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Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Acting

Born: February 8, 1902Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

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Inspector Warren (archival audio) (uncredited)

2025
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

Himself

1996
Inside the Dream Factory

Inside the Dream Factory

Self

1995
Batmania: From Comics to Screen

Batmania: From Comics to Screen

Self / Commissioner Gordon (archive footage)

1989
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

Pops

1986
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

Self

1985
The Case of Dashiell Hammett

The Case of Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett

1982
Sonic Boom

Sonic Boom

French Representative

1974
Sunrise at Campobello

Sunrise at Campobello

Mr. Brimmer

1960
Around the World with Nellie Bly

Around the World with Nellie Bly

1960
City of Fear

City of Fear

Chief Jensen

1959

The Hot Angel

Van Richards

1958
High School Confidential!

High School Confidential!

William Remington Kane

1958
The Notorious Mr. Monks

The Notorious Mr. Monks

Leonardo, Prosecuting Attorney

1958
Guns Don't Argue

Guns Don't Argue

Dr. William Guellfe, Plastic Surgeon

1957
God Is My Partner

God Is My Partner

Dr. Warburton, Psychiatrist

1957
Plan 9 from Outer Space

Plan 9 from Outer Space

General Roberts

1957
The Great Man

The Great Man

Harry Connors

1956
Calling Homicide

Calling Homicide

Tony Fuller

1956
Sudden Danger

Sudden Danger

Harry Woodruff

1955
Jail Busters

Jail Busters

Cy Bowman

1955
There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

Stage Manager (uncredited)

1954
The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

Square, Convict, segment "The Hostages"

1954
Tobor the Great

Tobor the Great

An Admiral

1954
The Desperado

The Desperado

Judge

1954
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl

Capt. Pace

1954
The Mad Magician

The Mad Magician

Program Hawker (uncredited)

1954
Jail Bait

Jail Bait

Inspector John

1954
Gunfighters of the Northwest

Gunfighters of the Northwest

Inspector Wheeler

1954

So You Want to Be Your Own Boss

Mr. Elliot, Health Inspector (uncredited)

1954
Trader Tom of the China Seas

Trader Tom of the China Seas

Barent

1954
With This Ring

With This Ring

Miller Executive

1954
Tumbleweed

Tumbleweed

Weber

1953
Six Gun Decision

Six Gun Decision

Blackburn

1953
Wings of the Hawk

Wings of the Hawk

1953
Clipped Wings

Clipped Wings

Captain Blair

1953
Mesa of Lost Women

Mesa of Lost Women

Narrator (voice)

1953
Glen or Glenda

Glen or Glenda

Inspector Warren

1953
White Lightning

White Lightning

Rocky Gibraltar

1953
Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Major Gerald Curwin

1953
Star of Texas

Star of Texas

Telegraph Operator

1953
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid

Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid

Bart Miller

1952
The Pathfinder

The Pathfinder

British Ship Captain

1952
Wyoming Roundup

Wyoming Roundup

Franklin

1952
Son of Geronimo

Son of Geronimo

Col. Foster [Chs.5-6]

1952
Desperadoes' Outpost

Desperadoes' Outpost

Walter Fleming

1952
The Old West

The Old West

Doc Lockwood

1952
Feudin' Fools

Feudin' Fools

Big Jim, bank robbery leader

1952
Untamed Women

Untamed Women

Col. Loring

1952
Montana Incident

Montana Incident

Mooney

1952
Sea Tiger

Sea Tiger

Mr. Williams, Insurance Man

1952
African Treasure

African Treasure

Roy DeHaven, alias Pat Gilroy

1952
Outlaw Women

Outlaw Women

Judge Roger Dixon

1952
With a Song in My Heart

With a Song in My Heart

Radio Station Director (uncredited)

1952
Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics

Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics

Mr. Casey

1952
Texas City

Texas City

Captain Hamilton

1952
Purple Heart Diary

Purple Heart Diary

Maj. Green

1951
Jungle Manhunt

Jungle Manhunt

Dr. Mitchell Heller

1951
Gold Raiders

Gold Raiders

Taggart

1951
Varieties on Parade

Varieties on Parade

Himself

1951
Hurricane Island

Hurricane Island

Doctor (uncredited)

