Lyle Talbot
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 8, 1902
- Died
- Mar 2, 1996 (aged 94)
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 267
Lyle Talbot (born Lisle Henderson) 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
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957Movie
General Roberts
Bonanza
1959TV
The Handsome Dude in Bar
Who's the Boss?
1984TV
Charlie's Angels
1976TV
Tom Mills
42nd Street
1933Movie
Geoffrey Warning (voice) (uncredited)
Glen or Glenda
1953Movie
Inspector Warren
Filmography
Modify
2025Movie
Inspector Warren (archival audio) (uncredited)
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996Movie
Himself
Inside the Dream Factory
1995Movie
Self
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
1989Movie
Self / Commissioner Gordon (archive footage)
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
1986Movie
Pops
227
1985TV
That's Dancing!
1985Movie
Self
Who's the Boss?
1984TV
St. Elsewhere
1982TV
Johnny Barnes
Newhart
1982TV
Cousin Ned
The Case of Dashiell Hammett
1982Movie
Dashiell Hammett
Goldie Gold and Action Jack
1981TV
Additional Voices (voice)
Charlie's Angels
1976TV
Tom Mills
Sonic Boom
1974Movie
French Representative
Here's Lucy
1968TV
Lawyer, Fred Fox
Adam-12
1968TV
Avery Dawson
Laredo
1965TV
Sheriff
Mona McCluskey
1965TV
Benson
Green Acres
1965TV
Horace Bennett, Sen. Lyle Talbot, Gov. Carstairs
Run for Your Life
1965TV
Steven Blakely
The Legend of Jesse James
1965TV
Warden
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
Gibralter
Petticoat Junction
1963TV
Mr. Cheever
Arrest and Trial
1963TV
Phil Paige
Ben Jerrod
1963TV
Police Lt. Choates
The Lucy Show
1962TV
Mr. Stanford, Howard Wilcox
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962TV
Second Psychiatrist
87th Precinct
1961TV
Woody Gaynor
Mister Ed
1961TV
George Hausner
The Roaring 20's
1960TV
Surfside 6
1960TV
Alan Crandell
Sunrise at Campobello
1960Movie
Mr. Brimmer
Around the World with Nellie Bly
1960Movie
Hawaiian Eye
1959TV
Dennis the Menace
1959TV
Mayor
Lock-Up
1959TV
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959TV
Mr. Anders
Bonanza
1959TV
The Handsome Dude in Bar
City of Fear
1959Movie
Chief Jensen
Rawhide
1959TV
Dr. Otis Gray
The Hot Angel
1958Movie
Van Richards
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
High School Confidential!
1958Movie
William Remington Kane
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958Movie
Leonardo, Prosecuting Attorney
Leave It to Beaver
1957TV
Mr. Chuck Dennison
The Restless Gun
1957TV
Mort Askins
Maverick
1957TV
Perry Mason
1957TV
Michael Garvin Sr.
M Squad
1957TV
Paul Crowley
Guns Don't Argue
1957Movie
Dr. William Guellfe, Plastic Surgeon
God Is My Partner
1957Movie
Dr. Warburton, Psychiatrist
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957TV
Victor Long
Meet McGraw
1957TV
Carl Maddon
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957Movie
General Roberts
The Great Man
1956Movie
Harry Connors
Calling Homicide
1956Movie
Tony Fuller
Broken Arrow
1956TV
Judge Judd Hinshaw
Hey, Jeannie!
1956TV
Adams
Sudden Danger
1955Movie
Harry Woodruff
Crossroads
1955TV
Mr. Hodge
Navy Log
1955TV
Jail Busters
1955Movie
Cy Bowman
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1955TV
Baylor
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955TV
The Millionaire
1955TV
Joe Price
The Bob Cummings Show
1955TV
Paul Fonda
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954Movie
Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Steel Cage
1954Movie
Square, Convict, segment "The Hostages"
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954TV
December Bride
1954TV
Bill Jeffries
Tobor the Great
1954Movie
An Admiral
The Whistler
1954TV
The Desperado
1954Movie
Judge
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954Movie
Capt. Pace
The Mad Magician
1954Movie
Program Hawker (uncredited)
Jail Bait
1954Movie
Inspector John
Gunfighters of the Northwest
1954Movie
Inspector Wheeler
So You Want to Be Your Own Boss
1954Movie
Mr. Elliot, Health Inspector (uncredited)
Public Defender
1954TV
Dobin
Stories of the Century
1954TV
Colonel Marsham
