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Carl Benton Reid

Known For: Acting
Born: August 13, 1893
Place of Birth: Lansing, Michigan, USA
Died: March 16, 1973

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. …

Filmography

Madame X

1966 · Judge

The F.B.I.

1965 · Claude Townsend

Amos Burke: Secret Agent

1965

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

1964 · Calhoun

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963 · Judge

The Great Adventure

1963 · Trenholm

Burke's Law

1963 · The Man

Arrest and Trial

1963 · Judge Richardson

The Ugly American

1963 · Senator at Confirmation Hearing

Pressure Point

1962 · Chief Medical Officer

Stoney Burke

1962

The Lucy Show

1962 · Jack Donohue

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 · Horace Reed, Gramps Medknowe, Capt. King Snyder

The Virginian

1962 · Jonah Andrews

The Underwater City

1962 · Dr. Junius Halstead

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961 · Mr. Meehan, Mr Meehan

Ben Casey

1961

Bus Stop

1961

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

Dr. Kildare

1961 · Dr. George Garrison

Cain's Hundred

1961 · John Stapleton

One Must Die

1961

The Andy Griffith Show

1960 · Governor Ed

Thriller

1960 · Dr. Marcus Graham

The Gallant Hours

1960 · Robert Ghormley

The Bramble Bush

1960 · Sam McFie

Johnny Midnight

1960

The Detectives

1959 · Dr. Temple

Johnny Ringo

1959 · Platt

Wichita Town

1959

Laramie

1959

The Deputy

1959 · Forceman

Pork Chop Hill

1959 · American Admiral

The Trap

1959 · Sheriff Lloyd Anderson

One Step Beyond

1959 · Brian Christopher

Yancy Derringer

1958 · Gen. Orville Stafford

Tarzan's Fight for Life

1958 · Dr. Sturdy

The Last of the Fast Guns

1958 · John Forbes

Nightmare at Ground Zero

Nightmare at Ground Zero

1958 · Gen. Tyler

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957 · Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)

Time Limit

1957 · Lt. Gen. J. Connors

Perry Mason

1957 · Ned Bain, Charles Burroughs, Victor Logan, John Wilburn

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 · Martin Westrope

Spoilers of the Forest

1957 · John Mitchell

Battle Hymn

1957 · Deacon Edwards

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · Thad Hobbs, Pa Rawlins, Zachary Wheeler, Tom Newman

The Last Wagon

1956 · Gen. Howard

On Trial

1956 · Judge Hall

Strange Intruder

1956 · James Carmichael

The First Texan

1956 · President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)

A Day of Fury

1956 · Judge John J. McLean

The Spoilers

1955 · Judge Stillman

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955 · Dr. Merriam, Marlowe, Mr. Dole, Prosecutor

Gunsmoke

1955 · Gideon Seek

The Left Hand of God

1955 · Father Cornelius

One Desire

1955 · Senator Kenneth A. Watrous

Wichita

1955 · Mayor Andrew Hope

The Millionaire

1955 · Reverend John Hardin

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

1955 · Sen. Maynard

Athena

1954 · Mr. Griswalde

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · Judge Hargraves

Broken Lance

1954 · Clem Lawton

Lassie

1954 · Richard Bliss

The Egyptian

1954 · Senmut

The Command

1954 · Col. Janeway

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953 · Colonel Owens

Main Street to Broadway

1953 · Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence

Letter to Loretta

1953 · Mr. Coughlin, Henry Barbour, Miles

General Electric Theater

1953 · Dunett, Clyde Thompson, Chairman

Cavalcade of America

1952 · Manning, Cmdr. Ingraham

The Story of Will Rogers

1952 · Clem Rogers

The Brigand

1952 · Prime Minister Triano

The Sniper

1952 · Liddell

Carbine Williams

1952 · Claude Williams

The First Time

1952 · Andrew Bennett

Boots Malone

1952 · John Williams

Indian Uprising

1952 · John Clemson

The Family Secret

1951 · Dr. Reynolds

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Admiral, Arthur Kerney

Criminal Lawyer

1951 · Tucker Bourne

Lorna Doone

1951 · Sir Ensor Doone

Smuggler's Gold

1951 · Pop Hodges

The Great Caruso

1951 · Park Benjamin

The Flying Missile

1950 · Dr. Gates

Stage to Tucson

1950 · Dr. Noah Banteen

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950 · Health Commissioner Ellis

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Jeff

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950 · Mr. Christy

Convicted

1950 · Captain Douglas

In a Lonely Place

1950 · Capt. Lochner

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948 · Papa

The North Star

1943 · Boris Simonov

Tennessee Johnson

1942 · Congressman Hargrove

The Little Foxes

1941 · Oscar Hubbard

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