1902-02-08 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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Modify | Inspector Warren (archival audio) (uncredited) | 2025-12-31 |
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The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. | Himself | 1996-05-01 |
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Inside the Dream Factory | Self | 1995-11-01 |
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Batmania: From Comics to Screen | Self / Commissioner Gordon (archive footage) | 1989-01-01 |
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George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head | Pops | 1986-06-14 |
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That's Dancing! | Self | 1985-01-18 |
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The Case of Dashiell Hammett | Dashiell Hammett | 1982-10-01 |
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Sonic Boom | French Representative | 1974-01-01 |
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Sunrise at Campobello | Mr. Brimmer | 1960-09-28 |
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Around the World with Nellie Bly | 1960-01-03 | |
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City of Fear | Chief Jensen | 1959-02-01 |
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High School Confidential! | William Remington Kane | 1958-05-30 |
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The Notorious Mr. Monks | Leonardo, Prosecuting Attorney | 1958-02-28 |
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The Hot Angel | Van Richards | 1958-12-01 |
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Guns Don't Argue | Dr. William Guellfe, Plastic Surgeon | 1957-09-01 |
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Plan 9 from Outer Space | General Roberts | 1957-03-15 |
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God Is My Partner | Dr. Warburton, Psychiatrist | 1957-07-01 |
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Calling Homicide | Tony Fuller | 1956-09-30 |
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The Great Man | Harry Connors | 1956-12-01 |
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Sudden Danger | Harry Woodruff | 1955-12-14 |
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Jail Busters | Cy Bowman | 1955-09-18 |
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The Desperado | Judge | 1954-06-20 |
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Trader Tom of the China Seas | Barent | 1954-01-06 |
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With This Ring | Miller Executive | 1954-01-01 |
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So You Want to Be Your Own Boss | Mr. Elliot, Health Inspector (uncredited) | 1954-03-14 |
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Gunfighters of the Northwest | Inspector Wheeler | 1954-04-14 |
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Tobor the Great | An Admiral | 1954-09-01 |
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The Mad Magician | Program Hawker (uncredited) | 1954-05-19 |
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Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl | Capt. Pace | 1954-05-20 |
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There's No Business Like Show Business | Stage Manager (uncredited) | 1954-12-16 |
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Jail Bait | Inspector John | 1954-05-12 |
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The Steel Cage | Square, Convict, segment "The Hostages" | 1954-12-01 |
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White Lightning | Rocky Gibraltar | 1953-03-08 |
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Mesa of Lost Women | Narrator (voice) | 1953-06-17 |
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Six Gun Decision | Blackburn | 1953-11-15 |
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Star of Texas | Telegraph Operator | 1953-01-11 |
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Glen or Glenda | Inspector Warren | 1953-04-01 |
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Down Among the Sheltering Palms | Major Gerald Curwin | 1953-03-01 |
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Wings of the Hawk | 1953-08-26 | |
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Tumbleweed | Weber | 1953-12-01 |
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Clipped Wings | Captain Blair | 1953-08-14 |
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Untamed Women | Col. Loring | 1952-09-12 |
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Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid | Bart Miller | 1952-12-31 |
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Feudin' Fools | Big Jim, bank robbery leader | 1952-09-21 |
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Wyoming Roundup | Franklin | 1952-11-09 |
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Texas City | Captain Hamilton | 1952-01-27 |
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Son of Geronimo | Col. Foster [Chs.5-6] | 1952-11-06 |
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Desperadoes' Outpost | Walter Fleming | 1952-10-08 |
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Montana Incident | Mooney | 1952-08-10 |
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The Old West | Doc Lockwood | 1952-09-29 |
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African Treasure | Roy DeHaven, alias Pat Gilroy | 1952-05-06 |
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Sea Tiger | Mr. Williams, Insurance Man | 1952-07-27 |
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Outlaw Women | Judge Roger Dixon | 1952-04-28 |
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Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics | Mr. Casey | 1952-02-02 |
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The Pathfinder | British Ship Captain | 1952-12-09 |
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With a Song in My Heart | Radio Station Director (uncredited) | 1952-04-03 |
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Colorado Ambush | Sheriff Ed Lowery | 1951-01-14 |
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Fingerprints Don't Lie | Police Lt. Grayson | 1951-02-23 |
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Jungle Manhunt | Dr. Mitchell Heller | 1951-10-04 |
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Purple Heart Diary | Maj. Green | 1951-11-12 |
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The Scarf | City Detective | 1951-04-06 |
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Man from Sonora | Sheriff Frank Casey | 1951-03-11 |
