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Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 01, 1903
Died Jan 19, 1991 (87)
Birthplace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. 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

Nickel Mountain

Nickel Mountain

1984

as Doc Cathey

Our Town

Our Town

1977

as Constable Warren

How Do I Love Thee?

How Do I Love Thee?

1970

as Dr. Littlefield

Generation

Generation

1969

as Gilbert

The Impossible Years

The Impossible Years

1968

as Dr. Elliot Fish

Texas Across the River

Texas Across the River

1966

as Mr. Naylor

A Very Special Favor

A Very Special Favor

1965

as Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited)

Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition

1963

as Mayor Ghio's assistant

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

1963

as Milo

Saintly Sinners

Saintly Sinners

1962

as Father Dan Sheridan

Jack the Giant Killer

Jack the Giant Killer

1962

as Imp

Boy Who Caught a Crook

Boy Who Caught a Crook

1961

as Colonel

Warlock

Warlock

1959

as Doctor Wagner

Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk

1959

as Mr. Walters

Bullwhip

Bullwhip

1958

as Judge Carr

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

1958

as David Cooper

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

1957

as Mayor Sam Pelley

The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild

1957

as Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)

Behind the High Wall

Behind the High Wall

1956

as Todd 'Mac' MacGregor

The Killer Is Loose

The Killer Is Loose

1956

as Mr. Freeman (uncredited)

The Rawhide Years

The Rawhide Years

1956

as Frank Porter

The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

1955

as Walt Spoon

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

1955

as Johnson

Loophole

Loophole

1954

as Herman Tate

Wyoming Renegades

Wyoming Renegades

1954

as Banker Horace Warren

The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

1954

as Prison Board Member Alan Ferness, segment "The Hostages"

River of No Return

River of No Return

1954

as Ben (uncredited)

Jubilee Trail

Jubilee Trail

1954

as Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

as Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)

The System

The System

1953

as Jerry Allen

Cow Country

Cow Country

1953

as Joe Davis

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953

as Producer (uncredited)

The Clown

The Clown

1953

as Gallagher

The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

1952

as Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes

Carson City

Carson City

1952

as Charles Crocker

Blue Canadian Rockies

Blue Canadian Rockies

1952

as Cyrus Higbee

Stop, You're Killing Me

Stop, You're Killing Me

1952

as Clyde Post

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952

as Mr. Ballew

The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress

1952

as Dr. Cuny

Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire

1952

as Sen. Blake

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1952

as Pete (uncredited)

Room for One More

Room for One More

1952

as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)

Carrie

Carrie

1952

as Mr. Goodman

Corky of Gasoline Alley

Corky of Gasoline Alley

1951

as Walt Wallet

The Bogus Green

The Bogus Green

1951

as Alonzo

Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley

1951

as Walt Wallet

The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

1951

as Jamieson

Rodeo King and the Senorita

Rodeo King and the Senorita

1951

as Mr. Richards

The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1951

as Thomas O'Hara

Million Dollar Pursuit

Million Dollar Pursuit

1951

as Bowen

The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man

1951

as Ed--Fingerprint Man

Man in the Saddle

Man in the Saddle

1951

as Love Bidwell (uncredited)

Behave Yourself!

Behave Yourself!

1951

as Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)

The Racket

The Racket

1951

as Mitchell (uncredited)

Beyond the Purple Hills

Beyond the Purple Hills

1950

as Amos Rayburn

Young Daniel Boone

Young Daniel Boone

1950

as Charlie Bryan

Tarnished

Tarnished

1950

as Curtis Jellison

Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

1950

as Forbish - Floorwalker

Woman in Hiding

Woman in Hiding

1950

as Fat Salesman

Blades of the Musketeers

Blades of the Musketeers

1950

as King Louis XIII

The Great Rupert

The Great Rupert

1950

as Mr. Haggerty (as Donald T. Beddoe)

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

1950

as The Meddler

Caged

Caged

1950

as Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)

Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy

1950

as Chicago Man (uncredited)

