Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Birthday: 1893-08-13

Deathday: 1973-03-16

Place of birth: Lansing, Michigan, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0717203

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.

Played in movies:

In a Lonely Place

Score: 7.6

The Little Foxes

Score: 7.5

Boots Malone

Score: 7.5

Time Limit

Score: 7.0

The Trap

Score: 6.8

The Gallant Hours

Score: 6.7

Criminal Lawyer

Score: 6.7

Madame X

Score: 6.6

The Ugly American

Score: 6.6

The Sniper

Score: 6.6

Pressure Point

Score: 6.6

Battle Hymn

Score: 6.5

The First Time

Score: 6.5

The Last Wagon

Score: 6.5

Pork Chop Hill

Score: 6.5

Main Street to Broadway

Score: 6.5

Carbine Williams

Score: 6.4

The Egyptian

Score: 6.4

Broken Lance

Score: 6.4

Wichita

Score: 6.3

The Left Hand of God

Score: 6.3

Convicted

Score: 6.3

Escape from Fort Bravo

Score: 6.2

Indian Uprising

Score: 6.2

The Command

Score: 6.2

The North Star

Score: 6.2

Tennessee Johnson

Score: 6.1

The First Texan

Score: 6.1

The Killer That Stalked New York

Score: 6.1

Smuggler's Gold

Score: 6.0

The Story of Will Rogers

Score: 6.0

The Fuller Brush Girl

Score: 6.0

One Desire

Score: 5.9

The Family Secret

Score: 5.7

Stage to Tucson

Score: 5.7

The Great Caruso

Score: 5.7

Athena

Score: 5.6

Strange Intruder

Score: 5.6

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Score: 5.6

The Bramble Bush

Score: 5.5

The Brigand

Score: 5.5

A Day of Fury

Score: 5.5

The Last of the Fast Guns

Score: 5.2

The Spoilers

Score: 4.8

The Flying Missile

Score: 4.8

The Underwater City

Score: 4.8

Tarzan's Fight for Life

Score: 4.6

Lorna Doone

Score: 4.6

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

Score: 0.0

Nightmare at Ground Zero

Score: 0.0

Spoilers of the Forest

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Score: 7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Score: 7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Score: 7.8

The Wonderful World of Disney

Score: 7.8

Perry Mason

Score: 7.7

Perry Mason

Score: 7.7

Perry Mason

Score: 7.7

Perry Mason

Score: 7.7

The Andy Griffith Show

Score: 7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Score: 7.4

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Score: 7.4

Have Gun, Will Travel

Score: 7.4

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Score: 7.3

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Score: 7.3

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Score: 7.3

The Lucy Show

Score: 7.0

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Letter to Loretta

Score: 6.5

Letter to Loretta

Score: 6.5

Letter to Loretta

Score: 6.5

The Virginian

Score: 6.5

Thriller

Score: 6.4

Laramie

Score: 6.4

Lux Video Theatre

Score: 6.3

The Philco Television Playhouse

Score: 6.3

General Electric Theater

Score: 6.3

General Electric Theater

Score: 6.3

General Electric Theater

Score: 6.3

The Deputy

Score: 6.2

Lassie

Score: 6.1

Burke's Law

Score: 6.0

Johnny Ringo

Score: 5.7

Stoney Burke

Score: 5.7

The Detectives

Score: 5.6

Ben Casey

Score: 5.6

One Step Beyond

Score: 5.6

Yancy Derringer

Score: 5.6

Dr. Kildare

Score: 5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Score: 5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Score: 5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Score: 5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Score: 5.5

The F.B.I.

Score: 5.5

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Score: 5.4

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Score: 5.4

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Score: 5.4

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Score: 5.3

Profiles in Courage

Score: 5.0

The Millionaire

Score: 5.0

Cain's Hundred

Score: 4.7

Wichita Town

Score: 4.2

Cavalcade of America

Score: 3.5

Cavalcade of America

Score: 3.5

Cavalcade of America

Score: 3.5

Target: The Corruptors!

Score: 3.5

Amos Burke: Secret Agent

Score: 0.0

Johnny Midnight

Score: 0.0

Bus Stop

Score: 0.0

The Great Adventure

Score: 0.0