Actor
Lyle Talbot
192 movies as actor
Born Feb 8, 1902 – Mar 2, 1996 (aged 94)From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAAlso known as Lysle Henderson, Lysle Talbot, Lyle Florenz Talbot
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 Ladie…
Known for
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957 · Sci-Fi, Horror
42nd Street
1933 · Comedy, Drama
Glen or Glenda
1953 · Drama
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954 · Music, Comedy
Three on a Match
1932 · Crime, Drama
Jail Bait
1954 · Crime, Thriller
The Mad Magician
1954 · Thriller, Crime
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
1986 · Documentary, Comedy
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932 · Crime, Drama
Batman and Robin
1949 · Action, Sci-Fi
Ladies They Talk About
1933 · Crime, Drama
Mesa of Lost Women
1953 · Horror, Sci-Fi
Lyle Talbot movies
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2025 · Inspector Warren (archival audio) (uncredited)
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996 · Himself
Inside the Dream Factory
1995 · Self
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
1989 · Self / Commissioner Gordon (archive footage)
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
1986 · Pops
That's Dancing!
1985 · Self
The Case of Dashiell Hammett
1982 · Dashiell Hammett
Sonic Boom
1974 · French Representative
Sunrise at Campobello
1960 · Mr. Brimmer
Around the World with Nellie Bly
1960
City of Fear
1959 · Chief Jensen
The Hot Angel
The Hot Angel
1958 · Van Richards
High School Confidential!
1958 · William Remington Kane
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958 · Leonardo, Prosecuting Attorney
Guns Don't Argue
1957 · Dr. William Guellfe, Plastic Surgeon
God Is My Partner
1957 · Dr. Warburton, Psychiatrist
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957 · General Roberts
The Great Man
1956 · Harry Connors
Calling Homicide
1956 · Tony Fuller
Sudden Danger
1955 · Harry Woodruff
Jail Busters
1955 · Cy Bowman
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954 · Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Steel Cage
1954 · Square, Convict, segment "The Hostages"
Tobor the Great
1954 · An Admiral
The Desperado
1954 · Judge
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954 · Capt. Pace
The Mad Magician
1954 · Program Hawker (uncredited)
Jail Bait
1954 · Inspector John
Gunfighters of the Northwest
1954 · Inspector Wheeler
So You Want to Be Your Own Boss
So You Want to Be Your Own Boss
1954 · Mr. Elliot, Health Inspector (uncredited)
Trader Tom of the China Seas
1954 · Barent
With This Ring
1954 · Miller Executive
Tumbleweed
1953 · Weber
Six Gun Decision
1953 · Blackburn
Wings of the Hawk
1953
Clipped Wings
1953 · Captain Blair
Mesa of Lost Women
1953 · Narrator (voice)
Glen or Glenda
1953 · Inspector Warren
White Lightning
1953 · Rocky Gibraltar
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953 · Major Gerald Curwin
Star of Texas
1953 · Telegraph Operator
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
1952 · Bart Miller
The Pathfinder
1952 · British Ship Captain
Wyoming Roundup
1952 · Franklin
Son of Geronimo
1952 · Col. Foster [Chs.5-6]
Desperadoes' Outpost
1952 · Walter Fleming
The Old West
1952 · Doc Lockwood
Feudin' Fools
1952 · Big Jim, bank robbery leader
Untamed Women
1952 · Col. Loring
Montana Incident
1952 · Mooney
Sea Tiger
1952 · Mr. Williams, Insurance Man
African Treasure
1952 · Roy DeHaven, alias Pat Gilroy
Outlaw Women
1952 · Judge Roger Dixon
With a Song in My Heart
1952 · Radio Station Director (uncredited)
Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics
1952 · Mr. Casey
Texas City
1952 · Captain Hamilton
Purple Heart Diary
1951 · Maj. Green
Jungle Manhunt
1951 · Dr. Mitchell Heller
Gold Raiders
1951 · Taggart
Varieties on Parade
1951 · Himself
Hurricane Island
1951 · Doctor (uncredited)
The Scarf
1951 · City Detective
Man from Sonora
1951 · Sheriff Frank Casey
Mask of the Dragon
1951 · Police Lt. Ralph McLaughlin
Fury of the Congo
1951 · Grant
Fingerprints Don't Lie
1951 · Police Lt. Grayson
Abilene Trail
1951 · Dr. Martin
Blue Blood
1951 · Teasdale
Colorado Ambush
1951 · Sheriff Ed Lowery
The du Pont Story
The du Pont Story
1950 · Eugene du Pont
Revenue Agent
1950 · Augustus 'Gus' King
One Too Many
1950 · Mr. Boyer
The Jackpot
1950 · Fred Burns
Cherokee Uprising
1950 · Chief Marshal
Border Rangers
1950 · Ranger Captain McLain
Big Timber
1950 · Logger #1
Triple Trouble
1950 · Prison Yard Guard
Atom Man vs. Superman
1950 · Luthor, alias The Atom Man
Federal Man
1950 · Agent Johnson
Lucky Losers
1950 · Bruce McDermott
Champagne for Caesar
1950 · Executive No. 2
Johnny One-Eye
1950 · Official from District Attorney's Office
Everybody's Dancin'
1950 · Contractor
The Daltons' Women
1950 · Jim Thorne
Wild Weed
1949 · Capt. Hayes
Ringside
1949 · Radio Announcer
Mississippi Rhythm
1949 · O'Neill
Batman and Robin
1949 · Commissioner Jim Gordon
Sky Dragon
1949 · Andrew J. Barrett
The Mutineers
1949 · Capt. Jim Duncan
Fighting Fools
1949 · Blinky Harris
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
1949 · Lt. Muldoon
Highway 13
1948 · Company Detective
Shep Comes Home
1948 · Dr. Wilson
Quick on the Trigger
1948 · Garvey Yager
Appointment with Murder
1948 · Fred Muller
Parole, Inc.
