Lyle Talbot
Acting
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
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movieModify
2025
Inspector Warren (archival audio) (uncredited)
movieBatmania: From Comics to Screen
1989
Self / Commissioner Gordon (archive footage)
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982
Johnny Barnes
tvNewhart
1982
Cousin Ned
tvGoldie Gold and Action Jack
1981
Additional Voices (voice)
tvCharlie's Angels
1976
Tom Mills
movieSonic Boom
1974
French Representative
tvHere's Lucy
1968
Lawyer / Fred Fox
tvAdam-12
1968
Avery Dawson
tvLaredo
1965
Sheriff
tvMona McCluskey
1965
Benson
tvGreen Acres
1965
Horace Bennett / Sen. Lyle Talbot / Gov. Carstairs
tvRun for Your Life
1965
Steven Blakely
tvPetticoat Junction
1963
Mr. Cheever
tvArrest and Trial
1963
Phil Paige
Ben Jerrod
1963
Police Lt. Choates
tvThe Lucy Show
1962
Mr. Stanford / Howard Wilcox
tvThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Second Psychiatrist
tv87th Precinct
1961
Woody Gaynor
tvMister Ed
1961
George Hausner
tvSurfside 6
1960
Alan Crandell
movieSunrise at Campobello
1960
Mr. Brimmer
tvThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Mr. Anders
tvBonanza
1959
The Handsome Dude in Bar
movieCity of Fear
1959
Chief Jensen
tvRawhide
1959
Dr. Otis Gray
The Hot Angel
1958
Van Richards
movieHigh School Confidential!
1958
William Remington Kane
movieThe Notorious Mr. Monks
1958
Leonardo, Prosecuting Attorney
tvLeave It to Beaver
1957
Mr. Chuck Dennison
tvThe Restless Gun
1957
Mort Askins
tvPerry Mason
1957
Michael Garvin Sr.
tvM Squad
1957
Paul Crowley
movieGuns Don't Argue
1957
Dr. William Guellfe, Plastic Surgeon
movieGod Is My Partner
1957
Dr. Warburton, Psychiatrist
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Victor Long
tvMeet McGraw
1957
Carl Maddon
moviePlan 9 from Outer Space
1957
General Roberts
movieThe Great Man
1956
Harry Connors
movieCalling Homicide
1956
Tony Fuller
Broken Arrow
1956
Judge Judd Hinshaw
tvHey, Jeannie!
1956
Adams
movieSudden Danger
1955
Harry Woodruff
movieJail Busters
1955
Cy Bowman
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Joe Price
tvThe Bob Cummings Show
1955
Paul Fonda
movieThere's No Business Like Show Business
1954
Stage Manager (uncredited)
movieThe Steel Cage
1954
Square, Convict, segment "The Hostages"
tvDecember Bride
1954
Bill Jeffries
movieTobor the Great
1954
An Admiral
movieCaptain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954
Capt. Pace
movieThe Mad Magician
1954
Program Hawker (uncredited)
movieJail Bait
1954
Inspector John
movieGunfighters of the Northwest
1954
Inspector Wheeler
So You Want to Be Your Own Boss
1954
Mr. Elliot, Health Inspector (uncredited)
tvStories of the Century
1954
Colonel Marsham
tvAnnie Oakley
1954
Pa Wiggins / Col. Dawson
movieWith This Ring
1954
Miller Executive
movieTumbleweed
1953
Weber
movieSix Gun Decision
1953
Blackburn
movieClipped Wings
1953
Captain Blair
movieMesa of Lost Women
1953
Narrator (voice)
movieGlen or Glenda
1953
Inspector Warren
movieWhite Lightning
1953
Rocky Gibraltar
movieDown Among the Sheltering Palms
