
Carl Benton Reid
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1893-08-13
- Died
- 1973-03-16
- Place of birth
- Lansing, Michigan, USA
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

Perry Mason
1957
as Ned Bain / Charles Burroughs / Victor Logan / John Wilburn

Lassie
1954
as Richard Bliss

The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Governor Ed

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Papa

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Horace Reed / Gramps Medknowe / Capt. King Snyder

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Martin Westrope
TV Shows (42)

Perry Mason
1957
as Ned Bain / Charles Burroughs / Victor Logan / John Wilburn

Lassie
1954
as Richard Bliss

The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Governor Ed

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Papa

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Horace Reed / Gramps Medknowe / Capt. King Snyder

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Martin Westrope

The Virginian
1962
as Jonah Andrews

Ben Casey
1961

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. George Garrison

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Thad Hobbs / Pa Rawlins / Zachary Wheeler / Tom Newman

The F.B.I.
1965
as Claude Townsend

The Lucy Show
1962
as Jack Donohue

The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Mr. Meehan / Mr Meehan

Burke's Law
1963
as The Man

Gunsmoke
1955
as Gideon Seek

One Step Beyond
1959
as Brian Christopher

Thriller
1960
as Dr. Marcus Graham

The Millionaire
1955
as Reverend John Hardin

Laramie
1959

The Deputy
1959
as Forceman

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Judge

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Dr. Merriam / Marlowe / Mr. Dole / Prosecutor

The Detectives
1959
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Jeff

Cavalcade of America
1952
as Manning / Cmdr. Ingraham

Cain's Hundred
1961
as John Stapleton

Stoney Burke
1962

Arrest and Trial
1963
as Judge Richardson

Johnny Ringo
1959
as Platt

The Great Adventure
1963
as Trenholm

Bus Stop
1961

Target: The Corruptors!
1961

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Judge Hargraves

Yancy Derringer
1958
as Gen. Orville Stafford
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Calhoun

Letter to Loretta
1953
as Mr. Coughlin / Henry Barbour / Miles

Wichita Town
1959
On Trial
1956
as Judge Hall

Johnny Midnight
1960

General Electric Theater
1953
as Dunett / Clyde Thompson / Chairman

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Admiral / Arthur Kerney

Amos Burke: Secret Agent
1965
Movies (52)

The Trap
1959
as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson

Wichita
1955
as Mayor Andrew Hope

Madame X
1966
as Judge

In a Lonely Place
1950
as Capt. Lochner

The Egyptian
1954
as Senmut

Lorna Doone
1951
as Sir Ensor Doone

Broken Lance
1954
as Clem Lawton

Pork Chop Hill
1959
as American Admiral

The Spoilers
1955
as Judge Stillman

The Last Wagon
1956
as Gen. Howard

Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
as Colonel Owens

The North Star
1943
as Boris Simonov

Battle Hymn
1957
as Deacon Edwards

The Little Foxes
1941
as Oscar Hubbard

The Sniper
1952
as Liddell

The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
as Mr. Christy

The Ugly American
1963
as Senator at Confirmation Hearing

The Last of the Fast Guns
1958
as John Forbes

One Desire
1955
as Senator Kenneth A. Watrous

Athena
1954
as Mr. Griswalde

The Left Hand of God
1955
as Father Cornelius

The Command
1954
as Col. Janeway

The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Health Commissioner Ellis

The Family Secret
1951
as Dr. Reynolds

Convicted
1950
as Captain Douglas

The Great Caruso
1951
as Park Benjamin

Time Limit
1957
as Lt. Gen. J. Connors

A Day of Fury
1956
as Judge John J. McLean

The Gallant Hours
1960
as Robert Ghormley

Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence

Carbine Williams
1952
as Claude Williams

Pressure Point
1962
as Chief Medical Officer

Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Congressman Hargrove

The Flying Missile
1950
as Dr. Gates

Indian Uprising
1952
as John Clemson

Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958
as Dr. Sturdy

The First Texan
1956
as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)

Boots Malone
1952
as John Williams

Criminal Lawyer
1951
as Tucker Bourne

The Underwater City
1962
as Dr. Junius Halstead

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957
as Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)

The Bramble Bush
1960
as Sam McFie

Stage to Tucson
1950
as Dr. Noah Banteen

One Must Die
1961

Spoilers of the Forest
1957
as John Mitchell

The First Time
1952
as Andrew Bennett
Nightmare at Ground Zero
1958
as Gen. Tyler

The Brigand
1952
as Prime Minister Triano

The Story of Will Rogers
1952
as Clem Rogers

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955
as Sen. Maynard

Strange Intruder
1956
as James Carmichael

Smuggler's Gold
1951
as Pop Hodges
About Carl Benton Reid
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 ster… With 94 credits spanning from 1941 to 1966, Carl Benton Reid has appeared in 52 films and 42 TV shows.
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- The Trap (1959) — as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
- Wichita (1955) — as Mayor Andrew Hope
- Madame X (1966) — as Judge
- In a Lonely Place (1950) — as Capt. Lochner
- The Egyptian (1954) — as Senmut
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