--- name: "Carl Benton Reid" canonical: "https://film.one/person/carl-benton-reid" roles: ["Actor"] born: "13 August 1893" died: "16 March 1973" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-20T00:32:25.361144+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Carl Benton Reid Actor. Born 13 August 1893 in Lansing, Michigan, USA. Died 16 March 1973. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 13 August 1893, Lansing, Michigan, USA - **Died:** 16 March 1973 - **Active:** 1941–1950 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Benton_Reid, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2938871, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717203/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81180 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Little Foxes*](https://film.one/film/the-little-foxes.md) (85) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Carl Benton Reid was an American actor. He trained at Carnegie Tech and spent seven years in leading roles at the Cleveland Play House before achieving Broadway success in 1939 as Oscar Hubbard in the original production of *The Little Foxes*. He made his film debut reprising the role in the 1941 screen version opposite Bette Davis. Reid appeared in other Broadway productions including several Shakespeare plays and the original *The Iceman Cometh*. His stern screen persona led to frequent casting in authoritative or antagonistic parts in films such as *In a Lonely Place* (1950), *The Egyptian* (1954) and *Pork Chop Hill* (1959). He made guest appearances on series including *Perry Mason* and *The Andy Griffith Show*. Reid died in 1973. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Little Foxes* (1941), Fi1m 85, as Oscar Hubbard — [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-foxes.md) ## Complete filmography (95) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Madame X* (1966), as Judge - *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Claude Townsend - *Amos Burke: Secret Agent* (1965), series, Actor - *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as Calhoun - *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Judge - *The Great Adventure* (1963), series, as Trenholm - *Burke's Law* (1963), series, as The Man - *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, as Judge Richardson - *The Ugly American* (1963), as Senator at Confirmation Hearing - *Pressure Point* (1962), as Chief Medical Officer - *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Jack Donohue - *Stoney Burke* (1962), series, Actor - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Horace Reed, Gramps Medknowe, Capt. King Snyder - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Jonah Andrews - *The Underwater City* (1962), as Dr. Junius Halstead - *The Dick Van Dyke Show* (1961), series, as Mr. Meehan, Mr Meehan - *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor - *Bus Stop* (1961), series, Actor - *Target: The Corruptors!* (1961), series, Actor - *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Dr. George Garrison - *Cain's Hundred* (1961), series, as John Stapleton - *One Must Die* (1961), Actor - *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), series, as Governor Ed - *Thriller* (1960), series, as Dr. Marcus Graham - *The Gallant Hours* (1960), as Robert Ghormley - *The Bramble Bush* (1960), as Sam McFie - *Johnny Midnight* (1960), series, Actor - *The Detectives* (1959), series, as Dr. Temple - *Johnny Ringo* (1959), series, as Platt - *Wichita Town* (1959), series, Actor - *Laramie* (1959), series, Actor - *The Deputy* (1959), series, as Forceman - *Pork Chop Hill* (1959), as American Admiral - *The Trap* (1959), as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson - *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Brian Christopher - *Yancy Derringer* (1958), series, as Gen. Orville Stafford - *Tarzan's Fight for Life* (1958), as Dr. Sturdy - *The Last of the Fast Guns* (1958), as John Forbes - *Nightmare at Ground Zero* (1958), as Gen. Tyler - *The Pied Piper of Hamelin* (1957), as Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited) - *Time Limit* (1957), as Lt. Gen. J. Connors - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Ned Bain, Charles Burroughs, Victor Logan, John Wilburn - *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, as Martin Westrope - *Spoilers of the Forest* (1957), as John Mitchell - *Battle Hymn* (1957), as Deacon Edwards - *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Thad Hobbs, Pa Rawlins, Zachary Wheeler, Tom Newman - *The Last Wagon* (1956), as Gen. Howard - *On Trial* (1956), series, as Judge Hall - *Strange Intruder* (1956), as James Carmichael - *The First Texan* (1956), as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited) - *A Day of Fury* (1956), as Judge John J. McLean - *The Spoilers* (1955), as Judge Stillman - *Crossroads* (1955), series, as Reverend Oswald A. Blumit - *The 20th Century Fox Hour* (1955), series, as Dr. Merriam, Marlowe, Mr. Dole, Prosecutor - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Gideon Seek - *The Left Hand of God* (1955), as Father Cornelius - *One Desire* (1955), as Senator Kenneth A. Watrous - *Wichita* (1955), as Mayor Andrew Hope - *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Reverend John Hardin - *Atomic Energy as a Force for Good* (1955), as Sen. Maynard - *Athena* (1954), as Mr. Griswalde - *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Judge Hargraves - *Broken Lance* (1954), as Clem Lawton - *Lassie* (1954), series, as Richard Bliss - *The Egyptian* (1954), as Senmut - *The Command* (1954), as Col. Janeway - *Escape from Fort Bravo* (1953), as Colonel Owens - *Main Street to Broadway* (1953), as Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence - *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Mr. Coughlin, Henry Barbour, Miles - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Dunett, Clyde Thompson, Chairman - *Cavalcade of America* (1952), series, as Manning, Cmdr. Ingraham - *The Story of Will Rogers* (1952), as Clem Rogers - *The Brigand* (1952), as Prime Minister Triano - *The Sniper* (1952), as Liddell - *Carbine Williams* (1952), as Claude Williams - *The First Time* (1952), as Andrew Bennett - *Boots Malone* (1952), as John Williams - *Indian Uprising* (1952), as John Clemson - *The Family Secret* (1951), as Dr. Reynolds - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Admiral, Arthur Kerney - *Criminal Lawyer* (1951), as Tucker Bourne - *Lorna Doone* (1951), as Sir Ensor Doone - *Smuggler's Gold* (1951), as Pop Hodges - *The Great Caruso* (1951), as Park Benjamin - *The Flying Missile* (1950), as Dr. Gates - *Stage to Tucson* (1950), as Dr. Noah Banteen - *The Killer That Stalked New York* (1950), as Health Commissioner Ellis - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Jeff - *The Fuller Brush Girl* (1950), as Mr. Christy - *Convicted* (1950), as Captain Douglas - *In a Lonely Place* (1950), as Capt. Lochner - *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Papa - *The North Star* (1943), as Boris Simonov - *Tennessee Johnson* (1942), as Congressman Hargrove - *The Little Foxes* (1941), as Oscar Hubbard — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-foxes.md) ## Gallery - ![Carl Benton Reid](https://film.one/media/person/155997/gallery-f8e8bc7be13a.jpg) Carl Benton Reid — film screenshot (RKO), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Carl_Benton_Reid_in_The_North_Star.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Carl Benton Reid](https://film.one/media/person/155997/gallery-ef474801b85b.jpg) Carl Benton Reid — Image via TMDB - ![Carl Benton Reid](https://film.one/media/person/155997/gallery-7ef5cf22f9f8.jpg) Carl Benton Reid — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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