1948 · Police Commissioner Hughes
Thunder in the Pines
1948 · Nick Roulade
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948 · Henerson
The Vicious Circle
1948 · Miller
Devil's Cargo
1948 · Johnny Morello
Danger Street
1947 · Charles Johnson
The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West
1947 · George Pierce
North of the Border
1946 · Sgt. Jack Craig
Chick Carter, Detective
1946 · Chick Carter
Strange Impersonation
1946 · Insp. Malloy, chief interrogator
Song of Arizona
1946 · King Blaine
Murder Is My Business
1946 · Buell Renslow
Gun Town
1946 · Lucky Dorgan
One Body Too Many
1944 · Jim Davis
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944 · Rudolph Toller
Trail to Gunsight
1944 · U. S. Marshal Bill Hollister
Dixie Jamboree
1944 · Anthony 'Tony' Sardell
Sensations of 1945
1944 · Randall
Are These Our Parents?
Are These Our Parents?
1944 · George Kent
Gambler's Choice
1944 · Yellow Gloves Weldon
The Falcon Out West
1944 · Tex Irwin
Up in Arms
1944 · Sergeant Gelsey
A Night for Crime
1943 · Joe Powell
The Meanest Man in the World
1943 · Bill Potts (uncredited)
Man of Courage
1943 · George Dickson
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942 · Reddy
They Raid by Night
1942 · Capt. Robert Owen
She's in the Army
1942 · Army Capt. Steve Russell
Parole Fixer
1940 · Ross Waring
He Married His Wife
1940 · Paul Hunter
Miracle on Main Street
1939 · Dick Porter
Torture Ship
1939 · Lt. Bob Bennett
Second Fiddle
1939 · Willie Hogger
They Asked For It
They Asked For It
1939 · Marty Collins
Forged Passport
1939 · Jack Scott
I Stand Accused
1938 · Charles Eastman
The Arkansas Traveler
1938 · Matt Collins
Gateway
1938 · Henry Porter
One Wild Night
1938 · Singer Martin
Call of The Yukon
1938 · Hugo Henderson
Change of Heart
1938 · Phillip Reeves
Second Honeymoon
1937 · Bob Benton
West Bound Limited
1937 · Dave Tolliver aka Bob Kirk
Three Legionnaires
Three Legionnaires
1937 · Pvt. Jimmy Barton
What Price Vengeance
1937 · 'Dynamite' Hogan / Tom Connors
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
1937 · Bill Peck
Mind Your Own Business
1936 · Crane
Go West Young Man
1936 · Francis X. Harrigan
Trapped by Television
1936 · Fred Dennis
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936 · Allen Carick
The Law in Her Hands
1936 · Frank Gordon
The Singing Kid
1936 · Bob Carey
Boulder Dam
1936 · Mr. Harry Lacy
A Dream Comes True
1935 · Himself (uncredited)
Broadway Hostess
1935 · Lucky Lorimer
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 · Dr. Robert Doray
Page Miss Glory
1935 · Slattery
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935 · Jim
Chinatown Squad
1935 · Ted Lacey
Our Little Girl
1935 · Rolfe Brent
It Happened in New York
1935 · Charley Barnes
While the Patient Slept
1935 · Ross Lonergan
Red Hot Tires
1935 · Wallace Storm
The Secret Bride
1934 · Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Murder in the Clouds
1934 · "Three-Star" Bob Halsey
A Lost Lady
1934 · Neil
The Dragon Murder Case
1934 · Gale Leland
One Night of Love
1934 · Bill Houston
Return of the Terror
1934 · Dr. Leonard Goodman
Fog Over Frisco
1934 · Spencer Carlton
Registered Nurse
1934 · Dr. Greg Connolly
And She Learned About Dames
1934 · Himself
Heat Lightning
1934 · Jeff
Mandalay
1934 · Dr. Gregory Burton
Havana Widows
1933 · Bob Jones
College Coach
1933 · Buck Weaver
A Shriek in the Night
1933 · Ted Rand
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933 · Don A. Andrews
She Had to Say Yes
1933 · Daniel 'Danny' Drew
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933 · Doc
42nd Street
1933 · Geoffrey Warning (voice) (uncredited)
Girl Missing
1933 · Raymond Fox
The 42nd Street Special
1933 · Self (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
1933 · Don
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932 · Bud Saunders
No More Orchids
1932 · Tony Gage
Three on a Match
1932 · Michael Loftus
Big City Blues
1932 · Len 'Lenny' Sully (uncredited)
Klondike
1932 · Robert Cromwell
The Thirteenth Guest
1932 · Phil Winston
The Purchase Price
1932 · Eddie Fields
Love is a Racket
1932 · Edward Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw
Unholy Love
1932 · Dr. Jerome Preston 'Jerry' Gregory
Miss Pinkerton
1932 · Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
The Clyde Mystery
The Clyde Mystery
1931 · Police Capt. Dick Rugg (as Lysle Talbot)
Stranger in Town
1931 · Ed Brice
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