Don Beddoe
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.
Filmography
A Bewitched Christmas
as Santa Claus
A Bewitched Christmas
as Santa Claus
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self (archive footage)
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self (archive footage)
Nickel Mountain
as Doc Cathey
Nickel Mountain
as Doc Cathey
Our Town
as Constable Warren
Our Town
as Constable Warren
How Do I Love Thee?
as Dr. Littlefield
How Do I Love Thee?
as Dr. Littlefield
Generation
as Gilbert
Generation
as Gilbert
The Impossible Years
as Elliot Fish
The Impossible Years
as Elliot Fish
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Ragle
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Ragle
Texas Across the River
as Mr. Naylor
Texas Across the River
as Mr. Naylor
A Very Special Favor
as Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited)
A Very Special Favor
as Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited)
Kilroy
as Commissioner
Kilroy
as Commissioner
For Love or Money
as Milo
For Love or Money
as Milo
Papa's Delicate Condition
as Mayor Ghio's assistant
Papa's Delicate Condition
as Mayor Ghio's assistant
Jack the Giant Killer
as Imp
Jack the Giant Killer
as Imp
Saintly Sinners
as Father Dan Sheridan
Saintly Sinners
as Father Dan Sheridan
Boy Who Caught a Crook
as Colonel
Boy Who Caught a Crook
as Colonel
Pillow Talk
as Mr. Walters
Pillow Talk
as Mr. Walters
Warlock
as Doctor Wagner
Warlock
as Doctor Wagner
Bullwhip
as Judge Carr
Bullwhip
as Judge Carr
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
as David Cooper
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
as David Cooper
The Joker is Wild
as Heckler at Copacabana (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
as Heckler at Copacabana (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
as Mayor Sam Pelley
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
as Mayor Sam Pelley
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as McKeever
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as McKeever
Behind the High Wall
as Todd 'Mac' MacGregor
Behind the High Wall
as Todd 'Mac' MacGregor
The Rawhide Years
as Frank Porter
The Rawhide Years
as Frank Porter
The Killer Is Loose
as Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
The Killer Is Loose
as Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Mr. Macy
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Mr. Macy
The Night of the Hunter
as Walt Spoon
The Night of the Hunter
as Walt Spoon
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
as Johnson
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
as Johnson
The Steel Cage
as Prison Board Member Alan Ferness, segment "The Hostages"
The Steel Cage
as Prison Board Member Alan Ferness, segment "The Hostages"
A Star Is Born
as Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
A Fair Chance
as Mr. Wilson
A Fair Chance
as Mr. Wilson
Jubilee Trail
as Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Jubilee Trail
as Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
River of No Return
as Ben (uncredited)
River of No Return
as Ben (uncredited)
Loophole
as Herman Tate
Loophole
as Herman Tate
Wyoming Renegades
as Banker Horace Warren
Wyoming Renegades
as Banker Horace Warren
The Band Wagon
as Producer (uncredited)
The Band Wagon
as Producer (uncredited)
Cow Country
as Joe Davis
Cow Country
as Joe Davis
The Clown
as Gallagher
The Clown
as Gallagher
Stop, You're Killing Me
as Clyde Post
Stop, You're Killing Me
as Clyde Post
Blue Canadian Rockies
as Cyrus Higbee
Blue Canadian Rockies
as Cyrus Higbee
The Iron Mistress
as Dr. Cuny
The Iron Mistress
as Dr. Cuny
Don't Bother to Knock
as Mr. Ballew
Don't Bother to Knock
as Mr. Ballew
Carrie
as Mr. Goodman
Carrie
as Mr. Goodman
The Narrow Margin
as Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes
The Narrow Margin
as Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes
Hoodlum Empire
as Sen. Blake
Hoodlum Empire
as Sen. Blake
Scandal Sheet
as Pete (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
as Pete (uncredited)
Room for One More
as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
Room for One More
as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
Man in the Saddle
as Love Bidwell (uncredited)
Man in the Saddle
as Love Bidwell (uncredited)
The Racket
as Mitchell (uncredited)
The Racket
as Mitchell (uncredited)
Behave Yourself!
as Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)
Behave Yourself!
as Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)
Corky of Gasoline Alley
as Walt Wallet
Corky of Gasoline Alley
as Walt Wallet
Rodeo King and the Senorita
as Mr. Richards
Rodeo King and the Senorita
as Mr. Richards
The Enforcer
as Thomas O'Hara
The Enforcer
as Thomas O'Hara
The Company She Keeps
as Jamieson
The Company She Keeps
as Jamieson
Gasoline Alley
as Walt Wallet
Gasoline Alley
as Walt Wallet
Cyrano de Bergerac
as The Meddler
Cyrano de Bergerac
as The Meddler
Southside 1-1000
as Slade
Southside 1-1000
as Slade
Beyond the Purple Hills
as Amos Rayburn
Beyond the Purple Hills
as Amos Rayburn
Caged
as Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)
Caged
as Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)
The Great Rupert
as Mr. Haggerty
The Great Rupert
as Mr. Haggerty
Tarnished
as Curtis Jellison
Tarnished
as Curtis Jellison
Woman in Hiding
as Fat Salesman
Woman in Hiding
as Fat Salesman
Dancing in the Dark
as Barney Bassett
Dancing in the Dark
as Barney Bassett
Easy Living
as Jaeger
Easy Living
as Jaeger
Once More, My Darling
as Judge Fraser
Once More, My Darling
as Judge Fraser
The Lady Gambles
as Mr. Dennis Sutherland
The Lady Gambles
as Mr. Dennis Sutherland
Bride of Vengeance
as Councillor
Bride of Vengeance
as Councillor
The Crime Doctor's Diary
as Phillip Bellem
The Crime Doctor's Diary
as Phillip Bellem
Another Part of the Forest
as Penniman
Another Part of the Forest
as Penniman
Black Bart
as J.T. Hall
Black Bart
as J.T. Hall
If You Knew Susie
as Editor (uncredited)
If You Knew Susie
as Editor (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Joey
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Joey
They Won't Believe Me
as Thomason
They Won't Believe Me
as Thomason
Welcome Stranger
as Mort Elkins
Welcome Stranger
as Mort Elkins
Blaze of Noon
as Mr. Fell
Blaze of Noon
as Mr. Fell
Buck Privates Come Home
as Mr. Roberts (State Department)
Buck Privates Come Home
as Mr. Roberts (State Department)
California
as Stark (uncredited)
California
as Stark (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Mr. Cameron
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Mr. Cameron
The Well Groomed Bride
as Mr. Beatley
The Well Groomed Bride
as Mr. Beatley
Behind Green Lights
as Yager (uncredited)
Behind Green Lights
as Yager (uncredited)
Getting Gertie's Garter
as Clancy
Getting Gertie's Garter
as Clancy
Junior Army
as Saginaw Jake
Junior Army
as Saginaw Jake
Smith of Minnesota
as Lew Smith
Smith of Minnesota
as Lew Smith
Sabotage Squad
as Police Inspector Hanley
Sabotage Squad
as Police Inspector Hanley
The Talk of the Town
as Police Chief
The Talk of the Town
as Police Chief
Meet the Stewarts
as Taxi Driver
Meet the Stewarts
as Taxi Driver
Not a Ladies' Man
as 'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson
Not a Ladies' Man
as 'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson
Harvard Here I Come
as Hypo McGonigle
Harvard Here I Come
as Hypo McGonigle
Honolulu Lu
as Bennie Blanchard
Honolulu Lu
as Bennie Blanchard
Sweetheart of the Campus
as Sheriff Denby
Sweetheart of the Campus
as Sheriff Denby
The Big Boss
as Cliff Randall
The Big Boss
as Cliff Randall
Under Age
as Albert Ward
Under Age
as Albert Ward
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Big Joe Brady
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Big Joe Brady
West of Abilene
as Forsyth
West of Abilene
as Forsyth
So You Won't Talk?
as Cop
So You Won't Talk?
as Cop
Glamour for Sale
as Frank Regan
Glamour for Sale
as Frank Regan
Before I Hang
as Capt. McGraw
Before I Hang
as Capt. McGraw
Island of Doomed Men
as Brand
Island of Doomed Men
as Brand
Escape to Glory
as Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson
Escape to Glory
as Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Frederick Ross
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Frederick Ross
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
The Heckler
as Green Sox Manager (uncredited)
The Heckler
as Green Sox Manager (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Inspector Conroy
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Inspector Conroy
Cafe Hostess
as Customer
Cafe Hostess
as Customer
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Detective Deever
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Detective Deever
Beware Spooks!
as Nick Bruno
Beware Spooks!
as Nick Bruno
Those High Grey Walls
as Jockey
Those High Grey Walls
as Jockey
Golden Boy
as Borneo
Golden Boy
as Borneo
Konga, the Wild Stallion
as Fred Martin
Konga, the Wild Stallion
as Fred Martin
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Lieutenant Shane
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Lieutenant Shane
Missing Daughters
as Al Farrow
Missing Daughters
as Al Farrow
Union Pacific
as Reporter (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Reporter (uncredited)
Outside These Walls
as Dinky
Outside These Walls
as Dinky
Romance of the Redwoods
as Forbes
Romance of the Redwoods
as Forbes
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Marvin Williams
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Marvin Williams
Flying G-Men
as W. S. Hamilton
Flying G-Men
as W. S. Hamilton
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Police Inspector Thomas
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Police Inspector Thomas
There's That Woman Again
as Johnson
There's That Woman Again
as Johnson