From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lyle Talbot (born Lisle Henderson, February 8, 1902 – March 2, 1996) was an American actor on stage and screen, known for his career in film from 1931 to 1960 and for his appearances on television in the 1950s and 1960s. He played Ozzie Nelson's friend and neighbor, Joe Randolph, for ten years in the ABC situation comedy The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. He began his movie career under contract with Warner Brothers in the early days of sound film. He appeared in more than 150 films, first as a young matinee idol and later as a character actor and star of many B movies. He was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild and later served on its board. Talbot's long career as an actor is recounted in a book by his youngest daughter, The New Yorker writer Margaret Talbot, entitled The Entertainer: Movies, Magic and My Father's Twentieth Century (Riverhead Books 2012). Most notable among Talbot's film work were his appearances in Three on a Match and 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (both 1932). He played a star running back in College Coach (1933) with Pat O'Brien and Dick Powell, romanced opera singer Grace Moore in One Night of Love in 1934, and pursued Mae West in Go West, Young Man (1936). He was a gangster in Ladies They Talk About and Heat Lightning and a doctor kicking a drinking habit in Mandalay. He co-starred with Pat O'Brien in Oil for the Lamps of China (1935). He appeared opposite Ann Dvorak, Carole Lombard, Barbara Stanwyck, Mary Astor, Ginger Rogers, Loretta Young and Shirley Temple, as well as sharing the screen with Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy and Tyrone Power. Overall, Talbot appeared in some 150 movies.
Known For
| Birth Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1902-02-08 |
| Died | 1996-03-02 |
Movies
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2015
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
as Himself
1996
Inside the Dream Factory
as Self
1995
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
as Self / Commissioner Gordon (archive footage)
1989
1986
That's Dancing!
as Self
1985
Current Affairs: The Case of Dashiell Hammett
as Dashiell Hammett
1982
Sonic Boom
as French Representative
1974
Plan 9 from Outer Space
as General Roberts
1959
City of Fear
as Chief Jensen
1959
The Hot Angel
as Van Richards
1958
High School Confidential!
as William Remington Kane
1958
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Leonardo, Prosecuting Attorney
1958
God Is My Partner
as Dr. Warburton, Psychiatrist
1957
Guns Don't Argue
as Dr. William Guellfe, Plastic Surgeon
1957
The Great Man
as Harry Connors
1956
Calling Homicide
as Tony Fuller
1956
Sudden Danger
as Harry Woodruff
1955
Jail Busters
as Cy Bowman
1955
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
1954
The Steel Cage
as Square, Convict, segment "The Hostages"
1954
Tobor the Great
as An Admiral
1954
The Desperado
as Judge
1954
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
as Capt. Pace
1954
The Mad Magician
as Program Hawker (uncredited)
1954
Jail Bait
as Inspector John
1954
Gunfighters of the Northwest
as Inspector Wheeler
1954
So You Want to Be Your Own Boss
as Mr. Elliot, Health Inspector (uncredited)
1954
Trader Tom of the China Seas
as Barent
1954
1954
Tumbleweed
as Weber
1953
Six Gun Decision
as Blackburn
1953
Clipped Wings
as Captain Blair
1953
Mesa of Lost Women
as Narrator (voice)
1953
Glen or Glenda
as Inspector Warren
1953
White Lightning
as Rocky Gibraltar
1953
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
as Major Gerald Curwin
1953
Star of Texas
as Telegraph Operator
1953
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
as Bart Miller
1952
The Pathfinder
as British Ship Captain
1952
Wyoming Roundup
as Franklin
1952
Son of Geronimo
as Col. Foster [Chs.5-6]
1952
Desperadoes' Outpost
as Walter Fleming
1952
The Old West
as Doc Lockwood
1952
Feudin' Fools
as Big Jim, bank robbery leader
1952
Untamed Women
as Col. Loring
1952
Montana Incident
as Mooney
1952
Sea Tiger
as Mr. Williams, Insurance Man
1952
African Treasure
as Roy DeHaven, alias Pat Gilroy
1952
Outlaw Women
as Judge Roger Dixon
1952
With a Song in My Heart
as Radio station director
1952
Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics
as Mr. Casey
1952
Texas City
as Captain Hamilton
1952
Purple Heart Diary
as Maj. Green
1951
Jungle Manhunt
as Dr. Mitchell Heller
1951
Gold Raiders
as Taggart
1951
Varieties on Parade
as Himself
1951
Hurricane Island
as Doctor (uncredited)
1951
The Scarf
as City Detective
1951
Man from Sonora
as Sheriff Frank Casey
1951
Mask of the Dragon
as Police Lt. Ralph McLaughlin
1951
Fury of the Congo
as Grant
1951
Fingerprints Don't Lie
as Police Lt. Grayson
1951
Abilene Trail
as Dr. Martin
1951
Blue Blood
as Teasdale
1951
Colorado Ambush
as Sheriff Ed Lowery
1951
The Du Pont Story
as Eugene du Pont
1950
Revenue Agent
as Augustus 'Gus' King
1950
One Too Many
as Mr. Boyer
1950
The Jackpot
as Fred Burns
1950
Cherokee Uprising
as Chief Marshal
1950
Border Rangers
as Ranger Captain McLain
1950
Big Timber
as Logger #1
1950
Triple Trouble
as Prison Yard Guard
1950
Atom Man vs. Superman
as Luthor, alias The Atom Man
1950
Federal Man
as Agent Johnson
1950
Lucky Losers
as Bruce McDermott
1950
Champagne for Caesar
as Executive No. 2
1950
Johnny One-Eye
as Official from District Attorney's Office
1950
Everybody's Dancin'
as Contractor
1950
The Daltons' Women
as Jim Thorne
1950
Wild Weed
as Capt. Hayes
1949
Ringside
as Radio Announcer
1949
Batman and Robin
as Commissioner Jim Gordon
1949
Sky Dragon
as Andrew J. Barrett
1949
The Mutineers
as Capt. Jim Duncan
1949
Fighting Fools
as Blinky Harris
1949
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
as Lt. Muldoon
1949
Highway 13
as Company Detective
1948
Shep Comes Home
as Dr. Wilson
1948
Quick on the Trigger
as Garvey Yager
1948
Parole, Inc.
