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