Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger

Actor Feb 13 (died age 88) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1950–1993 (43 year career)

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Biography

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, Lyl…

Known For

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Ike Clanton

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

Klaus

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

Jack Rudabough

All I Desire

All I Desire

Dutch Heineman

No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

Stephen Morley

Return of the Gunfighter

Return of the Gunfighter

Clay Sutton

Union Station

Union Station

Joe Beacom

Filmography

Acting (54)

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Movies (29)

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

as Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

M Station: Hawaii

M Station: Hawaii

as Adm. Lincoln

The Hawaiians

The Hawaiians

as Janders

Impasse

Impasse

as Hansen

The Fastest Guitar Alive

The Fastest Guitar Alive

as Charlie

Return of the Gunfighter

Return of the Gunfighter

as Clay Sutton

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

as Jack Rudabough

Johnny Reno

Johnny Reno

as Jess Yates

Town Tamer

Town Tamer

as Lee Ring

Guns of the Timberland

Guns of the Timberland

as Clay Bell

Gundown at Sandoval

Gundown at Sandoval

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Ike Clanton

Showdown at Abilene

Showdown at Abilene

as Dave Mosely

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

as Reece Kilgore

The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase

as Chief Officer Kirchner

Destry

Destry

as Phil Decker

Drums Across the River

Drums Across the River

as Frank Walker

Carnival Story

Carnival Story

as Frank Colloni

Forbidden

Forbidden

as Justin Keit

The Vanquished

The Vanquished

as Roger Hale

All I Desire

All I Desire

as Dutch Heineman

The Great Sioux Uprising

The Great Sioux Uprising

as Stephen Cook

Hurricane Smith

Hurricane Smith

as Clobb

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

as Klaus

Denver and Rio Grande

Denver and Rio Grande

as Johnny Buff

Dear Brat

Dear Brat

as Baxter

The First Legion

The First Legion

as Dr. Peter Morrell

Union Station

Union Station

as Joe Beacom

No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

as Stephen Morley

Television (25)

Police Story

Police Story

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as Otis Klepper

Mannix

Mannix

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel

as Maj. Hoffman

Blue Light

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as Lehman Henderson

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Captain Donahue

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Ted Johnson

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

as Brigham

Grindl

Combat!

Combat!

as Capt. Brauer

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

Rawhide

Rawhide

as Major Victor Darius

Laramie

Laramie

The Deputy

The Deputy

as Aces Thompson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Phil Ross

Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman

as Sheriff Max Chaffee

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

The Court of Last Resort

as Sam Larsen

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff Griff Evans

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Polk

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Sheriff Matt Saver

Lux Video Theatre

as Joe