1893-08-13 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.
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Madame X | Judge | 1966-03-03 |
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The Ugly American | Senator at Confirmation Hearing | 1963-04-02 |
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Pressure Point | Chief Medical Officer | 1962-10-10 |
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The Underwater City | Dr. Junius Halstead | 1962-08-08 |
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The Bramble Bush | Sam McFie | 1960-02-24 |
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The Gallant Hours | Robert Ghormley | 1960-06-13 |
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Pork Chop Hill | American Admiral | 1959-05-29 |
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The Trap | Sheriff Lloyd Anderson | 1959-01-28 |
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Nightmare at Ground Zero | Gen. Tyler | 1958-05-15 |
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Tarzan's Fight for Life | Dr. Sturdy | 1958-08-15 |
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The Last of the Fast Guns | John Forbes | 1958-07-01 |
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Spoilers of the Forest | John Mitchell | 1957-04-04 |
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Time Limit | Lt. Gen. J. Connors | 1957-10-23 |
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited) | 1957-11-26 |
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Battle Hymn | Deacon Edwards | 1957-02-14 |
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A Day of Fury | Judge John J. McLean | 1956-05-02 |
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The Last Wagon | Gen. Howard | 1956-09-21 |
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The First Texan | President Andrew Jackson (uncredited) | 1956-06-29 |
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Strange Intruder | James Carmichael | 1956-09-02 |
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One Desire | Senator Kenneth A. Watrous | 1955-07-20 |
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Wichita | Mayor Andrew Hope | 1955-07-03 |
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The Spoilers | Judge Stillman | 1955-12-23 |
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Atomic Energy as a Force for Good | Sen. Maynard | 1955-01-01 |
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The Left Hand of God | Father Cornelius | 1955-09-02 |
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Broken Lance | Clem Lawton | 1954-09-25 |
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The Command | Col. Janeway | 1954-02-13 |
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Athena | Mr. Griswalde | 1954-11-04 |
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The Egyptian | Senmut | 1954-08-25 |
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Escape from Fort Bravo | Colonel Owens | 1953-12-04 |
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Main Street to Broadway | Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence | 1953-10-12 |
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The First Time | Andrew Bennett | 1952-01-31 |
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Carbine Williams | Claude Williams | 1952-05-01 |
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The Sniper | Liddell | 1952-05-09 |
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The Story of Will Rogers | Clem Rogers | 1952-07-17 |
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The Brigand | Prime Minister Triano | 1952-06-24 |
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Indian Uprising | John Clemson | 1952-01-02 |
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Boots Malone | John Williams | 1952-01-11 |
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The Family Secret | Dr. Reynolds | 1951-10-21 |
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Criminal Lawyer | Tucker Bourne | 1951-08-23 |
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Lorna Doone | Sir Ensor Doone | 1951-05-31 |
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The Great Caruso | Park Benjamin | 1951-04-16 |
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Smuggler's Gold | Pop Hodges | 1951-05-05 |
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The Fuller Brush Girl | Mr. Christy | 1950-09-15 |
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In a Lonely Place | Capt. Lochner | 1950-05-17 |
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The Killer That Stalked New York | Health Commissioner Ellis | 1950-10-06 |
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Stage to Tucson | Dr. Noah Banteen | 1950-12-01 |
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Convicted | Captain Douglas | 1950-08-01 |
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The Flying Missile | Dr. Gates | 1950-12-24 |
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The North Star | Boris Simonov | 1943-11-04 |
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Tennessee Johnson | Congressman Hargrove | 1942-12-01 |
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The Little Foxes | Oscar Hubbard | 1941-08-29 |
