Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe
Donald Theophilus Beddoe (July 1, 1903 – January 19, 1991) was an American character actor.
Early years
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.
Stage
Beddoe gained much theatrical experience playing in stock theater in Boston, Massachusetts, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Broadway acting debut in 1929, receiving top billing (over a young Spencer Tracy) in Nigger Rich. His other Broadway credits include Penny Arcade (1930), The Greeks Had a Word for It (1930), Sing High, Sing Low (1931), The Warrior's Husband (1932), Man Bites Dog (1933), The Blue Widow (1933), Birthright (1933), The Sky's the Limit (1934), Nowhere Bound (1935), First Lady (1935), Father Malachy's Miracle (1937), and Winged Victory (1943).
Film
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 Forces, 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.
Television
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 Father Knows Best Have Gun – Will Travel, three on Lawman, three on Maverick, three on Laramie, three on Lassie, one on Mr. Adams and Eve, and three on Perry Mason including in the 1958 episode 'The Case of the Buried Clock'. He also appeared on the Western aviation series, Sky King, on The Alaskans, on the adventure series, Straightaway, and on the western series, The Tall Man. He appeared too on the sitcoms Pete and Gladys and The Tom Ewell Show, and on the drama series, Going My Way. He guest starred on the crime drama, Richard Diamond, Private Detective and appeared on The Lone Ranger in the 1950s.
Beddoe played the outlaw Black Bart in the 1954 episode "Black Bart The PO8" of the western anthology series Death Valley Days.
In 1965, Beddoe appeared on Gunsmoke as “Mr. Halligan” in the episode “Deputy Festus” (S10E17).
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.
Radio
Beddoe played Pat Grady in the soap opera John's Other Wife.
Other activities
In 1968, Beddoe proposed construction of a "high-rise trailer park" to be built in Capistrano Beach, California. His plan called for making "more efficient use of land in areas where acreage is too expensive for a trailer park" by building an eight-story structure of concrete and steel and using a crane to lift trailers and insert them into their respective spaces.
Personal life
He married Joyce Rose, who had been a showgirl.
Death
Beddoe died of natural causes on January 19, 1991, at age 87.
Selected filmography
The 13th Man (1937) - District Attorney's Aide (uncredited)
There's That Woman Again (1938) - Johnson
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) - Inspector Thomas
Flying G-Men (1939) - W. S. Hamilton
Blondie Meets the Boss (1939) - Marvin Williams
Romance of the Redwoods (1939) - Forbes
Union Pacific (1939) - Reporter (uncredited)
Outside These Walls (1939) - Dinky
Mandrake the Magician (1939, Serial) - Frank Raymond
Missing Daughters (1939) - Al Farrow
Good Girls Go to Paris (1939) - Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited)
Coast Guard (1939) - Bartender (uncredited)
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) - Police Lt. Shane
Konga, the Wild Stallion (1939) - Fred Martin
Golden Boy (1939) - Borneo
Those High Grey Walls (1939) - Jockey
Taming of the West (1939) - Coleman (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet (1939) - Chick Keller
Beware Spooks! (1939) - Nick Bruno
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939) - Detective Deever
My Son Is Guilty (1939) - Duke Mason
Cafe Hostess (1940) - Customer (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940) - Conroy
Convicted Woman (1940) - Hank, a Reporter (uncredited)
Blondie on a Budget (1940) - Marvin Williams
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940) - Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
The Man from Tumbleweeds (1940) - Governor Dawson
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) - James Ross
