Don Beddoe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 1, 1903
- Died
- January 19, 1991 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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Filmography
A Bewitched Christmas
Movie · as Santa Claus
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Nickel Mountain
Movie · as Doc Cathey
Our Town
Movie · as Constable Warren
Little House on the Prairie
TV · 1 ep
How Do I Love Thee?
Movie · as Dr. Littlefield
Nanny and the Professor
TV · as Mr. Thatcher · 3 eps
Generation
Movie · as Gilbert
The Impossible Years
Movie · as Elliot Fish
Mayberry R.F.D.
TV · as G.B. Smith · 1 ep
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Movie · as Ragle
Mannix
TV · 1 ep
The Second Hundred Years
TV · as Old Man Tolliver · 1 ep
Texas Across the River
Movie · as Mr. Naylor
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
TV · 1 ep
CBS Playhouse
TV · as Ragle · 1 ep
A Very Special Favor
Movie · as Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited)
Kilroy
Movie · as Commissioner
F Troop
TV · 1 ep
Laredo
TV · 1 ep
The Wild Wild West
TV · as Prof. Robey · 1 ep
Bewitched
TV · 1 ep
For Love or Money
Movie · as Milo
Papa's Delicate Condition
Movie · as Mayor Ghio's assistant
Petticoat Junction
TV · as Dr. Joseph Depew · 1 ep
Jack the Giant Killer
Movie · as Imp
Saintly Sinners
Movie · as Father Dan Sheridan
Going My Way
TV · 1 ep
Ensign O'Toole
TV · as Admiral Hornsby · 1 ep
The Lucy Show
TV · as Mr. Barmarche · 1 ep
Boy Who Caught a Crook
Movie · as Colonel
Cain's Hundred
TV · as Clem Burgess · 1 ep
Straightaway
TV · 1 ep
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
Pete and Gladys
TV · 2 eps
The Tom Ewell Show
TV · 1 ep
Warlock
Movie · as Doctor Wagner
Pillow Talk
Movie · as Mr. Walters
Rawhide
TV · as Hood, Minister · 1 ep
One Step Beyond
TV · as Doc Simmons · 1 ep
The Alaskans
TV · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Stan Perkins · 1 ep
Bullwhip
Movie · as Judge Carr
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Movie · as David Cooper
Bronco
TV · 1 ep
Lawman
TV · 2 eps
The Texan
TV · 1 ep
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Movie · as Mayor Sam Pelley
The Joker is Wild
Movie · as Heckler at Copacabana (uncredited)
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Movie · as McKeever
Maverick
TV · as Price · 2 eps
Perry Mason
TV · as George Norris, Dr. Blane, Carter Farraday · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · 4 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV · as Lieutenant Stone · 1 ep
The O. Henry Playhouse
TV · as Maximillian Jones · 1 ep
Wagon Train
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Behind the High Wall
Movie · as Todd 'Mac' MacGregor
The Killer Is Loose
Movie · as Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
The Rawhide Years
Movie · as Frank Porter
Wire Service
TV · as Raisner · 1 ep
Hey, Jeannie!
