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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....
Known for
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
LassieSeries • 1954
The Andy Griffith ShowSeries • 1960
The VirginianSeries • 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
Dr. KildareSeries • 1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956
The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries • 1961
The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948
Ben CaseySeries • 1961
The Lucy ShowSeries • 1962
One Step BeyondSeries • 1959
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
Burke's LawSeries • 1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries • 1963
ThrillerSeries • 1960
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
LaramieSeries • 1959
The DetectivesSeries • 1959
The MillionaireSeries • 1955
The 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955
Yancy DerringerSeries • 1958
Stoney BurkeSeries • 1962