Carl Betz Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Carl Lawrence Betz (March 9, 1921 – January 18, 1978) was an American stage, film and television actor.A native of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Betz participated in childhood theatricals and later worked in summer stock. He graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in 1939 and then served in the military. Following military service, he graduated from Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh and made his Broadway debut in 1952. He appeared in the CBS television soap opera, Love of Life, but is best remembered for having played Donna Reed's television husband, Dr. Alex Stone, from 1958 to 1966 in the ABC sitcom, The Donna Reed Show. Between 1967 and 1969, he played defense attorney Clinton Judd in ABC's Judd for the Defense, and won an Emmy Award in 1969 for his work. He died at the age of 56 of lung cancer.
One son, Richard Lawrence Betz, with first wife, Lois Harmon. He was born on May 24, 1957.
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Was tailback in the 1938 Sugar Bowl of Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) versus Texas Christian University.
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Member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University).
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Dr. Alex Stone, Betz's character on The Donna Reed Show (1958), was ranked #16 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Big Story
1954
TV Series
Charles McKinney
Kraft Theatre
1954
TV Series
Waterfront
1954
TV Series
Dave Herrick
Your Jeweler's Showcase
1953
TV Series
Dangerous Crossing
1953
John Bowman
City of Bad Men
1953
Deputy Phil Ryan
Vicki
1953
Detective McDonald
Inferno
1953
Lt. Mike Platt
Powder River
1953
Loney Hogan
The President's Lady
1953
Charles Dickinson
My Pal Gus
1952
Mr. Nelson (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
1952
Jimmie Valentine - Prologue (uncredited)
Love of Life
1951
TV Series
Collie Jordan (1954-1955)
Kingston: Confidential
1977
TV Series
Chaplain Potter
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
TV Series
Alex Richmond
Quincy M.E.
1977
TV Series
Attorney Paul Barkley
Most Wanted
1977
TV Series
Hill
Jigsaw John
1976
TV Series
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976
TV Movie
Paul Jackson
Police Story
1976
TV Series
Chief Elliott
Starsky and Hutch
1976
TV Series
Father Ignatius
Matt Helm
1975
TV Series
Purcell
That Lady from Peking
1975
Max Foster
S.W.A.T.
1975
TV Series
Greg Colby
The Meal
1975
Jake Matheson (as Mr. Carl Betz)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1975
TV Series
Will MacDonald
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
1975
Will MacDonald
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
1975
TV Movie
Will
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1974
TV Series
Dr. Simon Bryant
Insight
1970-1974
TV Series
General Dodd / Walter P. Hendricks / Father Lawrence Ryan
Killdozer
1974
TV Movie
Dennis Holvig
The New Perry Mason
1973
TV Series
Clinton Exeter
The Magician
1973
TV Series
Paul Ryerson
Barnaby Jones
1973
TV Series
Marshall Briggs
Set This Town on Fire
1973
TV Movie
Andy Wells
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
TV Series
Jeff Williams
Cannon
1972
TV Series
Arthur Bellamy
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1972
TV Series
Victor Garner
Mission: Impossible
1970-1972
TV Series
Dutch Krebbs / General Yuri Kozani
Norman Corwin Presents
1972
TV Series
The Deadly Dream
1971
TV Movie
Dr. Howard Geary
In Search of America
1971
TV Movie
Ben Olson
The F.B.I.
1969-1971
TV Series
Martin Ashton / Gar Shelton
Mod Squad
1971
TV Series
R.J. Coleman
Night Gallery
1970
TV Series
Dr. Max Redford (segment "The Dead Man")
Ironside
1970
TV Series
Jason Banning
McCloud
1970
TV Series
Aldon F. Flanders
Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
1970
TV Series
District Attorney
Medical Center
1970
TV Series
Jason Purcell
Bracken's World
1970
TV Series
Jeffrey Harris
Love, American Style
1969
TV Series
John Fillmore (segment "Love and the Former Marriage")
The Monk
1969
TV Movie
Danny Gouzenko
Judd for the Defense
1967-1969
TV Series
Clinton Judd
The Felony Squad
1969
TV Series
Clinton Judd
Premiere
1968
TV Series
Dr. Frank Chandler
Spinout
1966
Howard Foxhugh
The Donna Reed Show
1958-1966
TV Series
Dr. Alex Stone
Mike Hammer
1958
TV Series
Butler Tilton
Broken Arrow
1958
TV Series
Trent
The Silent Service
1957-1958
TV Series
Benson / Deragon
The Millionaire
1957-1958
TV Series
Phil Williams / Miller
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1958
TV Series
Store Detective / Jerome Stanton
Perry Mason
1958
TV Series
Dr. Ralph Chandler
The Sheriff of Cochise
1957
TV Series
Paul Sloan
Panic!
1957
TV Series
Co-Pilot Terry Blake
Gunsmoke
1957
TV Series
Nate Timble
The Alcoa Hour
1957
TV Series
Howard Miller
Crusader
1956
TV Series
Alan Kingman / Inspector Alan Kingman
Appointment with Adventure
1956
TV Series
Walter Pollard
I Spy
1955
TV Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1954
TV Series
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mitzi and a Hundred Guys
1975
TV Special
Himself (uncredited)
Allen Ludden's Gallery
1969
TV Series
Himself
The Match Game
1969
TV Series
Himself - Team Captain
The Joey Bishop Show
1968
TV Series
Himself
Here's Hollywood
1962
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1969
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best TV Star - Male
Judd for the Defense (1967)
1969
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series