as Police Commissioner Hughes
1948
Appointment with Murder
as Fred Muller
1948
Thunder in the Pines
as Nick Roulade
1948
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
as Henerson
1948
The Vicious Circle
as Miller
1948
Devil's Cargo
as Johnny Morello
1948
Danger Street
as Charles Johnson
1947
The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West
as George Pierce
1947
North of the Border
as Sgt. Jack Craig
1946
Chick Carter, Detective
as Chick Carter
1946
Strange Impersonation
as Insp. Malloy, chief interrogator
1946
Song of Arizona
as King Blaine
1946
Murder Is My Business
as Buell Renslow
1946
Gun Town
as Lucky Dorgan
1946
One Body Too Many
as Jim Davis
1944
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Rudolph Toller
1944
Trail to Gunsight
as U. S. Marshal Bill Hollister
1944
Dixie Jamboree
as Anthony 'Tony' Sardell
1944
Sensations of 1945
as Randall
1944
Are These Our Parents?
as George Kent
1944
Gambler's Choice
as Yellow Gloves Weldon
1944
The Falcon Out West
as Tex Irwin
1944
Up in Arms
as Sgt. Gelsey
1944
A Night for Crime
as Joe Powell
1943
The Meanest Man in the World
as Bill Potts (uncredited)
1943
Man of Courage
as George Dickson
1943
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Reddy
1942
They Raid by Night
as Capt. Robert Owen
1942
She's in the Army
as Army Capt. Steve Russell
1942
Parole Fixer
as Ross Waring
1940
He Married His Wife
as Paul Hunter
1940
Miracle on Main Street
as Dick Porter
1939
Torture Ship
as Lt. Bob Bennett
1939
Second Fiddle
as Willie Hogger
1939
They Asked For It
as Marty Collins
1939
Forged Passport
as Jack Scott
1939
I Stand Accused
as Charles Eastman
1938
The Arkansas Traveler
as Matt Collins
1938
Gateway
as Henry Porter
1938
One Wild Night
as Singer Martin
1938
Call of The Yukon
as Hugo Henderson
1938
Change of Heart
as Phillip Reeves
1938
Second Honeymoon
as Bob Benton
1937
West Bound Limited
as Dave Tolliver aka Bob Kirk
1937
Three Legionnaires
as Pvt. Jimmy Barton
1937
What Price Vengeance
as 'Dynamite' Hogan / Tom Connors
1937
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
as Bill Peck
1937
Mind Your Own Business
as Crane
1936
Go West Young Man
as Francis X. Harrigan
1936
Trapped by Television
as Fred Dennis
1936
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Dr. Allen Carick
1936
The Law in Her Hands
as Frank Gordon
1936
The Singing Kid
as Bob Carey
1936
Boulder Dam
as Mr. Harry Lacy
1936
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
1935
Broadway Hostess
as Lucky Lorimer
1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Dr. Robert Doray
1935
Page Miss Glory
as Slattery
1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Jim
1935
Chinatown Squad
as Ted Lacey
1935
It Happened in New York
as Charley Barnes
1935
While the Patient Slept
as Ross Lonergan
1935
Red Hot Tires
as Wallace Storm
1935
Our Little Girl
as Rolfe Brent
1935
The Secret Bride
as Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1934
Murder in the Clouds
as Bob 'Three Star' Halsey
1934
A Lost Lady
as Neil
1934
The Dragon Murder Case
as Gale Leland
1934
One Night of Love
as Bill Houston
1934
Return of the Terror
as Dr. Leonard Goodman
1934
Fog Over Frisco
as Spencer Carlton
1934
Registered Nurse
as Dr. Greg Connolly
1934
And She Learned About Dames
as Himself
1934
Heat Lightning
as Jeff
1934
Mandalay
as Dr. Gregory Burton
1934
Havana Widows
as Bob Jones
1933
College Coach
as Buck Weaver
1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Don A. Andrews
1933
A Shriek in the Night
as Ted Rand
1933
She Had to Say Yes
as Daniel 'Danny' Drew
1933
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Doc
1933
42nd Street
as Geoffrey Warning (voice) (uncredited)
1933
Girl Missing
as Raymond Fox
1933
The 42nd Street Special
as Self (uncredited)
1933
Ladies They Talk About
as Don
1933
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Bud Saunders
1932
No More Orchids
as Tony Gage
1932
Three on a Match
as Michael Loftus
1932
Big City Blues
as Len 'Lenny' Sully
1932
Klondike
as Robert Cromwell
1932
The Thirteenth Guest
as Phil Winston
1932
The Purchase Price
as Eddie Fields
1932
Love Is a Racket
as Edward Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw
1932
Unholy Love
as Dr. Jerome Preston 'Jerry' Gregory
1932
Miss Pinkerton
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
1932
The Clyde Mystery
as Police Capt. Dick Rugg (as Lysle Talbot)
1931
Stranger in Town
as Ed Brice
1931
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