1953
Major Gerald Curwin
movieStar of Texas
1953
Telegraph Operator
movieThe Pathfinder
1952
British Ship Captain
tvThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Jimmy Dill
movieWyoming Roundup
1952
Franklin
movieSon of Geronimo
1952
Col. Foster [Chs.5-6]
movieDesperadoes' Outpost
1952
Walter Fleming
tvThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
Joe Randolph (uncredited) / Joe Randolph
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
Eddie Kling
movieThe Old West
1952
Doc Lockwood
movieFeudin' Fools
1952
Big Jim, bank robbery leader
movieUntamed Women
1952
Col. Loring
movieSea Tiger
1952
Mr. Williams, Insurance Man
movieAfrican Treasure
1952
Roy DeHaven, alias Pat Gilroy
movieOutlaw Women
1952
Judge Roger Dixon
movieWith a Song in My Heart
1952
Radio Station Director (uncredited)
movieTexas City
1952
Captain Hamilton
tvThe Roy Rogers Show
1951
John Zachary
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Father Serra
moviePurple Heart Diary
1951
Maj. Green
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Fred Carlson
movieJungle Manhunt
1951
Dr. Mitchell Heller
movieGold Raiders
1951
Taggart
tvBoston Blackie
1951
Wildcat Cannon
movieVarieties on Parade
1951
Himself
movieHurricane Island
1951
Doctor (uncredited)
tvThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
W.T. Emerson / Bank Teller
movieThe Scarf
1951
City Detective
movieMan from Sonora
1951
Sheriff Frank Casey
movieMask of the Dragon
1951
Police Lt. Ralph McLaughlin
movieFingerprints Don't Lie
1951
Police Lt. Grayson
movieAbilene Trail
1951
Dr. Martin
movieBlue Blood
1951
Teasdale
movieColorado Ambush
1951
Sheriff Ed Lowery
The du Pont Story
1950
Eugene du Pont
movieRevenue Agent
1950
Augustus 'Gus' King
movieOne Too Many
1950
Mr. Boyer
movieThe Jackpot
1950
Fred Burns
movieCherokee Uprising
1950
Chief Marshal
movieBorder Rangers
1950
Ranger Captain McLain
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Paul / Johnson / O'Leary / Abner / Capt. Flood / Bowers
tvDick Tracy
1950
88 Keyes
movieBig Timber
1950
Logger #1
The Cisco Kid
1950
Judge (uncredited) / Judge Watkins / Bob Wilkerson
movieTriple Trouble
1950
Prison Yard Guard
movieAtom Man vs. Superman
1950
Luthor, alias The Atom Man
movieFederal Man
1950
Agent Johnson
movieLucky Losers
1950
Bruce McDermott
movieChampagne for Caesar
1950
Executive No. 2
movieJohnny One-Eye
1950
Official from District Attorney's Office
movieEverybody's Dancin'
1950
Contractor
movieThe Daltons' Women
1950
Jim Thorne
tvThe Lone Ranger
1949
George Wilson / Roger Burnett / Fred Logan
movieWild Weed
1949
Capt. Hayes
movieRingside
1949
Radio Announcer
movieMississippi Rhythm
1949
O'Neill
movieBatman and Robin
1949
Commissioner Jim Gordon
movieSky Dragon
1949
Andrew J. Barrett
movieThe Mutineers
1949
Capt. Jim Duncan
movieFighting Fools
1949
Blinky Harris
movieJoe Palooka in the Big Fight
1949
Lt. Muldoon
movieHighway 13
1948
Company Detective
movieShep Comes Home
1948
Dr. Wilson
movieQuick on the Trigger
1948
Garvey Yager
movieAppointment with Murder
1948
Fred Muller
movieParole, Inc.
