Personal Info
Known Credits
29
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1915-02-13 (110 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Also Known For
Lyle Stathem Bettger
Lyle 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 ...
Acting
1993 --
La Classe américaine
| Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980 --
M Station: Hawaii
| Adm. Lincoln
1970 --
The Hawaiians
| Janders
1969 --
Impasse
| Hansen
1967 --
The Fastest Guitar Alive
| Charlie
1967 --
Return of the Gunfighter
| Clay Sutton
1966 --
Nevada Smith
| Jack Rudabough
1966 --
Johnny Reno
| Jess Yates
1965 --
Town Tamer
| Lee Ring
1960 --
Guns of the Timberland
| Clay Bell
1959 --
Gundown at Sandoval
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1957 --
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
| Ike Clanton
1956 --
Showdown at Abilene
| Dave Mosely
1956 --
The Lone Ranger
| Reece Kilgore
1955 --
The Sea Chase
| Chief Officer Kirchner
1954 --
Destry
| Phil Decker
1954 --
Drums Across the River
| Frank Walker
1954 --
Carnival Story
| Frank Colloni
1953 --
Forbidden
| Justin Keit
1953 --
The Great Sioux Uprising
| Stephen Cook
1953 --
All I Desire
| Dutch Heinemann
1953 --
The Vanquished
| Roger Hale
1952 --
Hurricane Smith
| Clobb
1952 --
Denver and Rio Grande
| Johnny Buff
1952 --
The Greatest Show on Earth
| Klaus
1951 --
Dear Brat
| Baxter
1951 --
The First Legion
| Dr. Peter Morrell
1950 --
Union Station
| Joe Beacom
1950 --
No Man of Her Own
| Stephen Morley