Biography for
Elliott Reid More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

16 January 1920, New York City, New York, USA

Nickname

Ted

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Trivia

Well known old time radio performer on "Suspense".

Worked as an announcer for CBS radio while in his teens.

Known as a witty political satirist on such programs as Jack Paar's show and "That Was the Week That Was" (1962).

Was a part of Orson Welles' Mercury Theater. Debuted on stage in Welles' 1937 production of "Julius Caesar."

A comedy support actor in films who played Jane Russell's suitor in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and Nancy Olson's stingy, mean-spirited pursuer who eventually loses her to Fred MacMurray in The AbsentMinded Professor (1961).

Later tried his hand at TV sitcom writing.

Interviewed in "Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers" by Tom Weaver (McFarland, 2005).