Elliott Reid
Elliott Reid | |
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Born | Edgeworth Blair Reid January 16, 1920 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
Died | June 21, 2013 Studio City, California, U.S. | (aged 93)
Other names | Ted Reid |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1935–1995 |
Edgeworth Blair "Elliott" Reid (January 16, 1920[1] – June 21, 2013) was an American actor.
Early life
Reid was born in Manhattan, the son of artist Christine Challenger Reid and banker Blair Reid.[1] He attended the Professional Children's School.[2]
Radio
In 1935, Reid debuted on the radio program
Film
Reid's best-known film role was as Ernie Malone, private detective hired to spy on
Reid played the snide Professor Shelby Ashton of Rutland University (the rival of perennial underdog Medfield College) in two Walt Disney movies starring Fred MacMurray: The Absent-Minded Professor in 1961, and its sequel Son of Flubber in 1963. Also in 1963, Reid appeared in the comedy The Wheeler Dealers starring James Garner and Lee Remick, with Pat Crowley in a supporting role. Reid portrayed Ralph Hastings in Disney's 1966 movie Follow Me, Boys! and a television commentator in Disney's Blackbeard's Ghost in 1968.
Television
A member of The Actors Studio from its inception,[5] Reid was a regular in NBC television's That Was the Week That Was (1964–1965). Although he was signed to be the series's anchor-host, his role was reduced.[2] He portrayed Warren Winslow on the CBS comedy Miss Winslow and Son (1979).[6] He also made guest appearances on Murder, She Wrote, The Odd Couple, I Love Lucy, It's Always Jan, Barney Miller, Small Wonder, Perry Mason, and The Munsters.
In 1992 Reid appeared in the season three Seinfeld episode "The Letter", as one of the collectors considering buying a painting of Kramer. Reid's final television role was as Henry on the episode "Please Re-Lease Me" of the television sitcom Maybe This Time. He retired in 1995, but returned for an uncredited role as Miguel in the 2000 short film 13 Heads of Hair and the role of Buddy in the feature film Scattering Mother in 2005.
Impressions
Among his special skills, Elliot Reid was also an accomplished impressionist. He was so famous with his John F. Kennedy impersonation that, in 1962, he was invited to perform it in front of Kennedy in person; Kennedy was happy with the performance.[7] One reference book said, "His mimicking of John F. Kennedy opened up a mini-career in clubs in the early 1960s."[8]
Stage
Reid's Broadway credits include Julius Caesar (1937–1938), The Shoemaker's Holiday (1938), Macbeth (1948), Two Blind Mice (1949), The Live Wire (1950), Two on the Aisle (1951–1952), and From A to Z (1960).[9]
He co-starred as Felix Unger in the Chicago company of The Odd Couple with Dan Dailey as Oscar Madison from 1966-67 and returned to co-star with Virginia Mayo in No, No, Nanette[10] from 1972-73. In 1976 he co-starred with Carol Channing in the national tour of The Bed Before Yesterday.
Death
Reid died of heart failure on June 21, 2013, at age 93. His nephew stated that Reid had been residing in an assisted living facility in Studio City, California, for several years prior to his death.[1]
Selected filmography
- The Ramparts We Watch (1940) – Ralph Gilchrist
- Young Ideas (1943) – Jeff Evans
- The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) – William 'Andy' Anderson
- A Double Life (1947) – Actor in 'A Gentleman's Gentleman'
- Sierra (1950) – Duke Lafferty
- The Whip Hand (1951) – Matt Corbin
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) – Ernie Malone
- Vicki (1953) – Steve Christopher
- Woman's World (1954) – Tony Andrews
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) (Season 1 Episode 8: "Our Cook's a Treasure") - Earl Kramer
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 4 Episode 6: "Design for Loving") - Tom Smith
- Inherit the Wind (1960) – Prosecutor Tom Davenport
- The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) – Professor Shelby Ashton
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1963) (Season 2 Episode 10: "Good-Bye, George") - Dave Dennis
- Son of Flubber (1963) – Professor Shelby Ashton
- The Thrill of It All (1963) – Mike Palmer
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) – Dr. Chadwick (voice, uncredited)
- The Wheeler Dealers (1963) – Leonard
- Move Over, Darling (1963) – Dr. Herman Schlick
- Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963) – Tom Edwards
- Follow Me, Boys! (1966) – Ralph Hastings
- Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) – TV Commentator
- Some Kind of a Nut (1969) – Gardner Anderson
- Heaven Can Wait (1978) – Waiter (uncredited)
- Young Einstein (1988) – Asylum Guard
References
- ^ a b c "PASSINGS: Michael Baigent, Elliott Reid, John L. Dotson Jr". Los Angeles Times. June 24, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.
- ^ Brogdon, William (July 1, 1953). "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". Variety. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-0254-2650-4.
Also [in Lewis' class were] Henry Barnard, Jay Barney, John Becher, Philip Bourneuf, Joan Chandler, Peter Cookson, Stephen Elliott, Robert Emhardt, Joy Geffen, William Hansen, Will Hare, Jane Hoffman, George Keane, Don Keefer, George Matthews, Peggy Meredith, Ty Perry, Margaret Phillips, David Pressman, William Prince, Elliot Reid, Frances Reid, Kurt Richards, Elizabeth Ross, Thelma Schnee, Joshua Shelley, Fed Stewart, John Straub, Michael Strong, John Sylvester, Julie Warren, Mary Welch, Lois Wheeler, and William Woodson.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (June 25, 2013). "'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' Actor Elliott Reid Dies at 93". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2.
- ^ "Elliott Reid". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/no-no-nanette-523925#Replacements
External links
- Elliott Reid at IMDb
- Elliott Reid at the Internet Broadway Database