Carl Benton Reid
Acting
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 Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
Age 64 (now 79)
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as Sen. Maynard
Age 61 (now 79)
Main Street to Broadway
as Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence
Age 60 (now 79)
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Health Commissioner Ellis
Age 57 (now 79)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Capt. King Snyder
Age 69 (now 79) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Gramps Medknowe
Age 69 (now 79)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Tom Newman
Age 63 (now 79) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Zachary Wheeler
Age 63 (now 79) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Thad Hobbs
Age 63 (now 79) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Pa Rawlins
Age 63 (now 79)
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Judge Hargraves
Age 61 (now 79)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Arthur Kerney
Age 58 (now 79)
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Papa
Age 55 (now 79)Gathering insights...
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