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Elliott Reid

Elliott Reid

Actor · Died June 21, 2013, aged 93 · New York City, New York, USA

Elliott Reid was born on January 16, 1920 in New York City, New York, as Edgeworth Blair Reid. He was an actor and writer, known for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Inherit the Wind (1960) and The Absent-Minded Professor (1961). He died on June 21, 2013 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 16, 1920
Died
June 21, 2013 (aged 93)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Elliott Reid's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Self
20%
Society
12%
Morality
11%
Power
8%
Survival
3%
Marriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Absurd
8
Warm
5
Hopeful
3
Romantic
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet3
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Elliott Reid's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elliott Reid's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

59 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Maybe This Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Young Einstein(1988)

    as Asylum Guard

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Designing Women(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Jonathan Keeler

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • One in a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Facts of Life(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Winslow and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Dick Archer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Heaven Can Wait(1978)

    as Waiter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • On Our Own(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Klaus von Hildenberg

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Doc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Barney Miller(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Wayne Boley

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Lotsa Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Schrager

  • Temperatures Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Driscoll

  • Charlie Crowfoot and the Coati Mundi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Narrator

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Harold Tannen

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Odd Couple(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerard Ferguson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Parkhurst · as Paul

  • Some Kind of a Nut(1969)

    as Gardner Anders

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Here's Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Director · as Emcee · as Harvey Gaynes

  • Blackbeard's Ghost(1968)

    as TV Commentator

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Follow Me, Boys!(1966)

    as Ralph Hastings

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Munsters(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • A Scrap of Paper and a Piece of String (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?(1963)

    as Tom Edwards

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Move Over, Darling(1963)

    as Dr. Herman Schlick

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Wheeler Dealers(1963)

    as Leonard

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Thrill of It All(1963)

    as Mike Palmer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Son of Flubber(1962)

    as Shelby Ashton

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Lucy Show(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Oscar Kurtzmann · as Ross Dowd

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Dave Dennis

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Gertrude Berg Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Absent Minded Professor(1961)

    as Shelby Ashton

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Roaring 20's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Peter Loves Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Inherit the Wind(1960)

    as Prosecutor Tom Davenport

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Terry Blanchard

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Meeting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Barney

  • Holiday Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Carl Davis

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Smith

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Douglas Thorp · as Philip Sargent

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Scotty Henderson

  • Woman's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Tony Andrews

  • Vicki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Steve Christopher

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Waxman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes(1953)

    as Ernie Malone

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Four Star Playhouse(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Barney

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • I Love Lucy(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Warren

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Whip Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Matt Corbin

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Livingston

  • Sierra(1950)

    as Duke Lafferty

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Alistair Cochran

  • A Double Life(1947)

    as Actor in "A Gentleman's Gentleman"

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Dr. Wassell(1944)

    as William 'Andy' Anderson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Young Ideas(1943)

    as Jeff Evans

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles from 1943 to 1995; peak year 1960.

Biggest box office

Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Film career

19431995

Peak 1960 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 59: 58 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thWriting1 of 59: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s17 · acting1960s20 · acting1970s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew1980s5 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Elliott Reid's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 17; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Young Einstein (1988)

58th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Elliott Reid work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elliott Reid's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Garner shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers