Lyle Bettger
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 13, 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Died
- September 24, 2003
- Movies
- 29
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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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 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 | Al Barko |
| 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 Heineman |
| 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 |
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