| Lyle Talbot | |
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 in the trailer for the film Havana Widows (1933) |
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| Born | Lisle Henderson February 8, 1902 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | March 2, 1996, age 94 San Francisco, California, USA |
Lyle Talbot (February 8, 1902 - March 2, 1996), born Lisle Henderson in Pittsburgh but raised in a small Nebraska town, was a Hollywood actor best known for playing Joe Randolph on television's The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and for his long career in films from 1931 to 1960. Havana Widows is a 1933 Warner Bros Comedy film directed by Ray Enright. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet was a long-running American Television series, airing on ABC from October 3,
He began his movie career under contract to Warner Brothers in the early days of "talking pictures" and went on to appear in more than 150 films, first as a young matinee idol and later as a character actor and star of many B movies. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film. A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double He was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and later served on the board. The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background
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Biography
Early career
First hitting the road as a magician's assistant, Talbot became a leading actor in travelling tent shows in the Midwest and established his own theater company in Memphis, then went to Hollywood when the film industry began producing movies with sound and needed "actors who could talk. "
Career
Most notable among his film work: his appearance in the classic pre-noir Three on a Match (1932) with Humphrey Bogart and Bette Davis, co-starring with Spencer Tracy in the prison movie 20,000 Years at Sing Sing, romancing opera singer Grace Moore in One Night of Love, and pursuing Mae West in Go West, Young Man. Three on a Match ( 1932) Warner Bros drama directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak and Bette Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. He appeared opposite many famous actresses including Carole Lombard, Barbara Stanwyck, Mary Astor, Ginger Rogers and Shirley Temple. Carole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated Barbara Stanwyck ( July 16, &ndash January 20,) was an American actress, a star of film and television known during her 60-year career as a Mary Astor ( May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an Academy Award -winning American Actress. Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award -winning Actress and Tap dancer, most famous for being an iconic
Talbot's activism in union affairs affected his career path. Warner Brothers dropped him from its roster, and Talbot seldom received starring roles again. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and He became a capable character actor, playing affable neighbors or crafty villains with equal finesse. In countless low-budget B-movie work, Talbot's roles spanned the gamut. A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double He played cowboys, pirates, detectives, cops, surgeons, psychiatrists, soldiers, judges, newspaper editors, storekeepers, and boxers. In later life he proudly claimed to have never rejected any role offered to him, which explains his participation in three infamous Edward D. Wood, Jr. films: Glen or Glenda, Jail Bait and Plan 9 from Outer Space. Ed Wood redirects here For the film see Ed Wood (film, and for the former British Foreign Secretary see E Glen or Glenda is a 1953 Film written directed by and starring Ed Wood, and featuring Bela Lugosi, and Wood's then-girlfriend Jail Bait is a 1954 Ed Wood Crime film starring Wood's then-girlfriend Dolores Fuller and Lyle Talbot. Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 Science fiction / Horror film written produced and directed by Edward D Talbot also worked with the Three Stooges in Gold Raiders, portrayed Lex Luthor in 1950's Atom Man vs, Superman, played villains in four comedies with The Bowery Boys, and took the role of Commissioner Gordon in the 1949 serial Batman and Robin. The Three Stooges were an American Vaudeville and Comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous Short subject films Gold Raiders ( 1951) is a Comedy Western film directed by Edward Bernds with a script by B-movie writer William Lively Lex Luthor is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The Bowery Boys was a group of actors who made a series of films released by Monogram Pictures from 1946 through 1958. James Worthington "Jim" Gordon is a Fictional character who appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Batman and Robin ( 1949) was a 15-chapter serial released by Columbia Pictures. His last movie role was in the Franklin Roosevelt biography, Sunrise at Campobello, in 1960. Sunrise at Campobello is a 1960 Biographical film made by Dore Schary Productions and Warner Bros
As his film career tapered off, Talbot became a familiar character actor on American television in the 1950s and 1960s as a regular on "Ozzie and Harriet" and as Bob Cummings's Air Force buddy Paul Fonda on The Bob Cummings Show. The David Post Show!!!!!! (also known as Love That Post!) is an American Television Sitcom which was produced from Talbot was also a guest star on such classic TV series as The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Leave It to Beaver, The Lone Ranger; The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok; Topper; The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin; Perry Mason; Rawhide; Wagon Train; The Beverly Hillbillies; Green Acres; Charlie's Angels; Newhart; The Dukes of Hazzard; St. Elsewhere and Who's the Boss?. Burns and Allen, an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife Gracie Allen, worked together as a comedy team Leave It to Beaver is a 1950s and 1960s family-oriented American Television Situation comedy about an inquisitive The Lone Ranger is an American, long-running Old-time radio and early Television show created by George W The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok was a Television series which ran from 1951 through 1958 Topper was a television Situation comedy series based on the 1930s film series Topper. The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin is a Children's television program which ran on ABC from October 1954 until August 1959. Perry Mason is an Emmy -winning American TV series that ran from 1957 to 1966. Rawhide was a television western series that aired on the US network CBS from 1959 to 1966. Wagon Train is a Television Western Series on NBC from 1957 - 1962 and then on ABC from 1962- The Beverly Hillbillies is an American Television series about a Hillbilly family transplanted to Beverly Hills California after finding Green Acres is an American Television series starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency and is one of the first shows to showcase women Newhart is a Television Situation comedy starring Comedian Bob Newhart and actress Mary Frann as an author and his The Dukes of Hazzard is an American Television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. St Elsewhere is a US Drama series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. Who's the Boss? is an American Television sitcom starring Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano,
Having started his career in the theater and later co-starred on Broadway in "Separate Rooms", Talbot returned to the stage in the 1960s and 1970s, starring in national road company versions of Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker," Gore Vidal's political drama "The Best Man," Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" and "Barefoot in the Park," and appearing in a revival of "South Pacific" at New York's Lincoln Center. He continued to appear occasionally on TV shows well into his 80s, and narrated two PBS biographies, "The Case of Dashiell Hammett" and "World Without Walls" about pioneering pilot Beryl Markham, produced and written by his son, Stephen Talbot. Stephen Henderson Talbot (born February 28, 1949, in Los Angeles California) is an American award-winning TV Reporter,
Personal life
Three of his four children became journalists: Stephen Talbot, who also played Gilbert Bates on Leave it to Beaver), is a documentary producer for the PBS series Frontline. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Leave It to Beaver is a 1950s and 1960s family-oriented American Television Situation comedy about an inquisitive Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the David is the founder and editor of Salon. com, and Margaret is a staff writer for the New Yorker magazine. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally His other child, Cynthia Talbot is a family physician and residency director in Portland, Oregon. After several brief marriages, Talbot was married for over 40 years to Margaret Talbot, who also used the stage name, Paula Talbot.
Into his nineties he remained sharp and alert, and was a delightful raconteur, regaling fans at conventions with anecdotes about friends and colleagues in the movie industry. He died in 1996 at his home in San Francisco. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
Lyle's granddaughter, Caitlin Talbot, is an actress at the American Conservatory of Theater in San Francisco. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
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Actors portraying Lex Luthor 1950 for Atom Man vs. Superman |
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