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Lyle Bettger is a Actor American born on 13 february 1915 at Philadelphia (USA)
Lyle Stathem Bettger (February 13, 1915 – September 24, 2003) was a character actor who had roles in Hollywood films and television from the 1950s onward, often portraying villains. One such role was the wrathfully jealous elephant handler Klaus from the Oscar winning film The Greatest Show on Earth (1952).
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Lyle Bettger
Nationality USA
Birth 13 february 1915 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 24 september 2003 (at 88 years) at Atascadero (USA)
Birth 13 february 1915 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 24 september 2003 (at 88 years) at Atascadero (USA)
Lyle Stathem Bettger (February 13, 1915 – September 24, 2003) was a character actor who had roles in Hollywood films and television from the 1950s onward, often portraying villains. One such role was the wrathfully jealous elephant handler Klaus from the Oscar winning film The Greatest Show on Earth (1952).
Biography
He was married to Mary Rolfe (1940–1996) until her death. They had three children: Lyle, Jr., Frank, and Paula. Bettger died on September 24, 2003 in Atascadero, California aged 88. His remains were cremated. He was survived by his children and a sister.Usually with
Filmography of Lyle Bettger (30 films)
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La Classe américaine (1993)
, 1h10Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, Dominique Mézerette
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors John Wayne, Christine Delaroche, Dustin Hoffman, Burt Lancaster, Robert Redford, Marc Cassot
Roles Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating78%
The film begins with the following lines appearing on screen, complete with deliberate spelling mistakes: "Attention! Ce flim n'est pas un flim sur le cyclimse. Merci de votre compréhension." ("Attention! This flim is not a flim about cyclign. Thank you for your understanding.")
La Classe américaine (1992)
, 39minutesDirected by Michel Hazanavicius, Dominique Mézerette
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors John Wayne, Christine Delaroche, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Marc Cassot, Steve McQueen
Roles Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating73%
Diffusé pour les fêtes de fin d'année, ce second détournement (qui fait suite à Derrick contre Superman) est un Ça cartoon déjanté mêlant des séquences originales présenté par Valérie Payet et Philippe Dana à des extraits redoublés de dessins animés avec Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck... et de films avec Steve McQueen, Burt Lancaster, Jack Nicholson, Jean Gabin, etc. Il s'agit du second des trois téléfilms du Grand Détournement.
La Classe américaine (1992)
Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, Dominique Mézerette
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors John Wayne, Christine Delaroche, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Marc Cassot, Paul Newman
Roles Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating78%
George Abitbol, l'homme le plus classe du monde, meurt tragiquement lors d'une croisière. Dans un dernier souffle, il murmure : « Monde de merde ». Pourquoi ? Ces mots intriguent le rédacteur en chef d'un quotidien américain. Il dépêche ses trois meilleurs enquêteurs : Dave, Peter et Steven (prononcer « Pétère et Stéveune ») pour éclaircir ce mystère...
The Seven Minutes (1971)
, 1h55Directed by Russ Meyer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Erotic
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about pornography
Actors Wayne E. Maunder, Marianne McAndrew, Philip Carey, Edy Williams, Jay C. Flippen, David Brian
Roles Frank Griffith
Rating55%
After a teenager who purchased the erotic novel The Seven Minutes is charged with rape, an
The Hawaiians (1970)
, 2h14Directed by Tom Gries
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Charlton Heston, Geraldine Chaplin, Mako Iwamatsu, Bette Midler, John Phillip Law, Alec McCowen
Roles Janders
Rating60%
The story begins forty years after the events depicted in the original Hawaii, as a new generation of Americans and Asians must deal with a changing island and world; one of them is a sea captain.
Impasse (1969)
, 1h40Directed by Richard Benedict
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Heist films
Actors Burt Reynolds, Anne Francis, Vic Díaz, Lyle Bettger, Jeff Corey, Rodolfo Acosta
Roles Hansen
Rating51%
Pat Morrison (Reynolds) runs a shady salvage operation in Manila. His latest scheme involves finding $3 million worth of gold bars hidden by the military during World War II. To this end, he needs the help of several former soldiers who were present when the gold was hidden. The first is Jesus (Vic Diaz), a Filipino muslim and Morrison's business associate. The second is Draco (Rodolfo Acosta), a hard-drinking, hot-tempered Apache living on an Indian reservation who answers Morrison's telegram with the promise of finding a wartime lover named Maria Bonita.
The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)
, 1h27Directed by Michael Moore, Michael D. Moore
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Musical, Crime, Western
Themes Spy films, Musical films
Actors Ben Cooper, Joan Freeman, Lyle Bettger, Douglas Kennedy, John Doucette, Frank Hagney
Roles Charlie
Rating43%
Alors que les Confédérés sont sur le point de perdre la guerre de Sécession, les espions sudistes Johnny Banner et Steve Menlo, respectivement déguisés en chanteur-guitariste et en vendeur d'élixirs, sont envoyés à San Francisco pour voler une cargaison d'or afin de renflouer les caisses de la Confédération.