1951
The Scarf

The Scarf

City Detective

1951
Man from Sonora

Man from Sonora

Sheriff Frank Casey

1951
Mask of the Dragon

Mask of the Dragon

Police Lt. Ralph McLaughlin

1951
Fury of the Congo

Fury of the Congo

Grant

1951
Fingerprints Don't Lie

Fingerprints Don't Lie

Police Lt. Grayson

1951
Abilene Trail

Abilene Trail

Dr. Martin

1951
Blue Blood

Blue Blood

Teasdale

1951
Colorado Ambush

Colorado Ambush

Sheriff Ed Lowery

1951

The du Pont Story

Eugene du Pont

1950
Revenue Agent

Revenue Agent

Augustus 'Gus' King

1950
One Too Many

One Too Many

Mr. Boyer

1950
The Jackpot

The Jackpot

Fred Burns

1950
Cherokee Uprising

Cherokee Uprising

Chief Marshal

1950
Border Rangers

Border Rangers

Ranger Captain McLain

1950
Big Timber

Big Timber

Logger #1

1950
Triple Trouble

Triple Trouble

Prison Yard Guard

1950
Atom Man vs. Superman

Atom Man vs. Superman

Luthor, alias The Atom Man

1950
Federal Man

Federal Man

Agent Johnson

1950
Lucky Losers

Lucky Losers

Bruce McDermott

1950
Champagne for Caesar

Champagne for Caesar

Executive No. 2

1950
Johnny One-Eye

Johnny One-Eye

Official from District Attorney's Office

1950
Everybody's Dancin'

Everybody's Dancin'

Contractor

1950
The Daltons' Women

The Daltons' Women

Jim Thorne

1950
Wild Weed

Wild Weed

Capt. Hayes

1949
Ringside

Ringside

Radio Announcer

1949
Mississippi Rhythm

Mississippi Rhythm

O'Neill

1949
Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

Commissioner Jim Gordon

1949
Sky Dragon

Sky Dragon

Andrew J. Barrett

1949
The Mutineers

The Mutineers

Capt. Jim Duncan

1949
Fighting Fools

Fighting Fools

Blinky Harris

1949
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

Lt. Muldoon

1949
Highway 13

Highway 13

Company Detective

1948
Shep Comes Home

Shep Comes Home

Dr. Wilson

1948
Quick on the Trigger

Quick on the Trigger

Garvey Yager

1948
Parole, Inc.

Parole, Inc.

Police Commissioner Hughes

1948
Appointment with Murder

Appointment with Murder

Fred Muller

1948
Thunder in the Pines

Thunder in the Pines

Nick Roulade

1948
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

Henerson

1948
The Vicious Circle

The Vicious Circle

Miller

1948
Devil's Cargo

Devil's Cargo

Johnny Morello

1948
Danger Street

Danger Street

Charles Johnson

1947
The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West

The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West

George Pierce

1947
North of the Border

North of the Border

Sgt. Jack Craig

1946
Chick Carter, Detective

Chick Carter, Detective

Chick Carter

1946
Strange Impersonation

Strange Impersonation

Insp. Malloy, chief interrogator

1946
Song of Arizona

Song of Arizona

King Blaine

1946
Murder Is My Business

Murder Is My Business

Buell Renslow

1946
Gun Town

Gun Town

Lucky Dorgan

1946
One Body Too Many

One Body Too Many

Jim Davis

1944
Mystery of the Riverboat

Mystery of the Riverboat

Rudolph Toller

1944
Trail to Gunsight

Trail to Gunsight

U. S. Marshal Bill Hollister

1944
Dixie Jamboree

Dixie Jamboree

Anthony 'Tony' Sardell

1944
Sensations of 1945

Sensations of 1945

Randall

1944

Are These Our Parents?

George Kent

1944
Gambler's Choice

Gambler's Choice

Yellow Gloves Weldon

1944
The Falcon Out West

The Falcon Out West

Tex Irwin

1944
Up in Arms

Up in Arms

Sergeant Gelsey

1944
A Night for Crime

A Night for Crime

Joe Powell

1943
The Meanest Man in the World

The Meanest Man in the World

Bill Potts (uncredited)

