Lyle Bettger
Birthday
1915/02/13
Day of death
2003/09/24 (88 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Also know as
Lyle Stathem Bettger
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...Read more
Acting
(1966) Nevada Smith
as Jack Rudabough
(1957) Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Ike Clanton
(1952) The Greatest Show on Earth
as Klaus
(1953) Forbidden
as Justin Keit
(1950) No Man of Her Own
as Stephen Morley
(1955) The Sea Chase
as Chief Officer Kirchner
(1950) Union Station
as Joe Beacom
(1953) The Vanquished
as Roger Hale
(1954) Carnival Story
as Frank Colloni
(1953) All I Desire
as Dutch Heinemann
(1954) Destry
as Phil Decker
(1970) The Hawaiians
as Janders
(1967) The Fastest Guitar Alive
as Charlie
(1966) Johnny Reno
as Jess Yates
(1969) Impasse
as Hansen
(1956) The Lone Ranger
as Reece Kilgore
(1954) Drums Across the River
as Frank Walker
(1953) The Great Sioux Uprising
as Stephen Cook
(1956) Showdown at Abilene
as Dave Mosely
(1952) Denver and Rio Grande
as Johnny Buff
(1951) Dear Brat
as Baxter
(1967) Return of the Gunfighter
as Clay Sutton
(1960) Guns of the Timberland
as Clay Bell
(1951) The First Legion
as Dr. Peter Morrell
(1965) Town Tamer
as Lee Ring
(1952) Hurricane Smith
as Clobb
(1980) M Station: Hawaii
as Adm. Lincoln
(1959) Gundown at Sandoval
as ---
(1993) La Classe américaine
as Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1966) The Time Tunnel
as Maj. Hoffman
(1963) Burke's Law
as Captain Donahue
(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Ted Johnson
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as Otis Klepper
(1967) Mannix
as ---
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Polk
(1962) Combat!
as Capt. Brauer
(1960) The Tall Man
as ---
(1959) Rawhide
as Major Victor Darius
(1967) Cimarron Strip
as ---
(1973) Police Story
as ---
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Lehman Henderson
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Joe
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Sheriff Matt Saver
(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour
as ---
(1963) Grindl
as ---
(1958) The Rifleman
as ---
(1959) Laramie
as ---
(1963) Mr. Novak
as Brigham
(1959) Law of the Plainsman
as Sheriff Max Chaffee
(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff Griff Evans
(1957) The Court of Last Resort
as Sam Larsen
(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Phil Ross
(1966) Blue Light
as ---
(1959) The Deputy
as Aces Thompson
(1959) Rawhide
as Dan Madox
(1959) Rawhide
as Richard Whiting
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Self - Host
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Sartain
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as Jonathan Kaye
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as Malcolm Rhodes
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Fleming
(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as U.S. Marshal John Welker
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as General Dexter
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Joseph Montgomery
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as Karl Norton