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Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Acting

Born: July 1, 1903Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Donald T. Beddoe (July 1, 1903 – January 19, 1991) was an American character actor. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Beddoe was the son of Dan Beddoe, a Welsh classical singer, and his wife Mary. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with bachelor's and master's degrees and taught English for three years. After a decade of stage work and bit parts in films, Beddoe began more prominent film roles in the late 1930s. He was usually cast as fast-talking reporters and the like. His commercial acting career was put on hold when he served in World War II in the United States Army Air Corps, in which he performed in the Air Force play, Winged Victory. Beddoe subsequently returned to films playing small character roles. He occasionally appeared in comedy shorts playing comic foils, such as in the Three Stooges shorts Three Sappy People and You Nazty Spy! Beddoe appeared in more than 250 films. Beddoe portrayed Mr. Tolliver in the ABC comedy The Second Hundred Years, and he was in the cast of Life with Father on CBS. He also was seen in dozens of television programs. In the 1950s and 1960s, he made four appearances on Have Gun – Will Travel, three times on Lawman, three on Maverick, three on Laramie, three on Lassie, and three on Perry Mason including in the 1958 episode 'The Case of the Buried Clock'. He was also cast on the western aviation series, Sky King, with Kirby Grant, on the ABC/Warner Brothers series, The Alaskans, with Roger Moore, on the ABC adventure series, Straightaway, with Brian Kelly and John Ashley, and on the NBC western series, The Tall Man, with Barry Sullivan and Clu Gulager. He appeared too on the CBS sitcom, Pete and Gladys, with Harry Morgan and Cara Williams, and on the ABC drama series, Going My Way, with Gene Kelly. He guest starred as well on David Janssen's first series, the crime drama, Richard Diamond, Private Detective. He also made appearances on episodes of The Lone Ranger in the '50s. Beddoe played the outlaw Black Bart in the 1954 episode "Black Bart The PO8" of the western anthology series Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews. In the story line, Black Bart is cast as a debonair poetry-writing former school teacher who turns to stagecoach robbery after his first holdup, a prank, pays handsomely. Wells Fargo detectives track him down through a laundry mark. He was also pursued with a romantic interest by his landlady, Winona Webb (Helen Brown). Black Bart spent six years in the penitentiary, never to be heard from again. During the 1970–1971 season of ABC's Nanny and the Professor, Beddoe made four appearances, three as Mr. Thatcher. In 1984, he made his final television appearance as Kris in NBC's Highway to Heaven starring Michael Landon and Victor French.

Known For
Filmography
A Bewitched Christmas

A Bewitched Christmas

Santa Claus

1994
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Self (archive footage)

1991
Nickel Mountain

Nickel Mountain

Doc Cathey

1984
Our Town

Our Town

Constable Warren

1977
How Do I Love Thee?

How Do I Love Thee?

Dr. Littlefield

1970
Generation

Generation

Gilbert

1969
The Impossible Years

The Impossible Years

Dr. Elliot Fish

1968
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Ragle

1967
Texas Across the River

Texas Across the River

Mr. Naylor

1966
A Very Special Favor

A Very Special Favor

Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited)

1965
Kilroy

Kilroy

Commissioner

1965
For Love or Money

For Love or Money

Milo

1963
Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition

Mayor Ghio's assistant

1963
Jack the Giant Killer

Jack the Giant Killer

Imp

1962
Saintly Sinners

Saintly Sinners

Father Dan Sheridan

1962
Boy Who Caught a Crook

Boy Who Caught a Crook

Colonel

1961
Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk

Mr. Walters

1959
Warlock

Warlock

Doctor Wagner

1959
Bullwhip

Bullwhip

Judge Carr

1958
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

David Cooper

1958
The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild

Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)

1957
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Mayor Sam Pelley

1957
Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

McKeever

1957
The Rawhide Years

The Rawhide Years

Frank Porter

1956
Behind the High Wall

Behind the High Wall

Todd 'Mac' MacGregor

1956
The Killer Is Loose

The Killer Is Loose

Mr. Freeman (uncredited)

1956
The Miracle on 34th Street

The Miracle on 34th Street

Mr. Macy

1955
The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

Walt Spoon

1955
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

Johnson

1955
The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

Prison Board Member Alan Ferness, segment "The Hostages"

1954
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)

1954

A Fair Chance

Mr. Wilson

1954
Jubilee Trail

Jubilee Trail

Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited)

