Autographs of Lyle Bettger
Lyle Stathem Bettger (February 13, 1915 – September 24, 2003) was an American character actor who had roles in Hollywood films and television from the 1950s onward, often portraying villains. One such role was the wrathfully jealous elephant handler Klaus from the Oscar-winning film The Greatest Show on Earth (1952).
Bettger was born in Philadelphia, the son of Frank Bettger, an infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1910 (as Frank Betcher), successful insurance salesman and best-selling self-help author, and Mertie Stathem Bettger. He graduated from the Haverford School in Haverford, Pennsylvania and from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.
Bettger's theatrical debut was in Brother Rat at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City in 1936. His Broadway credits include Dance Night (1938), Summer Night (1939), The Flying Gerardos (1940–1941), The Moon Is Down (1942), All for All (1943), Oh, Brother! (1945), John Loves Mary (1947–1948), and Love Life (1948–1949).
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Traded items with a signature of Lyle Bettger
The most expensive item with a signature of Lyle Bettger (Lyle Bettger hand signed postcard photo) was sold in May 2025 for £65.00 while the cheapest item (LYLE BETTGER-Film Actor In-The Greatest Show On Earth-1952-Signed Picture) found a new owner for £0.95 in February 2014. The month with the most items sold (1) was December 2012 with an average selling price of £6.50 for an autographed item of Lyle Bettger. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with £65.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.95 was February 2014. In average, an autographed item from Lyle Bettger is worth £12.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Lyle Bettger were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 8x10 LYLE BETTGER-Film Actor In-The Greatest Show On Earth-1952-Signed Picture | £13.16 |  |
| LYLE BETTGER 'GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL' HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 PHOTO | £13.00 | |
| LYLE BETTGER (1924-2003) Gunfight At The O.K. Corral, The Sea Chase etc signed | £6.00 | |
| Lyle Bettger actor 10x8 B&W signed autographed photograph | £20.00 | |
| LYLE BETTGER Actor 1950s Hand Signed Autograph photo small film star | £9.99 | |
| Lyle Bettger actor 6x4 inch signed autographed card | £12.00 | |
 | Lyle Bettger hand signed photo | £60.00 | |
| Lyle Bettger hand signed photo | £60.00 | |
| Lyle Bettger hand signed photograh | £60.00 | |
| Lyle Bettger hand signed photograph | £60.00 | |
| Lyle Bettger hand signed postcard photo | £65.00 | |
| LYLE BETTGER-Film Actor In-The Greatest Show On Earth-1952-Signed Picture | £0.95 | |
| LYLE BETTGER-Film Actor The Greatest Show On Earth-1952-Signed 8x 10 Picture | £7.50 | |
| LYLE BETTGER.......(FILM)..HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH ON PHOTOGRAPH | £15.00 | |
| Vintage Autographed letter and unsigned Photograph- Lyle Bettger | £11.98 | |
