Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Acting
Born 1902-02-08 - Died 1996-03-02Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Movies (192)

42nd Street
6.9

42nd Street

1933Movie6.9
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
6.4

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932Movie6.4
Ringside
5.0

Ringside

1949Movie5.0
Plan 9 from Outer Space
4.2

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1957Movie4.2
The Mad Magician
6.9

The Mad Magician

1954Movie6.9
Batman and Robin
5.7

Batman and Robin

1949Movie5.7
There's No Business Like Show Business
6.1

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954Movie6.1
The Law in Her Hands
6.0

The Law in Her Hands

1936Movie6.0
Purple Heart Diary
7.0

Purple Heart Diary

1951Movie7.0
Glen or Glenda
4.7

Glen or Glenda

1953Movie4.7
Jail Busters
6.7

Jail Busters

1955Movie6.7
Three on a Match
6.3

Three on a Match

1932Movie6.3
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
6.5

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

1949Movie6.5
Gun Town
7.0

Gun Town

1946Movie7.0
Chinatown Squad
7.5

Chinatown Squad

1935Movie7.5
With This Ring
6.0

With This Ring

1954Movie6.0
That's Dancing!
6.9

That's Dancing!

1985Movie6.9
The Scarf
5.7

The Scarf

1951Movie5.7
Trapped by Television
6.9

Trapped by Television

1936Movie6.9
Federal Man
6.5

Federal Man

1950Movie6.5
One Night of Love
5.5

One Night of Love

1934Movie5.5
Chick Carter, Detective
5.3

Chick Carter, Detective

1946Movie5.3
Texas City
6.5

Texas City

1952Movie6.5
Mind Your Own Business
10.0

Mind Your Own Business

1936Movie10.0
Miss Pinkerton
5.9

Miss Pinkerton

1932Movie5.9
Ladies They Talk About
6.1

Ladies They Talk About

1933Movie6.1
Klondike
5.3

Klondike

1932Movie5.3
Sunrise at Campobello
6.0

Sunrise at Campobello

1960Movie6.0
Feudin' Fools
5.5

Feudin' Fools

1952Movie5.5
They Asked For It
5.0

They Asked For It

1939Movie5.0
Mesa of Lost Women
2.5

Mesa of Lost Women

1953Movie2.5
Jail Bait
3.8

Jail Bait

1954Movie3.8
Wild Weed
4.8

Wild Weed

1949Movie4.8
Mary Stevens, M.D.
6.2

Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933Movie6.2
The Desperado
7.2

The Desperado

1954Movie7.2
Triple Trouble
7.0

Triple Trouble

1950Movie7.0
Untamed Women
4.1

Untamed Women

1952Movie4.1
Strange Impersonation
6.1

Strange Impersonation

1946Movie6.1
Colorado Ambush
7.5

Colorado Ambush

1951Movie7.5
College Coach
4.6

College Coach

1933Movie4.6
She Had to Say Yes
5.7

She Had to Say Yes

1933Movie5.7
Our Little Girl
5.2

Our Little Girl

1935Movie5.2
What Price Vengeance
7.0

What Price Vengeance

1937Movie7.0
The Secret Bride
6.2

The Secret Bride

1934Movie6.2
Gateway
7.4

Gateway

1938Movie7.4
High School Confidential!
5.6

High School Confidential!

1958Movie5.6
Boulder Dam
5.7

Boulder Dam

1936Movie5.7
Tobor the Great
5.3

Tobor the Great

1954Movie5.3
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
7.5

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

1948Movie7.5
While the Patient Slept
6.7

While the Patient Slept

1935Movie6.7
Murder in the Clouds
5.1

Murder in the Clouds

1934Movie5.1
The Dragon Murder Case
5.9

The Dragon Murder Case

1934Movie5.9
Champagne for Caesar
7.3

Champagne for Caesar

1950Movie7.3
The Singing Kid
7.0

The Singing Kid

1936Movie7.0
The Jackpot
7.0

The Jackpot

1950Movie7.0
With a Song in My Heart
6.1

With a Song in My Heart

1952Movie6.1
Wings of the Hawk
5.7

Wings of the Hawk

1953Movie5.7
Guns Don't Argue
4.5

Guns Don't Argue

1957Movie4.5
The Vicious Circle
5.8

The Vicious Circle

1948Movie5.8
Havana Widows
6.6

Havana Widows

1933Movie6.6
Shep Comes Home
6.5

Shep Comes Home

1948Movie6.5
Gold Raiders
6.6

Gold Raiders

1951Movie6.6
Up in Arms
5.7

Up in Arms

1944Movie5.7
Montana Incident
10.0

Montana Incident

1952Movie10.0
Change of Heart
7.0

Change of Heart

1938Movie7.0
Sky Dragon
8.0

Sky Dragon

1949Movie8.0
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
6.2

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

1933Movie6.2
The Arkansas Traveler
6.7

The Arkansas Traveler

1938Movie6.7
The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West
7.2

The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West

1947Movie7.2
Everybody's Dancin'
7.5

Everybody's Dancin'

