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