Wikipedia en español
CARL LAWRENCE BETZ, más conocido como CARL BETZ (9 de marzo de 1921 – 18 de enero de 1978) fue un actor de teatro, cine y televisión estadounidense. Apareció en una variedad de series de televisión, incluida la telenovela de CBS Love of Life; sin embargo, es más recordado por interpretar al marido televisivo de Donna Reed, el Dr. Alex Stone, de 1958 a 1966 en la comedia de situación de ABC The Donna Reed Show. Luego, entre 1967 y 1969, Betz interpretó al abogado defensor Clinton Judd en el drama judicial Judd, for the Defense de ABC , y ganó un premio Emmy en 1969 por su trabajo en esa serie.

Biografía y carrera
Nacido en Pittsburgh, Pensilvania, en 1921, Betz era el mayor de cuatro hijos dos hijos y dos hijas de Carl W. y Mary Leona Betz.

Betz hizo su debut en Broadway en 1952 en The Long Watch, y estuvo de gira con Veronica Lake en la obra de teatro de verano, The Voice of the Turtle . Luego apareció durante 18 meses como Collie Jordan en Love of Life . Antes de su carrera de ocho años en The Donna Reed Show , Betz hizo apariciones especiales en series de televisión como Sheriff of Cochise , Perry Mason , Gunsmoke , The Millionaire y Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Después de que se cancelara The Donna Reed Show , Betz regresó a los papeles televisivos y al teatro.

Poco después de que ABC cancelara la serie en 1969, Betz ganó el premio Primetime Emmy por Mejor Actuación Continuada de un Actor en un Papel Protagónico en una Serie Dramática por su trabajo en la serie. También hizo muchas apariciones como invitado en una variedad de programas de televisión populares como Mission: Impossible , The Mod Squad, Love, American Style y Starsky & Hutch . Uno de sus últimos papeles fue como el general Douglas MacArthur en la obra teatral de un solo hombre I Shall Return

Muerte
En 1977, Betz fue diagnosticado con cáncer de pulmón terminal e inoperable. Mantuvo su diagnóstico en privado para poder seguir trabajando. El 29 de noviembre de 1977, Betz ingresó al Centro Médico Cedars-Sinai en Los Ángeles. Murió siete semanas después, el 18 de enero de 1978. Sus restos fueron incinerados.

Wikipedia in English

CARL LAWRENCE BETZ, better known as CARL BETZ (March 9, 1921 – January 18, 1978) was an American stage, film and television actor. He appeared in a variety of television series, including the CBS soap opera Love of Life; however, he is best remembered for playing Donna Reed’s television husband, Dr. Alex Stone, from 1958 to 1966 on the ABC sitcom The Donna Reed Show. Then, between 1967 and 1969, Betz played defense attorney Clinton Judd on the ABC courtroom drama Judd, for the Defense, winning an Emmy Award in 1969 for his work on that series.

Biography and career
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1921, Betz was the oldest of four children, two sons and two daughters, to Carl W. and Mary Leona Betz.

Betz made her Broadway debut in 1952 in The Long Watch, and toured with Veronica Lake in the summer play, The Voice of the Turtle. He then appeared for 18 months as Collie Jordan on Love of Life. Prior to her eight-year run on The Donna Reed Show, Betz made guest appearances on such television series as Sheriff of Cochise, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Millionaire, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
After The Donna Reed Show was cancelled, Betz returned to television and stage roles.

Shortly after ABC canceled the series in 1969, Betz won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Series for his work on the series. He also made many guest appearances on a variety of popular television shows such as Mission: Impossible, The Mod Squad, Love, American Style, and Starsky & Hutch. One of his last roles was as General Douglas MacArthur in the one-man play I Shall Return.

Death
In 1977, Betz was diagnosed with terminal, inoperable lung cancer. He kept his diagnosis private so he could continue working. On November 29, 1977, Betz entered Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He died seven weeks later, on January 18, 1978. His remains were cremated.

Filmography
Film
1952 Full House of O. Henry
1952 My Friend Gus
1952 The President’s Lady
1953 Powder River
1953 Hell
1953 Vicki
1953 City of Bad Men
1953 Dangerous crossing
1966 Lengthen
1975 The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
1975 The food
1975 That Lady from Peking.

TV
1953 The showcase of his jeweler
1954 Waterfront
1954 Television Theater
1954 The Big Story
1954 Robert Montgomery presents
1954-1955 Love of life
1956 I spy
1956 Date with Adventure
1956 Crusader
1957 Alcoa Time
1957 Gunsmoke
1957 Panic!
1957 Sheriff of Cochise
1957-1958 The Millionaire
1958 Perry Mason
1958 Alfred Hitchcock presents
1958 Broken Arrow
1958 Mickey’s Mike Hammer
1958-1966 The Donna Reed Show
1967-1969 Judd, for the defense
1968 Premiere
1968 – 1974 Vision
1969 Felony Platoon
1969 The Monk
1969 Love, American Style
1969-1971 The FBI
1970 Bracken’s World
1970 Medical Center
1970 McCloud Aldon F. Flanders
1970 Ironside
1970 Night Gallery
1970-1972 Mission Impossible
1971 The Mod Squad
1971 In Search of America
1971 The Deadly Dream
1972 Norman Corwin presents
1972 Cannon
1972 The streets of San Francisco
1973 set this town on fire
1973 Barnaby Jones Marshall Briggs
1973 The Magician
1973 The New Perry Mason
1974 Killdozer!
1974 Marcus Welby, MD
1975 Return of Joshua’s Daughters
1975 The Wonderful World of Disney
1975 CRUSH
1975 Matt Helm
1976 Starsky and Hutch
1976 Police story
1976 Brink’s: The Great Heist
1976 Jigsaw John
1977 Most Wanted
1977 Quincy, ME
1977 The Hardy Boys
1977 Kingston: confidential.

Créditos: Tomado de Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Betz