Carl Benton Reid
Born August 13, 1893 (Age: 132)
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Lansing, Michigan, USA
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.
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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Filmography
The Ugly American
1963
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as Senator at Confirmation Hearing
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Age: 69
Pressure Point
1962
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as Chief Medical Officer
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Age: 69
The Underwater City
1962
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as Dr. Junius Halstead
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Age: 68
One Must Die
1961
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as
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Age: 67
The Gallant Hours
1960
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as Robert Ghormley
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Age: 66
The Bramble Bush
1960
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as Sam McFie
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Age: 66
Pork Chop Hill
1959
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as American Admiral
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Age: 65
The Trap
1959
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as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
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Age: 65
Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958
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as Dr. Sturdy
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Age: 65
The Last of the Fast Guns
1958
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as John Forbes
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Age: 64
No Image
Nightmare at Ground Zero
1958
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as Gen. Tyler
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Age: 64
The Last Wagon
1956
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as Gen. Howard
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Age: 63
Strange Intruder
1956
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as James Carmichael
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Age: 63
The First Texan
1956
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as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
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Age: 62
A Day of Fury
1956
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as Judge John J. McLean
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Age: 62
The Spoilers
1955
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as Judge Stillman
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Age: 62
The Left Hand of God
1955
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as Father Cornelius
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Age: 62
One Desire
1955
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as Senator Kenneth A. Watrous
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Age: 61
Wichita
1955
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as Mayor Andrew Hope
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Age: 61
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955
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as Sen. Maynard
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Age: 61
Athena
1954
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as Mr. Griswalde
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Age: 61
Broken Lance
1954
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as Clem Lawton
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Age: 61
The Egyptian
1954
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as Senmut
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Age: 61
The Command
1954
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as Col. Janeway
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Age: 60
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
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as Colonel Owens
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Age: 60
Main Street to Broadway
1953
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as Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
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Age: 60
The Flying Missile
1950
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as Dr. Gates
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Age: 57
Stage to Tucson
1950
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as Dr. Noah Banteen
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Age: 57
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
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as Health Commissioner Ellis
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Age: 57
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
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as Mr. Christy
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Age: 57
Convicted
1950
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as Captain Douglas
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Age: 56
In a Lonely Place
1950
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as Capt. Lochner
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Age: 56
Tennessee Johnson
1942
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as Congressman Hargrove
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Age: 49
The Little Foxes
1941
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as Oscar Hubbard
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Age: 48