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Carl Benton Reid
Actor
Born August 13, 1893Died March 16, 1973 (79 years)
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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.
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.
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| 2009 | The Rules of Film Noir · as Capt. Lochner (clip From In A Lonely Place (1950)) |
| 1966 | Madame X · as Judge |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Claude Townsend |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage (TV Series) · as Calhoun |
| 1964 | Slattery's People (TV Series) · as Clyde Crane |
| 1964 | Twelve O'Clock High (TV Series) · as Major General |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure (TV Series) · as Trenholm |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as The Man |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Judge Richardson |
| 1963 | The Ugly American · as Senator At Confirmation Hearing |
| 1962 | Pressure Point · as Chief Medical Officer |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1962 | Stoney Burke (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Jack Donohue |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Gramps Medknowe |
| 1962 | The Wide Country (TV Series) · as Dr. Dorfman |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Jonah Andrews |
| 1962 | The Underwater City · as Dr. Junius Halstead |
| 1961 | Frontier Circus (TV Series) · as Judge Salem |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Meehan |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Bus Stop (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Dr. George Garrison |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Congressman Keller |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as John Stapleton |
| 1960 | The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series) · as Wilton Reid |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Governor Ed |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as Dr. Marcus Graham |
| 1960 | The Bramble Bush · as Sam Mcfie |
| 1960 | The Gallant Hours · as Robert Ghormley |
| 1960 | Johnny Midnight (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Bigelow |
| 1959 | The Detectives (1959) (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Johnny Ringo (TV Series) · as Platt |
| 1959 | Wichita Town (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Forceman |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hill · as American Admiral |
| 1959 | The Trap · as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Brian Christopher |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Gen. Orville Stafford |
| 1958 | Tarzan's Fight for Life · as Dr. Sturdy |
| 1958 | The Last of the Fast Guns · as John Forbes |
| 1957 | The Pied Piper of Hamelin · as Mayor Of Hamelout (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Time Limit · as Lt. Gen. J. Connors |
| 1957 | The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) · as Warden Barrett |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Charles Burroughs |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Fletcher Forest |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Meet McGraw (TV Series) · as Norman Mccleod |
| 1957 | Spoilers of the Forest · as John Mitchell |
| 1957 | Battle Hymn · as Deacon Edwards |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Dr. James Evans |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Pa Rawlins |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1956 | The Last Wagon · as Gen. Howard |
| 1956 | Strange Intruder · as James Carmichael |
| 1956 | The First Texan · as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited) |
| 1956 | A Day of Fury · as Judge John J. Mclean |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Ogden Karnes |
| 1955 | The Spoilers · as Judge Stillman |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Brig. Gen. James H. O'neill |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Dr. Merriam |
| 1955 | The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) · as Judge Hall |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Gideon Seek |
| 1955 | The Left Hand of God · as Father Cornelius |
| 1955 | One Desire · as Senator Kenneth A. Watrous |
| 1955 | Wichita · as Mayor Andrew Hope |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Reverend John Hardin |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Clarence Darrow |
| 1954 | The Egyptian · as Senmut |
| 1954 | Athena · as Mr. Griswalde |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Judge Hargraves |
| 1954 | Broken Lance · as Clem Lawton |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) |
| 1954 | The Command · as Col. Janeway |
| 1954 | Waterfront (TV Series) · as Capt. Mark Taggert |
| 1953 | Escape from Fort Bravo · as Colonel Owens |
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway · as Judge Robbins In Fantasy Sequence |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Henry Barbour |
| 1953 | You Are There (TV Series) · as John C. Calhoun |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Dunett |
| 1952 | The Brigand · as Prime Minister Triano |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Cmdr. Ingraham |
| 1952 | The Story of Will Rogers · as Clem Rogers |
| 1952 | Boots Malone · as John Williams |
| 1952 | The Sniper · as Liddell |
| 1952 | Carbine Williams · as Claude Williams |
| 1952 | The First Time · as Andrew Bennett |
| 1952 | Indian Uprising · as John Clemson |
| 1951 | The Family Secret · as Dr. Reynolds |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Admiral |
| 1951 | Criminal Lawyer · as Tucker Bourne |
| 1951 | The Great Caruso · as Park Benjamin |
| 1951 | Lorna Doone · as Sir Ensor Doone |
| 1951 | Smuggler's Gold · as Pop Hodges |
| 1950 | The Flying Missile · as Dr. Gates |
| 1950 | The Killer That Stalked New York · as Health Commissioner Ellis |
| 1950 | Stage to Tucson · as Dr. Noah Banteen |
| 1950 | Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Jeff |
| 1950 | The Fuller Brush Girl · as Mr. Christy |
| 1950 | Convicted · as Captain Douglas |
| 1950 | In a Lonely Place · as Capt. Lochner |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Papa |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as James King |
| 1943 | The North Star · as Boris Simonov |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson · as Congressman Hargrove |
| 1941 | The Little Foxes · as Oscar Hubbard |