Carl Benton Reid

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Carl Benton Reid (born August 14, 1893 in Lansing , Michigan , † March 16, 1973 in Hollywood , California ) was an American actor.

Life

Carl Benton Reid studied drama at the Carnegie Institute of Technology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh . In the 1920s he performed at the Cleveland Play House for several years .

From February 1939 he played the role of the ruthless businessman Oscar Hubbard in Lillian Hellman's play The Little Foxes , in 1946 he was part of the cast of the premiere of Eugene O'Neill's play The Iceman Cometh and was praised for his performance.

He made his film debut in 1941 in The Little Foxes , where he took over his role from Broadway. He soon became a popular supporting role actor and worked under renowned directors. In addition to William Wyler ( The Little Foxes ), these included Michael Curtiz ( The Story of Will Rogers , Sinuhe the Egyptians ), Delmer Daves ( The Last Wagon ), William Dieterle ( Tennessee Johnson , Tommy makes the race ), Edward Dmytryk ( The Sniper , The Broken Lance , The Left Hand of God ), Lewis Milestone ( The North Star , Written In Blood ), Nicholas Ray ( A Lonely Place ), Douglas Sirk ( The Angel With Bloody Wings ), John Sturges ( Treason at Fort Bravo ), Richard Thorpe ( The great Caruso , Stronger than All Chains , Athena ) and Jacques Tourneur ( Wichita ). His favorite film role was that of Senator Clem Rogers in The Story of Will Rogers , the biopic about the life of comedian Will Rogers .

Even in the 1960s, Reid still worked sporadically in films, but was mainly seen in television series. His last film role was the judge in Madame X in 1966 . He also had his last television appearances this year, a double episode each in the series Amos Burke and FBI . In total, he appeared in about 50 films and over 100 series episodes.

He was married to Hazel Harrington until his death and had a daughter named Shirley Jane.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

TV Shows

  • 1958–1959: Disneyland (episodes 5x09, 5x11 and 5x19)
  • 1958–1959: Playhouse 90 (episodes 2x26, 2x33, 2x35, 3x20 and 3x34)
  • 1958–1963: Perry Mason (episodes 1x21, 2x20, 3x21 and 6x19)
  • 1959: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke , episode 4x19)
  • 1959, 1962: Bonanza (episodes 1x11 and 3x33)
  • 1959–1961: At the foot of the blue mountains ( Laramie , episodes 1x15, 2x32 and 3x02)
  • 1960: Wagon Train (episode 3x22)
  • 1961: Lassie (episode 8x01)
  • 1962–1964: The Dick Van Dyke Show (episodes 2x07 and 3x25)
  • 1963: The Andy Griffith Show (episode 3x15)
  • 1963–1965: Alfred Hitchcock shows ( The Alfred Hitchcock Hour , episodes 1x31, 2x17 and 3x13)
  • 1963: Dr. Kildare (episode 3x14)
  • 1964: The people of Shiloh Ranch ( The Virginian , episode 3x05)
  • 1964: 12 O'Clock High (episode 1x05)
  • 1965–1966: Amos Burke ( Burke's Law , 16 episodes)
  • 1966: FBI ( The FBI , episodes 1x26 and 1x27)

Web links

Commons : Carl Benton Reid  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Carl Benton Reid in the Notable Names Database (English)
  2. ↑ a b Hal Erickson : Carl Benton Reid. In: AllMovie. Retrieved May 5, 2016 .
  3. ↑ The Little Foxes. In: International Broadway Database. Retrieved May 5, 2016 .
  4. ^ The Iceman Cometh. In: International Broadway Database. Retrieved May 5, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Brooks Atkinson : 'Iceman Cometh' Has Its World Premiere at the Martin Beck . In: New York Times . October 10, 1946 ( nytimes.com [accessed May 5, 2016]).
personal data
SURNAME Reid, Carl Benton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Lansing
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1973
Place of death Hollywood