1948
Police Commissioner Hughes
movieThunder in the Pines
1948
Nick Roulade
tvStudio One
1948
Trent
movieDevil's Cargo
1948
Johnny Morello
movieDanger Street
1947
Charles Johnson
movieThe Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West
1947
George Pierce
movieNorth of the Border
1946
Sgt. Jack Craig
movieChick Carter, Detective
1946
Chick Carter
movieStrange Impersonation
1946
Insp. Malloy, chief interrogator
movieSong of Arizona
1946
King Blaine
movieMurder Is My Business
1946
Buell Renslow
movieGun Town
1946
Lucky Dorgan
movieOne Body Too Many
1944
Jim Davis
movieMystery of the Riverboat
1944
Rudolph Toller
movieTrail to Gunsight
1944
U. S. Marshal Bill Hollister
movieDixie Jamboree
1944
Anthony 'Tony' Sardell
movieSensations of 1945
1944
Randall
movieGambler's Choice
1944
Yellow Gloves Weldon
movieThe Falcon Out West
1944
Tex Irwin
movieUp in Arms
1944
Sergeant Gelsey
movieA Night for Crime
1943
Joe Powell
movieThe Meanest Man in the World
1943
Bill Potts (uncredited)
movieMan of Courage
1943
George Dickson
movieThey Raid by Night
1942
Capt. Robert Owen
movieShe's in the Army
1942
Army Capt. Steve Russell
movieParole Fixer
1940
Ross Waring
movieHe Married His Wife
1940
Paul Hunter
movieMiracle on Main Street
1939
Dick Porter
movieTorture Ship
1939
Lt. Bob Bennett
movieSecond Fiddle
1939
Willie Hogger
They Asked For It
1939
Marty Collins
movieForged Passport
1939
Jack Scott
movieI Stand Accused
1938
Charles Eastman
movieThe Arkansas Traveler
1938
Matt Collins
movieGateway
1938
Henry Porter
movieOne Wild Night
1938
Singer Martin
movieCall of The Yukon
1938
Hugo Henderson
movieChange of Heart
1938
Phillip Reeves
movieSecond Honeymoon
1937
Bob Benton
movieWest Bound Limited
1937
Dave Tolliver aka Bob Kirk
Three Legionnaires
1937
Pvt. Jimmy Barton
movieWhat Price Vengeance
1937
'Dynamite' Hogan / Tom Connors
movieAffairs of Cappy Ricks
1937
Bill Peck
movieGo West Young Man
1936
Francis X. Harrigan
movieTrapped by Television
1936
Fred Dennis
movieMurder by an Aristocrat
1936
Allen Carick
movieThe Law in Her Hands
1936
Frank Gordon
movieThe Singing Kid
1936
Bob Carey
movieBoulder Dam
1936
Mr. Harry Lacy
movieA Dream Comes True
1935
Himself (uncredited)
movieBroadway Hostess
1935
Lucky Lorimer
movieThe Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
Dr. Robert Doray
moviePage Miss Glory
1935
Slattery
movieChinatown Squad
1935
Ted Lacey
movieOur Little Girl
1935
Rolfe Brent
movieIt Happened in New York
1935
Charley Barnes
movieWhile the Patient Slept
1935
Ross Lonergan
movieRed Hot Tires
1935
Wallace Storm
movieThe Secret Bride
1934
Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieMurder in the Clouds
1934
"Three-Star" Bob Halsey
movieThe Dragon Murder Case
1934
Gale Leland
movieOne Night of Love
1934
Bill Houston
movieReturn of the Terror
1934
Dr. Leonard Goodman
movieFog Over Frisco
1934
Spencer Carlton
movieRegistered Nurse
1934
Dr. Greg Connolly
movieMandalay
1934
Dr. Gregory Burton
movieHavana Widows
1933
Bob Jones
movieCollege Coach
1933
Buck Weaver
movieA Shriek in the Night
1933
Ted Rand
movieMary Stevens, M.D.
1933
Don A. Andrews
movieShe Had to Say Yes
1933
Daniel 'Danny' Drew
movie42nd Street
1933
Geoffrey Warning (voice) (uncredited)
movieGirl Missing
1933
Raymond Fox
movieThe 42nd Street Special
1933
Self (uncredited)
movie20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932
Bud Saunders
movieNo More Orchids
1932
Tony Gage
movieThree on a Match
1932
Michael Loftus
movieBig City Blues
1932
Len 'Lenny' Sully (uncredited)
movieKlondike
1932
Robert Cromwell
movieThe Thirteenth Guest
1932
Phil Winston
movieThe Purchase Price
1932
Eddie Fields
movieLove is a Racket
1932
Edward Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw
movieUnholy Love
1932
Dr. Jerome Preston 'Jerry' Gregory
movieMiss Pinkerton
1932
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
The Clyde Mystery
1931
Police Capt. Dick Rugg (as Lysle Talbot)
movieStranger in Town
1931
Ed Brice