Jack Betts
Acting1929Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Jack Betts (April 11, 1929 - June 19, 2025) was an American actor also known as Hunt Powers. He starred in numerous Spaghetti Westerns, including Sugar Colt (1966), Django and Sartana Are Coming... It’s the End (1970), and A Barrel Full of Dollars (1971). Besides Westerns, he appeared in films like Spider-Man (2002), Falling Down (1993), and 8mm (1999). On television, he had roles in series such as General Hospital, Bonanza, Kojak, and Perry Mason. Betts studied acting at the University of Miami and was also active in theater. He wrote the play Screen Test: Take One and performed on Broadway.
Known For
Acting History
2019
Good Trouble
TVas Old Man
2018
D-Railed
as The Conductor
2017
The Red Maple Leaf
as Alfonso Palermo's LA Driver
2016
2014
About Last Night
as Old Man
2009
2007
Zoey 101
TVas Mr. Hodges• 2 eps
2006
My Name Is Earl
TVas Prosecutor• 1 eps
2004
Irish Eyes
as Jack McGuire
2003
The Commission
as Allen Dulles
2002
Spider-Man
as Henry Balkan
The District
TVas Priest• 1 eps
2001
2000
The Next Best Thing
as Vernon
1999
8MM
as Butler
Office Space
as Judge
Everybody Loves Raymond
TVas Walter• 1 eps
Power Rangers
TVas Councilor Brody• 7 eps
1998
Gods and Monsters
as Boris Karloff
1997
1996
Power 98
as Waldo Marcel
1995
1993
Falling Down
as Frank (Golfer)
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
as Director
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
as Doc Morton
1990
Dead Men Don't Die
as Alex Cavanaugh
1988
The Chair
as Detective
1984
Falcon Crest
TVas Dr. Roderick• 1 eps
Remington Steele
TVas Walter Gallen• 1 eps
1977
Kojak
TVas Paul Lawford• 1 eps
1974
1972
A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services
as Enrico Graziani (as Hunt Powers)
1971
And His Name Was Holy Ghost
as Foster
Rum Runners
as Renner
Coffin Full of Dollars
as Tamayo
Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
as Django/Halleluia
Adios Compañeros
as Butch Cassidy
1970
One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
as Django (as Hunt Powers)
Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
as Lazar Peacock/Sabata
1967
Sugar Colt
as Dr. Tom Cooper / Rocco
Halleluja for Django
as Padre Santo / David Phaylard
The F.B.I.
TVas Allen Cole• 1 eps
1966
Perry Mason
TVas Bruce Strickland• 1 eps
1964
Gunsmoke
TVas Cowboy• 1 eps
1961
1959
The Bloody Brood
as Cliff