Escape to Glory (1940) - Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson
Men Without Souls (1940) - Warden Schafer
Island of Doomed Men (1940) - Brand
Texas Stagecoach (1940) - Tug Wilson
The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940) - Police Doctor (uncredited)
Manhattan Heartbeat (1940) - Preston
Girls of the Road (1940) - Sheriff
Military Academy (1940) - Marty Lewis
The Secret Seven (1940) - Maj. Blinn
Five Little Peppers in Trouble (1940) - Process Server (uncredited)
Before I Hang (1940) - Capt. McGraw
Glamour for Sale (1940) - Frank Regan
So You Want to Talk (1940) - Cop
West of Abilene (1940) - Forsyth
Beyond the Sacramento (1940) - Warden McKay
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940) - Big Joe Brady
The Phantom Submarine (1940) - Bartlett
This Thing Called Love (1940) - Tom Howland
The Face Behind the Mask (1941) - Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara
Outlaws of the Panhandle (1941) - Sheriff (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941) - Sheriff Haggerty
Under Age (1941) - Albert Ward
The Big Boss (1941) - Cliff Randall
She Knew All the Answers (1941) - Barber
They Dare Not Love (1941) - Second Sailor (uncredited)
Sweetheart of the Campus (1941) - Sheriff Denby
Two Latins from Manhattan (1941) - Don Barlow
Texas (1941) - Sheriff
The Blonde from Singapore (1941) - Sgt. Burns
Unholy Partners (1941) - Michael Z. 'Mike' Reynolds
Sing for Your Supper (1941) - Wing Boley
Honolulu Lu (1941) - Bennie Blanchard
Harvard, Here I Come (1941) - Hypo McGonigle
Shut My Big Mouth (1942) - Hill
Not a Ladies' Man (1942) - 'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson
Meet the Stewarts (1942) - Taxi Driver
Blondie for Victory (1942) - Mr. Larkin, Husband Who Nominates Dagwood (uncredited)
Sabotage Squad (1942) - Chief Hanley
The Talk of the Town (1942) - Police Chief
Lucky Legs (1942) - Ned McLane
Smith of Minnesota (1942) - Lew Smith
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942) - J. Gilbert Brampton (uncredited)
Stand By All Networks (1942) - Enemy Agent (uncredited)
Junior Army (1942) - Saginaw Jake
Power of the Press (1943) - Pringle (uncredited)
Winged Victory (1944) - Chaplain on Beach (uncredited)
Crime, Inc. (1945) - District Attorney Dixon
Midnight Manhunt (1945) - Detective Lt. Max Hurley
Getting Gertie's Garter (1945) - Clancy (uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) - Stonley
Behind Green Lights (1946) - Dr. G.F. Yager - Medical Examiner (uncredited)
The Well-Groomed Bride (1946) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
O.S.S. (1946) - Gates / Rodney Parrish
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) - Mr. Cameron
California (1947) - Stark (uncredited)
The Farmer's Daughter (1947) - Einar - Campaign Reporter
Buck Privates Come Home (1947) - Mr. Roberts
Calcutta (1947) - Jack Collins (uncredited)
Blaze of Noon (1947) - Mr. Fell (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger (1947) - Mort Elkins
They Won't Believe Me (1947) - Thomason
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) - Joey
If You Knew Susie (1948) - Editor (uncredited)
Black Bart (1948) - J.T. Hall
Another Part of the Forest (1948) - Penniman
An Act of Murder (1948) - Pearson
Hideout (1949) - Dr. Hamilton Gibbs
The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949) - Phillip Bellem
Bride of Vengeance (1949) - Councillor
The Lady Gambles (1949) - Mr. Dennis Sutherland
Easy Living (1949) - Jaeger
Once More My Darling (1949) - Judge Fraser
Flame of Youth (1949) - George Briggs
Dear Wife (1949) - Metcalfe
Dancing in the Dark (1949) - Barney Bassett
The Great Rupert (1950) - Mr. Haggerty
Gun Crazy (1950) - Man from Chicago (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding (1950) - Fat Salesman
Tarnished (1950) - Curtis Jellison
Young Daniel Boone (1950) - Charlie Bryan
Caged (1950) - Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)
Beyond the Purple Hills (1950) - Amos Rayburn
