Don Beddoe

Personal Info

Birthday

July 1, 1903

Day of Death

1991-01-19

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Donald Beddoe

Donald Theophilus Beddoe

Donald T. Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Biography

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Maverick

Four Star Playhouse

The Lucy Show

Rawhide

Petticoat Junction

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

One Step Beyond

Filmography

1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self (archive footage)
1984
Nickel Mountain
as Doc Cathey
1977
Our Town
as Constable Warren
1970
How Do I Love Thee?
as Dr. Littlefield
1969
Generation
as Gilbert
1968
The Impossible Years
as Dr. Elliot Fish
1967
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Ragle
1966
Texas Across the River
as Mr. Naylor
1965
A Very Special Favor
as Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited)
Kilroy
as Commissioner
1963
For Love or Money
as Milo
Papa's Delicate Condition
as Mayor Ghio's assistant
1962
Jack the Giant Killer
as Imp
Saintly Sinners
as Father Dan Sheridan
1961
Boy Who Caught a Crook
as Colonel
1959
Pillow Talk
as Mr. Walters
Warlock
as Doctor Wagner
1958
Bullwhip
as Judge Carr
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
as David Cooper
1957
The Joker is Wild
as Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
as Mayor Sam Pelley
1956
Behind the High Wall
as Todd 'Mac' MacGregor
The Rawhide Years
as Frank Porter
The Killer Is Loose
as Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
1955
The Night of the Hunter
as Walt Spoon
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
as Johnson
1954
The Steel Cage
as Prison Board Member Alan Ferness, segment "The Hostages"
A Star Is Born
as Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
A Fair Chance
as Mr. Wilson
Jubilee Trail
as Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
River of No Return
as Ben (uncredited)
Loophole
as Herman Tate
Wyoming Renegades
as Banker Horace Warren
1953
The Band Wagon
as Producer (uncredited)
Cow Country
as Joe Davis
The System
as Jerry Allen
The Clown
as Gallagher
1952
Stop, You're Killing Me
as Clyde Post
Blue Canadian Rockies
as Cyrus Higbee
The Iron Mistress
as Dr. Cuny
Don't Bother to Knock
as Mr. Ballew
Carrie
as Mr. Goodman
Carson City
as Charles Crocker
The Narrow Margin
as Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes
Hoodlum Empire
as Sen. Blake
Scandal Sheet
as Pete (uncredited)
Room for One More
as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
1951
Man in the Saddle
as Love Bidwell (uncredited)
The Unknown Man
as Ed--Fingerprint Man
The Racket
as Mitchell (uncredited)
Behave Yourself!
as Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)
Corky of Gasoline Alley
as Walt Wallet
Rodeo King and the Senorita
as Mr. Richards
The Bogus Green
as Alonzo
Million Dollar Pursuit
as Bowen
The Enforcer
as Thomas O'Hara
The Company She Keeps
as Jamieson
Gasoline Alley
as Walt Wallet
1950
Blades of the Musketeers
as King Louis XIII
Cyrano de Bergerac
as The Meddler
Emergency Wedding
as Forbish - Floorwalker
Beyond the Purple Hills
as Amos Rayburn
Caged
as Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)
Young Daniel Boone
as Charlie Bryan
The Great Rupert
as Mr. Haggerty (as Donald T. Beddoe)
Tarnished
as Curtis Jellison
Gun Crazy
as Chicago Man (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding
as Fat Salesman
1949
Dancing in the Dark
as Barney Bassett
Easy Living
as Jaeger
Flame of Youth
as George Briggs
Once More, My Darling
as Judge Fraser
The Lady Gambles
as Mr. Dennis Sutherland
Bride of Vengeance
as Councillor
The Crime Doctor's Diary
as Phillip Bellem
Hideout
as Dr. Hamilton Gibbs
1948
Another Part of the Forest
as Penniman
Black Bart
as J.T. Hall
If You Knew Susie
as Editor (uncredited)
1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Joey
They Won't Believe Me
as Thomason
Welcome Stranger
as Mort Elkins
Blaze of Noon
as Mr. Fell
Buck Privates Come Home
as Mr. Roberts (State Department)
California
as Stark (uncredited)
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Mr. Cameron
Calcutta
as Jack Collins (uncredited)
O.S.S.
as Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse
The Well Groomed Bride
as Mr. Beatley
Behind Green Lights
as Yager
The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Stonley
1945
Getting Gertie's Garter
as Clancy
Midnight Manhunt
as Detective Lieutenant Max Hurley
Crime, Inc.
as Deputy District Attorney Dixon
1944
Winged Victory
as Chaplain on Beach (uncredited)
1943
Power of the Press
as Pringle (uncredited)
1942
Junior Army
as Saginaw Jake
The Boogie Man Will Get You
as J. Gilbert Brampton
Smith of Minnesota
as Lew Smith
Lucky Legs
as Ned McLane
Sabotage Squad
as Police Inspector Hanley
The Talk of the Town
as Police Chief
Meet the Stewarts
as Taxi Driver
Not a Ladies' Man
as 'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson
Shut My Big Mouth
as Hill
1941
Harvard Here I Come
as Hypo McGonigle
Honolulu Lu
as Bennie Blanchard
Sing for Your Supper
as Wing Boley
Unholy Partners
as Mike Reynolds
The Blonde from Singapore
as Sgt. Burns
Texas
as Sheriff
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Don Barlow
Sweetheart of the Campus
as Sheriff Denby
They Dare Not Love
as Second Sailor
She Knew All the Answers
as Barber
The Big Boss
as Cliff Randall
Under Age
as Albert Ward
Black Eyes and Blues
as Phineas Q. Potts
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Sheriff Haggerty
The Face Behind the Mask
as Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara
1940
This Thing Called Love
as Tom Howland
The Phantom Submarine
as Bartlett
Beyond the Sacramento
as Warden McKay
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Big Joe Brady
West of Abilene
as Forsyth
So You Won't Talk?
as Cop
Glamour for Sale
as Frank Regan
The Spook Speaks
as Newlywed husband
Before I Hang
as Capt. McGraw
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
as Process Server
The Secret Seven
as Maj. Blaine
Military Academy
as Marty Lewis
Girls of the Road
as Sheriff
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Preston
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as Police Doctor
Texas Stagecoach
as Tug Wilson
Island of Doomed Men
as Brand
Escape to Glory
as Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson
Men Without Souls
as Warden Schafer
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Frederick Ross
The Man from Tumbleweeds
as Governor Dawson
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
Blondie on a Budget
as Marvin Williams
The Heckler
as Green Sox Manager
Convicted Woman
as Hank, a Reporter (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Inspector Conroy
You Nazty Spy!
as Mr. Amscray (uncredited)
Cafe Hostess
as Customer
1939
My Son Is Guilty
as Duke Mason
The Awful Goof
as Drunk (uncredited)
Three Sappy People
as Rumsford
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Detective Deever
Beware Spooks!
as Nick Bruno
Those High Grey Walls
as Jockey
Golden Boy
as Borneo
Konga, the Wild Stallion
as Fred Martin
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Lieutenant Shane
Coast Guard
as Bartender (uncredited)
Good Girls Go to Paris
as Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited)
Missing Daughters
as Al Farrow
Mandrake the Magician
as Frank Raymond
Union Pacific
as Reporter (uncredited)
Outside These Walls
as Dinky
Romance of the Redwoods
as Forbes
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Marvin Williams
Flying G-Men
as W. S. Hamilton
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Police Inspector Thomas
1938
There's That Woman Again
as Johnson