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Carl Betz(1921-1978)

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Carl Betz in The Donna Reed Show (1958)
The Donna Reed Show: Season One
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Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carl Betz formed a repertory theatre company while still in high school, then worked in summer stock. He served in the U.S. Army during the Second World War, then attended Carnegie Tech. Following graduation, he worked as a radio announcer. He made his Broadway debut in "The Long Watch". He was given a contract at Twentieth Century-Fox, and appeared in supporting roles in a number of films before moving into television. After a brief period working in soap operas, he was cast as Dr. Alex Stone on the popular The Donna Reed Show (1958) and spent eight years there. He followed that show with another series, Judd for the Defense (1967), in which he played a masterful attorney. He worked primarily in television, in both guest appearances and TV movies, throughout the Seventies, though he continued to work on stage around the U.S. He fought a gallant fight against early cancer and died in 1978.
BornMarch 9, 1921
DiedJanuary 18, 1978(56)
BornMarch 9, 1921
DiedJanuary 18, 1978(56)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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Carl Betz in McCloud (1970)
Carl Betz, Victor Buono, Bob Crane, Dina Merrill, and Pippa Scott in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Carl Betz and Dina Merrill in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Carl Betz, Victor Buono, Bob Crane, and Dina Merrill in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Carl Betz and Bob Crane in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Carl Betz and Dina Merrill in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Carl Betz and Dina Merrill in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Carl Betz, Richard Kiley, and Joanne Linville in Judd for the Defense (1967)
Carl Betz, Richard Kiley, and Joanne Linville in Judd for the Defense (1967)
Donna Reed and Carl Betz in The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Carl Betz in The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Shelley Fabares, Donna Reed, Carl Betz, and Paul Petersen in The Donna Reed Show (1958)

Known for

Judd for the Defense (1967)
Judd for the Defense
7.8
TV Series
  • Clinton Judd
Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Victoria Carroll, Nancy Czar, Dodie Marshall, Diane McBain, and Deborah Walley in Spinout (1966)
Spinout
5.7
  • Howard Foxhugh
  • 1966
Vicki (1953)
Vicki
6.5
  • Detective McDonald
  • 1953
Birgitta Tolksdorf in Love of Life (1951)
Love of Life
7.7
TV Series
  • Collie Jordan (1954-1955)
  • 1951

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Actor

  • Raymond Burr in Kingston: Confidential (1976)
    Kingston: Confidential
  • Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
    The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy M.E. (1976)
    Quincy M.E.
  • Jo Ann Harris, Shelly Novack, and Robert Stack in Most Wanted (1976)
    Most Wanted
  • Jack Warden in Jigsaw John (1976)
    Jigsaw John
  • Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976)
    Brinks: The Great Robbery
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
  • Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul in Starsky and Hutch (1975)
    Starsky and Hutch
  • Anthony Franciosa and Laraine Stephens in Matt Helm (1975)
    Matt Helm
  • The Meal (1975)
    The Meal
    • (as Mr. Carl Betz)
  • S.W.A.T. (1975)
    S.W.A.T.
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
  • Christian Juttner in The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (1975)
    The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
  • The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return (1975)
    The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
  • James Brolin, Robert Young, and Elena Verdugo in Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
    Marcus Welby, M.D.

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Mike Hammer: A Detective Tail
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Mike Hammer: A Detective Tail
The Donna Reed Show: Season One
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The Donna Reed Show: Season One

Personal details

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    • March 9, 1921
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • January 18, 1978
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(lung cancer)
    • Gloria StoneDecember 14, 1963 - January 18, 1978 (his death)
  • Other works
    (stage) The Long Watch (1952). Comedy. Written by Harvey S. Haislip. Directed by John Larson. Lyceum Theatre: 20 Mar 1952 - 29 Mar 1952 (12 performances). Cast included Carl Betz (as "Lt. Dick Bennett") [only Broadway role]
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    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    Played as a tailback in the 1938 Sugar Bowl of Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) versus Texas Christian University.

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