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Lyle Talbot
★ Acting

Lyle Talbot

1902 – 1996 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Active 1931–2025

Lyle Talbot, born in 1902, was a versatile actor whose career spanned from the early sound era to the 1960s. He is perhaps best remembered for his role in Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959), where he embodied the absurdity that defines cult cinema. Talbot also appeared in Glen or Glenda (1953), showcasing his ability to navigate the bizarre narratives of exploitation films. His contributions to the genre reflect a unique blend of earnestness and camp that continues to resonate with fans of cult and grindhouse cinema.

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Jail Bait

Jail Bait

1954 ★ 3.9
as Inspector John

Don Gregor, the son of famous plastic surgeon Dr. Boris Gregor, begins to hang around with young criminal Vic Brady and carry a gun. The pair attempt an armed holdup, and when things start to go wrong Gregor accidentally kills a night watchman. Fearing that Gregor plans to turn himself in, Brady kills him and blackmails Dr. Gregor into giving him a new face.

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Filmography

286 credits
2020s 1 credit
2025
Modify as Inspector Warren (archival audio) (uncredited)
Movie
1990s 2 credits
1996
Movie ★ 7.8
1995
Movie ★ 8.0
1980s 9 credits
1989
Batmania: From Comics to Screen as Self / Commissioner Gordon (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.8
1986
Movie ★ 7.3
1985
Movie ★ 7.1
1985
TV ★ 6.8
1984
TV ★ 7.4
1982
The Case of Dashiell Hammett as Dashiell Hammett
Movie ★ 6.5
1982
St. Elsewhere as Johnny Barnes
TV ★ 5.7
1982
Newhart as Cousin Ned
TV ★ 7.1
1981
Goldie Gold and Action Jack as Additional Voices (voice)
TV ★ 5.0
1970s 2 credits
1976
Charlie's Angels as Tom Mills
TV ★ 6.7
1974
Sonic Boom as French Representative
Movie ★ 5.6
1960s 24 credits
1968
Here's Lucy as Lawyer
TV ★ 6.7
1968
Adam-12 as Avery Dawson
TV ★ 7.1
1968
Here's Lucy as Fred Fox
TV ★ 6.7
1965
TV ★ 6.4
1965
Run for Your Life as Steven Blakely
TV ★ 7.1
1965
TV ★ 7.0
1965
TV ★ 5.8
1965
Green Acres as Horace Bennett
TV ★ 7.2
1965
Green Acres as Sen. Lyle Talbot
TV ★ 7.2
1965
Green Acres as Gov. Carstairs
TV ★ 7.2
1965
Laredo as Sheriff
TV ★ 6.4
1963
Ben Jerrod as Police Lt. Choates
TV ★ 7.0
1963
TV ★ 5.9
1963
Petticoat Junction as Mr. Cheever
TV ★ 5.8
1963
Arrest and Trial as Phil Paige
TV ★ 8.3
1962
The Lucy Show as Mr. Stanford
TV ★ 7.1
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies as Second Psychiatrist
TV ★ 6.9
1962
The Lucy Show as Howard Wilcox
TV ★ 7.1
1961
Mister Ed as George Hausner
TV ★ 6.8
1961
87th Precinct as Woody Gaynor
TV ★ 7.8
1960
Movie ★ 6.0
1960
Surfside 6 as Alan Crandell
TV ★ 6.3
1950s 136 credits
1959
City of Fear as Chief Jensen
Movie ★ 6.3
1959
TV ★ 5.6
1959
TV ★ 6.6
1959
TV ★ 6.4
1959
TV ★ 6.8
1959
Bonanza as The Handsome Dude in Bar
TV ★ 7.5
1959
Rawhide as Dr. Otis Gray
TV ★ 7.2
1958
The Notorious Mr. Monks as Leonardo, Prosecuting Attorney
Movie ★ 7.0
1958
The Hot Angel as Van Richards
Movie ★ 7.5
1958
High School Confidential! as William Remington Kane
Movie ★ 5.5
1958
TV ★ 7.1
1957
Plan 9 from Outer Space as General Roberts
Movie ★ 4.2
1957
Guns Don't Argue as Dr. William Guellfe, Plastic Surgeon
Movie ★ 4.7
1957
God Is My Partner as Dr. Warburton, Psychiatrist
Movie ★ 7.5
1957
Perry Mason as Michael Garvin Sr.
