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Lyle Bettger

Acting

Born February 13, 1915 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Died September 24, 2003

Also known as Lyle Stathem Bettger

Biography

Lyle Stathem Bettger was an American character actor who had roles in Hollywood films and television from the 1950s onward, often portraying villains. One such role was the wrathfully jealous elephant handler Klaus from the Oscar-winning film The Greatest Show on Earth (1952).

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Filmography35 titles

The Court of Last Resort

1957as Sam Larsen

Combat!

1962as Capt. Brauer

The Time Tunnel

1966as Maj. Hoffman

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Jonathan Kaye

Rawhide

1959as Richard Whiting

The Rifleman

1958

Police Story

1973

Daniel Boone

1964as Lehman Henderson

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957as Ike Clanton

All I Desire

1953as Dutch Heineman

No Man of Her Own

1950as Stephen Morley

Mannix

1967

Nevada Smith

1966as Jack Rudabough

Laramie

1959

Gunsmoke

1955as Polk

Lux Video Theatre

1950as Joe

Johnny Reno

1966as Jess Yates

The Deputy

1959as Aces Thompson

Union Station

1950as Joe Beacom

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952as Klaus

Hurricane Smith

1952as Clobb

The Lone Ranger

1956as Reece Kilgore

Guns of the Timberland

1960as Clay Bell

The Sea Chase

1955as Chief Officer Kirchner

Destry

1954as Phil Decker

Return of the Gunfighter

1967as Clay Sutton

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

Drums Across the River

1954as Frank Walker

Cimarron Strip

1967

Denver and Rio Grande

1952as Johnny Buff

The Hawaiians

1970as Janders

Impasse

1969as Hansen

The Fastest Guitar Alive

1967as Charlie

Carnival Story

1954as Frank Colloni

Dear Brat

1951as Baxter