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