who played the husband on the donna reed show
Carl Betz Carl Lawrence Betz (March 9, 1921 â€“ January 18, 1978) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He appeared in a variety of television series, including the CBS soap opera Love of Life; however, he is best remembered for playing Donna Reed's television husband, Dr. Alex Stone, from 1958 to 1966 in the ABC sitcom The Donna Reed Show. Then between 1967 and 1969, Betz played defense attorney Clinton Judd in ABC's courtroom drama Judd for the Defense, winning an Emmy Award in 1969 for his work on that series.