy
1950
Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
1959
Lt. Gen. J. Connors
1957
Dr. Reynolds
1951
1961
Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
1955
Boris Simonov
1943
Health Commissioner Ellis
1950
Dr. Sturdy
1958
Clem Rogers
1952
Andrew Bennett
1952
Dr. Noah Banteen
1950
1965
Sam McFie
1960
Col. Janeway
1954
Congressman Hargrove
1942
Dr. Junius Halstead
1962
Pop Hodges
1951