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Jack Betts

Jack Betts

American actor

For the newspaper columnist, see Jack Betts (journalist).

Jack Fillmore Betts,[citation needed] also credited as Hunt Powers, is an American character actor and playwright. He has acted in film, on stage, and on television.

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Career

Betts portrayed Chris Devlin in the CBS mystery series Checkmate (1960-1962).[1] He also played Mr. Fisher, an 80-year-old man on One Life to Live in 1982.[2]

Among his numerous television appearances were four roles on the CBS drama series Perry Mason, including the role of Bert Nickols in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Impatient Partner," Enos Watterton in the 1962 episode “The Case of the Double Entry Mind”, murder victim George Parsons in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Wooden Nickels," and murder victim Bruce Strickland in the 1966 episode, "The Case of the Fanciful Frail.

Betts is also the author of Screen Test: Take One, a play about a soap opera that originated on a film set.[3]

Filmography

Jack Betts with Fred Willard in November 2010
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References

  1. [1]
    Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  2. [2]
    Reichardt, Nancy M. (2 May 1982). "Age before duty for 'Life's' Jack Betts". The News-Leader. Virginia, Staunton. p. 42. Retrieved January 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. [3]
    "Screen Test: Take One". Variety. April 12, 1996. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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