Elliott Reid
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Reid with Pat Crowley in 1959.
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| Born |
Edgeworth Blair Reid January 16, 1920 Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Died | June 21, 2013 (aged 93) Studio City, California, United States |
| Other names | Ted Reid |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935–1995 |
Edgeworth Blair "Elliott" Reid (January 16, 1920 – June 21, 2013) was an American actor.
Reid was born in Manhattan, the son of artist Christine Challenger Reid and banker Blair Reid.
In 1935, Reid debuted on the radio program he March of Time, which led to him working regularly on radio dramas during the Golden Age of radio. Early on he took "Elliott" as his stage name. His credits include among other, many Orson Welles-directed stage and radio productions, such as The Mercury Theatre on the Air and also acted on Theatre Guild on the Air, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Suspense, and the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. In some early performances he was credited as "Ted Reid".
Reid's best-known film role was as Ernie Malone, private detective hired to spy on Marilyn Monroe's character, only to become Jane Russell's love interest, in the 20th Century Fox classic Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). Variety praised his and Tommy Noonan's performances, saying that "Reid and Noonan carry off the romantic male spots nicely".
Reid played Professor Shelby Ashton in two Walt Disney movies starring Fred MacMurray: The Absent-Minded Professor in 1961, and sequel Son of Flubber in 1963. Reid also played Ralph Hastings in Disney's 1966 movie Follow Me, Boys!
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