Return of the Gunfighter (1967)
, 1h38Directed by James Neilson
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Robert Taylor, Chad Everett, Ana Martin, John Davis Chandler, Ana Martín, Michael Pate
Roles Clay Sutton
Rating63%
An old gunslinger Ben Wyatt (Taylor) is released from prison after five years. He meets Lee Sutton (Chad Everett), who is on the run for killing a man in a gunfight. Wyatt finds that his close friends the Domingos have been killed. He takes Sutton, who is weak from being wounded in the gunfight, to find Anisa Domingo (Ana Martin), the daughter of Wyatt's slain friends. Wyatt agrees to let Anisa help him find her parent's killers.
Nevada Smith (1966)
, 2h8Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Films about animals, Assassinat, Films about snakes, Reptile
Actors Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, John Arthur Kennedy, Suzanne Pleshette, Raf Vallone
Roles Jack Rudabough
Rating68%
In the West of the 1890s, a trio of outlaws, Bill Bowdre (Arthur Kennedy), Jesse Coe (Martin Landau) and Tom Fitch (Karl Malden), robs, tortures and brutally kills the white father and Indian mother of young Max Sand (Steve McQueen). Max sets out to avenge their deaths. Fitch keeps a tobacco pouch made from the breast of Max's mother, that contains a piece of beaded deerskin from her shirt. Max uses this clue to help him find the men.
Johnny Reno (1966)
, 1h23Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Dana Andrews, Jane Russell, Lon Chaney, Jr., John Agar, Lyle Bettger, Tom Drake
Roles Jess Yates
Rating57%
The film features Dana Andrews, Jane Russell, and Lon Chaney, Jr., and involves a frontier marshal (Andrews) who finds himself desperately trying to stop a man he had brought to jail from being lynched by the furious townspeople.
Town Tamer (1965)
, 1h29Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Dana Andrews, Terry Moore, Pat O'Brien, Lon Chaney, Jr., Bruce Cabot, Lyle Bettger
Roles Lee Ring
Rating57%
En 1879, Condor, patron des tripots, engage un tueur pour éliminer Tom Rosser, shérif d'une petite ville du Kansas. Mais l'assassin rate sa cible et tue la femme de Rosser. Bien décidé à prendre sa revanche, le shérif démissionne de ses fonctions et part à la recherche de Condor. Mais au même moment, le maire et le médecin lui demandent de débarrasser la ville des hors-la-loi...
Guns of the Timberland (1960)
, 1h31Directed by Robert D. Webb
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Alan Ladd, Jeanne Crain, Gilbert Roland, Frankie Avalon, Lyle Bettger, Noah Beery, Jr
Roles Clay Bell
Rating55%
Logger Jim Hadley (Alan Ladd) and his lumberjack crew are looking for new forest to cut. They locate a prime prospect outside the town of Deep Wells. The residents of Deep Wells led by Laura Riley (Jeanne Crain) are opposed to the felling of the trees, believing that losing them would cause mudslides during the heavy rains. Conflict between the town's residents and the loggers is inevitable.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
, 2h2Directed by John Sturges, Gary Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Lyle Bettger
Roles Ike Clanton
Rating70%
In Fort Griffin, Texas, Ed Bailey (Lee Van Cleef) comes looking to avenge the death of his brother at the hands of gunslinger John H. "Doc" Holliday (Kirk Douglas). Seeing him in a bar, Holliday's girl, Kate Fisher (Jo Van Fleet), returns to Holliday's room, where the two argue—while Holliday throws knives at the wall—once she brings up Holliday's once-prominent family. At the same time, well-known marshal Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) arrives in Fort Griffin thinking he will take outlaws Ike Clanton (Lyle Bettger) and Johnny Ringo (John Ireland) into custody, but instead finds out that the local sheriff, Cotton Wilson (Frank Faylen), released them despite the outstanding warrants for their arrest. Holliday refuses to help the lawman, holding a grudge against Wyatt's brother, Morgan. Holliday kills Bailey with a knife-throw when Bailey attempts to shoot him in the back. Holliday is arrested for murder, though Wyatt and Kate allow him to escape from a lynch mob.
The Lone Ranger (1956)
, 1h26Directed by Lesley Selander, Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Superhero films
Actors Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Lyle Bettger, Beverly Washburn, Perry Lopez, Robert J. Wilke
Roles Reece Kilgore
Rating64%
Set in the American Southwest, the territorial governor enlists the help of the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on white settlers by Indians who ride with saddles. Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore (Lyle Bettger) wants to expand his land to include Spirit Mountain, which is sacred to the local tribes. The Lone Ranger realizes these events are related to encourage a war between settlers and natives to scare settlers away so they will not discover the rich silver deposits on Spirit Mountain.
The Sea Chase (1955)
, 1h57Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, La bataille de l'Atlantique, Political films
Actors John Wayne, Lana Turner, David Farrar, Lyle Bettger, Tab Hunter, James Arness
Roles Chief Officer Kirchner
Rating63%
Captain Karl Ehrlich (John Wayne) is the master of the elderly German steam freighter Ergenstrasse, in port at Sydney, Australia on the eve of the Second World War. Ehrlich is depicted as a patriot, a former career naval officer who lost his rank and position after falling out of favour with the current regime and refusing to support the Nazi Party. As his ship prepares for sea (or to be interned if war is declared) he meets with an old friend, British Commander Jeff Napier (David Farrar) and his fiancée Elsa Keller (Lana Turner).