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Matthew Betz (1881–1938)

Actor | Director

Trivia:

Toured in vaudeville and stock before making his film debut in 1921.

Born:

Matthew Von Betz
in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 56) in Sawtelle, California, USA
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1937 Jungle Menace
Inspector Starrett
 
1937 The Law Commands
Frago, lead henchman (as Mathew Betz)
 
1937 The Soldier and the Lady
Chieftain (uncredited)
 
1937 The Man Who Found Himself
Hobo #1 (uncredited)
 
1937 Outcast
Don - Townsman
 
1937 Jail Bait (short)
 
1936 Fury Below
Dorsky
 
1936 Racing Blood
Tex O'Donnell (as Mathew Betz)
 
1936 The Black Coin
Henry Jensen (as Mathew Betz)
 
1936 Florida Special
Herman Weil
 
1936 The Little Red Schoolhouse
Bill, the Tough Hobo (as Mathew Betz)
 
1935 Just My Luck
Doyle
 
1935 The Fighting Coward
Krane (as Mathew Betz)
 
1935 Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Horace Raymore (as Mathew Betz)
 
1935 The Girl Who Came Back
Smoky
 
1935 The E-Flat Man (short)
Hood with Toothache (uncredited)
 
1935 Trails of the Wild
Hunt (as Mathew Betz)
 
1935 Reckless Roads
 
1935 Let 'em Have It
Al Thompson
 
1935 On Probation
Dan
 
1935 Princess O'Hara
Delicatessan Man (uncredited)
 
1935 The Tin Man (short)
Blackie Burke
 
1935 Mississippi
Man at Bar (uncredited)
 
1935 Mutiny Ahead
Dixon
 
1934 Men of the Night
Schmidt
 
1934 The Captain Hates the Sea
Gus (uncredited)
 
1934 The Fighting Rookie
Lewis Cantor
 
1934 Voice in the Night
Henchman Anderson (uncredited)
 
1934 The Countess of Monte Cristo
Rumowski's Valet
 
1934 The House of Rothschild
Prussian Guard (as Mathew Betz)
 
1934 Circus Hoodoo (short)
 
1933 Under Secret Orders
Senor Cevallos
 
1933 Curtain at Eight
'Lovely' Holmes (uncredited)
 
1933 The Big Chance
Flash McQuaid
 
1933 Tarzan the Fearless
Nick Moran
 
1933 I Have Lived
Blackie
 
1933 Knight Duty (short)
The Crook
 
1933 The Woman Who Dared
Racketeer
 
1933 The Whirlwind
Sheriff Tate Hurley
 
1933 Silent Men
Carl Lawler
 
1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum
Hugo
 
1933 State Trooper
Jarvis
 
1933 Via Pony Express
Clem Porter (as Mathew Betz)
 
1933 Child of Manhattan
Chet Watson (uncredited)
 
1933 On Your Guard
The Trustee
 
1932 Hollywood Runaround (short)
 
1932 The Big Flash (short)
Brick Dugan
 
1932 The Western Code
Warden (as Mathew Betz)
 
1932 Gold
Henchman Childress
 
1932 Broadway to Cheyenne
Joe Carter
 
1932 The Hurricane Express
The Engineer Jordan (as Mathew Betz)
 
1932 Speed Madness
Jessin (as Mathew Betz)
 
1932 Alias Mary Smith
Snowy Hoagland
 
1932 Dynamite Denny
Strike Leader
 
1932 Rule 'Em and Weep (short)
 
1932 The Airmail Mystery
Henchman (uncredited)
 
1931 The Wide Open Spaces (short)
Gunman
 
1931 The Fighting Marshal
Red Larkin
 
1931 Battling with Buffalo Bill
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1931 Soul of the Slums
Jim Blake (as Mathew Betz)
 
1931 Side Show
Tom Whalen
 
1931 Julius Sizzer (short)
 
1931 Salvation Nell
Mooney
 
1931 Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (short)
 
