Carl Benton Reid
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
113
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-08-13
Day of death
1973-03-16 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Lansing, Michigan, USA
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
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
The Andy Griffith Show
Lassie
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Virginian
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Gunsmoke
Dr. Kildare
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Lucy Show
Burke's Law
Ben Casey
The F.B.I.
Laramie
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Thriller
The Great Adventure
One Step Beyond
Kraft Suspense Theatre
The Detectives
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Millionaire
Johnny Ringo
Arrest and Trial
Lux Video Theatre
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
Cain's Hundred
Boots Malone
One Desire
The Deputy
Indian Uprising
The Sniper
Lorna Doone
Bus Stop
The Command
Carbine Williams
Madame X
Stoney Burke
Wichita
Convicted
Battle Hymn
The Trap
Yancy Derringer
Profiles in Courage
The Spoilers
Pork Chop Hill
Tennessee Johnson
Athena
Johnny Midnight
Broken Lance
Target: The Corruptors!
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
Time Limit
Escape from Fort Bravo
Wichita Town
The Left Hand of God
The Wonderful World of Disney
In a Lonely Place
The Last Wagon
The Great Caruso
The Egyptian
The Little Foxes
The Ugly American
The Last of the Fast Guns
The Gallant Hours
Main Street to Broadway
Stage to Tucson
The Story of Will Rogers
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Amos Burke: Secret Agent
The Underwater City
Tarzan's Fight for Life
The First Texan
The Flying Missile
A Day of Fury
The Family Secret
One Must Die
The Killer That Stalked New York
Spoilers of the Forest
The First Time
Smuggler's Gold
Nightmare at Ground Zero
The Fuller Brush Girl
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
The Bramble Bush
The North Star
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Pressure Point
The Brigand
Criminal Lawyer
Strange Intruder
