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
Health Commissioner Ellis
The Killer That Stalked New York
Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
Main Street to Broadway
Chief Medical Officer
Pressure Point
Captain Douglas
Convicted
Clem Lawton
Broken Lance
American Admiral
Pork Chop Hill
Oscar Hubbard
The Little Foxes
Tucker Bourne
Criminal Lawyer
Gen. Howard
The Last Wagon
Father Cornelius
The Left Hand of God
Capt. Lochner
In a Lonely Place
Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
The Trap
Mr. Christy
The Fuller Brush Girl
President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
The First Texan
Park Benjamin
The Great Caruso
Clem Rogers
The Story of Will Rogers
Col. Janeway
The Command
Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
James Carmichael
Strange Intruder
Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
One Desire
Dr. Junius Halstead
The Underwater City
Judge John J. McLean
A Day of Fury
John Forbes
The Last of the Fast Guns
John Williams
Boots Malone
Prime Minister Triano
The Brigand
Dr. Noah Banteen
Stage to Tucson
Sir Ensor Doone
Lorna Doone
Andrew Bennett
The First Time
Dr. Gates
The Flying Missile
Dr. Reynolds
The Family Secret
Pop Hodges
Smuggler's Gold
John Clemson
Indian Uprising
Colonel Owens
Escape from Fort Bravo
Boris Simonov
The North Star
Senmut
The Egyptian
John Mitchell
Spoilers of the Forest
Robert Ghormley
The Gallant Hours
Liddell
The Sniper
Sam McFie
The Bramble Bush
Dr. Sturdy
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Deacon Edwards
Battle Hymn
Judge Stillman
The Spoilers
Mayor Andrew Hope
Wichita
Gen. Tyler
Nightmare at Ground Zero
Senator at Confirmation Hearing
The Ugly American
Judge
Madame X
Sen. Maynard
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Mr. Griswalde
Athena
Congressman Hargrove
Tennessee Johnson
Lt. Gen. J. Connors
Time Limit
Claude Williams
Carbine Williams
One Must Die
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
52
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-08-13
Place of Birth
Lansing, Michigan, USA
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