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Matthew Betz(1881-1938)

  • Actor
  • Director
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Matthew Betz
Matthew Betz was born on 13 September 1881 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Big Chance (1933), The Crimson City (1928) and Le club des 3 (1925). He was married to Lulu Slipp. He died on 26 January 1938 in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 13, 1881
DiedJanuary 26, 1938(56)
BornSeptember 13, 1881
DiedJanuary 26, 1938(56)
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Known for

John Darrow in The Big Chance (1933)
The Big Chance
4.9
  • Flash McQuaid
  • 1933
Myrna Loy, Matthew Betz, Sôjin Kamiyama, and John Miljan in The Crimson City (1928)
The Crimson City
6.7
  • 'Dagger' Foo
  • 1928
Le club des 3 (1925)
Le club des 3
7.1
  • Detective Regan
  • 1925
Wallace Beery, Leila Hyams, and Chester Morris in Big House (1930)
Big House
7.1
  • Gopher(as Mathew Betz)
  • 1930

Credits

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Actor

  • Frank Buck and Sasha Siemel in Jungle Menace (1937)
    Jungle Menace
    5.3
    • Inspector Starrett
    • 1937
  • Tom Keene in The Law Commands (1937)
    The Law Commands
    5.6
    • Henchman Frago (as Mathew Betz)
    • 1937
  • Joan Fontaine and John Beal in Un homme qui se retrouve (1937)
    Un homme qui se retrouve
    6.0
    • Hobo #1 (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Michel Strogoff (1937)
    Michel Strogoff
    6.2
    • Chieftain (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Esther Dale, Jackie Moran, Karen Morley, Christian Rub, Lewis Stone, Warren William, and John Wray in Outcast (1937)
    Outcast
    7.1
    • Don - Townsman
    • 1937
  • Buster Keaton and Harold Goodwin in Candidat à la prison (1937)
    Candidat à la prison
    6.3
    Short
    • Sawed-Off Madison (as Mathew Betz)
    • 1937
  • Maxine Doyle, Russell Gleason, and Rex Lease in Fury Below (1936)
    Fury Below
    5.3
    • Dorsky
    • 1936
  • Frankie Darro and Kane Richmond in Racing Blood (1936)
    Racing Blood
    4.7
    • Tex O'Donnell (as Mathew Betz)
    • 1936
  • Ralph Graves and Ruth Mix in The Black Coin (1936)
    The Black Coin
    5.6
    • Henry Jensen (as Mathew Betz)
    • 1936
  • Sally Eilers, Jack Oakie, and Kent Taylor in Florida Special (1936)
    Florida Special
    6.2
    • Herman Weil (as Mathew Betz)
    • 1936
  • Frank Coghlan Jr. in The Little Red Schoolhouse (1936)
    The Little Red Schoolhouse
    5.0
    • Bill, the Tough Hobo (as Mathew Betz)
    • 1936
  • Charles Ray in Just My Luck (1935)
    Just My Luck
    5.0
    • Doyle
    • 1935
  • Earl Dwire, William Farnum, Ray Walker, and Joan Woodbury in The Fighting Coward (1935)
    The Fighting Coward
    • Krane (as Mathew Betz)
    • 1935
  • Clark Williams in Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (1935)
    Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
    6.7
    • Horace Raymore (as Mathew Betz)
    • 1935
  • Buster Keaton and Dorothea Kent in The E-Flat Man (1935)
    The E-Flat Man
    5.5
    Short
    • Hood with Toothache (uncredited)
    • 1935

Director

  • A Modern Mother Goose (1917)
    A Modern Mother Goose
    • Director (as Matthew von Betz, M.C. Von Betz)
    • 1917

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Matthew L. Betts
  • Height
    • 1.83 m
  • Born
    • September 13, 1881
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • January 26, 1938
    • Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Lulu Slipp? - January 26, 1938 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage and vaudeville actor.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Toured in vaudeville and stock before making his film debut in 1921.

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