Acting credits
90
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Carl Benton Reid
Acting
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2.1
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Movies: 51Series: 39
TMDB ID: 81180
IMDb ID: nm0717203
Known for: Acting
Born: August 13, 1893
Died: March 16, 1973
Age: 79
Place of birth: Lansing, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1941 - 1966
Years active: 26
Average TMDB rating: 6.74
Wikidata: Q2938871
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Carl Benton Reid.
6.4
Madame X
as Judge
1966 Movie
6.6
The Ugly American
as Senator at Confirmation Hearing
1963 Movie
6.5
Pressure Point
as Chief Medical Officer
1962 Movie
4.7
The Underwater City
as Dr. Junius Halstead
1962 Movie
One Must Die
1961 Movie
6.7
The Gallant Hours
as Robert Ghormley
1960 Movie
4.6
The Bramble Bush
as Sam McFie
1960 Movie
6.6
Pork Chop Hill
as American Admiral
1959 Movie
6.8
The Trap
as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
1959 Movie
4.6
Tarzan's Fight for Life
as Dr. Sturdy
1958 Movie
5.4
The Last of the Fast Guns
as John Forbes
1958 Movie
5.4
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
1957 Movie
7.1
Time Limit
as Lt. Gen. J. Connors
1957 Movie
Spoilers of the Forest
as John Mitchell
1957 Movie
6.5
Battle Hymn
as Deacon Edwards
1957 Movie
6.5
The Last Wagon
as Gen. Howard
1956 Movie
5.6
Strange Intruder
as James Carmichael
1956 Movie
6.3
The First Texan
as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
1956 Movie
5.5
A Day of Fury
as Judge John J. McLean
1956 Movie
5.0
The Spoilers
as Judge Stillman
1955 Movie
6.3
The Left Hand of God
as Father Cornelius
1955 Movie
5.9
One Desire
as Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
1955 Movie
6.4
Wichita
as Mayor Andrew Hope
1955 Movie
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as Sen. Maynard
1955 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Carl Benton Reid.
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Claude Townsend • 2 eps
1965 Series
Amos Burke: Secret Agent
17 eps
1965 Series
5.3
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Judge • 1 eps
1963 Series
The Great Adventure
as Trenholm • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.0
Burke's Law
as The Man • 6 eps
1963 Series
7.7
Arrest and Trial
as Judge Richardson • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.1
The Lucy Show
as Jack Donohue • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.7
Stoney Burke
1 eps
1962 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Horace Reed • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Jonah Andrews • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.5
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Mr. Meehan • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.6
Ben Casey
2 eps
1961 Series
Bus Stop
1 eps
1961 Series
3.5
Target: The Corruptors!
2 eps
1961 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. George Garrison • 1 eps
1961 Series
4.7
Cain's Hundred
as John Stapleton • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
as Governor Ed • 1 eps
1960 Series
6.6
Thriller
as Dr. Marcus Graham • 1 eps
1960 Series
Johnny Midnight
1 eps
1960 Series
6.1
The Detectives
1 eps
1959 Series
5.7
Johnny Ringo
as Platt • 1 eps
1959 Series
4.2
Wichita Town
1 eps
1959 Series
6.6
Laramie
1 eps
1959 Series
6.2
The Deputy
as Forceman • 1 eps
1959 Series