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Leave It to Beaver as Mr. Chuck Dennison
TV ★ 7.0
1957
TV ★ 6.8
1957
M Squad as Paul Crowley
TV ★ 5.4
1957
TV ★ 6.9
1957
The Restless Gun as Mort Askins
TV ★ 4.4
1957
Meet McGraw as Carl Maddon
TV ★ 6.5
1956
Calling Homicide as Tony Fuller
Movie ★ 6.1
1956
The Great Man as Harry Connors
Movie ★ 5.0
1956
TV ★ 6.3
1956
Broken Arrow as Judge Judd Hinshaw
TV ★ 6.2
1955
Sudden Danger as Harry Woodruff
Movie ★ 5.5
1955
Jail Busters as Cy Bowman
Movie ★ 6.7
1955
The Millionaire as Joe Price
TV ★ 5.8
1955
TV ★ 5.2
1955
TV ★ 6.0
1955
TV ★ 6.3
1954
There's No Business Like Show Business as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1954
Jail Bait as Inspector John
Movie ★ 3.8
1954
The Mad Magician as Program Hawker (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1954
So You Want to Be Your Own Boss as Mr. Elliot, Health Inspector (uncredited)
Movie ★ 10.0
1954
The Steel Cage as Square, Convict, segment "The Hostages"
Movie ★ 7.0
1954
Movie ★ 5.7
1954
With This Ring as Miller Executive
Movie ★ 6.0
1954
Tobor the Great as An Admiral
Movie ★ 5.3
1954
Movie ★ 7.2
1954
Gunfighters of the Northwest as Inspector Wheeler
Movie ★ 7.0
1954
Movie ★ 10.0
1954
TV ★ 6.3
1954
TV ★ 6.3
1954
December Bride as Bill Jeffries
TV ★ 6.3
1954
Stories of the Century as Colonel Marsham
TV ★ 7.2
1954
Annie Oakley as Pa Wiggins
TV ★ 5.6
1954
Annie Oakley as Col. Dawson
TV ★ 5.6
1953
Mesa of Lost Women as Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 2.5
1953
Clipped Wings as Captain Blair
Movie ★ 7.0
1953
Tumbleweed as Weber
Movie ★ 6.3
1953
Down Among the Sheltering Palms as Major Gerald Curwin
Movie ★ 6.5
1953
Six Gun Decision as Blackburn
Movie ★ 9.0
1953
White Lightning as Rocky Gibraltar
Movie ★ 7.5
1953
Star of Texas as Telegraph Operator
Movie ★ 7.0
1953
Glen or Glenda as Inspector Warren
Movie ★ 4.6
1953
Movie ★ 5.9
1953
TV ★ 6.0
1952
With a Song in My Heart as Radio Station Director (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1952
African Treasure as Roy DeHaven, alias Pat Gilroy
Movie ★ 7.0
1952
Untamed Women as Col. Loring
Movie ★ 4.1
1952
Feudin' Fools as Big Jim, bank robbery leader
Movie ★ 5.5
1952
Outlaw Women as Judge Roger Dixon
Movie ★ 4.8
1952
The Old West as Doc Lockwood
Movie ★ 7.0
1952
Wyoming Roundup as Franklin
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
Movie ★ 10.0
1952
Desperadoes' Outpost as Walter Fleming
Movie ★ 9.0
1952
Son of Geronimo as Col. Foster [Chs.5-6]
Movie ★ 7.0
1952
Texas City as Captain Hamilton
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
The Pathfinder as British Ship Captain
Movie ★ 4.8
1952
Sea Tiger as Mr. Williams, Insurance Man
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
TV ★ 5.8
1952
TV ★ 4.6
1952
TV ★ 5.0
1952
TV ★ 5.3
1952
TV ★ 7.0
1952
TV ★ 5.4
1952
TV ★ 5.0
1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as Joe Randolph (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.2
1952
TV ★ 6.2
1952
TV ★ 7.2
1952
TV ★ 7.8
1952
TV ★ 5.3
1951
The Scarf as City Detective
Movie ★ 5.7
1951
Fingerprints Don't Lie as Police Lt. Grayson
Movie ★ 5.8
1951
Mask of the Dragon as Police Lt. Ralph McLaughlin
Movie ★ 5.3
1951
Jungle Manhunt as Dr. Mitchell Heller
Movie ★ 5.1
1951
Movie ★ 5.7
1951
Gold Raiders as Taggart
Movie ★ 6.6
1951
Hurricane Island as Doctor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1951
Abilene Trail as Dr. Martin
Movie ★ 8.0
1951
Man from Sonora as Sheriff Frank Casey
Movie ★ 9.0
1951
Colorado Ambush as Sheriff Ed Lowery
