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Carl Betz is a Actor American born on 9 march 1921 at Pittsburgh (USA)

Carl Betz

Carl Betz
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Birth name Carl Lawrence Betz
Nationality USA
Birth 9 march 1921 at Pittsburgh (USA)
Death 18 january 1978 (at 56 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Carl Lawrence Betz (March 9, 1921 – January 18, 1978) was an American stage, film and television actor.

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Betz participated in childhood theatricals and later worked in summer stock. He graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in 1939 and then served in the military. Following military service, he graduated from Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh and made his Broadway debut in 1952. He appeared in the CBS television soap opera, Love of Life, but is best remembered for having played Donna Reed's television husband, Dr. Alex Stone, from 1958 to 1966 in the ABC sitcom, The Donna Reed Show. Between 1967 and 1969, he played defense attorney Clinton Judd in ABC's Judd for the Defense, and won an Emmy Award in 1969 for his work. He died at the age of 56 of lung cancer.

Biography

Betz was married twice and had one child. Betz married actress Lois Harmon on June 20, 1952. They had a son, Richard. They separated in May 1960 and were divorced in 1961. In December 1963, Betz married Gloria Stone Martin, sister of actress Nita Talbot. Through his marriage to Martin, Betz had a stepdaughter named Rio. The couple remained married until Betz's death in 1978.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Carl Betz (14 films)

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Actor

That Lady from Peking, 1h26
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Carl Betz, Nancy Kwan, Sid Melton, Sandy Gore, Ruth Cracknell, Jack Thompson
Roles Max Foster
Rating62% 3.1266553.1266553.1266553.1266553.126655
A defecting Russian diplomat has arranged to meet with author Max Foster in Hong Kong, promising a diary that will tell the truth about Red China. The diplomat is murdered and Foster tries to find the diary, which takes him to Sydney. Chinese, Russian and American spies take after him.
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers, 1h38
Directed by Gary Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Carl Betz, Salome Jens, Denver Pyle
Roles Will MacDonald
Rating53% 2.6871652.6871652.6871652.6871652.687165
Les aventures d'un jeune garçon, plus proche de la nature et des animaux que de sa propre famille...
Killdozer
Killdozer (1974)
, 1h14
Directed by Jerry London
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Actors Clint Walker, Carl Betz, Neville Brand, Robert Urich
Roles Dennis Holvig
Rating50% 2.508112.508112.508112.508112.50811
A meteorite crashes onto the Earth's surface, an island off the coast of Africa. Some hundreds or thousands of years later, after natural forces have buried it and restored the local environment, six construction workers are boated to the island to begin work building an airstrip for an oil drilling company at the crash site, the uninhabited island.
Spinout
Spinout (1966)
, 1h33
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Musical films, Road movies
Actors Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Diane McBain, Jimmy Hawkins, Cecil Kellaway, Una Merkel
Roles Howard Foxhugh
Rating57% 2.8508752.8508752.8508752.8508752.850875
Mike McCoy (Elvis), the lead singer for a traveling band who is also a part-time race car driver, enjoys his carefree single life, which is threatened by three different women who seek to marry him.
Spinout
Spinout (1966)

Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Diane McBain, Deborah Walley, Jack Mullaney, Cecil Kellaway
Roles Howard Foxhugh
Rating57% 2.8508752.8508752.8508752.8508752.850875
Mike Mc Coy est le leader d'un groupe de rock et sa vie change à la rencontre de trois femmes complètement différentes les unes des autres qui le demandent en mariage. Less, la bassiste du groupe, Cynthia, une fille à papa complètement excentrique puis Diana qui écrit des livres sur les hommes entraîneront notre rocker dans les pires fantaisies !
Dangerous Crossing, 1h15
Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Jeanne Crain, Michael Rennie, Mary Anderson, Max Showalter, Carl Betz, Willis Bouchey
Roles John Bowman
Rating68% 3.443693.443693.443693.443693.44369
Attractive newlywed Ruth (Stanton) Bowman (Jeanne Crain) joyously starts a honeymoon cruise to Europe with her husband John (Carl Betz), only to have him go missing shortly after they check into their room on board. Compounding her confusion, Ruth finds that she is registered solo under her maiden name in a different cabin and that none of the crew members who could have seen her husband on the ship remember him. These include the ship's purser, (Gayne Whitman), stewardess Anna Quinn (Mary Anderson), and second officer Jim Logan (Max Showalter). When she talks to the captain (Willis Bouchey), he notices that Ruth isn't even wearing a wedding ring, and the crew begins to suggest that she is mentally unbalanced.
City of Bad Men, 1h22
Directed by Harmon Jones
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Dale Robertson, Jeanne Crain, Richard Boone, Lloyd Bridges, Carl Betz, Carole Mathews
Roles Deputy Phil Ryan
Rating60% 3.0006953.0006953.0006953.0006953.000695
A heavyweight championship fight between James J. Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons is coming to Carson City, Nevada at exactly the same time outlaw Brett Stanton and brother Gar return to town.
Inferno
Inferno (1953)
, 1h23
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Children's films
Actors Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Larry Keating, Henry Hull, Carl Betz
Roles Lt. Mike Platt
Rating69% 3.490143.490143.490143.490143.49014
During a trip to the Mojave Desert, millionaire Donald Carson III, having broken his leg falling off his horse, has been abandoned and left to die by Geraldine, his adulterous femme fatale wife, and mining engineer Joe Duncan, a man she's known for just a few days.
Powder River
Directed by Louis King
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, Cameron Mitchell, Mae Marsh, Carl Betz, John Dehner
Roles Loney Logan
Rating61% 3.097383.097383.097383.097383.09738
Chino Bullock, un ancien marshal, décide de prendre sa retraite pour chercher de l'or avec son ami Jack Slater. Mais quand ce dernier se fait tuer, Chino reprend du service...
Vicki
Vicki (1953)
, 1h25
Directed by Harry Horner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Jeanne Crain, Jean Peters, Elliott Reid, Richard Boone, Max Showalter, Aaron Spelling
Roles Detective McDonald
Rating64% 3.243213.243213.243213.243213.24321
Vicki Lynn (Jean Peters) is a waitress who is transformed into a fashion model by press agent Steve Christopher (Elliott Reid). When Vicki is murdered, detective Ed Cornell (Richard Boone) tries to blame the crime on Christopher.
Powder River
Directed by Louis King
Genres Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, Cameron Mitchell, Carl Betz, John Dehner, Raymond Greenleaf
Roles Loney Logan
Rating61% 3.097383.097383.097383.097383.09738
Deux amis, Chino Bullock un ancien policier à la retraite et Jack Slater, ont découvert et exploitent un filon d’or grâce auquel ils s’enrichissent. Mais leur fortune attire les truands. Jack est abattu d’une balle dans le dos. Chico accepte de reprendre du service, il est nommé shérif pour rétablir l’ordre dans la ville, mais va aussi assouvir une vengeance personnelle…
O. Henry's Full House, 1h57
Directed by Henry King, Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Jean Negulesco, Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Christmas films, Children's films
Actors Anne Baxter, Jeanne Crain, Farley Granger, Charles Laughton, Oscar Levant, Marilyn Monroe
Roles Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited)
Rating71% 3.593423.593423.593423.593423.59342
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