Carl Betz(1921-1978)
- Actor
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carl Betz formed a repertory theatre
company while still in high school, then worked in summer stock. He
served in the U.S. Army during the Second World War, then attended
Carnegie Tech. Following graduation, he worked as a radio announcer. He
made his Broadway debut in "The Long Watch". He was given a contract at
Twentieth Century-Fox, and appeared in supporting roles in a number of
films before moving into television. After a brief period working in
soap operas, he was cast as Dr. Alex Stone on the popular The Donna Reed Show (1958) and
spent eight years there. He followed that show with another series,
Judd for the Defense (1967), in which he played a masterful attorney. He worked primarily
in television, in both guest appearances and TV movies, throughout the
Seventies, though he continued to work on stage around the U.S. He
fought a gallant fight against early cancer and died in
1978.