Emergency Wedding (1950) - Forbish - Floorwalker
Southside 1-1000 (1950) - Slade Knight, Lawyer
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) - The Meddler
Gasoline Alley (1951) - Walt Wallet
The Enforcer (1951) - Thomas O'Hara
Belle Le Grand (1951) - Smith (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps (1951) - Jamieson
Three Guys Named Mike (1951) - Mr. Haymes - First 'Wolf' on Plane (uncredited)
Francis Goes to the Races (1951) - Dr. Quimby (uncredited)
Million Dollar Pursuit (1951) - Bowen
As Young as You Feel (1951) - Head of Sales (uncredited)
Rodeo King and the Senorita (1951) - Mr. Richards
Behave Yourself! (1951) - Police Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)
Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951) - Walt Wallet
The Racket (1951) - Mitchell - Member of Craig's Office (uncredited)
The Unknown Man (1951) - Ed
Man in the Saddle (1951) - Love Bidwell (uncredited)
Starlift (1951) - Bob Wayne (uncredited)
Room for One More (1952) - Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet (1952) - Pete (uncredited)
Hoodlum Empire (1952) - Senator Blake
The Narrow Margin (1952) - Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes
Carson City (1952) - Zeke Mitchell
Three for Bedroom "C" (1952) - Well-Wisher at Station (uncredited)
Washington Story (1952) - Congressman Reciting Post Office History (uncredited)
Carrie (1952) - Mr. Goodman
Don't Bother to Knock (1952) - Mr. Ballew
The Big Sky (1952) - Horse Trader (uncredited)
The Iron Mistress (1952) - Dr. Cuny
Blue Canadian Rockies (1952) - Cyrus Higbee (uncredited)
Stop, You're Killing Me (1952) - Clyde Post
The Clown (1953) - Gallagher
The System (1953) - Jerry Allen
Cow Country (1953) - Joe Davis
The Band Wagon (1953) - Producer (uncredited)
Jubilee Trail (1954) - Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Loophole (1954) - Herman Tate
River of No Return (1954) - Ben (uncredited)
A Star Is Born (1954) - Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
The Steel Cage (1954) - Prison Board Member Alan Ferness (segment "The Hostages")
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) - Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
Wyoming Renegades (1955) - Horace Warren
The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Walt Spoon
The Killer Is Loose (1956) - Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
The Rawhide Years (1956) - Frank Porter
Behind the High Wall (1956) - Todd 'Mac' MacGregor
Shootout at Medicine Bend (1957) - Mayor Sam Pelley
The Joker Is Wild (1957) - Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)
Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958) - David Cooper, Assayer
The Restless Gun (1958) as Henry Peabody in "The Suffragette"
Bullwhip (1958) - Judge Carr
Warlock (1959) - Dr. Wagner
Pillow Talk (1959) - Mr. Walters (scenes deleted)
The Wizard of Baghdad (1960) - Caliph Raschid (uncredited)
Boy Who Caught a Crook (1961) - Colonel
Saintly Sinners (1962) - Father Dan Sheridan
Jack the Giant Killer (1962) - Imp
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) - Mayor Ghio's Assistant
Cattle King (1963) - John - Cheyenne Club Drunk (uncredited)
For Love or Money (1963) - Milo (uncredited)
A Very Special Favor (1965) - Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited)
Texas Across the River (1966) - Mr. Naylor
The Impossible Years (1968) - Dr. Elliot Fish
Generation (1969) - Gilbert
How Do I Love Thee? (1970) - Dr. Littlefield
Nickel Mountain (1984) - Doc Cathey (final film role)
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1903 births
1991 deaths
20th-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
American people of Welsh descent
Male actors from Los Angeles
Male actors from Pittsburgh
Military personnel from Pennsylvania
Military personnel from Pittsburgh
Male Western (genre) film actors
United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
United States Army Air Forces soldiers
University of Cincinnati alumni