Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger

ACTOR

Handsome, blond-haired, steely-eyed villain in many film Westerns. He was never the grizzled outlaw, covered in trail dust. No, he was the immaculate-looking, "respectable" (but two-faced) dandy in silk damask vest, often puffing suavely on a cheroot, whose ashes he then might contemptuously flick in the hero's face. He could confront an antagonist wearing a wry smile, even while neatly inserting his dirk between the latter's ribs. One wonders why Bettger, with his Aryan looks and menacing sneer, never became typecast as the stereotypical Nazi SS officer or Gestapo interrogator. (Perhaps the man was just fortunate in that regard.)
  • When was
    Lyle Bettger born?

    Lyle Bettger was born on Saturday, February 13, 1915

  • Where was
    Lyle Bettger born?

    Lyle Bettger was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

  • How old was
    Lyle Bettger when they died?

    Lyle Bettger was 89

  • When did Lyle Bettger die?

    Lyle Bettger died on
    Wednesday, September 24, 2003

  • How tall is Lyle Bettger?

    Lyle Bettger is 6'(1.83m)


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