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Mannix1967* 6.8
Hawaii Five-O1969* 7.2
The Rifleman1958* 7.1
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956* 6.2
Combat!1962* 7.9
Daniel Boone1964* 7.0
Burke's Law1963* 6.3
Rawhide1959* 7.2
Gunsmoke1955* 6.7
Kraft Suspense Theatre1963* 6.5
Police Story1973* 7.0
Laramie1959* 6.7
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955* 6.0
Mr. Novak1963* 7.3
The DuPont Show with June Allyson1959* 6.8
The Tall Man1960* 6.9
The Time Tunnel1966* 7.7
The Deputy1959* 6.5
Lux Video Theatre1950* 6.7
Law of the Plainsman1959* 7.3
Cimarron Strip1967* 5.7
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957* 7.0
Grindl1963* 6.0
Blue Light1966* 7.0The Court of Last Resort1957* 9.0
The Greatest Show on Earth1952* 6.3
Return of the Gunfighter1967* 6.1
The Sea Chase1955* 6.3
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951* 7.2
Nevada Smith1966* 6.7
The Lone Ranger1956* 6.2
Guns of the Timberland1960* 6.2
Town Tamer1965* 6.8
No Man of Her Own1950* 6.9
Destry1954* 6.1
The Hawaiians1970* 5.5
Union Station1950* 6.5
The Vanquished1953* 4.9
La Classe américaine1993* 7.6
Drums Across the River1954* 5.8
Lyle Bettger
ActingBorn 13 Feb 1915Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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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 …
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Mannix1967* 6.8Hawaii Five-O1969* 7.2The Rifleman1958* 7.1Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956* 6.2Combat!1962* 7.9Daniel Boone1964* 7.0Burke's Law1963* 6.3Rawhide1959* 7.2Gunsmoke1955* 6.7Kraft Suspense Theatre1963* 6.5Police Story1973* 7.0Laramie1959* 6.7The 20th Century Fox Hour1955* 6.0Mr. Novak1963* 7.3The DuPont Show with June Allyson1959* 6.8The Tall Man1960* 6.9The Time Tunnel1966* 7.7The Deputy1959* 6.5Lux Video Theatre1950* 6.7Law of the Plainsman1959* 7.3Cimarron Strip1967* 5.7Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957* 7.0Grindl1963* 6.0Blue Light1966* 7.0The Court of Last Resort1957* 9.0The Greatest Show on Earth1952* 6.3Return of the Gunfighter1967* 6.1The Sea Chase1955* 6.3Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951* 7.2Nevada Smith1966* 6.7The Lone Ranger1956* 6.2Guns of the Timberland1960* 6.2Town Tamer1965* 6.8No Man of Her Own1950* 6.9Destry1954* 6.1The Hawaiians1970* 5.5Union Station1950* 6.5The Vanquished1953* 4.9La Classe américaine1993* 7.6Drums Across the River1954* 5.8Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.