1931 The Single Sin
Frank Bowman
 
1930 See America Thirst
Insect McGann
 
1930 Her Man
Red
 
1930 Outside the Law
Mr. Sparks - Stage Manager (uncredited)
 
1930 The Squealer
Red Majors
 
1930 Shooting Straight
Ace Martin/Ed Winters
 
1930 The Big House
Gopher (as Mathew Betz)
 
1929 The Girl in the Glass Cage
'Doc' Striker
 
1929 Girls Gone Wild
Augie Sten
 
1929 Fugitives
Earl Rand
 
1928 Sins of the Fathers
Gus Newman
 
1928 The Wedding March
Schani Eberle - the Butcher
 
1928 The Terror
Joe Connors
 
1928 Telling the World
The Killer
 
1928 The Crimson City
'Dagger' Foo
 
1928 The Big City
Red
 
1928 The Shepherd of the Hills
Wash Gibbs
 
1927 Broadway After Midnight
Quill Burke
 
1927 The Patent Leather Kid
Jake Stuke
 
1926 The Flame of the Yukon
Black Jack Hovey
 
1926 Shipwrecked
Captain Klodel
 
1926 Exquisite Sinner
Gypsy chief
 
1926 Oh What a Nurse!
Captain Ladye Kirby
 
1926 The Little Irish Girl
Jerry Crawford
 
1925 Lights of Old Broadway
'Red' Hawkins
 
1925 The Unholy Three
Detective Regan
 
1925 My Lady's Lips
Eddie Gault
 
1925 White Fang
Frank Wilde
 
1925 The White Desert
Buck Carson
 
1925 The Way of a Girl
Matt
 
1925 The Monster
Det. Jennings
 
1924 The Lighthouse by the Sea
Joe Dagget
 
1924 The Only Woman
Ole Hannson
 
1924 The Family Secret
Crook (uncredited)
 
1924 The Siren of Seville
Pedro
 
1924 Those Who Dance
Joe the Greek
 
1924 Love's Whirlpool
'Pinky' Sellers
 
1924 The Heart Bandit
Monk Hinman
 
1923 Let's Go
'Dip' McGurk
 
1923 Anna Christie
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1923 The Self-Made Wife
Bob
 
1923 Sawdust
Runner Bayne
 
1923 Luck
Fighting Miner
 
1922 My Old Kentucky Home
Steven McKenna
 
1922 Boomerang Bill
Tony the Wop (as Matthew Betts)
 
1921 The Single Track
Mallison (as Matthew Betts)
 
1921 Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Ed Scott (as Matthew Betts)
 
1921 Salvation Nell
Al McGovern
 
1920 The Stealers
Bert Robinson
 
1920 Good References
Kid Whaley (as Matthew L. Betts)
 
1920 Pirate Gold
Harmon
 
1920 High Speed
Kelly (as Matthew L. Betts)
 
1919 Checkers
 
1919 Putting One Over
Giles
 
1917 A Modern Mother Goose (as Matthew von Betz)
 
1915 The Parson of Pine Mountain (short) (as Matthew von Betz)
 
1914 The Motor Buccaneers (short)
John Carling (as M.C. Von Betz)
 
1914 One Wonderful Night
Ferdinand Rossi (as M.C. Von Betz)
 
1914 The Night Hawks (short)
Nichols, the Ward Healer (as M.C. von Betz)
 
1914 Trinkets of Tragedy (short)
Foster (as M.C. von Betz)
 
1914 The Spirit of the Madonna (short)
Factory Worker
 
1914 The Winner (short) (as A. von Betz)
 
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1917 A Modern Mother Goose (as Matthew von Betz / as M.C. Von Betz)
 
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1925 1925 Studio Tour (documentary short)
Himself
 
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1976 It's Showtime (documentary)
Himself - as villian in Rin Tin Tin segment (uncredited)
 
1946 Jungle Terror
Det. Starrett
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage and vaudeville actor.

Alternate Names:

Matthew L. Betts | Matthew Betts | Mathew Betz | Matthew L. Betz | M.C. Von Betz | A. von Betz | M.C. von Betz | Matthew von Betz

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

Toured in vaudeville and stock before making his film debut in 1921. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo