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Carl Betz
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 56
Also known asCarl Lawrence BetzGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/03/1921Born inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USADied18/01/1978 (aged 56)Died inLos AngelesCauselung cancerWikidataQ1037071 ↗TMDb#93799 ↗

Carl Lawrence Betz was an American stage, film, and television actor. He appeared in a variety of television series, including the CBS soap opera Love of Life; he is best remembered for playing Donna Reed's television husband, Dr. Alex Stone, from 1958 to 1966 in the ABC sitcom The Donna Reed Show. Then between 1967 and 1969, Betz played defense attorney Clinton Judd in ABC's courtroom drama Judd, for the Defense, winning an Emmy Award in 1969 for his work on that series.

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Filmography43 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries—56
1977Kingston: ConfidentialSeries—56
1976Quincy, M.E.SeriesAttorney Paul Barkley55
1976Brinks: The Great RobberyMoviePaul Jackson55
1975Starsky & HutchSeriesFather Ignatius54
1975Matt HelmSeriesPurcell54
1975S.W.A.T.Series—54
1975The Daughters of Joshua Cabe ReturnMovieWill54
1975The Boy Who Talked to BadgersMovieWill MacDonald54
1975That Lady from PekingMovieMax Foster54
1974KilldozerMovieDennis Holvig53
1973Police StorySeries—52
1973Barnaby JonesSeriesMarshall Briggs52
1973The New Perry MasonSeriesClinton Exeter52
1973The MagicianSeriesPaul Ryerson52
1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeriesJeff Williams51
1971CannonSeries—50
1971The Deadly DreamMovieDr. Howard Geary50
1970Night GallerySeriesDr. Max Redford (segment "The Dead Man")49
1969Love, American StyleSeriesJohn Fillmore48
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.SeriesDr. Simon Bryant48
1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsSeriesVictor Garner48
1969The MonkMovieDanny Gouzenko48
1968The Mod SquadSeries—47
1967Judd, for the DefenseSeriesClinton Judd46
1967IronsideSeriesJason Banning46
1966Mission: ImpossibleSeriesGeneral Yuri Kozani45
1966SpinoutMovieHoward Foxhugh45
1966Felony SquadSeries—45
1965The F.B.I.SeriesMartin Ashton44
1958The Donna Reed ShowSeriesAlex Stone37
1957Perry MasonSeriesDr. Chandler36
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesStore Detective34
1955GunsmokeSeriesNate Timble34
1955The MillionaireSeriesMiller34
1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeriesWill MacDonald33
1953Dangerous CrossingMovieJohn Bowman32
1953VickiMovieDetective McDonald32
1953InfernoMovieLt. Mike Platt32
1953Powder RiverMovieLoney Logan32
1952O. Henry's Full HouseMovieJimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)31
1952O. Henry's Full HouseMovieJimmie Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)31
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries—29