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