From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lyle Talbot (born Lisle Henderson, February 8, 1902 – March 2, 1996) 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.
2015Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words as Self (archive footage)
1996The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. as Himself
1995Inside the Dream Factory as Self
1989Batmania: From Comics to Screen as Self / Commissioner Gordon (archive footage)
1986George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head as Pops
1985227 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985That's Dancing! as Self
1984Who's the Boss? (1 Episode) as Unknown
1982St. Elsewhere (1 Episode) as Unknown
1982Newhart (1 Episode) as Cousin Ned
1982The Case of Dashiell Hammett as Dashiell Hammett
1981Goldie Gold and Action Jack (13 Episodes) as Additional Voices (voice)
1976Charlie's Angels (1 Episode) as Tom Mills
1974Sonic Boom as French Representative
1968Here's Lucy (1, 1 Episode) as Lawyer, Fred Fox
1968Adam-12 (1 Episode) as Avery Dawson
1965Laredo (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1965Mona McCluskey (1 Episode) as Benson
1965Green Acres (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Horace Bennett, Sen. Lyle Talbot, Gov. Carstairs
1965Run for Your Life (1 Episode) as Steven Blakely
1965The Legend of Jesse James (1 Episode) as Warden
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 Episode) as Gibralter
1963Petticoat Junction (1 Episode) as Mr. Cheever
1963Arrest and Trial (1 Episode) as Phil Paige
1963Ben Jerrod (65 Episodes) as Police Lt. Choates
1962The Lucy Show (1, 1 Episode) as Mr. Stanford, Howard Wilcox
1962The Beverly Hillbillies (1 Episode) as Second Psychiatrist
196187th Precinct (1 Episode) as Woody Gaynor
1961Mister Ed (1 Episode) as George Hausner
1960The Roaring 20's (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Surfside 6 (1 Episode) as Alan Crandell
1960Sunrise at Campobello as Mr. Brimmer
1959Hawaiian Eye (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Dennis the Menace (1 Episode) as Mayor
1959Lock-Up (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1 Episode) as Mr. Anders
1959Bonanza (1 Episode) as The Handsome Dude in Bar
1959Plan 9 from Outer Space as General Roberts
1959City of Fear as Chief Jensen
1959Rawhide (1 Episode) as Dr. Otis Gray
1958The Hot Angel as Van Richards
195877 Sunset Strip (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958High School Confidential! as William Remington Kane
1958The Notorious Mr. Monks as Leonardo, Prosecuting Attorney
1957Leave It to Beaver (2 Episodes) as Mr. Chuck Dennison
1957The Restless Gun (1 Episode) as Mort Askins
1957Maverick (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957Perry Mason (1 Episode) as Michael Garvin Sr.
1957M Squad (1 Episode) as Paul Crowley
1957God Is My Partner as Dr. Warburton, Psychiatrist
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1 Episode) as Victor Long
1957Guns Don't Argue as Dr. William Guellfe, Plastic Surgeon
1956The Great Man as Harry Connors
1956Calling Homicide as Tony Fuller
1956Broken Arrow (1 Episode) as Judge Judd Hinshaw
1956Hey, Jeannie! (1 Episode) as Adams
1955Sudden Danger as Harry Woodruff
1955Navy Log (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955Jail Busters as Cy Bowman
1955Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (12 Episodes) as Baylor
1955Buffalo Bill Jr. (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1955The Millionaire (1 Episode) as Joe Price
1955The Bob Cummings Show (5 Episodes) as Paul Fonda
1954There's No Business Like Show Business as Stage Manager (uncredited)
1954The Steel Cage as Square, Convict, segment "The Hostages"
1954The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1954December Bride (5, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Bill Jeffries
1954Tobor the Great as An Admiral
1954The Whistler (1 Episode) as Unknown
1954The Desperado as Judge
1954Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl as Capt. Pace
1954The Mad Magician as Program Hawker (uncredited)
1954Jail Bait as Inspector John
1954Gunfighters of the Northwest as Inspector Wheeler
