Acting · Lansing, Michigan, USA · Born August 13, 1893
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.
MovieMadame X
1966
as Judge
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Claude Townsend
TVAmos Burke: Secret Agent
1965
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Calhoun
TVKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Judge
TVThe Great Adventure
1963
as Trenholm
TVBurke's Law
1963
as The Man
TVArrest and Trial
1963
as Judge Richardson
MovieThe Ugly American
1963
as Senator at Confirmation Hearing
MoviePressure Point
1962
as Chief Medical Officer
TVStoney Burke
1962
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Jack Donohue
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Gramps Medknowe
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Jonah Andrews
MovieThe Underwater City
1962
as Dr. Junius Halstead
TVThe Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Mr. Meehan
TVBen Casey
1961
TVBus Stop
1961
TVTarget: The Corruptors!
1961
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. George Garrison
TVCain's Hundred
1961
as John Stapleton
MovieOne Must Die
1961
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Governor Ed
TVThriller
1960
as Dr. Marcus Graham
MovieThe Gallant Hours
1960
as Robert Ghormley
MovieThe Bramble Bush
1960
as Sam McFie
TVJohnny Midnight
1960
TVThe Detectives
1959
as Dr. Temple
TVJohnny Ringo
1959
as Platt
TVWichita Town
1959
TVLaramie
1959
TVThe Deputy
1959
as Forceman
MoviePork Chop Hill
1959
as American Admiral
MovieThe Trap
1959
as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
TVOne Step Beyond
1959
as Brian Christopher
TVYancy Derringer
1958
as Gen. Orville Stafford
MovieTarzan's Fight for Life
1958
as Dr. Sturdy
MovieThe Last of the Fast Guns
1958
as John Forbes
Nightmare at Ground Zero
1958
as Gen. Tyler
MovieThe Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957
as Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
MovieTime Limit
1957
as Lt. Gen. J. Connors
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Ned Bain
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Martin Westrope
MovieSpoilers of the Forest
1957
as John Mitchell
MovieBattle Hymn
1957
as Deacon Edwards
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Thad Hobbs
MovieThe Last Wagon
1956
as Gen. Howard
On Trial
1956
as Judge Hall
MovieStrange Intruder
1956
as James Carmichael
MovieThe First Texan
1956
as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
MovieA Day of Fury
1956
as Judge John J. McLean
MovieThe Spoilers
1955
as Judge Stillman
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Dr. Merriam
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Gideon Seek
MovieThe Left Hand of God
1955
as Father Cornelius
MovieOne Desire
1955
as Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
MovieWichita
1955
as Mayor Andrew Hope
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Reverend John Hardin
MovieAtomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955
as Sen. Maynard
MovieAthena
1954
as Mr. Griswalde
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Judge Hargraves
MovieBroken Lance
1954
as Clem Lawton
TVLassie
1954
as Richard Bliss
MovieThe Egyptian
1954
as Senmut
MovieThe Command
1954
as Col. Janeway
MovieEscape from Fort Bravo
1953
as Colonel Owens
MovieMain Street to Broadway
1953
as Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Mr. Coughlin
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Dunett
TVCavalcade of America
1952
as Manning
MovieThe Story of Will Rogers
1952
as Clem Rogers
MovieThe Brigand
1952
as Prime Minister Triano
MovieThe Sniper
1952
as Liddell
MovieCarbine Williams
1952
as Claude Williams
MovieThe First Time
1952
as Andrew Bennett
MovieBoots Malone
1952
as John Williams
MovieIndian Uprising
1952
as John Clemson
MovieThe Family Secret
1951
as Dr. Reynolds
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Admiral
MovieCriminal Lawyer
1951
as Tucker Bourne
MovieLorna Doone
1951
as Sir Ensor Doone
MovieSmuggler's Gold
1951
as Pop Hodges
MovieThe Great Caruso
1951
as Park Benjamin
MovieThe Flying Missile
1950
as Dr. Gates
MovieStage to Tucson
1950
as Dr. Noah Banteen
MovieThe Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Health Commissioner Ellis
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Jeff
MovieThe Fuller Brush Girl
1950
as Mr. Christy
MovieConvicted
1950
as Captain Douglas
MovieIn a Lonely Place
1950
as Capt. Lochner
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Papa
MovieThe North Star
1943
as Boris Simonov
MovieTennessee Johnson
1942
as Congressman Hargrove
MovieThe Little Foxes
1941
as Oscar Hubbard
