Acting
Lyle Talbot
- Titles
- 190movies75TV shows
- Career
Active from 1931 to 2025, with a break from 1987 to 2024, busiest in 1934 with 9 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 54top three billing
- Average score
55/100
- Highest rated
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 102 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.7
- Wholesome4.5average 3.3
- Crime4.7average 3.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
- Situational Comedy3.4average 2.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.4
- Psychological3.7, average 5.6
- Melancholy3.1, average 4.7
- Pathos3.9, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 8
- Social Commentary 7
- Underdog Story 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Crime Thriller 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Romantic Drama 3
- Good vs. Evil 3
- Fast-Paced Plot 3
- Nostalgic Charm 3
- Murder Mystery 3
- Character Study 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael WhalenActorMask of the Dragon, Wild Weed, Fingerprints Don't Lie, Highway 13, Parole, Inc., +4 more
Frank McDonaldDirectorSea Tiger, One Body Too Many, Boulder Dam, Gambler's Choice, Murder by an Aristocrat, +3 more
Robert LoweryActorMystery of the Riverboat, Batman and Robin, Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics, Highway 13, She's in the Army, +2 more- SSidney HickoxCinematographerHeat Lightning, A Lost Lady, Love is a Racket, The Law in Her Hands, The Purchase Price, +1 more
Allen JenkinsActorThe Case of the Lucky Legs, The Singing Kid, Havana Widows, Page Miss Glory, Broadway Hostess
Eddie AcuffActorBoulder Dam, What Price Vengeance, The Law in Her Hands, Chick Carter, Detective, She's in the Army
Glenda FarrellActorMary Stevens, M.D., Heat Lightning, Havana Widows, The Law in Her Hands, A Night for Crime
Ann DvorakActorMurder in the Clouds, Heat Lightning, College Coach, Love is a Racket, Stranger in Town
Edward BerndsDirectorJail Busters, Gold Raiders, White Lightning, Calling Homicide, Clipped Wings- GGeorge H. PlymptonWriterThe Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West, Batman and Robin, Atom Man vs. Superman, Chick Carter, Detective, Gunfighters of the Northwest
- HHarry NeumannCinematographerA Shriek in the Night, The Thirteenth Guest, Unholy Love, Calling Homicide, African Treasure
- JJack GreenhalghCinematographerTorture Ship, Mask of the Dragon, Murder Is My Business, Wild Weed, Fingerprints Don't Lie
Movies and TV shows
2572020s
1 title
as Inspector Warren (archival audio) (uncredited)
1980s
7 titles · average score 76
TV show
TV show
TV show · as Cousin Ned
as Dashiell Hammett
TV show · as Johnny Barnes
TV show · as Additional Voices (voice)
1970s
2 titles · average score 44
TV show · as Tom Mills
as French Representative
1960s
18 titles · average score 61
TV show · as Avery Dawson
TV show · as Fred Fox / Lawyer
TV show · as Gov. Carstairs / Horace Bennett
TV show · as Steven Blakely
TV show · as Sheriff
TV show · as Police Lt. Choates
TV show · as Mr. Cheever
TV show · as Gibralter
TV show · as Second Psychiatrist
TV show · as Mr. Stanford / Howard Wilcox
TV show · as George Hausner
TV show · as Alan Crandell
1950s
122 titles · average score 61
as Chief Jensen
TV show · as Michael Garvin Sr.
TV show · as Baylor
as Inspector John
as Barent
as Mr. Elliot, Health Inspector (uncredited)
as Inspector Warren
as Narrator (voice)
as Doc Lockwood
as Sheriff Frank Casey
as Luthor, alias The Atom Man
1940s
44 titles · average score 56
as Commissioner Jim Gordon
as Capt. Hayes
as Garvey Yager
as George Pierce
as Buell Renslow
as Lucky Dorgan
as Chick Carter
as Rudolph Toller
as Jim Davis
as Joe Powell
as George Dickson
as Capt. Robert Owen
1930s
63 titles · average score 57
as Lt. Bob Bennett
as Allen Carick
as Mr. Harry Lacy
as Bill Houston
as "Three-Star" Bob Halsey
as Gale Leland
as Ted Rand
as Don A. Andrews
as Daniel 'Danny' Drew
as Phil Winston
as Eddie Fields