Matthew Betz
American actor (1881-1938) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 56
Matthew Betz was an American film actor. Betz was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1881. Following an extended career in the U.S. Cavalry, Betz spent eight years in Vaudeville. His first stage play was Ellis Island. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1914 and 1937. He died in 1938.
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1938Died26 January 19381937
Jail BaitFilm1936
Florida SpecialFilm, Herman Weil1935
Let 'em Have ItFilm, Al Thompson1934
The Countess of Monte CristoFilm, Romowski's Valet1933
Child of ManhattanFilm, Chet Watson (uncredited)1932
Alias Mary SmithFilm, Snowy Hoagland1930
Her ManFilm, Red1929
The Girl in the Glass CageFilm, 'Doc' Striker1928
The Wedding MarchFilm, Schani Eberle1927
The Patent Leather KidFilm, Jake Stuke1925
Lights of Old BroadwayFilm, 'Red' Hawkins1923
Let's GoFilm, 'Dip' McGurk1921
Burn 'Em Up BarnesFilm, Ed Scott1881Born13 September 1881
Jail BaitFilm1936Florida SpecialFilm, Herman Weil1935Let 'em Have ItFilm, Al Thompson1934The Countess of Monte CristoFilm, Romowski's Valet1933Child of ManhattanFilm, Chet Watson (uncredited)1932Alias Mary SmithFilm, Snowy Hoagland1930Her ManFilm, Red1929The Girl in the Glass CageFilm, 'Doc' Striker1928The Wedding MarchFilm, Schani Eberle1927The Patent Leather KidFilm, Jake Stuke1925Lights of Old BroadwayFilm, 'Red' Hawkins1923Let's GoFilm, 'Dip' McGurk1921Burn 'Em Up BarnesFilm, Ed Scott1881Born13 September 1881Known for
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The Unholy Three 1925
The Big House 1930
Mystery of the Wax Museum 1933
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Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The House of Rothschild and The Terror
Edmund Breese Also in Burn 'Em Up Barnes and Alias Mary Smith
Charles Lamont Directed The E-Flat Man and Jail Bait
Richard A. Rowland Produced The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
E. W. Hammons Produced The E-Flat Man (1935)
Tod Browning Directed The Big City (1928)
Holmes Herbert Also in The House of Rothschild and The Terror
George Fawcett Also in The Wedding March and Good References
Alec B. Francis Also in The Terror and The Shepherd of the Hills
Julia Swayne Gordon Also in Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1921)
DeWitt Clarke Jennings Also in The Big House and Salvation Nell
Irving Thalberg Produced The Big House (1930)
J. P. McGowan Directed The Hurricane Express (1932)
Buster Keaton Also in The E-Flat Man and Jail Bait
Lon Chaney Also in The Big City and The Monster
Christy Cabanne Directed The Stealers (1920)
Roy Del Ruth Directed The Terror (1928)
Sol Lesser Produced Tarzan the Fearless (1933)
Roy William Neill Directed Good References (1920)
Hale Hamilton Also in Curtain at Eight and Let 'em Have It
Harry Cording Also in Sins of the Fathers (1928)
Harry L. Fraser Directed Broadway to Cheyenne (1932)
Bobby Dunn Also in Side Show and The Big Flash- Armand Schaefer Directed The Hurricane Express (1932)
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United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1881 to 1938 · aged 56