TV · as Hornblower · 1 ep
Conflict
TV · as Bob Thompson · 1 ep
The Gale Storm Show
TV · as McDuff · 1 ep
The Night of the Hunter
Movie · as Walt Spoon
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
Movie · as Johnson
The Miracle on 34th Street
Movie · as Mr. Macy
Cheyenne
TV · 2 eps
Gunsmoke
TV · as Halligan · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Burt · 1 ep
The Millionaire
TV · as Dan Larsen · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Mr. Taylor, Mr. Macy · 1 ep
Loophole
Movie · as Herman Tate
Jubilee Trail
Movie · as Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
The Steel Cage
Movie · as Prison Board Member Alan Ferness, segment "The Hostages"
River of No Return
Movie · as Ben (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Movie · as Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
Wyoming Renegades
Movie · as Banker Horace Warren
A Fair Chance
Movie · as Mr. Wilson
Lassie
TV · 3 eps
Public Defender
TV · 1 ep
Father Knows Best
TV · as Mr. Lydom · 1 ep
The Band Wagon
Movie · as Producer (uncredited)
The System
Movie · as Jerry Allen
Cow Country
Movie · as Joe Davis
The Clown
Movie · as Gallagher
General Electric Theater
TV · as Dr. Harvey, Ticket Agent · 1 ep
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Uncle Charles, Nicholas Barton, Bill Holmes, Mr. Stacy · 1 ep
Don't Bother to Knock
Movie · as Mr. Ballew
The Narrow Margin
Movie · as Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes
Hoodlum Empire
Movie · as Sen. Blake
Scandal Sheet
Movie · as Pete (uncredited)
Carson City
Movie · as Charles Crocker
Stop, You're Killing Me
Movie · as Clyde Post
The Iron Mistress
Movie · as Dr. Cuny
Blue Canadian Rockies
Movie · as Cyrus Higbee
Carrie
Movie · as Mr. Goodman
Room for One More
Movie · as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. North
TV · 1 ep
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Mr. Vickers, Mr. Thompson · 1 ep
Your Jeweler's Showcase
TV · as Charlie · 1 ep
The Company She Keeps
Movie · as Jamieson
The Enforcer
Movie · as Thomas O'Hara
Million Dollar Pursuit
Movie · as Bowen
The Unknown Man
Movie · as Fingerprint Man
The Bogus Green
Movie · as Alonzo
Gasoline Alley
Movie · as Walt Wallet
Corky of Gasoline Alley
Movie · as Walt Wallet
Man in the Saddle
Movie · as Love Bidwell (uncredited)
Rodeo King and the Senorita
Movie · as Mr. Richards
Behave Yourself!
Movie · as Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)
The Racket
Movie · as Mitchell (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding
Movie · as Fat Salesman
The Great Rupert
Movie · as Mr. Haggerty
Beyond the Purple Hills
Movie · as Amos Rayburn
Emergency Wedding
Movie · as Forbish - Floorwalker
Caged
Movie · as Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)
Young Daniel Boone
Movie · as Charlie Bryan
Blades of the Musketeers
Movie · as King Louis XIII
Cyrano de Bergerac
Movie · as The Meddler
Gun Crazy
Movie · as Chicago Man (uncredited)
Tarnished
Movie · as Curtis Jellison
Southside 1-1000
Movie · as Slade
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Paul, Judge · 1 ep
Flame of Youth
Movie · as George Briggs
The Lady Gambles
Movie · as Mr. Dennis Sutherland
Hideout
Movie · as Dr. Hamilton Gibbs
Dancing in the Dark
Movie · as Barney Bassett
The Crime Doctor's Diary
Movie · as Phillip Bellem
Easy Living
Movie · as Jaeger
Once More, My Darling
Movie · as Judge Fraser
Bride of Vengeance
Movie · as Councillor
Black Bart
Movie · as J.T. Hall
If You Knew Susie
Movie · as Editor (uncredited)
Another Part of the Forest
Movie · as Penniman
They Won't Believe Me
Movie · as Thomason
Buck Privates Come Home
Movie · as Mr. Roberts (State Department)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Movie · as Joey
Welcome Stranger
Movie · as Mort Elkins
Blaze of Noon
Movie · as Mr. Fell
California
Movie · as Stark (uncredited)
Behind Green Lights
Movie · as Yager (uncredited)
O.S.S.
Movie · as Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Movie · as Stonley
Calcutta
Movie · as Jack Collins (uncredited)
The Well Groomed Bride
Movie · as Mr. Beatley
The Best Years of Our Lives
Movie · as Mr. Cameron
Crime, Inc.
