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