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Portrait of Lyle Bettger

Acting

Lyle Bettger

Career

Active from 1950 to 1969, busiest in 1953 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for All I Desire
All I Desire
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lyle Bettger Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Cringe Humor
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 7
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Rural Setting 3
  • Melodrama 2
  • Mid-Century Setting 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Period Drama 2
  • Lawlessness 2
  • 1950s 2
  • Crime Investigation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 76
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

as Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

1 title
M Station: Hawaii
M Station: Hawaii (1980)

as Adm. Lincoln

1970s

2 titles · average score 64
Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The Hawaiians
The Hawaiians (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

as Janders

1960s

19 titles · average score 59
Impasse
Impasse (1969)
GoodWatch score 40

as Hansen

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as General Dexter / Dr. Fleming

Return of the Gunfighter
Return of the Gunfighter (1967)
GoodWatch score 58

as Clay Sutton

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

The Fastest Guitar Alive
The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)
GoodWatch score 32

as Charlie

Johnny Reno
Johnny Reno (1966)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jess Yates

The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Maj. Hoffman

Town Tamer
Town Tamer (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lee Ring

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Lehman Henderson / Joseph Montgomery

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Captain Donahue

Combat!
Combat! (1962)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Capt. Brauer

Guns of the Timberland
Guns of the Timberland (1960)
GoodWatch score 39

as Clay Bell

1950s

31 titles · average score 64
The Court of Last Resort
The Court of Last Resort (1957)

TV show · as Sam Larsen

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ike Clanton

The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

as Reece Kilgore

Showdown at Abilene
Showdown at Abilene (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dave Mosely

The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

as Chief Officer Kirchner

Destry
Destry (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Phil Decker

Drums Across the River
Drums Across the River (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Frank Walker

Carnival Story
Carnival Story (1954)
GoodWatch score 41

as Frank Colloni

Forbidden
Forbidden (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Justin Keit

All I Desire
All I Desire (1953)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dutch Heineman

The Great Sioux Uprising
The Great Sioux Uprising (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Stephen Cook

The First Legion
The First Legion (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Peter Morrell