The Crime Doctor's Diary

The Crime Doctor's Diary

1949

as Phillip Bellem

Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark

1949

as Barney Bassett

Hideout

Hideout

1949

as Dr. Hamilton Gibbs

Easy Living

Easy Living

1949

as Jaeger

Once More, My Darling

Once More, My Darling

1949

as Judge Fraser

The Lady Gambles

The Lady Gambles

1949

as Mr. Dennis Sutherland

Bride of Vengeance

Bride of Vengeance

1949

as Councillor

Black Bart

Black Bart

1948

as J.T. Hall

Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest

1948

as Penniman

If You Knew Susie

If You Knew Susie

1948

as Editor (uncredited)

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

1947

as Thomason

Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

as Mr. Roberts (State Department)

Welcome Stranger

Welcome Stranger

1947

as Mort Elkins

Blaze of Noon

Blaze of Noon

1947

as Mr. Fell

California

California

1947

as Stark (uncredited)

The Notorious Lone Wolf

The Notorious Lone Wolf

1946

as Stonley

O.S.S.

O.S.S.

1946

as Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse

The Well Groomed Bride

The Well Groomed Bride

1946

as Mr. Beatley

Behind Green Lights

Behind Green Lights

1946

as Yager

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

as Mr. Cameron

Calcutta

Calcutta

1946

as Jack Collins (uncredited)

Midnight Manhunt

Midnight Manhunt

1945

as Detective Lieutenant Max Hurley

Getting Gertie's Garter

Getting Gertie's Garter

1945

as Clancy

Crime, Inc.

Crime, Inc.

1945

as Deputy District Attorney Dixon

Winged Victory

Winged Victory

1944

as Chaplain on Beach (uncredited)

Power of the Press

Power of the Press

1943

as Pringle (uncredited)

Smith of Minnesota

Smith of Minnesota

1942

as Lew Smith

Not a Ladies' Man

Not a Ladies' Man

1942

as 'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

1942

as Hill

Sabotage Squad

Sabotage Squad

1942

as Police Inspector Hanley

Lucky Legs

Lucky Legs

1942

as Ned McLane

The Boogie Man Will Get You

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942

as J. Gilbert Brampton

Junior Army

Junior Army

1942

as Saginaw Jake

Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts

1942

as Taxi Driver

The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town

1942

as Police Chief

The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

1941

as Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara

Harvard Here I Come

Harvard Here I Come

1941

as Hypo McGonigle

Sing for Your Supper

Sing for Your Supper

1941

as Wing Boley

The Blonde from Singapore

The Blonde from Singapore

1941

as Sgt. Burns

The Big Boss

The Big Boss

1941

as Cliff Randall

Black Eyes and Blues

Black Eyes and Blues

1941

as Phineas Q. Potts

Two Latins from Manhattan

Two Latins from Manhattan

1941

as Don Barlow

Sweetheart of the Campus

Sweetheart of the Campus

1941

as Sheriff Denby

Honolulu Lu

Honolulu Lu

1941

as Bennie Blanchard

Texas

Texas

1941

as Sheriff

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

as Sheriff Haggerty

Under Age

Under Age

1941

as Albert Ward

Unholy Partners

Unholy Partners

1941

as Mike Reynolds

They Dare Not Love

They Dare Not Love

1941

as Second Sailor

She Knew All the Answers

She Knew All the Answers

1941

as Barber

The Heckler

The Heckler

1940

as Green Sox Manager

The Spook Speaks

The Spook Speaks

1940

as Newlywed husband

Before I Hang

Before I Hang

1940

as Capt. McGraw

You Nazty Spy!

You Nazty Spy!

1940

as Mr. Amscray (uncredited)

Island of Doomed Men

Island of Doomed Men

1940

as Brand

Military Academy

Military Academy

1940

as Marty Lewis

Manhattan Heartbeat

Manhattan Heartbeat

1940

as Preston

West of Abilene

West of Abilene

1940

as Forsyth

Glamour for Sale

Glamour for Sale

1940

as Frank Regan

Men Without Souls

Men Without Souls

1940

as Warden Schafer

Blondie on a Budget

Blondie on a Budget

1940

as Marvin Williams

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

as Frederick Ross

The Lone Wolf Strikes

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940

as Inspector Conroy

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940

as Big Joe Brady

So You Won't Talk?

