Clyde Beatty: Clyde Beatty. Actor: The Big Cage. Clyde Beatty, who was born on June 10, 1903 in Bainbridge, Ohio, was a big game hunter who became famous as a lion tamer and animal trainer. He was the first lion tamer to be featured in a circus. Eventually, he became a circus impresario who owned his own show. Beatty became famous for his "fighting act," in which he entered the cage with wild...
Known For: The Big Cage (Clyde Beatty), The Lost Jungle (Clyde Beatty), Darkest Africa (Clyde Beatty), Ring of Fear (Clyde Beatty)