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Gold Raiders | Taggart | 1951-09-09 |
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Mask of the Dragon | Police Lt. Ralph McLaughlin | 1951-03-10 |
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Fury of the Congo | Grant | 1951-02-26 |
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Abilene Trail | Dr. Martin | 1951-02-04 |
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Blue Blood | Teasdale | 1951-01-28 |
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Hurricane Island | Doctor (uncredited) | 1951-07-16 |
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Varieties on Parade | Himself | 1951-07-20 |
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Johnny One-Eye | Official from District Attorney's Office | 1950-05-05 |
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The Daltons' Women | Jim Thorne | 1950-02-25 |
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Lucky Losers | Bruce McDermott | 1950-05-14 |
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Triple Trouble | Prison Yard Guard | 1950-08-13 |
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Federal Man | Agent Johnson | 1950-06-21 |
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Revenue Agent | Augustus 'Gus' King | 1950-12-12 |
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One Too Many | Mr. Boyer | 1950-12-01 |
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The du Pont Story | Eugene du Pont | 1950-12-15 |
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Everybody's Dancin' | Contractor | 1950-03-31 |
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The Jackpot | Fred Burns | 1950-11-01 |
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Big Timber | Logger #1 | 1950-09-10 |
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Champagne for Caesar | Executive No. 2 | 1950-05-11 |
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Cherokee Uprising | Chief Marshal | 1950-10-07 |
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Atom Man vs. Superman | Luthor, alias The Atom Man | 1950-07-20 |
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Border Rangers | Ranger Captain McLain | 1950-10-05 |
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The Mutineers | Capt. Jim Duncan | 1949-04-22 |
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Ringside | Radio Announcer | 1949-07-14 |
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Batman and Robin | Commissioner Jim Gordon | 1949-05-26 |
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Wild Weed | Capt. Hayes | 1949-07-20 |
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Joe Palooka in the Big Fight | Lt. Muldoon | 1949-03-06 |
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Fighting Fools | Blinky Harris | 1949-03-17 |
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Mississippi Rhythm | O'Neill | 1949-05-28 |
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Sky Dragon | Andrew J. Barrett | 1949-04-27 |
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Parole, Inc. | Police Commissioner Hughes | 1948-11-24 |
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Devil's Cargo | Johnny Morello | 1948-04-01 |
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Appointment with Murder | Fred Muller | 1948-11-24 |
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Shep Comes Home | Dr. Wilson | 1948-12-03 |
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Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Henerson | 1948-09-19 |
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The Vicious Circle | Miller | 1948-07-21 |
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Quick on the Trigger | Garvey Yager | 1948-12-02 |
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Highway 13 | Company Detective | 1948-12-28 |
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Thunder in the Pines | Nick Roulade | 1948-11-11 |
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Danger Street | Charles Johnson | 1947-06-20 |
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The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West | George Pierce | 1947-05-22 |
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Murder Is My Business | Buell Renslow | 1946-03-07 |
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Strange Impersonation | Insp. Malloy, chief interrogator | 1946-03-16 |
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North of the Border | Sgt. Jack Craig | 1946-11-15 |
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Gun Town | Lucky Dorgan | 1946-01-18 |
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Chick Carter, Detective | Chick Carter | 1946-07-11 |
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Song of Arizona | King Blaine | 1946-03-08 |
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Are These Our Parents? | George Kent | 1944-06-27 |
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Dixie Jamboree | Anthony 'Tony' Sardell | 1944-08-15 |
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Trail to Gunsight | U. S. Marshal Bill Hollister | 1944-08-18 |
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Gambler's Choice | Yellow Gloves Weldon | 1944-04-27 |
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Sensations of 1945 | Randall | 1944-06-30 |
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Mystery of the Riverboat | Rudolph Toller | 1944-10-24 |
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The Falcon Out West | Tex Irwin | 1944-03-17 |
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Up in Arms | Sergeant Gelsey | 1944-02-17 |
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One Body Too Many | Jim Davis | 1944-11-24 |
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The Meanest Man in the World | Bill Potts (uncredited) | 1943-02-12 |
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Man of Courage | George Dickson | 1943-01-04 |
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A Night for Crime | Joe Powell | 1943-02-18 |
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They Raid by Night | Capt. Robert Owen | 1942-06-19 |
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Mexican Spitfire's Elephant | Reddy | 1942-09-17 |
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She's in the Army | Army Capt. Steve Russell | 1942-05-15 |
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He Married His Wife | Paul Hunter | 1940-01-19 |
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Parole Fixer | Ross Waring | 1940-02-02 |
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Torture Ship | Lt. Bob Bennett | 1939-10-28 |
