Lyle Talbot
CountryUnited States 
GenderMale
BirthdayFeb 8, 1902
Death1996-03-02
BiographyLyle 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.
He was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild and was a member of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during the late 1930s and early 1940s. in 1933 served on that organization's first board of directors. His long career is recounted in the 2012 book The Entertainer: Movies, Magic and My Father's Twentieth Century by his youngest daughter Margaret Talbot, a staff writer for The New Yorker.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Lyle Talbot. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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.
He was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild and was a member of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during the late 1930s and early 1940s. in 1933 served on that organization's first board of directors. His long career is recounted in the 2012 book The Entertainer: Movies, Magic and My Father's Twentieth Century by his youngest daughter Margaret Talbot, a staff writer for The New Yorker.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Lyle Talbot. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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