Movie ★ 10.0
1951
Movie ★ 6.7
1951
Blue Blood as Teasdale
Movie ★ 10.0
1951
Purple Heart Diary as Maj. Green
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Father Serra
TV ★ 8.8
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1951
TV ★ 6.5
1951
TV ★ 5.3
1951
Boston Blackie as Wildcat Cannon
TV ★ 4.0
1951
TV ★ 5.3
1950
Revenue Agent as Augustus 'Gus' King
Movie ★ 4.0
1950
Triple Trouble as Prison Yard Guard
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
Atom Man vs. Superman as Luthor, alias The Atom Man
Movie ★ 5.5
1950
Federal Man as Agent Johnson
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Everybody's Dancin' as Contractor
Movie ★ 10.0
1950
The du Pont Story as Eugene du Pont
Movie ★ 10.0
1950
One Too Many as Mr. Boyer
Movie ★ 8.0
1950
Lucky Losers as Bruce McDermott
Movie ★ 6.6
1950
Johnny One-Eye as Official from District Attorney's Office
Movie ★ 5.1
1950
The Daltons' Women as Jim Thorne
Movie ★ 4.5
1950
Border Rangers as Ranger Captain McLain
Movie ★ 9.0
1950
Cherokee Uprising as Chief Marshal
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
Champagne for Caesar as Executive No. 2
Movie ★ 7.3
1950
Big Timber as Logger #1
Movie ★ 10.0
1950
The Jackpot as Fred Burns
Movie ★ 7.1
1950
TV ★ 6.7
1950
TV ★ 7.1
1950
TV ★ 6.7
1950
TV ★ 6.7
1950
TV ★ 6.7
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Capt. Flood
TV ★ 6.7
1950
TV ★ 6.7
1950
Dick Tracy as 88 Keyes
TV ★ 8.0
1950
The Cisco Kid as Judge (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.1
1950
The Cisco Kid as Judge Watkins
TV ★ 6.1
1950
The Cisco Kid as Bob Wilkerson
TV ★ 6.1
1940s 46 credits
1949
Batman and Robin as Commissioner Jim Gordon
Movie ★ 5.7
1949
Fighting Fools as Blinky Harris
Movie ★ 6.0
1949
Sky Dragon as Andrew J. Barrett
Movie ★ 8.0
1949
Ringside as Radio Announcer
Movie ★ 5.0
1949
The Mutineers as Capt. Jim Duncan
Movie ★ 7.0
1949
Wild Weed as Capt. Hayes
Movie ★ 4.8
1949
Movie ★ 6.5
1949
Movie ★ 7.0
1949
The Lone Ranger as George Wilson
TV ★ 6.8
1949
The Lone Ranger as Roger Burnett
TV ★ 6.8
1949
The Lone Ranger as Fred Logan
TV ★ 6.8
1948
Movie ★ 5.8
1948
Movie ★ 5.8
1948
Devil's Cargo as Johnny Morello
Movie ★ 5.9
1948
Highway 13 as Company Detective
Movie ★ 5.8
1948
Parole, Inc. as Police Commissioner Hughes
Movie ★ 5.2
1948
Quick on the Trigger as Garvey Yager
Movie ★ 6.5
1948
Thunder in the Pines as Nick Roulade
Movie ★ 5.3
1948
Movie ★ 7.5
1948
Shep Comes Home as Dr. Wilson
Movie ★ 6.5
1948
Studio One as Trent
TV ★ 5.4
1947
Danger Street as Charles Johnson
Movie ★ 6.5
1947
Movie ★ 7.2
1946
Strange Impersonation as Insp. Malloy, chief interrogator
Movie ★ 6.1
1946
Movie ★ 5.3
1946
Song of Arizona as King Blaine
Movie ★ 4.6
1946
Murder Is My Business as Buell Renslow
Movie ★ 8.0
1946
North of the Border as Sgt. Jack Craig
Movie ★ 10.0
1946
Gun Town as Lucky Dorgan
Movie ★ 7.0
1944
One Body Too Many as Jim Davis
Movie ★ 5.2
1944
Movie ★ 5.3
1944
Up in Arms as Sergeant Gelsey
Movie ★ 5.7
1944
Movie ★ 6.6
1944
Mystery of the Riverboat as Rudolph Toller
Movie ★ 6.5
1944
Gambler's Choice as Yellow Gloves Weldon
Movie ★ 6.2
1944
Dixie Jamboree as Anthony 'Tony' Sardell
Movie ★ 5.4
1944
Movie ★ 7.0
1944
Trail to Gunsight as U. S. Marshal Bill Hollister
Movie ★ 10.0
1943
Man of Courage as George Dickson
Movie ★ 5.6
1943
A Night for Crime as Joe Powell
Movie ★ 4.6
1943
The Meanest Man in the World as Bill Potts (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1942
Movie ★ 5.4
1942
