Cast
Carl Benton Reid
Acting
Cast
Carl Benton Reid
Known for
Acting
Born
1893-08-13
From
Lansing, Michigan, USA
Died
1973-03-16
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.
★5.8
MOVIE1954
Athena
as Mr. Griswalde
★6.9
MOVIE1959
The Trap
as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
★7.6
MOVIE1950
In a Lonely Place
as Capt. Lochner
★4.7
MOVIE1951
Lorna Doone
as Sir Ensor Doone
★6.3
MOVIE1953
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Colonel Owens
★6.5
MOVIE1954
The Egyptian
as Senmut
★6.5
MOVIE1956
The Last Wagon
as Gen. Howard
★6.7
MOVIE1960
The Gallant Hours
as Robert Ghormley
★6.6
MOVIE1963
The Ugly American
as Senator at Confirmation Hearing
★6.7
MOVIE1959
Pork Chop Hill
as American Admiral
★6.1
MOVIE1950
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Mr. Christy
★6.3
MOVIE1955
The Left Hand of God
as Father Cornelius
★5.6
MOVIE1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1952
The Sniper
as Liddell
★6.5
MOVIE1954
Broken Lance
as Clem Lawton
★5.9
MOVIE1951
The Great Caruso
as Park Benjamin
★6.3
MOVIE1955
Wichita
as Mayor Andrew Hope
★6.4
MOVIE1966
Madame X
as Judge
★6.7
MOVIE1956
The First Texan
as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
★4.6
MOVIE1958
Tarzan's Fight for Life
as Dr. Sturdy
★6.1
MOVIE1955
One Desire
as Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
MOVIE1958
Nightmare at Ground Zero
as Gen. Tyler
★6.5
MOVIE1962
Pressure Point
as Chief Medical Officer
★7.3
MOVIE1953
Main Street to Broadway
as Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
★5.5
MOVIE1955
The Spoilers
as Judge Stillman
★6.0
MOVIE1943
The North Star
as Boris Simonov
★4.6
MOVIE1960
The Bramble Bush
as Sam McFie
★6.6
MOVIE1957
Battle Hymn
as Deacon Edwards
★6.0
MOVIE1957
Spoilers of the Forest
as John Mitchell
★5.3
MOVIE1962
The Underwater City
as Dr. Junius Halstead
★6.4
MOVIE1942
Tennessee Johnson
as Congressman Hargrove
★5.9
MOVIE1952
The Brigand
as Prime Minister Triano
★5.5
MOVIE1958
The Last of the Fast Guns
as John Forbes
★6.2
MOVIE1950
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Health Commissioner Ellis
★5.3
MOVIE1950
The Flying Missile
as Dr. Gates
★7.0
MOVIE1952
The Story of Will Rogers
as Clem Rogers
★6.4
MOVIE1954
The Command
as Col. Janeway
★7.2
MOVIE1957
Time Limit
as Lt. Gen. J. Connors
★6.1
MOVIE1951
The Family Secret
as Dr. Reynolds
★7.0
MOVIE1951
Smuggler's Gold
as Pop Hodges
★8.1
MOVIE1952
Boots Malone
as John Williams
★7.5
MOVIE1941
The Little Foxes
as Oscar Hubbard
★6.5
MOVIE1952
Indian Uprising
as John Clemson
★5.9
MOVIE1956
A Day of Fury
as Judge John J. McLean
MOVIE1961
One Must Die
★6.3
MOVIE1956
Strange Intruder
as James Carmichael
★6.2
MOVIE1950
Convicted
as Captain Douglas
★6.2
MOVIE1950
Stage to Tucson
as Dr. Noah Banteen
★7.5
MOVIE1952
The First Time
as Andrew Bennett
★6.6
MOVIE1952
Carbine Williams
as Claude Williams
★7.4
MOVIE1951
Criminal Lawyer
as Tucker Bourne
MOVIE1955
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as Sen. Maynard