Lyle Bettger

Actor

Born: February 13, 1915
Died: September 24, 2003 (age 88)
From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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…

Filmography (29)

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