Jack Fillmore Betts (born April 11, 1929), also credited as Hunt
Powers, is an American character actor and playwright. He has acted in
film, stage, and theater. A member of the Actors Studio, he started
his career as a leading man in spaghetti westerns, before taking a
career in supporting roles in American films.Betts was born in Miami,
Florida but grew up in New Jersey. Betts started his career in the
1950s, being cast in the play Richard III. Betts portrayed Chris
Devlin in the CBS mystery series Checkmate (1960-1962). He also played
Mr. Fisher, an 80-year-old man on One Life to Live 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 was also the author of Screen Test: Take One,
a play about a soap opera that originated on a film set.
Powers, is an American character actor and playwright. He has acted in
film, stage, and theater. A member of the Actors Studio, he started
his career as a leading man in spaghetti westerns, before taking a
career in supporting roles in American films.Betts was born in Miami,
Florida but grew up in New Jersey. Betts started his career in the
1950s, being cast in the play Richard III. Betts portrayed Chris
Devlin in the CBS mystery series Checkmate (1960-1962). He also played
Mr. Fisher, an 80-year-old man on One Life to Live 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 was also the author of Screen Test: Take One,
a play about a soap opera that originated on a film set.
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