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Jack Betts
American actor (1929–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jack Fillmore Betts (April 11, 1929 – June 19, 2025), also credited as Hunt Powers, was an American character actor. He acted in film, on stage and on television. He is best known for starring in several Spaghetti western films, such as Sugar Colt (1966), and he also appeared in Spider-Man (2002).[1]
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Betts was born on April 11, 1929, and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey.[2] When he was 10 years old, he and his family moved to Miami, Florida. He auditioned for a talent contest on WIOD. He graduated from Miami Senior High School and attended the University of Miami in which he studied theatre.[3] Betts started his career in 1953 in the play Richard III.[4] He portrayed Chris Devlin in the CBS mystery series Checkmate (1960–1962).[5] From 1963 to 1965, he portrayed Dr. Ken Martin in General Hospital.[6] He also played Mr. Fisher, an 80-year-old man on One Life to Live in 1982.[7]
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 was also the author of Screen Test: Take One, a play about a soap opera that originated on a film set.[8] In 2002, Betts played Henry Balkan in Sam Raimi's 2002 film Spider-Man, which was arguably his best known film role.[1]
Betts died in his sleep on June 19, 2025, at his home in Los Osos, California, at the age of 96.[2]
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