Lyle Talbot

American actor (1902-1996)

Born

8 February 1902, Pittsburgh

Died

2 March 1996

Citizenship

United States

Occupation

actor, television actor, stage actor

Films here

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Lyle Talbot (born Lisle Henderson, also credited Lysle Talbot; February 8, 1902 – March 2, 1996) was an American stage, screen and television actor. His career in films spanned three decades, from 1931 to 1960, and he performed on a wide variety of television series from the early 1950s to the late 1980s. Among his notable roles on television was his portrayal of Ozzie Nelson's friend and neighbor Joe Randolph, a character he played for ten years on the ABC sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.

Talbot began his film career under contract with Warner Bros. during the early years of the sound era. Ultimately, he appeared in more than 175 productions with various studios, first as a young matinee idol, then as the star of many B movies, and later as a character actor. Notably, he gave the first live-action portrayals of two iconic DC Comics characters: Commissioner Gordon and Lex Luthor.

Filmography (martial arts films)

Frequent collaborators

• John Wayne
• Edward Arnold
• Mickey Rooney
• Guy Kibbee
• George Meeker
• Leo Gorcey
• Huntz Hall
• Gabriel Dell

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q3039327 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.