1954So You Want to Be Your Own Boss as Mr. Elliot, Health Inspector (uncredited)
1954Public Defender (1 Episode) as Dobin
1954Stories of the Century (1 Episode) as Colonel Marsham
1954Trader Tom of the China Seas as Barent
1954With This Ring as Miller Executive
1953Tumbleweed as Weber
1953Six Gun Decision as Blackburn
1953Wings of the Hawk as Unknown
1953Clipped Wings as Captain Blair
1953Mesa of Lost Women as Narrator (voice)
1953Glen or Glenda as Inspector Warren
1953White Lightning as Rocky Gibraltar
1953Down Among the Sheltering Palms as Major Gerald Curwin
1953I'm the Law (1 Episode) as Unknown
1953Star of Texas as Telegraph Operator
1952Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid as Bart Miller
1952The Pathfinder as British Ship Captain
1952The Abbott and Costello Show (1 Episode) as Jimmy Dill
1952Terry and the Pirates (1 Episode) as Unknown
1952Wyoming Roundup as Franklin
1952Son of Geronimo as Col. Foster [Chs.5-6]
1952Desperadoes' Outpost as Walter Fleming
1952Mr. & Mrs. North (1 Episode) as Unknown
1952The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1, 4 Episode) as Joe Randolph (uncredited), Joe Randolph
1952The Ford Television Theatre (1 Episode) as Eddie Kling
1952Cavalcade of America (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1952The Old West as Doc Lockwood
1952Feudin' Fools as Big Jim, bank robbery leader
1952Hopalong Cassidy (1 Episode) as Unknown
1952Cowboy G-Men (39 Episodes) as Unknown
1952Untamed Women as Col. Loring
1952Montana Incident as Mooney
1952Sea Tiger as Mr. Williams, Insurance Man
1952African Treasure as Roy DeHaven, alias Pat Gilroy
1952Outlaw Women as Judge Roger Dixon
1952With a Song in My Heart as Radio station director
1952Gang Busters (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1952Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics as Mr. Casey
1952Texas City as Captain Hamilton
1952Dangerous Assignment (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 Episode) as Father Serra
1951Purple Heart Diary as Maj. Green
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 Episode) as Fred Carlson
1951Jungle Manhunt as Dr. Mitchell Heller
1951Gold Raiders as Taggart
1951The Adventures of Boston Blackie (1 Episode) as Wildcat Cannon
1951The Adventures of Kit Carson (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1951Varieties on Parade as Himself
1951Hurricane Island as Doctor (uncredited)
1951Racket Squad (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (2, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, W.T. Emerson, Bank Teller
1951The Scarf as City Detective
1951Man from Sonora as Sheriff Frank Casey
1951Mask of the Dragon as Police Lt. Ralph McLaughlin
1951Fury of the Congo as Grant
1951Fingerprints Don't Lie as Police Lt. Grayson
1951Abilene Trail as Dr. Martin
1951Blue Blood as Teasdale
1951Colorado Ambush as Sheriff Ed Lowery
1950The Du Pont Story as Eugene du Pont
1950Revenue Agent as Augustus 'Gus' King
1950One Too Many as Mr. Boyer
1950The Jackpot as Fred Burns
1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (2 Episodes) as Al Simon
1950Cherokee Uprising as Chief Marshal
1950Border Rangers as Ranger Captain McLain
1950Lux Video Theatre (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Paul, Johnson, O'Leary, Abner, Capt. Flood, Bowers
1950Dick Tracy (1 Episode) as 88 Keyes
1950Big Timber as Logger #1
1950The Cisco Kid (1, 1 Episode) as Judge (uncredited), Judge Watkins
1950Triple Trouble as Prison Yard Guard
1950Atom Man vs. Superman as Luthor, alias The Atom Man
1950Federal Man as Agent Johnson
1950Lucky Losers as Bruce McDermott
1950Champagne for Caesar as Executive No. 2
1950Johnny One-Eye as Official from District Attorney's Office
1950Everybody's Dancin' as Contractor
1950The Daltons' Women as Jim Thorne
1949The Lone Ranger (1, 1, 1 Episode) as George Wilson, Roger Burnett, Fred Logan
1949Wild Weed as Capt. Hayes
1949Ringside as Radio Announcer
1949Mississippi Rhythm as O'Neill
1949Batman and Robin as Commissioner Jim Gordon
1949Sky Dragon as Andrew J. Barrett
1949The Mutineers as Capt. Jim Duncan
1949Fighting Fools as Blinky Harris
1949Joe Palooka in the Big Fight as Lt. Muldoon
1948Highway 13 as Company Detective
