Selected Carl Betz film and TV show credits:
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Carl Betz (March 9, 1921 – January 18, 1978) was an American film and television actor. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Betz participated in childhood theatricals and later worked in summer stock. Following military service, he graduated from Carnegie Tech and made his Broadway debut in 1952. He appeared in the television soap Love of Life, but is best remembered for playing Donna Reed's TV husband Dr. Alex Stone from 1958 to 1966 in the ABC sitcom The Donna Reed Show. Between 1967 and 1969, he played defense attorney Clinton Judd in Judd for the Defense, and won an Emmy Award in 1969 for his work. He died of lung cancer.