Carl Benton Reid
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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.
Known for
Lassie
Richard Bliss
The Philco Television Playhouse
Papa
Have Gun, Will Travel
Perry Mason
Ned Bain
Perry Mason
Charles Burroughs
Perry Mason
Victor Logan
Perry Mason
John Wilburn
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mr. Meehan
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mr Meehan
The Lucy Show
Jack Donohue
The F.B.I.
Claude Townsend
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Thad Hobbs
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Pa Rawlins
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Tom Newman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Zachary Wheeler
Burke's Law
The Man
The Andy Griffith Show
Governor Ed
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Gramps Medknowe
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Horace Reed
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Capt. King Snyder
Cavalcade of America
Manning
Cavalcade of America
Cmdr. Ingraham
Cavalcade of America
The Virginian
Jonah Andrews
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Judge
The Wonderful World of Disney
Judge Hargraves
Lux Video Theatre
Jeff
Thriller
Dr. Marcus Graham
Gunsmoke
Gideon Seek
Ben Casey
One Step Beyond
Brian Christopher
Dr. Kildare
Dr. George Garrison
Cain's Hundred
John Stapleton
Letter to Loretta
Mr. Coughlin
Letter to Loretta
Henry Barbour
Letter to Loretta
Miles
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Dr. Merriam
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Marlowe
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Mr. Dole
The Deputy
Forceman
The Millionaire
Reverend John Hardin
Stoney Burke
The Detectives
Laramie
The Great Adventure
Trenholm
Target: The Corruptors!
Johnny Ringo
Platt
Bus Stop
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Admiral
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Arthur Kerney
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Johnny Midnight
Profiles in Courage
Calhoun
Yancy Derringer
Gen. Orville Stafford
General Electric Theater
Dunett
General Electric Theater
Clyde Thompson
General Electric Theater
Chairman
Wichita Town
Athena
Mr. Griswalde
Amos Burke: Secret Agent
In a Lonely Place
Capt. Lochner
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
The Last of the Fast Guns
John Forbes
Pork Chop Hill
American Admiral
The Sniper
Liddell
Wichita
Mayor Andrew Hope
Broken Lance
Clem Lawton
The Little Foxes
Oscar Hubbard
Escape from Fort Bravo
Colonel Owens
The Egyptian
Senmut
The North Star
Boris Simonov
The Last Wagon
Gen. Howard
Madame X
Judge
The Brigand
Prime Minister Triano
The Left Hand of God
Father Cornelius
The Gallant Hours
Robert Ghormley
The Trap
Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
The Fuller Brush Girl
Mr. Christy
The Killer That Stalked New York
Health Commissioner Ellis
Time Limit
Lt. Gen. J. Connors
Pressure Point
Chief Medical Officer
A Day of Fury
Judge John J. McLean
Tennessee Johnson
Congressman Hargrove
Battle Hymn
Deacon Edwards
Convicted
Captain Douglas
The Great Caruso
Park Benjamin
One Desire
Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
Lorna Doone
Sir Ensor Doone
The Ugly American
Senator at Confirmation Hearing
Indian Uprising
John Clemson
The Command
Col. Janeway
The First Texan
President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway
Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Dr. Sturdy
The Flying Missile
Dr. Gates
Carbine Williams
Claude Williams
Criminal Lawyer
Tucker Bourne
The Spoilers
Judge Stillman
Strange Intruder
James Carmichael
Boots Malone
John Williams
Nightmare at Ground Zero
Gen. Tyler
Stage to Tucson
Dr. Noah Banteen
Spoilers of the Forest
John Mitchell
The Family Secret
Dr. Reynolds
The Bramble Bush
Sam McFie
The Underwater City
Dr. Junius Halstead
The Story of Will Rogers
Clem Rogers
Smuggler's Gold
Pop Hodges
The First Time
Andrew Bennett
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Sen. Maynard