Alfonso Bedoya

Personal Info

Birthday

April 16, 1904

Day of Death

1957-12-15

(53 years old)

Place of Birth

Vicam, Sonora, Mexico

Also Known As

Alfonso Bedolla

J. Bedolla

Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya

Benito Alfonso Bedoya y Díaz de Guzmán

Alfonso Bedoya

Biography

Alfonso Bedoya (April 16, 1904 – December 15, 1957) was a Mexican actor who frequently appeared in U.S. films. Bedoya was born in the small town of Vicam, Sonora, Mexico, of Yaqui Indian heritage. He had a nomadic childhood upbringing in Mexico, though he was educated in Houston, Texas. Bedoya found work as a character actor in the US and Mexican film industries in the 1930s to 1940s. During that time, he worked in over 175 Mexican films. His last movie, The Big Country, was released in 1958 after his death.

Known For

The Big Country

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Black Pirates

The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Unknown Policeman

Gran Casino

Doña Bárbara

California Conquest

Filmography

2003
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Gold Hat (archive footage)
1958
The Big Country
as Ramón Guiteras
1955
Ten Wanted Men
as Hermando
1954
The Black Pirates
as Garza
Ricochet Romance
as Alfredo Gonzáles
Border River
as Captain Vargas
1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Degas
Sombrero
as Don Inocente
1952
Por ellas aunque mal paguen
as Don Lupe
California Conquest
as José Martínez
1951
Furia roja
as Ignacio 'El Nacho' López
Man in the Saddle
as Cultus Charley
Stronghold
as Ignacio 'Nacho' Lopez
1950
The Black Rose
as Lu Chung
Fortunes of Captain Blood
as Carmilio, Prison Overseer
1949
Border Incident
as Cuchillo
Streets of Laredo
as Charley Calico
1948
Angel on the Amazon
as Paulo
Angel in Exile
as Ysidro Álvarez
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as Gold Hat
1947
Albur de amor
as (as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya)
Gran Casino
as El Rayado
1945
Canaima
as Cholo Parima (Pantoja)
The Abandoned
as Gertrudis López, asistente
1944
Mis hijos!
as Borracho cantina (uncredited)
1943
Doña Bárbara
as Peasant
Wild Flower
as Teniente de Rogelio
1942
The Three Musketeers
as Gorila en cabaret
1941
The Unknown Policeman
as Greñas (uncredited)
1940
The Hawk
as Pistoler
El charro Negro
as Police Commander
The Underdogs
as El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla)
Los olvidados de Dios
as El Tejón