Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger
Bettger in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Born	(1915-02-13)February 13, 1915 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 24, 2003(2003-09-24) (aged 88) Atascadero, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–1980
Spouse	Mary Gertrude Rolfe ​ ​ (m. 1941; died 1996)​
Children	3

Lyle Stathem Bettger (February 13, 1915 – September 24, 2003)^[1] was an American character actor who had roles in Hollywood films and television from the 1950s onward, often portraying villains. One such role was the wrathfully jealous elephant handler Klaus from the Oscar-winning film The Greatest Show on Earth (1952).