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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 L...
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Nevada Smith
As Jack Rudabough
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
As Ike Clanton
The Greatest Show on Earth
As Klaus
Forbidden
As Justin Keit
No Man of Her Own
As Stephen Morley
The Sea Chase
As Chief Officer Kirchner
Union Station
As Joe Beacom
The Vanquished
As Roger Hale
Carnival Story
As Frank Colloni
All I Desire
As Dutch Heinemann
Destry
As Phil Decker
The Hawaiians
As Janders
The Fastest Guitar Alive
As Charlie
Johnny Reno
As Jess Yates
Impasse
As Hansen
The Lone Ranger
As Reece Kilgore
Drums Across the River
As Frank Walker
The Great Sioux Uprising
As Stephen Cook
Showdown at Abilene
As Dave Mosely
Denver and Rio Grande
As Johnny Buff
Dear Brat
As Baxter
Return of the Gunfighter
As Clay Sutton
Guns of the Timberland
As Clay Bell
The First Legion
As Dr. Peter Morrell
Town Tamer
As Lee Ring
Hurricane Smith
As Clobb
M Station: Hawaii
As Adm. Lincoln
Gundown at Sandoval
La Classe américaine
As Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Time Tunnel
As Maj. Hoffman
Burke's Law
As Captain Donahue
Kraft Suspense Theatre
As Ted Johnson
Hawaii Five-O
As Otis Klepper
Mannix
Gunsmoke
As Polk
Combat!
As Capt. Brauer
The Tall Man
Rawhide
As Major Victor Darius
Cimarron Strip
Police Story
Daniel Boone
As Lehman Henderson
Lux Video Theatre
As Joe
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As Sheriff Matt Saver
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Grindl
The Rifleman
Laramie
Mr. Novak
As Brigham
Law of the Plainsman
As Sheriff Max Chaffee
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As Sheriff Griff Evans
The Court of Last Resort
As Sam Larsen
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
As Phil Ross
Blue Light
The Deputy
As Aces Thompson