Carl Benton Reid
Born
August 13, 1893
Died
March 16, 1973 (79 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Lansing, Michigan, USA
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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
Madame X
Judge
1966
The F.B.I.
Claude Townsend · (2 episodes)
1965
Amos Burke: Secret Agent
(17 episodes)
1965
Profiles in Courage
Calhoun · (2 episodes)
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Judge · (1 episode)
1963
The Great Adventure
Trenholm · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
The Man · (6 episodes)
1963
Arrest and Trial
Judge Richardson · (1 episode)
1963
The Ugly American
Senator at Confirmation Hearing
1963
Pressure Point
Chief Medical Officer
1962
Stoney Burke
(1 episode)
1962
The Lucy Show
Jack Donohue · (1 episode)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Gramps Medknowe · (1 episode)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Horace Reed · (1 episode)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Capt. King Snyder · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Jonah Andrews · (1 episode)
1962
The Underwater City
Dr. Junius Halstead
1962
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mr. Meehan · (1 episode)
1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mr Meehan · (1 episode)
1961
Ben Casey
(2 episodes)
1961
Bus Stop
(1 episode)
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
(2 episodes)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. George Garrison · (1 episode)
1961
Cain's Hundred
John Stapleton · (1 episode)
1961
One Must Die
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
Governor Ed · (1 episode)
1960
Thriller
Dr. Marcus Graham · (1 episode)
1960
The Gallant Hours
Robert Ghormley
1960
The Bramble Bush
Sam McFie
1960
Johnny Midnight
(1 episode)
1960
The Detectives
(1 episode)
1959
Johnny Ringo
Platt · (1 episode)
1959
Wichita Town
(1 episode)
1959
Laramie
(1 episode)
1959
The Deputy
Forceman · (1 episode)
1959
Pork Chop Hill
American Admiral
1959
The Trap
Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
1959
One Step Beyond
Brian Christopher · (1 episode)
1959
Yancy Derringer
Gen. Orville Stafford · (1 episode)
1958
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Dr. Sturdy
1958
The Last of the Fast Guns
John Forbes
1958
Nightmare at Ground Zero
Gen. Tyler
1958
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
1957
Time Limit
Lt. Gen. J. Connors
1957
Perry Mason
Ned Bain · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Charles Burroughs · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Victor Logan · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
John Wilburn · (1 episode)
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Martin Westrope · (1 episode)
1957
Spoilers of the Forest
John Mitchell
1957
Battle Hymn
Deacon Edwards
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Thad Hobbs · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Pa Rawlins · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Tom Newman · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Zachary Wheeler · (1 episode)
1956
The Last Wagon
Gen. Howard
1956
Strange Intruder
James Carmichael
1956
The First Texan
President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
1956
A Day of Fury
Judge John J. McLean
1956
The Spoilers
Judge Stillman
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Dr. Merriam · (1 episode)
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Marlowe · (1 episode)
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Mr. Dole · (1 episode)
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Prosecutor · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Gideon Seek · (1 episode)
1955
The Left Hand of God
Father Cornelius
1955
One Desire
Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
1955
Wichita
Mayor Andrew Hope
1955
The Millionaire
Reverend John Hardin · (1 episode)
1955
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Sen. Maynard
1955
Athena
Mr. Griswalde
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Judge Hargraves · (3 episodes)
1954
Broken Lance
Clem Lawton
1954
Lassie
Richard Bliss · (1 episode)
1954
The Egyptian
Senmut
1954
The Command
Col. Janeway
1954
Escape from Fort Bravo
Colonel Owens
1953
Main Street to Broadway
Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
1953
Letter to Loretta
Mr. Coughlin · (1 episode)
1953
Letter to Loretta
Henry Barbour · (1 episode)
1953
Letter to Loretta
Miles · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Dunett · (2 episodes)
1953
General Electric Theater
Clyde Thompson · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Chairman · (1 episode)
1953
Cavalcade of America
Manning · (1 episode)
1952
Cavalcade of America
Cmdr. Ingraham · (1 episode)
1952
Cavalcade of America
(2 episodes)
1952
The Story of Will Rogers
Clem Rogers
1952
The Brigand
Prime Minister Triano
1952
The Sniper
Liddell
1952
Carbine Williams
Claude Williams
1952
The First Time
Andrew Bennett
1952
Boots Malone
John Williams
1952
Indian Uprising
John Clemson
1952
The Family Secret
Dr. Reynolds
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Admiral · (2 episodes)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Arthur Kerney · (1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
1951
Criminal Lawyer
Tucker Bourne
1951
Lorna Doone
Sir Ensor Doone
1951
Smuggler's Gold
Pop Hodges
1951
The Great Caruso
Park Benjamin
1951
The Flying Missile
Dr. Gates
1950
Stage to Tucson
Dr. Noah Banteen
1950
The Killer That Stalked New York
Health Commissioner Ellis
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Jeff · (1 episode)
1950
The Fuller Brush Girl
Mr. Christy
1950
Convicted
Captain Douglas
1950
In a Lonely Place
Capt. Lochner
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
Papa · (1 episode)
1948
The North Star
Boris Simonov
1943
Tennessee Johnson
Congressman Hargrove
1942
The Little Foxes
Oscar Hubbard
1941