Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger

Acting 1915-02-13 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lyle S. Bettger (February 13, 1915 – September 24, 2003) was a character actor known most for his Hollywood roles from the 1950s, typically portraying villains. He is perhaps most recognisable as the wrathfully jealous elephant handler Klaus from the Oscar winning film The Greatest Show on Earth (1952). Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lyle was the son of Frank Bettger, who was an infielder for the St Louis Cardinals. An enthusiastic fan of cinema, Lyle left school in his late teens with the ambition of becoming an actor. Bettger graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. His theatrical debut was in Brother Rat at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City in 1936. After a period languishing in small-time theatre he landed the lead role in the Broadway production of The Flying Gerardos in 1940. When Paramount sent a talent scout to see the show, Bettger was signed on a three-year contract. Bettger's movie career began when he was cast as the lead in the film noir No Man of Her Own (1950). He soon became a regular on the set of Westerns such as Denver and Rio Grande (1952), The Great Sioux Uprising (1953), Drums Across the River (1954), The Lone Ranger (1956) and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). Lyle developed a reputation for playing the bad guy and excelled in villainous roles such as the menacing Joe Beacom in Union Station (1950) and the cold-blooded Nazi Chief Officer Kirchner in The Sea Chase (1955). Bettger also made many appearances in dramatic roles on television, starring in the 1957 series The Court of Last Resort as well as guesting on Hawaii Five-O, Rawhide, The Rifleman, Bonanza and The Time Tunnel. Lyle was married to Mary Rolfe (1940–1996) until her death. They had three children: Lyle Jr., Frank and Paula. He was also survived by a sister, Lee Morgan. Lyle Bettger died on September 24, 2003 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lyle Bettger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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1993 Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980 Adm. Lincoln
1970 Janders
1969 Hansen
1968 Otis Klepper
1968 Dr. Sartain
1968 Jonathan Kaye
1968 Malcolm Rhodes
1968 Dr. Fleming
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1968 General Dexter
1968 Karl Norton
1967 Charlie
1967 Clay Sutton
1967
1966 Jack Rudabough
1966 Jess Yates
1966 Maj. Hoffman
1966
1965 Lee Ring
1964 Lehman Henderson
1964 Joseph Montgomery
1963 Captain Donahue
1963 Ted Johnson
1963
1963 Brigham
1962 Capt. Brauer
1960 Clay Bell
1959 Major Victor Darius
1959
1959 Sheriff Max Chaffee
1959 Aces Thompson
1959 Dan Madox
1959 Richard Whiting
1957 Ike Clanton
1957 Sam Larsen
1956 Reece Kilgore
1956 Dave Mosely
1956 Sheriff Griff Evans
1956 U.S. Marshal John Welker
1955 Chief Officer Kirchner
1955 Polk
1954 Frank Colloni
1954 Phil Decker
1954 Frank Walker
1953 Justin Keit
1953 Roger Hale
1953 Dutch Heineman
1953 Stephen Cook
1952 Klaus
1952 Johnny Buff
1952 Clobb
1951 Baxter
1951 Dr. Peter Morrell
1951 Sheriff Matt Saver
1951 Self - Host
1950 Stephen Morley
1950 Joe Beacom
1950 Joe