They Raid by Night as Capt. Robert Owen
Movie ★ 5.3
1942
She's in the Army as Army Capt. Steve Russell
Movie ★ 10.0
1940
He Married His Wife as Paul Hunter
Movie ★ 5.6
1940
Parole Fixer as Ross Waring
Movie ★ 5.0
1930s 66 credits
1939
Torture Ship as Lt. Bob Bennett
Movie ★ 3.8
1939
Second Fiddle as Willie Hogger
Movie ★ 5.1
1939
Movie ★ 5.4
1939
Forged Passport as Jack Scott
Movie ★ 6.5
1939
They Asked For It as Marty Collins
Movie ★ 5.0
1938
Change of Heart as Phillip Reeves
Movie ★ 7.0
1938
Call of The Yukon as Hugo Henderson
Movie ★ 6.0
1938
The Arkansas Traveler as Matt Collins
Movie ★ 6.7
1938
I Stand Accused as Charles Eastman
Movie ★ 9.0
1938
Gateway as Henry Porter
Movie ★ 7.4
1938
One Wild Night as Singer Martin
Movie ★ 7.8
1937
Second Honeymoon as Bob Benton
Movie ★ 6.4
1937
Movie ★ 4.8
1937
What Price Vengeance as 'Dynamite' Hogan / Tom Connors
Movie ★ 7.0
1937
Three Legionnaires as Pvt. Jimmy Barton
Movie ★ 8.0
1937
West Bound Limited as Dave Tolliver aka Bob Kirk
Movie ★ 7.0
1936
Go West Young Man as Francis X. Harrigan
Movie ★ 5.5
1936
Movie ★ 6.9
1936
Boulder Dam as Mr. Harry Lacy
Movie ★ 5.7
1936
Movie ★ 10.0
1936
Movie ★ 5.0
1936
The Law in Her Hands as Frank Gordon
Movie ★ 6.0
1936
The Singing Kid as Bob Carey
Movie ★ 7.0
1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs as Dr. Robert Doray
Movie ★ 6.0
1935
While the Patient Slept as Ross Lonergan
Movie ★ 6.7
1935
Page Miss Glory as Slattery
Movie ★ 6.7
1935
Broadway Hostess as Lucky Lorimer
Movie ★ 6.0
1935
Movie ★ 7.2
1935
Our Little Girl as Rolfe Brent
Movie ★ 5.0
1935
Chinatown Squad as Ted Lacey
Movie ★ 7.5
1935
It Happened in New York as Charley Barnes
Movie
1935
Red Hot Tires as Wallace Storm
Movie ★ 6.0
1935
A Dream Comes True as Himself (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1934
Return of the Terror as Dr. Leonard Goodman
Movie ★ 6.5
1934
Fog Over Frisco as Spencer Carlton
Movie ★ 6.4
1934
Movie ★ 5.9
1934
One Night of Love as Bill Houston
Movie ★ 5.5
1934
Movie ★ 7.2
1934
Murder in the Clouds as Bob 'Three Star' Halsey
Movie ★ 5.1
1934
Registered Nurse as Dr. Greg Connolly
Movie ★ 4.8
1934
Movie ★ 5.8
1934
Mandalay as Dr. Gregory Burton
Movie ★ 5.8
1934
The Secret Bride as Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1934
Movie ★ 7.5
1933
Movie ★ 5.2
1933
Movie ★ 6.1
1933
She Had to Say Yes as Daniel 'Danny' Drew
Movie ★ 5.7
1933
College Coach as Buck Weaver
Movie ★ 4.6
1933
Girl Missing as Raymond Fox
Movie ★ 5.2
1933
Mary Stevens, M.D. as Don A. Andrews
Movie ★ 6.2
1933
Movie ★ 6.2
1933
Havana Widows as Bob Jones
Movie ★ 6.6
1933
42nd Street as Geoffrey Warning (voice) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1933
The 42nd Street Special as Self (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1932
Movie ★ 6.4
1932
Three on a Match as Michael Loftus
Movie ★ 6.3
1932
The Purchase Price as Eddie Fields
Movie ★ 6.5
1932
The Thirteenth Guest as Phil Winston
Movie ★ 5.2
1932
Love is a Racket as Edward Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw
Movie ★ 5.5
1932
Klondike as Robert Cromwell
Movie ★ 5.3
1932
No More Orchids as Tony Gage
Movie ★ 6.8
1932
Unholy Love as Dr. Jerome Preston 'Jerry' Gregory
Movie ★ 4.0
1932
Miss Pinkerton as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
1932
Big City Blues as Len 'Lenny' Sully (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1931
The Clyde Mystery as Police Capt. Dick Rugg (as Lysle Talbot)
Movie ★ 9.0
1931
Stranger in Town as Ed Brice
Movie ★ 5.0