Deceased

How Did Lyle Bettger Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

Also known asLyle Stathem BettgerGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn13/02/1915Born inPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaDied24/09/2003Died inAtascaderoCausediseaseWikidataQ2008186 ↗TMDb#97657 ↗

Lyle Stathem Bettger was an American 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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Filmography41 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1993	La Classe américaineMovie	Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)	78
1973	Police StorySeries	—	58
1970	The HawaiiansMovie	Janders	55
1969	ImpasseMovie	Hansen	54
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Jonathan Kaye	53
1967	MannixSeries	—	52
1967	Cimarron StripSeries	—	52
1966	The Time TunnelSeries	Maj. Hoffman	51
1966	Nevada SmithMovie	Jack Rudabough	51
1966	Blue LightSeries	—	51
1966	Johnny RenoMovie	Jess Yates	51
1965	Town TamerMovie	Lee Ring	50
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Lehman Henderson	49
1963	Mr. NovakSeries	Brigham	48
1963	Burke's LawSeries	Captain Donahue	48
1963	Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries	Ted Johnson	48
1962	Combat!Series	Capt. Brauer	47
1960	The Tall ManSeries	—	45
1959	RawhideSeries	Richard Whiting	44
1959	LaramieSeries	—	44
1959	Law of the PlainsmanSeries	Sheriff Max Chaffee	44
1959	The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries	Phil Ross	44
1959	The DeputySeries	Aces Thompson	44
1958	The RiflemanSeries	—	43
1957	The Court of Last ResortSeries	Sam Larsen	42
1957	Gunfight at the O.K. CorralMovie	Ike Clanton	42
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Sheriff Griff Evans	41
1956	The Lone RangerMovie	Reece Kilgore	41
1956	Showdown at AbileneMovie	Dave Mosely	41
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Polk	40
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	—	40
1955	The Sea ChaseMovie	Chief Officer Kirchner	40
1954	DestryMovie	Phil Decker	39
1954	Drums Across the RiverMovie	Frank Walker	39
1953	The VanquishedMovie	Roger Hale	38
1953	All I DesireMovie	Dutch Heineman	38
1952	The Greatest Show on EarthMovie	Klaus	37
1952	Denver and Rio GrandeMovie	Johnny Buff	37
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Self - Host	36
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Joe	35
1950	Union StationMovie	Joe Beacom	35