1950Movie7.5
Torture Ship
3.8

Torture Ship

1939Movie3.8
The 42nd Street Special
5.6

The 42nd Street Special

1933Movie5.6
Fog Over Frisco
6.4

Fog Over Frisco

1934Movie6.4
Oil for the Lamps of China
7.2

Oil for the Lamps of China

1935Movie7.2
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
5.4

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

1942Movie5.4
Stranger in Town
5.0

Stranger in Town

1931Movie5.0
Outlaw Women
4.8

Outlaw Women

1952Movie4.8
Red Hot Tires
6.0

Red Hot Tires

1935Movie6.0
Tumbleweed
6.3

Tumbleweed

1953Movie6.3
Gambler's Choice
6.2

Gambler's Choice

1944Movie6.2
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
7.4

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

1986Movie7.4
Second Fiddle
5.1

Second Fiddle

1939Movie5.1
Varieties on Parade
6.7

Varieties on Parade

1951Movie6.7
One Body Too Many
5.2

One Body Too Many

1944Movie5.2
Quick on the Trigger
6.5

Quick on the Trigger

1948Movie6.5
Atom Man vs. Superman
5.5

Atom Man vs. Superman

1950Movie5.5
The Purchase Price
6.5

The Purchase Price

1932Movie6.5
He Married His Wife
5.6

He Married His Wife

1940Movie5.6
Parole Fixer
5.0

Parole Fixer

1940Movie5.0
The Falcon Out West
5.3

The Falcon Out West

1944Movie5.3
The Great Man
5.0

The Great Man

1956Movie5.0
Return of the Terror
6.5

Return of the Terror

1934Movie6.5
Call of The Yukon
6.0

Call of The Yukon

1938Movie6.0
Revenue Agent
4.0

Revenue Agent

1950Movie4.0
Second Honeymoon
6.4

Second Honeymoon

1937Movie6.4
Mystery of the Riverboat
6.5

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944Movie6.5
A Lost Lady
5.8

A Lost Lady

1934Movie5.8
African Treasure
7.0

African Treasure

1952Movie7.0
Abilene Trail
8.0

Abilene Trail

1951Movie8.0
The Old West
7.0

The Old West

1952Movie7.0
Calling Homicide
6.1

Calling Homicide

1956Movie6.1
Page Miss Glory
6.7

Page Miss Glory

1935Movie6.7
The Mutineers
7.0

The Mutineers

1949Movie7.0
Gunfighters of the Northwest
7.0

Gunfighters of the Northwest

1954Movie7.0
Hurricane Island
6.0

Hurricane Island

1951Movie6.0
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
5.7

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl

1954Movie5.7
The Pathfinder
4.8

The Pathfinder

1952Movie4.8
The Notorious Mr. Monks
7.0

The Notorious Mr. Monks

1958Movie7.0
Mandalay
5.8

Mandalay

1934Movie5.8
Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics

Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics

1952Movie
Sensations of 1945
6.6

Sensations of 1945

1944Movie6.6
The Steel Cage
7.0

The Steel Cage

1954Movie7.0
Jungle Manhunt
5.1

Jungle Manhunt

1951Movie5.1
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
6.5

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

1953Movie6.5
Around the World with Nellie Bly
10.0

Around the World with Nellie Bly

1960Movie10.0
Son of Geronimo
7.0

Son of Geronimo

1952Movie7.0
And She Learned About Dames
7.0

And She Learned About Dames

1934Movie7.0
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
7.8

Batmania: From Comics to Screen

1989Movie7.8
Heat Lightning
7.2

Heat Lightning

1934Movie7.2
The Case of the Lucky Legs
6.0

The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935Movie6.0
Danger Street
6.5

