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Lyle Stathem Bettger
Lyle Bettger
Acting
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, Lyle left school in his late teens with the ambition of becoming an actor.
Bettger graduated from the …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
La Classe américaine
as Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
M Station: Hawaii
as Adm. Lincoln
The Hawaiians
as Janders
Impasse
as Hansen
Return of the Gunfighter
as Clay Sutton
The Fastest Guitar Alive
as Charlie
Nevada Smith
as Jack Rudabough
Johnny Reno
as Jess Yates
Town Tamer
as Lee Ring
Guns of the Timberland
as Clay Bell
TV Shows
Police Story
2 ep.
Hawaii Five-O
as Karl Norton · 1 ep.
Mannix
1 ep.
Cimarron Strip
1 ep.
The Time Tunnel
as Maj. Hoffman · 1 ep.
Blue Light
1 ep.
Daniel Boone
as Joseph Montgomery · 1 ep.
Burke's Law
as Captain Donahue · 1 ep.
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Ted Johnson · 1 ep.
Mr. Novak
as Brigham · 1 ep.
