Jack Betts, also credited as Hunt Powers, is an American

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. He has acted in film, on stage, and on television. He starred in several

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films such as '' Sugar Colt''.

Career

Betts was raised in

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, New Jersey. When he was 10 years old, he and his family moved to

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, Florida. He auditioned for a talent contest on WIOD. He graduated from Miami Senior High School and attended the

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in which he studied theater. Betts started his career in 1953 in the play ''Richard III''. He portrayed Chris Devlin in the CBS mystery series ''

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'' (1960–1962). From 1963 to 1965, he portrayed Dr. Ken Martin in ''

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''. He also played Mr. Fisher, an 80-year-old man on ''

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'' in 1982. 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.

Filmography

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Betts, Jack American male film actors American male stage actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Male Spaghetti Western actors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people