Danger Street

1947Movie6.5
Girl Missing
5.2

Girl Missing

1933Movie5.2
Johnny One-Eye
5.1

Johnny One-Eye

1950Movie5.1
So You Want to Be Your Own Boss
10.0

So You Want to Be Your Own Boss

1954Movie10.0
One Too Many
8.0

One Too Many

1950Movie8.0
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
4.8

Affairs of Cappy Ricks

1937Movie4.8
Inside the Dream Factory
8.0

Inside the Dream Factory

1995Movie8.0
Mask of the Dragon
5.3

Mask of the Dragon

1951Movie5.3
Sonic Boom
5.6

Sonic Boom

1974Movie5.6
Broadway Hostess
6.0

Broadway Hostess

1935Movie6.0
A Dream Comes True
6.3

A Dream Comes True

1935Movie6.3
Lucky Losers
6.6

Lucky Losers

1950Movie6.6
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
5.6

Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid

1952Movie5.6
Love is a Racket
5.4

Love is a Racket

1932Movie5.4
Cherokee Uprising
7.0

Cherokee Uprising

1950Movie7.0
God Is My Partner
7.5

God Is My Partner

1957Movie7.5
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
7.8

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

1996Movie7.8
City of Fear
6.3

City of Fear

1959Movie6.3
Song of Arizona
4.6

Song of Arizona

1946Movie4.6
The Hot Angel
7.5

The Hot Angel

1958Movie7.5
Fighting Fools
6.0

Fighting Fools

1949Movie6.0
Blue Blood
10.0

Blue Blood

1951Movie10.0
Fingerprints Don't Lie
5.8

Fingerprints Don't Lie

1951Movie5.8
She's in the Army
10.0

She's in the Army

1942Movie10.0
One Wild Night
7.8

One Wild Night

1938Movie7.8
Wyoming Roundup
6.5

Wyoming Roundup

1952Movie6.5
Devil's Cargo
5.9

Devil's Cargo

1948Movie5.9
Appointment with Murder
5.8

Appointment with Murder

1948Movie5.8
Go West Young Man
5.5

Go West Young Man

1936Movie5.5
Forged Passport
6.5

Forged Passport

1939Movie6.5
Big City Blues
5.9

Big City Blues

1932Movie5.9
Thunder in the Pines
5.2

Thunder in the Pines

1948Movie5.2
Trader Tom of the China Seas
10.0

Trader Tom of the China Seas

1954Movie10.0
A Shriek in the Night
5.2

A Shriek in the Night

1933Movie5.2
North of the Border
10.0

North of the Border

1946Movie10.0
No More Orchids
6.7

No More Orchids

1932Movie6.7
Sudden Danger
5.5

Sudden Danger

1955Movie5.5
Fury of the Congo
5.7

Fury of the Congo

1951Movie5.7
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Clipped Wings
7.0

Clipped Wings

1953Movie7.0
White Lightning
7.5

White Lightning

1953Movie7.5
Trail to Gunsight
10.0

Trail to Gunsight

1944Movie10.0
The Thirteenth Guest
5.2

The Thirteenth Guest

1932Movie5.2
Murder by an Aristocrat
5.0

Murder by an Aristocrat

1936Movie5.0
Border Rangers
9.0

Border Rangers

1950Movie9.0
Three Legionnaires
8.0

Three Legionnaires

1937Movie8.0
Mississippi Rhythm
7.0

Mississippi Rhythm

1949Movie7.0
West Bound Limited
7.0

West Bound Limited

1937Movie7.0
Desperadoes' Outpost
9.0

Desperadoes' Outpost

1952Movie9.0
Murder Is My Business
8.0

Murder Is My Business

1946Movie8.0
Man of Courage
5.6

Man of Courage

1943Movie5.6
Miracle on Main Street
5.4

Miracle on Main Street

1939Movie5.4
Sea Tiger
6.5

Sea Tiger

1952Movie6.5
Registered Nurse
4.8

Registered Nurse

1934Movie4.8
The Daltons' Women
4.5

The Daltons' Women

1950Movie4.5
Are These Our Parents?
7.0

Are These Our Parents?

1944Movie7.0
They Raid by Night
5.3

They Raid by Night

1942Movie5.3
A Night for Crime
4.6

A Night for Crime

1943Movie4.6
Six Gun Decision
9.0

Six Gun Decision

1953Movie9.0
Man from Sonora
9.0

Man from Sonora

1951Movie9.0
Big Timber
10.0

Big Timber

1950Movie10.0
It Happened in New York

It Happened in New York

1935Movie
Parole, Inc.
5.2

Parole, Inc.