1948Shep Comes Home as Dr. Wilson
1948Quick on the Trigger as Garvey Yager
1948Appointment with Murder as Fred Muller
1948Parole, Inc. as Police Commissioner Hughes
1948Thunder in the Pines as Nick Roulade
1948Studio One (1 Episode) as Trent
1948Joe Palooka in Winner Take All as Henerson
1948The Vicious Circle as Miller
1948Devil's Cargo as Johnny Morello
1947Danger Street as Charles Johnson
1947The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West as George Pierce
1946North of the Border as Sgt. Jack Craig
1946Chick Carter, Detective as Chick Carter
1946Strange Impersonation as Insp. Malloy, chief interrogator
1946Song of Arizona as King Blaine
1946Murder Is My Business as Buell Renslow
1946Gun Town as Lucky Dorgan
1944One Body Too Many as Jim Davis
1944Mystery of the Riverboat as Rudolph Toller
1944Trail to Gunsight as U. S. Marshal Bill Hollister
1944Dixie Jamboree as Anthony 'Tony' Sardell
1944Sensations of 1945 as Randall
1944Are These Our Parents? as George Kent
1944Gambler's Choice as Yellow Gloves Weldon
1944The Falcon Out West as Tex Irwin
1944Up in Arms as Sergeant Gelsey
1943A Night for Crime as Joe Powell
1943The Meanest Man in the World as Bill Potts (uncredited)
1943Man of Courage as George Dickson
1942Mexican Spitfire's Elephant as Reddy
1942They Raid by Night as Capt. Robert Owen
1942She's in the Army as Army Capt. Steve Russell
1940Parole Fixer as Ross Waring
1940He Married His Wife as Paul Hunter
1939Miracle on Main Street as Dick Porter
1939Torture Ship as Lt. Bob Bennett
1939Second Fiddle as Willie Hogger
1939They Asked For It as Marty Collins
1939Forged Passport as Jack Scott
1938I Stand Accused as Charles Eastman
1938The Arkansas Traveler as Matt Collins
1938Gateway as Henry Porter
1938One Wild Night as Singer Martin
1938Call of The Yukon as Hugo Henderson
1938Change of Heart as Phillip Reeves
1937Second Honeymoon as Bob Benton
1937West Bound Limited as Dave Tolliver aka Bob Kirk
1937Three Legionnaires as Pvt. Jimmy Barton
1937What Price Vengeance as 'Dynamite' Hogan / Tom Connors
1937Affairs of Cappy Ricks as Bill Peck
1936Mind Your Own Business as Crane
1936Go West Young Man as Francis X. Harrigan
1936Trapped by Television as Fred Dennis
1936Murder by an Aristocrat as Dr. Allen Carick
1936The Law in Her Hands as Frank Gordon
1936The Singing Kid as Bob Carey
1936Boulder Dam as Mr. Harry Lacy
1935A Dream Comes True as Himself (uncredited)
1935Broadway Hostess as Lucky Lorimer
1935The Case of the Lucky Legs as Dr. Robert Doray
1935Page Miss Glory as Slattery
1935Oil for the Lamps of China as Jim
1935Chinatown Squad as Ted Lacey
1935It Happened in New York as Charley Barnes
1935While the Patient Slept as Ross Lonergan
1935Red Hot Tires as Wallace Storm
1935Our Little Girl as Rolfe Brent
1934The Secret Bride as Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1934Murder in the Clouds as Bob 'Three Star' Halsey
1934A Lost Lady as Neil
1934The Dragon Murder Case as Gale Leland
1934One Night of Love as Bill Houston
1934Return of the Terror as Dr. Leonard Goodman
1934Fog Over Frisco as Spencer Carlton
1934Registered Nurse as Dr. Greg Connolly
1934And She Learned About Dames as Himself
1934Heat Lightning as Jeff
1934Mandalay as Dr. Gregory Burton
1933Havana Widows as Bob Jones
1933College Coach as Buck Weaver
1933A Shriek in the Night as Ted Rand
1933Mary Stevens, M.D. as Don A. Andrews
1933She Had to Say Yes as Daniel 'Danny' Drew
1933The Life of Jimmy Dolan as Doc
193342nd Street as Geoffrey Warning (voice) (uncredited)
1933Girl Missing as Raymond Fox
1933The 42nd Street Special as Self (uncredited)
1933Ladies They Talk About as Don
193220,000 Years in Sing Sing as Bud Saunders
1932No More Orchids as Tony Gage
1932Three on a Match as Michael Loftus
1932Big City Blues as Len 'Lenny' Sully (uncredited)
1932Klondike as Robert Cromwell
1932The Thirteenth Guest as Phil Winston
1932The Purchase Price as Eddie Fields
1932Love Is a Racket as Edward Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw
1932Unholy Love as Dr. Jerome Preston 'Jerry' Gregory
1932Miss Pinkerton as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
1931The Clyde Mystery as Police Capt. Dick Rugg (as Lysle Talbot)
1931Stranger in Town as Ed Brice