Lyle Bettger (1915–2003)

Actor

Handsome, blond-haired, steely-eyed villain in many film Westerns. He was never the grizzled outlaw...

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

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Filmography

Known For

The Greatest Show on Earth Klaus (1952)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Ike Clanton (1957)
Destry Decker (1954)
Known For

Union Station Joe Beacom (1950)
Actor

M Station: Hawaii Admiral Lincoln (1980)
Hawaii Five-O Jonathan Kaye (1969-1980)
Barnaby Jones Capt. Groden (1979)
Police Story Commander Tully (1973-1975)
This Is the Life Professor Adams (1971-1973)
Ironside Louis Blaine (1973)
Mannix Julian Mallory (1972)
NET Playhouse James Mackay (1972)
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury Leighton Willard (1972)
The Seven Minutes Frank Griffith (1971)
Insight Art Kruger (1971)
The Virginian Seth Wheeler (1970)
The Hawaiians Janders (1970)
Impasse Hansen (1969)
The Outcasts Sheriff (1969)
Daniel Boone Joseph Montgomery (1967-1969)
Cimarron Strip Tate (1967)
The Fastest Guitar Alive Charlie (1967)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Dr. King (1967)
The Time Tunnel Maj. Hoffman (1966)
Return of the Gunfighter Clay Sutton (1966)
Bonanza Jed Ferguson (1962-1966)
Nevada Smith Jack Rudabough (1966)
Johnny Reno Mayor Jess Yates (1966)
Blue Light The Colonel (1966)
A Man Called Shenandoah Sheriff (1966)
Town Tamer Lee Ring aka Marshal Les Parker (1965)
Burke's Law Captain Donahue (1965)
Mr. Novak Brigham (1965)
Combat! Capt. Brauer (1964)
Gunsmoke Polk (1964)
Rawhide Richard Whiting (1960-1964)
Kraft Suspense Theatre Ted Johnson (1964)
Death Valley Days Major Ben Roberts (1964)
Grindl Norman (1963)
Laramie Leland Emory (1959-1962)
The Rifleman Holt Coyle (1959-1962)
Tales of Wells Fargo John Wesley Hardin (1957-1961)
The Tall Man Vince Ober (1961)
The Law and Mr. Jones Duff McIntyre (1961)
Grand Jury Harry Driscoll (1959-1960)
The Deputy Aces Thompson (1960)
Guns of the Timberland Clay Bell (1960)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Phil Ross (1960)
Law of the Plainsman Sheriff Max Chaffee (1959)
Zane Grey Theatre U.S. Marshal John Welker (1958-1959)
The Magical World of Disney Al Barko (1959)
Pursuit Police captain (1958)
The Court of Last Resort Sam Larsen (1957-1958)
Wagon Train Joe Trumbell (1958)
Official Detective Harry Driscoll (1958)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Ike Clanton (1957)
The Ford Television Theatre Simon (1955-1957)
The 20th Century-Fox Hour Marshal Mark Strett (1957)
Showdown at Abilene Dave Mosely (1956)
Warner Brothers Presents Harry Parker (1956)
Schlitz Playhouse Sheriff Matt Saver (1956)
TV Reader's Digest Lester Miller (1956)
The Lone Ranger Reece Kilgore (1956)
Lux Video Theatre Joe (1955)
The Sea Chase Chief Officer Kirchner (1955)
Destry Decker (1954)
Drums Across the River Frank Walker (1954)
Carnival Story Frank Colloni (1954)
Forbidden Justin (1953)
All I Desire Dutch Heinemann (1953)
The Great Sioux Uprising Stephen Cook (1953)
The Vanquished Roger Hale (1953)
Hurricane Smith Clobb (1952)
Denver & Rio Grande Johnny Buff (1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth Klaus (1952)
Dear Brat Mr.Baxter (1951)
The First Legion Dr. Peter Morrell (1951)
Union Station Joe Beacom (1950)
Actor

No Man of Her Own Stephen Morley (1950)
Archive footage

NCIS (2005)
Gundown at Sandoval (1961)

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Trivia

The son of Franklin Bettger, a third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals.

[about his constantly being cast in films as the villain] It was tough being a dad at that time. I remember my two sons, then seven and eight, accompanying their mom to one of my movies. I was, of course, the villain, and near the end where you have...