Annie Oakley
1954TV
Pa Wiggins, Col. Dawson
Trader Tom of the China Seas
1954Movie
Barent
With This Ring
1954Movie
Miller Executive
Tumbleweed
1953Movie
Weber
Six Gun Decision
1953Movie
Blackburn
Wings of the Hawk
1953Movie
Clipped Wings
1953Movie
Captain Blair
Mesa of Lost Women
1953Movie
Narrator (voice)
Glen or Glenda
1953Movie
Inspector Warren
White Lightning
1953Movie
Rocky Gibraltar
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953Movie
Major Gerald Curwin
I'm the Law
1953TV
Star of Texas
1953Movie
Telegraph Operator
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
1952Movie
Bart Miller
The Pathfinder
1952Movie
British Ship Captain
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952TV
Jimmy Dill
Terry and the Pirates
1952TV
Wyoming Roundup
1952Movie
Franklin
Son of Geronimo
1952Movie
Col. Foster [Chs.5-6]
Desperadoes' Outpost
1952Movie
Walter Fleming
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952TV
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952TV
Joe Randolph (uncredited), Joe Randolph
The Ford Television Theatre
1952TV
Eddie Kling
Cavalcade of America
1952TV
The Old West
1952Movie
Doc Lockwood
Feudin' Fools
1952Movie
Big Jim, bank robbery leader
Hopalong Cassidy
1952TV
Cowboy G-Men
1952TV
Untamed Women
1952Movie
Col. Loring
Montana Incident
1952Movie
Mooney
Sea Tiger
1952Movie
Mr. Williams, Insurance Man
African Treasure
1952Movie
Roy DeHaven, alias Pat Gilroy
Outlaw Women
1952Movie
Judge Roger Dixon
With a Song in My Heart
1952Movie
Radio Station Director (uncredited)
Gang Busters
1952TV
Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics
1952Movie
Mr. Casey
Texas City
1952Movie
Captain Hamilton
Dangerous Assignment
1952TV
George
The Roy Rogers Show
1951TV
John Zachary
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Father Serra
Purple Heart Diary
1951Movie
Maj. Green
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
Fred Carlson
Jungle Manhunt
1951Movie
Dr. Mitchell Heller
Gold Raiders
1951Movie
Taggart
Boston Blackie
1951TV
Wildcat Cannon
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951TV
Varieties on Parade
1951Movie
Himself
Hurricane Island
1951Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
Racket Squad
1951TV
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951TV
W.T. Emerson, Bank Teller
The Scarf
1951Movie
City Detective
Man from Sonora
1951Movie
Sheriff Frank Casey
Mask of the Dragon
1951Movie
Police Lt. Ralph McLaughlin
Fury of the Congo
1951Movie
Grant
Fingerprints Don't Lie
1951Movie
Police Lt. Grayson
Abilene Trail
1951Movie
Dr. Martin
Blue Blood
1951Movie
Teasdale
Colorado Ambush
1951Movie
Sheriff Ed Lowery
The du Pont Story
1950Movie
Eugene du Pont
Revenue Agent
1950Movie
Augustus 'Gus' King
One Too Many
1950Movie
Mr. Boyer
The Jackpot
1950Movie
Fred Burns
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950TV
Al Simon
Cherokee Uprising
1950Movie
Chief Marshal
Border Rangers
1950Movie
Ranger Captain McLain
Lux Video Theatre
1950TV
Paul, Johnson, O'Leary, Abner, Capt. Flood, Bowers
Dick Tracy
1950TV
88 Keyes
Big Timber
1950Movie
Logger #1
The Cisco Kid
1950TV
Judge (uncredited), Judge Watkins, Bob Wilkerson
Triple Trouble
1950Movie
Prison Yard Guard
Atom Man vs. Superman
1950Movie
Luthor, alias The Atom Man
Federal Man
1950Movie
Agent Johnson
Lucky Losers
1950Movie
Bruce McDermott
Champagne for Caesar
1950Movie
Executive No. 2
Johnny One-Eye
1950Movie
Official from District Attorney's Office
Everybody's Dancin'
1950Movie
Contractor
The Daltons' Women
1950Movie
Jim Thorne
The Lone Ranger
1949TV
George Wilson, Roger Burnett, Fred Logan
Wild Weed
1949Movie
Capt. Hayes
Ringside
1949Movie
Radio Announcer
Mississippi Rhythm
1949Movie
O'Neill
Batman and Robin
1949Movie
Commissioner Jim Gordon
Sky Dragon
1949Movie
Andrew J. Barrett
The Mutineers
1949Movie
Capt. Jim Duncan
Fighting Fools
1949Movie
Blinky Harris
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
1949Movie
Lt. Muldoon
Highway 13
1948Movie
Company Detective
Shep Comes Home
1948Movie
Dr. Wilson
Quick on the Trigger
1948Movie
Garvey Yager
Appointment with Murder
1948Movie
Fred Muller
Parole, Inc.