1948Movie5.2
Highway 13
5.8

Highway 13

1948Movie5.8
I Stand Accused
9.0

I Stand Accused

1938Movie9.0
Unholy Love
4.0

Unholy Love

1932Movie4.0
The Clyde Mystery
9.0

The Clyde Mystery

1931Movie9.0
Dixie Jamboree
5.4

Dixie Jamboree

1944Movie5.4
The Meanest Man in the World
6.9

The Meanest Man in the World

1943Movie6.9
Star of Texas
7.0

Star of Texas

1953Movie7.0
The Case of Dashiell Hammett
6.5

The Case of Dashiell Hammett

1982Movie6.5
The du Pont Story
10.0

The du Pont Story

1950Movie10.0

TV Shows (75)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959Series7.5
Newhart
7.2

Newhart

1982Series7.2
Charlie's Angels
6.7

Charlie's Angels

1976Series6.7
The Lucy Show
7.0

The Lucy Show

1962Series7.0
Maverick
7.0

Maverick

1957Series7.0
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963Series5.9
Adam-12
7.1

Adam-12

1968Series7.1
The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962Series6.9
St. Elsewhere
5.7

St. Elsewhere

1982Series5.7
Green Acres
7.2

Green Acres

1965Series7.2
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
7.1

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950Series7.1
Leave It to Beaver
6.9

Leave It to Beaver

1957Series6.9
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
Who's the Boss?
7.4

Who's the Boss?

1984Series7.4
Run for Your Life
7.1

Run for Your Life

1965Series7.1
The Lone Ranger
6.8

The Lone Ranger

1949Series6.8
Petticoat Junction
5.9

Petticoat Junction

1963Series5.9
Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948Series5.4
Surfside 6
6.3

Surfside 6

1960Series6.3
The Millionaire
5.8

The Millionaire

1955Series5.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.8

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957Series6.8
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
6.2

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

1952Series6.2
The Abbott and Costello Show
7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952Series7.2
Here's Lucy
6.7

Here's Lucy

1968Series6.7
Mister Ed
6.8

Mister Ed

1961Series6.8
Hawaiian Eye
5.6

Hawaiian Eye

1959Series5.6
Dennis the Menace
6.6

Dennis the Menace

1959Series6.6
77 Sunset Strip
7.2

77 Sunset Strip

1958Series7.2
227
6.8

227

1985Series6.8
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8

The Ford Television Theatre

1952Series7.8
December Bride
6.3

December Bride

1954Series6.3
The Bob Cummings Show
6.3

The Bob Cummings Show

1955Series6.3
Laredo
6.4

Laredo

1965Series6.4
Dangerous Assignment
5.3

Dangerous Assignment

1952Series5.3
M Squad
5.4

M Squad

1957Series5.4
Navy Log
5.2

Navy Log

1955Series5.2
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.8

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959Series6.8
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
5.3

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951Series5.3
The Adventures of Kit Carson
6.0

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951Series6.0
87th Precinct
7.8

87th Precinct

1961Series7.8
Lock-Up
6.4

Lock-Up

1959Series6.4
The Cisco Kid
6.2

The Cisco Kid

1950Series6.2
Public Defender
6.3

Public Defender

1954Series6.3
Arrest and Trial
8.3

Arrest and Trial

1963Series8.3
Cavalcade of America
4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952Series4.6
Racket Squad
6.5

Racket Squad

1951Series6.5
Broken Arrow
6.5

Broken Arrow

1956Series6.5
The Restless Gun
4.4

The Restless Gun

1957Series4.4
Annie Oakley
5.5

Annie Oakley

1954Series5.5
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
7.0

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954Series7.0
Lux Video Theatre
6.7

Lux Video Theatre

1950Series6.7
The Whistler

The Whistler

1954Series
Boston Blackie
4.0

Boston Blackie

1951Series4.0
The Roy Rogers Show
6.8

The Roy Rogers Show

1951Series6.8
The Legend of Jesse James
5.8

The Legend of Jesse James

1965Series5.8
Mr. & Mrs. North
5.0

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952Series5.0
Crossroads
6.8

Crossroads

1955Series6.8
Stories of the Century
7.2

Stories of the Century

1954Series7.2
I'm the Law
6.0

I'm the Law

1953Series6.0
Ben Jerrod
7.0

Ben Jerrod

1963Series7.0
The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's

1960Series
Dick Tracy
8.0

Dick Tracy

1950Series8.0
Meet McGraw
6.5

Meet McGraw

1957Series6.5
Buffalo Bill Jr.
6.0

Buffalo Bill Jr.

1955Series6.0
Hopalong Cassidy
5.3

Hopalong Cassidy

1952Series5.3
Gang Busters
7.0

Gang Busters

1952Series7.0
Mona McCluskey
7.0

Mona McCluskey

1965Series7.0
Hey, Jeannie!
6.2

Hey, Jeannie!

1956Series6.2
Cowboy G-Men
5.8

Cowboy G-Men

1952Series5.8
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2
Terry and the Pirates
5.0

Terry and the Pirates

1952Series5.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
Goldie Gold and Action Jack
5.0

Goldie Gold and Action Jack

1981Series5.0
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
6.2

Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe

1955Series6.2