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Forged Passport | Jack Scott | 1939-04-23 |
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They Asked For It | Marty Collins | 1939-05-20 |
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Second Fiddle | Willie Hogger | 1939-06-30 |
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Miracle on Main Street | Dick Porter | 1939-12-19 |
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Change of Heart | Phillip Reeves | 1938-01-14 |
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Call of The Yukon | Hugo Henderson | 1938-04-18 |
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I Stand Accused | Charles Eastman | 1938-10-29 |
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Gateway | Henry Porter | 1938-08-05 |
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The Arkansas Traveler | Matt Collins | 1938-10-14 |
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One Wild Night | Singer Martin | 1938-06-02 |
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Three Legionnaires | Pvt. Jimmy Barton | 1937-07-10 |
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Affairs of Cappy Ricks | Bill Peck | 1937-05-24 |
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West Bound Limited | Dave Tolliver aka Bob Kirk | 1937-07-11 |
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What Price Vengeance | 'Dynamite' Hogan / Tom Connors | 1937-05-25 |
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Second Honeymoon | Bob Benton | 1937-11-13 |
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Trapped by Television | Fred Dennis | 1936-06-15 |
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Go West Young Man | Francis X. Harrigan | 1936-11-18 |
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Boulder Dam | Mr. Harry Lacy | 1936-03-07 |
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The Singing Kid | Bob Carey | 1936-04-10 |
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The Law in Her Hands | Frank Gordon | 1936-05-16 |
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Mind Your Own Business | Crane | 1936-12-18 |
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Murder by an Aristocrat | Allen Carick | 1936-06-13 |
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Our Little Girl | Rolfe Brent | 1935-01-01 |
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Page Miss Glory | Slattery | 1935-09-07 |
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The Case of the Lucky Legs | Dr. Robert Doray | 1935-10-05 |
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Oil for the Lamps of China | Jim | 1935-06-08 |
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A Dream Comes True | Himself (uncredited) | 1935-12-31 |
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While the Patient Slept | Ross Lonergan | 1935-03-09 |
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Chinatown Squad | Ted Lacey | 1935-05-31 |
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Red Hot Tires | Wallace Storm | 1935-02-02 |
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Broadway Hostess | Lucky Lorimer | 1935-12-07 |
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It Happened in New York | Charley Barnes | 1935-03-29 |
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And She Learned About Dames | Himself | 1934-03-27 |
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Murder in the Clouds | Bob 'Three Star' Halsey | 1934-12-15 |
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Heat Lightning | Jeff | 1934-03-01 |
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A Lost Lady | Neil | 1934-09-29 |
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Fog Over Frisco | Spencer Carlton | 1934-06-02 |
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Return of the Terror | Dr. Leonard Goodman | 1934-07-07 |
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One Night of Love | Bill Houston | 1934-07-16 |
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The Secret Bride | Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1934-12-22 |
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Registered Nurse | Dr. Greg Connolly | 1934-04-06 |
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The Dragon Murder Case | Gale Leland | 1934-08-25 |
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Mandalay | Dr. Gregory Burton | 1934-02-10 |
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Ladies They Talk About | Don | 1933-02-04 |
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The 42nd Street Special | Self (uncredited) | 1933-02-20 |
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She Had to Say Yes | Daniel 'Danny' Drew | 1933-07-15 |
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Mary Stevens, M.D. | Don A. Andrews | 1933-07-22 |
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The Life of Jimmy Dolan | Doc | 1933-06-03 |
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42nd Street | Geoffrey Warning (voice) (uncredited) | 1933-03-11 |
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Havana Widows | Bob Jones | 1933-11-18 |
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Girl Missing | Raymond Fox | 1933-03-04 |
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A Shriek in the Night | Ted Rand | 1933-07-22 |
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College Coach | Buck Weaver | 1933-11-04 |
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Three on a Match | Michael Loftus | 1932-10-29 |
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20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Bud Saunders | 1932-12-24 |
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The Thirteenth Guest | Phil Winston | 1932-08-09 |
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Miss Pinkerton | Newspaper Editor (uncredited) | 1932-05-27 |
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Unholy Love | Dr. Jerome Preston 'Jerry' Gregory | 1932-06-08 |
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Love is a Racket | Edward Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw | 1932-06-18 |
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No More Orchids | Tony Gage | 1932-11-25 |
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The Purchase Price | Eddie Fields | 1932-07-23 |
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Big City Blues | Len 'Lenny' Sully (uncredited) | 1932-09-18 |
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Klondike | Robert Cromwell | 1932-08-29 |
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Stranger in Town | Ed Brice | 1931-08-06 |
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The Clyde Mystery | Police Capt. Dick Rugg (as Lysle Talbot) | 1931-10-01 |