1948Movie
Police Commissioner Hughes
Thunder in the Pines
1948Movie
Nick Roulade
Studio One
1948TV
Trent
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948Movie
Henerson
The Vicious Circle
1948Movie
Miller
Devil's Cargo
1948Movie
Johnny Morello
Danger Street
1947Movie
Charles Johnson
The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West
1947Movie
George Pierce
North of the Border
1946Movie
Sgt. Jack Craig
Chick Carter, Detective
1946Movie
Chick Carter
Strange Impersonation
1946Movie
Insp. Malloy, chief interrogator
Song of Arizona
1946Movie
King Blaine
Murder Is My Business
1946Movie
Buell Renslow
Gun Town
1946Movie
Lucky Dorgan
One Body Too Many
1944Movie
Jim Davis
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944Movie
Rudolph Toller
Trail to Gunsight
1944Movie
U. S. Marshal Bill Hollister
Dixie Jamboree
1944Movie
Anthony 'Tony' Sardell
Sensations of 1945
1944Movie
Randall
Are These Our Parents?
1944Movie
George Kent
Gambler's Choice
1944Movie
Yellow Gloves Weldon
The Falcon Out West
1944Movie
Tex Irwin
Up in Arms
1944Movie
Sergeant Gelsey
A Night for Crime
1943Movie
Joe Powell
The Meanest Man in the World
1943Movie
Bill Potts (uncredited)
Man of Courage
1943Movie
George Dickson
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942Movie
Reddy
They Raid by Night
1942Movie
Capt. Robert Owen
She's in the Army
1942Movie
Army Capt. Steve Russell
Parole Fixer
1940Movie
Ross Waring
He Married His Wife
1940Movie
Paul Hunter
Miracle on Main Street
1939Movie
Dick Porter
Torture Ship
1939Movie
Lt. Bob Bennett
Second Fiddle
1939Movie
Willie Hogger
They Asked For It
1939Movie
Marty Collins
Forged Passport
1939Movie
Jack Scott
I Stand Accused
1938Movie
Charles Eastman
The Arkansas Traveler
1938Movie
Matt Collins
Gateway
1938Movie
Henry Porter
One Wild Night
1938Movie
Singer Martin
Call of The Yukon
1938Movie
Hugo Henderson
Change of Heart
1938Movie
Phillip Reeves
Second Honeymoon
1937Movie
Bob Benton
West Bound Limited
1937Movie
Dave Tolliver aka Bob Kirk
Three Legionnaires
1937Movie
Pvt. Jimmy Barton
What Price Vengeance
1937Movie
'Dynamite' Hogan / Tom Connors
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
1937Movie
Bill Peck
Mind Your Own Business
1936Movie
Crane
Go West Young Man
1936Movie
Francis X. Harrigan
Trapped by Television
1936Movie
Fred Dennis
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936Movie
Allen Carick
The Law in Her Hands
1936Movie
Frank Gordon
The Singing Kid
1936Movie
Bob Carey
Boulder Dam
1936Movie
Mr. Harry Lacy
A Dream Comes True
1935Movie
Himself (uncredited)
Broadway Hostess
1935Movie
Lucky Lorimer
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935Movie
Dr. Robert Doray
Page Miss Glory
1935Movie
Slattery
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935Movie
Jim
Chinatown Squad
1935Movie
Ted Lacey
Our Little Girl
1935Movie
Rolfe Brent
It Happened in New York
1935Movie
Charley Barnes
While the Patient Slept
1935Movie
Ross Lonergan
Red Hot Tires
1935Movie
Wallace Storm
The Secret Bride
1934Movie
Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Murder in the Clouds
1934Movie
"Three-Star" Bob Halsey
A Lost Lady
1934Movie
Neil
The Dragon Murder Case
1934Movie
Gale Leland
One Night of Love
1934Movie
Bill Houston
Return of the Terror
1934Movie
Dr. Leonard Goodman
Fog Over Frisco
1934Movie
Spencer Carlton
Registered Nurse
1934Movie
Dr. Greg Connolly
And She Learned About Dames
1934Movie
Himself
Heat Lightning
1934Movie
Jeff
Mandalay
1934Movie
Dr. Gregory Burton
Havana Widows
1933Movie
Bob Jones
College Coach
1933Movie
Buck Weaver
A Shriek in the Night
1933Movie
Ted Rand
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933Movie
Don A. Andrews
She Had to Say Yes
1933Movie
Daniel 'Danny' Drew
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933Movie
Doc
42nd Street
1933Movie
Geoffrey Warning (voice) (uncredited)
Girl Missing
1933Movie
Raymond Fox
The 42nd Street Special
1933Movie
Self (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
1933Movie
Don
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932Movie
Bud Saunders
No More Orchids
1932Movie
Tony Gage
Three on a Match
1932Movie
Michael Loftus
Big City Blues
1932Movie
Len 'Lenny' Sully (uncredited)
Klondike
1932Movie
Robert Cromwell
The Thirteenth Guest
1932Movie
Phil Winston
The Purchase Price
1932Movie
Eddie Fields
Love is a Racket
1932Movie
Edward Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw
Unholy Love
1932Movie
Dr. Jerome Preston 'Jerry' Gregory
Miss Pinkerton
1932Movie
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
The Clyde Mystery
1931Movie
Police Capt. Dick Rugg (as Lysle Talbot)
Stranger in Town
1931Movie
Ed Brice