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