Clyde Beatty
American circus performer (1903-1965) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 62
Clyde Raymond Beatty was an American animal trainer, zoo owner, and circus mogul. He joined Howe's Great London Circus in 1921 as a cage boy and spent the next four decades rising to fame as one of the most famous circus performers and animal trainers in the world.
Clyde Beatty is read about 40 times a day, in 17 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1965Died19 July 19651962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1954
Ring of FearFilm, Clyde Beatty1953
Perils of the JungleFilm, Clyde Beatty1949
Africa ScreamsFilm, Clyde Beatty1946
Here Comes the CircusFilm, Animal Trainer (Archive footage)1944
Jungle WomanFilm, Fred Mason (in long shots) (archive footage / uncredited)1943
Captive Wild WomanFilm, Fred Mason (in long shots) (archive footage / uncredited)1936
Darkest AfricaFilm, Clyde Beatty1934
The Lost JungleFilm, Clyde Beatty1933
The Big CageFilm, Clyde Beatty1903Born10 June 1903
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1954Ring of FearFilm, Clyde Beatty1953Perils of the JungleFilm, Clyde Beatty1949Africa ScreamsFilm, Clyde Beatty1946Here Comes the CircusFilm, Animal Trainer (Archive footage)1944Jungle WomanFilm, Fred Mason (in long shots) (archive footage / uncredited)1943Captive Wild WomanFilm, Fred Mason (in long shots) (archive footage / uncredited)1936Darkest AfricaFilm, Clyde Beatty1934The Lost JungleFilm, Clyde Beatty1933The Big CageFilm, Clyde Beatty1903Born10 June 1903People around Clyde
Close ties
- Nat Levine Produced The Lost Jungle and Darkest Africa
John Wayne Produced Ring of Fear (1954)
Mickey Rooney Also in The Big Cage and The Lost Jungle
William A. Wellman Directed Ring of Fear (1954)
Carl Laemmle Jr. Produced The Big Cage (1933)- Charles Barton Directed Africa Screams (1950)
Kurt Neumann Directed The Big Cage (1933)
B. Reeves Eason Directed Darkest Africa (1936)- Joseph M. Newman Directed Cat College (1940)
Joseph Kane Directed Darkest Africa (1936)- David Howard Directed The Lost Jungle (1934)
James Edward Grant Directed Ring of Fear (1954)- Armand Schaefer Directed The Lost Jungle (1934)
Huntington Hartford Produced Africa Screams (1950)
Also in Français
Filmography 11
15 credits on file
Television 2
Media & music
About this person
Through his career, the circus impresario owned several circuses, including his own Clyde Beatty Circus from 1945 to 1956.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1965 · aged 62