1954
River of No Return

River of No Return

Ben (uncredited)

1954
Loophole

Loophole

Herman Tate

1954
Wyoming Renegades

Wyoming Renegades

Banker Horace Warren

1954
The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

Producer (uncredited)

1953
Cow Country

Cow Country

Joe Davis

1953
The System

The System

Jerry Allen

1953
The Clown

The Clown

Gallagher

1953
Stop, You're Killing Me

Stop, You're Killing Me

Clyde Post

1952
Blue Canadian Rockies

Blue Canadian Rockies

Cyrus Higbee

1952
The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress

Dr. Cuny

1952
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

Mr. Ballew

1952
Carrie

Carrie

Mr. Goodman

1952
Carson City

Carson City

Charles Crocker

1952
The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes

1952
Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire

Sen. Blake

1952
Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

Pete (uncredited)

1952
Room for One More

Room for One More

Mr. Taylor (uncredited)

1952
Man in the Saddle

Man in the Saddle

Love Bidwell (uncredited)

1951
The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man

Fingerprint Man

1951
The Racket

The Racket

Mitchell (uncredited)

1951
Behave Yourself!

Behave Yourself!

Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)

1951
Corky of Gasoline Alley

Corky of Gasoline Alley

Walt Wallet

1951
Rodeo King and the Senorita

Rodeo King and the Senorita

Mr. Richards

1951

The Bogus Green

Alonzo

1951
Million Dollar Pursuit

Million Dollar Pursuit

Bowen

1951
The Enforcer

The Enforcer

Thomas O'Hara

1951
The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

Jamieson

1951
Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley

Walt Wallet

1951
Blades of the Musketeers

Blades of the Musketeers

King Louis XIII

1950
Southside 1-1000

Southside 1-1000

Slade

1950
Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

The Meddler

1950
Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

Forbish - Floorwalker

1950
Beyond the Purple Hills

Beyond the Purple Hills

Amos Rayburn

1950
Caged

Caged

Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)

1950
Young Daniel Boone

Young Daniel Boone

Charlie Bryan

1950
The Great Rupert

The Great Rupert

Mr. Haggerty

1950
Tarnished

Tarnished

Curtis Jellison

1950
Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy

Chicago Man (uncredited)

1950
Woman in Hiding

Woman in Hiding

Fat Salesman

1950
Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark

Barney Bassett

1949
Easy Living

Easy Living

Jaeger

1949
Flame of Youth

Flame of Youth

George Briggs

1949
Once More, My Darling

Once More, My Darling

Judge Fraser

1949
The Lady Gambles

The Lady Gambles

Mr. Dennis Sutherland

1949
Bride of Vengeance

Bride of Vengeance

Councillor

1949
The Crime Doctor's Diary

The Crime Doctor's Diary

Phillip Bellem

1949
Hideout

Hideout

Dr. Hamilton Gibbs

1949
Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest

Penniman

1948
Black Bart

Black Bart

J.T. Hall

1948
If You Knew Susie

If You Knew Susie

Editor (uncredited)

1948
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Joey

1947
They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

Thomason

1947
Welcome Stranger

Welcome Stranger

Mort Elkins

1947
Blaze of Noon

Blaze of Noon

Mr. Fell

1947
Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

Mr. Roberts (State Department)

1947
California

California

Stark (uncredited)

1947
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

Mr. Cameron

1946
Calcutta

Calcutta

Jack Collins (uncredited)

1946
O.S.S.

O.S.S.

Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse

1946
The Well Groomed Bride

The Well Groomed Bride

Mr. Beatley

1946
Behind Green Lights

Behind Green Lights

Yager

1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf

The Notorious Lone Wolf

Stonley

1946
Getting Gertie's Garter

Getting Gertie's Garter

Clancy

1945
Midnight Manhunt

Midnight Manhunt

Detective Lieutenant Max Hurley

1945
Crime, Inc.

Crime, Inc.

