Jack Betts

 ( 1929 Births ) 

Jack Fillmore Betts (April 11, 1929 – June 19, 2025), also credited as Hunt Powers, was an American actor. He appeared in over 100 film, stage, and television productions between 1953 and 2018. He was known for his roles on multiple daytime Soap opera, including the early seasons of General Hospital, and as a leading man in several Spaghetti Western films in Italy. Later in his career, Betts was a character actor in films like Spider-Man (2002).

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Life and career Betts was born on April 11, 1929, and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. 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. Betts started his career in 1953 in the play Richard III. He portrayed Chris Devlin in the CBS mystery series Checkmate (1960–1962).

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From 1963 to 1965, he portrayed Dr. Ken Martin in General Hospital.

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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. In 2002, Betts played Henry Balkan in Sam Raimi's 2002 film Spider-Man, which was arguably his best known film role.

Betts died in his sleep on June 19, 2025, at his home in Los Osos, California, at the age of 96.

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Filmography

Episode: "Ethan Frome"

Episode: "Revolt in Hadley"

Episode: "A Piece of Tomorrow"

6 episodes

4 episodes

Episode: "The Jury"

1963–1964

Episode: "Scot Free"

Episode: "Decision"

character from General Hospital

3 episodes

Episode: "To Kill an Albatross"

TV series

Episode: "Saturday Night in Venice"

Episode: "The Condemned"

Uncredited

1 episode

1 episode

Episode: "Blood Is Thicker Than Steele"

Episode: "Little Boy Blue"

Episode: "Finale"

3 episodes

Episode: "Unfinished Business"

2 episodes

TV movie

TV movie

Episode: "A Kick in the Caboose"

TV movie

Episode: "The Doorman"

1 episode

Episode: "Dr. Kramer"

Episode: "Ham Radio"

TV movie

Episode: "Sins of the Fathers"

Episode: "Cruising with Marie"

7 episodes

TV movie

TV Short, Uncredited

Episode: "The One with Joey's New Brain"

1 episode

Episode: "Faith"

Short

Episode: "A Perfect Day"

Episode: "BB"

Episode: "Curse of PCA"

Show

Short

Episode: "The Last Nazi"

Episode: "Red Sauce"

Episode: "Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk"

Short

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External links

• Article at IOBDd
• Hunt Powers at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection

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