Jack Betts

Career timeline

1. 1929 · Born

   Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

2. 1955 · Screen debut

   Gunsmoke (TV)

3. 1989 · Breakthrough

   Seinfeld (TV)

4. 2019 · Latest release

   Good Trouble (TV)

5. 2025 · Died

   June 19, 2025

Career in numbers

4 1950s

5 1960s

11 1970s

5 1980s

22 1990s

14 2000s

11 2010s

• Drama30
• Comedy24
• Crime14
• Mystery13
• Western11
• Action7

Highest-rated title The Mentalist 2008 8.4 Most popular title The Mentalist 2008 8.4

1. 2019 Good Trouble as Old Man 7.4 TV
2. 2018 D-Railed as The Conductor 5.8 Movie
3. 2018 Garlic and Gunpowder as Bookstore Owner Movie
4. 2017 The Red Maple Leaf as Alfonso Palermo's LA Driver Movie
5. 2016 Magic Funhouse as Old Man TV
6. 2016 Silver Skies as Mickey Movie
7. 2016 The Secret of Joy as Merlin / Grampa Movie
8. 2016 Recovery Road as Grandpa Joe Ashby 6.4 TV
9. 2016 Job's Daughter as Sam Morrison Movie
10. 2015 To Dust Return as Mr. Owen Movie
11. 2014 About Last Night as Old Man 6.0 Movie
12. 2008 The Mentalist as Other Mobster 8.4 TV
13. 2007 Being Michael Madsen as James J. Perry Movie
14. 2006 The Unit as Old Priest 7.4 TV
15. 2005 My Name Is Earl as Prosecutor 7.6 TV
16. 2005 Zoey 101 as Mr. Hodges 8.1 TV
17. 2004 Irish Eyes as Jack McGuire Movie
18. 2003 The Commission as Allen Dulles Movie
19. 2002 Monk as Cowboy Hank 7.9 TV
20. 2002 Spider-Man as Henry Balkan 7.4 Movie
21. 2001 Critical Mass as Atty. Gen. Ames Movie
22. 2001 Mockingbird Don't Sing as Wes Standon 6.4 Movie
23. 2000 Cut as Alfred Carpenter Movie
24. 2000 The District as Priest 6.9 TV
25. 2000 The Next Best Thing as Vernon 5.2 Movie
26. 1999 8MM as Butler 6.5 Movie
27. 1999 Office Space as Judge 7.4 Movie
28. 1998 Gods and Monsters as Boris Karloff 6.9 Movie
29. 1998 The Scottish Tale as Syd Movie
30. 1997 Alien Avengers II as Elder Movie
31. 1997 The Big Fall as Tyre Movie
32. 1997 Mike Hammer, Private Eye TV
33. 1997 Batman & Robin as Party Guest 4.4 Movie
34. 1996 Everybody Loves Raymond as Walter 6.9 TV
35. 1996 Power 98 as Waldo Marcel Movie
36. 1995 MADtv as Judge 7.1 TV
37. 1995 Sherman Oaks TV
38. 1995 Batman Forever as Fisherman 5.5 Movie
39. 1994 Friends as Tom 8.4 TV
40. 1993 Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert as Doc Morton Movie
41. 1993 Frasier as Ian 7.7 TV
42. 1993 Power Rangers as Councilor Brody 7.1 TV
43. 1993 Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair as Director Movie
44. 1993 Falling Down as Frank (Golfer) 7.4 Movie
45. 1992 Just My Imagination as Governor Movie
46. 1992 White Trash as CC's father Movie
47. 1990 Dead Men Don't Die as Alex Cavanaugh Movie
48. 1989 Seinfeld as Mr. Green 8.2 TV
49. 1989 Generations as Hugh Gardner TV
50. 1988 The Chair as Detective Movie
51. 1982 Remington Steele as Walter Gallen 7.1 TV
52. 1981 Falcon Crest as Dr. Roderick 5.6 TV
53. 1974 Court Martial Movie
54. 1973 Kojak as Paul Lawford 7.3 TV
55. 1972 A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services as Enrico Graziani 5.5 Movie
56. 1971 And His Name Was Holy Ghost as Foster Movie
57. 1971 Rum Runners as Renner 4.7 Movie
58. 1971 Down with Your Hands... You Scum! as Django/Halleluia Movie
59. 1971 Adios Compañeros as Butch Cassidy Movie
60. 1971 Coffin Full of Dollars as Tamayo Movie
61. 1970 Dead Men Don't Make Shadows as Lazar Peacock/Sabata Movie
62. 1970 Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End as Django Movie
63. 1970 One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana! as Django (as Hunt Powers) Movie
64. 1967 Sugar Colt as Dr. Tom Cooper / Rocco Movie
65. 1967 Halleluja for Django as Padre Santo / David Phaylard Movie
66. 1965 The F.B.I. as Defense Attorney Barker 5.6 TV
67. 1964 Another World TV
68. 1960 The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries as Fred TV
69. 1959 The Bloody Brood as Cliff Movie
70. 1959 The Detectives TV
71. 1957 Perry Mason as Enos Watterton 7.7 TV
72. 1955 Gunsmoke as Cowboy 6.7 TV

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