1943
Man of Courage

Man of Courage

George Dickson

1943
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

Reddy

1942
They Raid by Night

They Raid by Night

Capt. Robert Owen

1942
She's in the Army

She's in the Army

Army Capt. Steve Russell

1942
Parole Fixer

Parole Fixer

Ross Waring

1940
He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife

Paul Hunter

1940
Miracle on Main Street

Miracle on Main Street

Dick Porter

1939
Torture Ship

Torture Ship

Lt. Bob Bennett

1939
Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

Willie Hogger

1939

They Asked For It

Marty Collins

1939
Forged Passport

Forged Passport

Jack Scott

1939
I Stand Accused

I Stand Accused

Charles Eastman

1938
The Arkansas Traveler

The Arkansas Traveler

Matt Collins

1938
Gateway

Gateway

Henry Porter

1938
One Wild Night

One Wild Night

Singer Martin

1938
Call of The Yukon

Call of The Yukon

Hugo Henderson

1938
Change of Heart

Change of Heart

Phillip Reeves

1938
Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon

Bob Benton

1937
West Bound Limited

West Bound Limited

Dave Tolliver aka Bob Kirk

1937

Three Legionnaires

Pvt. Jimmy Barton

1937
What Price Vengeance

What Price Vengeance

'Dynamite' Hogan / Tom Connors

1937
Affairs of Cappy Ricks

Affairs of Cappy Ricks

Bill Peck

1937
Mind Your Own Business

Mind Your Own Business

Crane

1936
Go West Young Man

Go West Young Man

Francis X. Harrigan

1936
Trapped by Television

Trapped by Television

Fred Dennis

1936
Murder by an Aristocrat

Murder by an Aristocrat

Allen Carick

1936
The Law in Her Hands

The Law in Her Hands

Frank Gordon

1936
The Singing Kid

The Singing Kid

Bob Carey

1936
Boulder Dam

Boulder Dam

Mr. Harry Lacy

1936
A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True

Himself (uncredited)

1935
Broadway Hostess

Broadway Hostess

Lucky Lorimer

1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs

The Case of the Lucky Legs

Dr. Robert Doray

1935
Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

Slattery

1935
Oil for the Lamps of China

Oil for the Lamps of China

Jim

1935
Chinatown Squad

Chinatown Squad

Ted Lacey

1935
It Happened in New York

It Happened in New York

Charley Barnes

1935
While the Patient Slept

While the Patient Slept

Ross Lonergan

1935
Red Hot Tires

Red Hot Tires

Wallace Storm

1935
Our Little Girl

Our Little Girl

Rolfe Brent

1935
The Secret Bride

The Secret Bride

Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1934
Murder in the Clouds

Murder in the Clouds

Bob 'Three Star' Halsey

1934
A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady

Neil

1934
The Dragon Murder Case

The Dragon Murder Case

Gale Leland

1934
One Night of Love

One Night of Love

Bill Houston

1934
Return of the Terror

Return of the Terror

Dr. Leonard Goodman

1934
Fog Over Frisco

Fog Over Frisco

Spencer Carlton

1934
Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

Dr. Greg Connolly

1934
And She Learned About Dames

And She Learned About Dames

Himself

1934
Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

Jeff

1934
Mandalay

Mandalay

Dr. Gregory Burton

1934
Havana Widows

Havana Widows

Bob Jones

1933
College Coach

College Coach

Buck Weaver

1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Don A. Andrews

1933
A Shriek in the Night

A Shriek in the Night

Ted Rand

1933
She Had to Say Yes

She Had to Say Yes

Daniel 'Danny' Drew

1933
The Life of Jimmy Dolan

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

Doc

1933
42nd Street

42nd Street

Geoffrey Warning (voice) (uncredited)

1933
Girl Missing

Girl Missing

Raymond Fox

1933
The 42nd Street Special

The 42nd Street Special

Self (uncredited)

1933
Ladies They Talk About

Ladies They Talk About

Don

1933
20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

Bud Saunders

1932
No More Orchids

No More Orchids

Tony Gage

1932
Three on a Match

Three on a Match

Michael Loftus

1932
Big City Blues

Big City Blues

Len 'Lenny' Sully (uncredited)

1932
Klondike

Klondike

Robert Cromwell

1932
The Thirteenth Guest

The Thirteenth Guest

Phil Winston

1932
The Purchase Price

The Purchase Price

Eddie Fields

1932
Love is a Racket

Love is a Racket

Edward Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw

1932
Unholy Love

Unholy Love

Dr. Jerome Preston 'Jerry' Gregory

1932
Miss Pinkerton

Miss Pinkerton

Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

1932

The Clyde Mystery

Police Capt. Dick Rugg (as Lysle Talbot)

1931
Stranger in Town

Stranger in Town

Ed Brice

1931