Movie · as Deputy District Attorney Dixon
Getting Gertie's Garter
Movie · as Clancy
Midnight Manhunt
Movie · as Detective Lieutenant Max Hurley
Winged Victory
Movie · as Chaplain on Beach (uncredited)
Power of the Press
Movie · as Pringle (uncredited)
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Movie · as J. Gilbert Brampton
The Talk of the Town
Movie · as Police Chief
Not a Ladies' Man
Movie · as 'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson
Meet the Stewarts
Movie · as Taxi Driver
Shut My Big Mouth
Movie · as Hill
Junior Army
Movie · as Saginaw Jake
Smith of Minnesota
Movie · as Lew Smith
Sabotage Squad
Movie · as Police Inspector Hanley
Lucky Legs
Movie · as Ned McLane
Blondie for Victory
Movie · as Mr. Larkin, Husband Who Nominates Dagwood (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask
Movie · as Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Movie · as Sheriff Haggerty
Unholy Partners
Movie · as Mike Reynolds
The Big Boss
Movie · as Cliff Randall
Sweetheart of the Campus
Movie · as Sheriff Denby
Texas
Movie · as Sheriff
Harvard Here I Come
Movie · as Hypo McGonigle
Under Age
Movie · as Albert Ward
The Blonde from Singapore
Movie · as Sgt. Burns
Honolulu Lu
Movie · as Bennie Blanchard
They Dare Not Love
Movie · as Second Sailor
Two Latins from Manhattan
Movie · as Don Barlow
She Knew All the Answers
Movie · as Barber
Sing for Your Supper
Movie · as Wing Boley
Black Eyes and Blues
Movie · as Phineas Q. Potts
The Secret Seven
Movie · as Maj. Blaine
Blondie on a Budget
Movie · as Marvin Williams
The Phantom Submarine
Movie · as Bartlett
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Movie · as Frederick Ross
The Spook Speaks
Movie · as Newlywed husband
Girls of the Road
Movie · as Sheriff
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Movie · as Inspector Conroy
Island of Doomed Men
Movie · as Brand
Men Without Souls
Movie · as Warden Schafer
You Nazty Spy!
Movie · as Mr. Amscray (uncredited)
This Thing Called Love
Movie · as Tom Howland
The Man from Tumbleweeds
Movie · as Governor Dawson
Before I Hang
Movie · as Capt. McGraw
Manhattan Heartbeat
Movie · as Preston
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Movie · as Big Joe Brady
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Movie · as Police Doctor
The Heckler
Movie · as Green Sox Manager (uncredited)
Texas Stagecoach
Movie · as Tug Wilson
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
Movie · as Process Server
West of Abilene
Movie · as Forsyth
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Movie · as Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
Beyond the Sacramento
Movie · as Warden McKay
Cafe Hostess
Movie · as Customer
Escape to Glory
Movie · as Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson
Convicted Woman
Movie · as Hank, a Reporter (uncredited)
Glamour for Sale
Movie · as Frank Regan
Mandrake the Magician
Movie · as Frank Raymond
Military Academy
Movie · as Marty Lewis
So You Won't Talk?
Movie · as Cop
Blondie Meets the Boss
Movie · as Marvin Williams
The Man They Could Not Hang
Movie · as Lieutenant Shane
Golden Boy
Movie · as Borneo
Flying G-Men
Movie · as W. S. Hamilton
The Awful Goof
Movie · as Drunk (uncredited)
Three Sappy People
Movie · as Rumsford
Scandal Sheet
Movie · as Chick Keller
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Movie · as Police Inspector Thomas
Those High Grey Walls
Movie · as Jockey
Outside These Walls
Movie · as Dinky
Beware Spooks!
Movie · as Nick Bruno
Mandrake the Magician
Movie · as Frank Raymond
Union Pacific
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)
Konga, the Wild Stallion
Movie · as Fred Martin
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Movie · as Detective Deever
Good Girls Go to Paris
Movie · as Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited)
Coast Guard
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
Missing Daughters
Movie · as Al Farrow
My Son Is Guilty
Movie · as Duke Mason
Romance of the Redwoods
Movie · as Forbes
There's That Woman Again
Movie · as Johnson