Deputy District Attorney Dixon

1945
Winged Victory

Winged Victory

Chaplain on Beach (uncredited)

1944
Power of the Press

Power of the Press

Pringle (uncredited)

1943
Junior Army

Junior Army

Saginaw Jake

1942
The Boogie Man Will Get You

The Boogie Man Will Get You

J. Gilbert Brampton

1942
Smith of Minnesota

Smith of Minnesota

Lew Smith

1942
Lucky Legs

Lucky Legs

Ned McLane

1942
Sabotage Squad

Sabotage Squad

Police Inspector Hanley

1942
The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town

Police Chief

1942
Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts

Taxi Driver

1942
Not a Ladies' Man

Not a Ladies' Man

'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson

1942
Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

Hill

1942
Harvard Here I Come

Harvard Here I Come

Hypo McGonigle

1941
Honolulu Lu

Honolulu Lu

Bennie Blanchard

1941
Sing for Your Supper

Sing for Your Supper

Wing Boley

1941
Unholy Partners

Unholy Partners

Mike Reynolds

1941
The Blonde from Singapore

The Blonde from Singapore

Sgt. Burns

1941
Texas

Texas

Sheriff

1941
Two Latins from Manhattan

Two Latins from Manhattan

Don Barlow

1941
Sweetheart of the Campus

Sweetheart of the Campus

Sheriff Denby

1941
They Dare Not Love

They Dare Not Love

Second Sailor

1941
She Knew All the Answers

She Knew All the Answers

Barber

1941
The Big Boss

The Big Boss

Cliff Randall

1941
Under Age

Under Age

Albert Ward

1941

Black Eyes and Blues

Phineas Q. Potts

1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

Sheriff Haggerty

1941
The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara

1941
This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love

Tom Howland

1940
The Phantom Submarine

The Phantom Submarine

Bartlett

1940
Beyond the Sacramento

Beyond the Sacramento

Warden McKay

1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

Big Joe Brady

1940
West of Abilene

West of Abilene

Forsyth

1940
So You Won't Talk?

So You Won't Talk?

Cop

1940
Glamour for Sale

Glamour for Sale

Frank Regan

1940
The Spook Speaks

The Spook Speaks

Newlywed husband

1940
Before I Hang

Before I Hang

Capt. McGraw

1940
Five Little Peppers in Trouble

Five Little Peppers in Trouble

Process Server

1940
The Secret Seven

The Secret Seven

Maj. Blaine

1940
Military Academy

Military Academy

Marty Lewis

1940
Girls of the Road

Girls of the Road

Sheriff

1940
Manhattan Heartbeat

Manhattan Heartbeat

Preston

1940
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

Police Doctor

1940
Texas Stagecoach

Texas Stagecoach

Tug Wilson

1940
Escape to Glory

Escape to Glory

Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson

1940
Men Without Souls

Men Without Souls

Warden Schafer

1940
Island of Doomed Men

Island of Doomed Men

Brand

1940
The Man from Tumbleweeds

The Man from Tumbleweeds

Governor Dawson

1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Frederick Ross

1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)

1940
Blondie on a Budget

Blondie on a Budget

Marvin Williams

1940
The Heckler

The Heckler

Green Sox Manager (uncredited)

1940
Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman

Hank, a Reporter (uncredited)

1940
The Lone Wolf Strikes

The Lone Wolf Strikes

Inspector Conroy

1940
You Nazty Spy!

You Nazty Spy!

Mr. Amscray (uncredited)

1940
Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess

Customer

1940
Mandrake the Magician

Mandrake the Magician

Frank Raymond

1940
My Son Is Guilty

My Son Is Guilty

Duke Mason

1939
The Awful Goof

The Awful Goof

Drunk (uncredited)

1939
Three Sappy People

Three Sappy People

Rumsford

1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams

Detective Deever

1939
Beware Spooks!

Beware Spooks!

Nick Bruno

1939
Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

Chick Keller

1939
Those High Grey Walls

Those High Grey Walls

Jockey

1939
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

Borneo

1939
Konga, the Wild Stallion

Konga, the Wild Stallion

Fred Martin

1939
The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang

Lieutenant Shane

1939
Coast Guard

Coast Guard

Bartender (uncredited)

1939
Good Girls Go to Paris

Good Girls Go to Paris

Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited)

1939
Missing Daughters

Missing Daughters

Al Farrow

1939
Mandrake the Magician

Mandrake the Magician

Frank Raymond

1939
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Reporter (uncredited)

1939
Outside These Walls

Outside These Walls

Dinky

1939
Romance of the Redwoods

Romance of the Redwoods

Forbes

1939
Blondie Meets the Boss

Blondie Meets the Boss

Marvin Williams

1939
Flying G-Men

Flying G-Men

W. S. Hamilton

1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Police Inspector Thomas

1939
There's That Woman Again

There's That Woman Again

Johnson

1938