Acting
Carl Benton Reid
EN cinema · 52 credits
Born
13 August 1893
Died
16 March 1973 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Lansing, Michigan, USA
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
Filmography
Madame X
as Judge
The Ugly American
as Senator at Confirmation Hearing
Pressure Point
as Chief Medical Officer
The Underwater City
as Dr. Junius Halstead
The Gallant Hours
as Robert Ghormley
The Bramble Bush
as Sam McFie
Pork Chop Hill
as American Admiral
The Trap
as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
The Last of the Fast Guns
as John Forbes
Tarzan's Fight for Life
as Dr. Sturdy
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
Spoilers of the Forest
as John Mitchell
Battle Hymn
as Deacon Edwards
Time Limit
as Lt. Gen. J. Connors
The Last Wagon
as Gen. Howard
The First Texan
as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
Strange Intruder
as James Carmichael
A Day of Fury
as Judge John J. McLean
The Left Hand of God
as Father Cornelius
One Desire
as Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
The Spoilers
as Judge Stillman
Wichita
as Mayor Andrew Hope
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as Sen. Maynard
Broken Lance
as Clem Lawton
The Command
as Col. Janeway
The Egyptian
as Senmut
Athena
as Mr. Griswalde
Main Street to Broadway
as Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Colonel Owens
The Story of Will Rogers
as Clem Rogers
Boots Malone
as John Williams
The Brigand
as Prime Minister Triano
The First Time
as Andrew Bennett
Indian Uprising
as John Clemson
The Sniper
as Liddell
Carbine Williams
as Claude Williams
Criminal Lawyer
as Tucker Bourne
The Great Caruso
as Park Benjamin
Lorna Doone
as Sir Ensor Doone
The Family Secret
as Dr. Reynolds
Smuggler's Gold
as Pop Hodges
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Health Commissioner Ellis
Convicted
as Captain Douglas
In a Lonely Place
as Capt. Lochner
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Mr. Christy
Stage to Tucson
as Dr. Noah Banteen
The Flying Missile
as Dr. Gates
The North Star
as Boris Simonov
Tennessee Johnson
as Congressman Hargrove
The Little Foxes
as Oscar Hubbard