So You Won't Talk?

1940

as Cop

Texas Stagecoach

Texas Stagecoach

1940

as Tug Wilson

The Secret Seven

The Secret Seven

1940

as Maj. Blaine

The Phantom Submarine

The Phantom Submarine

1940

as Bartlett

This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love

1940

as Tom Howland

Beyond the Sacramento

Beyond the Sacramento

1940

as Warden McKay

The Man from Tumbleweeds

The Man from Tumbleweeds

1940

as Governor Dawson

Girls of the Road

Girls of the Road

1940

as Sheriff

Escape to Glory

Escape to Glory

1940

as Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940

as Police Doctor

Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess

1940

as Customer

Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman

1940

as Hank, a Reporter (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

as Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)

Five Little Peppers in Trouble

Five Little Peppers in Trouble

1940

as Process Server

Outside These Walls

Outside These Walls

1939

as Dinky

Beware Spooks!

Beware Spooks!

1939

as Nick Bruno

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1939

as Chick Keller

The Awful Goof

The Awful Goof

1939

as Drunk (uncredited)

The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939

as Lieutenant Shane

Three Sappy People

Three Sappy People

1939

as Rumsford

Konga, the Wild Stallion

Konga, the Wild Stallion

1939

as Fred Martin

My Son is Guilty

My Son is Guilty

1939

as Duke Mason

The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

as Detective Deever

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

as Police Inspector Thomas

Flying G-Men

Flying G-Men

1939

as W. S. Hamilton

Those High Grey Walls

Those High Grey Walls

1939

as Jockey

Blondie Meets the Boss

Blondie Meets the Boss

1939

as Marvin Williams

Mandrake the Magician

Mandrake the Magician

1939

as Frank Raymond

Missing Daughters

Missing Daughters

1939

as Al Farrow

Romance of the Redwoods

Romance of the Redwoods

1939

as Forbes

Golden Boy

Golden Boy

1939

as Borneo

Coast Guard

Coast Guard

1939

as Bartender (uncredited)

Good Girls Go to Paris

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939

as Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited)

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

as Reporter (uncredited)

There's That Woman Again

There's That Woman Again

1938

as Johnson

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Nanny and the Professor

as Mr. Thatcher

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 21, 1970

Cain's Hundred

as Clem Burgess

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

Petticoat Junction

as Dr. Joseph Depew

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

Perry Mason

as George Norris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Gunsmoke

as Halligan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

General Electric Theater

as Dr. Harvey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Burt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

The Wild Wild West

as Prof. Robey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Rawhide

as Hood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

The Millionaire

as Dan Larsen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

Lux Video Theatre

as Paul

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

One Step Beyond

as Doc Simmons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1959

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Lieutenant Stone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 01, 1957

Wire Service

as Raisner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

Hey, Jeannie!

as Hornblower

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1956

Letter to Loretta

as Uncle Charles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

The O. Henry Playhouse

as Maximillian Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1957

Maverick

as Price

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

Rawhide

as Minister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Letter to Loretta

as Nicholas Barton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

General Electric Theater

as Ticket Agent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Bill Holmes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Lux Video Theatre

as Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Ensign O'Toole

as Admiral Hornsby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1962

The Lucy Show

as Mr. Barmarche

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Mayberry R.F.D.

as G.B. Smith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

Four Star Playhouse

as Mr. Vickers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Mr. Thompson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Perry Mason

as Dr. Blane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Perry Mason

as Carter Farraday

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Lassie

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 12, 1954

Cheyenne

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Maverick

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

Pete and Gladys

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1960

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

Lawman

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 05, 1958

F Troop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1965

Little House on the Prairie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Route 66

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Mannix

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Bewitched

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1964

Laredo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1965

Straightaway

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1961

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

Going My Way

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1962

Bronco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1958

The Alaskans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1959

The Texan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1958

Public Defender

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 11, 1954

CBS Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 08, 1966

Mr. & Mrs. North

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1952

The Tom Ewell Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1960

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