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.
Known For
Credits
- 2002 · Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter' as Self (archive footage)
- 1991 · Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 · Nickel Mountain as Doc Cathey
- 1977 · Our Town as Constable Warren
- 1974 · Little House on the Prairie as
- 1970 · How Do I Love Thee? as Dr. Littlefield
- 1970 · Nanny and the Professor as Mr. Thatcher
- 1969 · Generation as Gilbert
- 1968 · The Impossible Years as Dr. Elliot Fish
- 1968 · Mayberry R.F.D. as G.B. Smith
- 1967 · Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night as Ragle
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1966 · CBS Playhouse as
- 1966 · Texas Across the River as Mr. Naylor
- 1966 · Pistols 'n' Petticoats as
- 1965 · The Wild Wild West as Prof. Robey
- 1965 · Laredo as
- 1965 · F Troop as
- 1965 · A Very Special Favor as Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited)
- 1965 · Kilroy as Commissioner
- 1964 · Bewitched as
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as Dr. Joseph Depew
- 1963 · For Love or Money as Milo
- 1963 · Papa's Delicate Condition as Mayor Ghio's assistant
- 1962 · Going My Way as
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Mr. Barmarche
- 1962 · Ensign O'Toole as Admiral Hornsby
- 1962 · Jack the Giant Killer as Imp
- 1962 · Saintly Sinners as Father Dan Sheridan
- 1961 · Straightaway as
- 1961 · Boy Who Caught a Crook as Colonel
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Clem Burgess
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1960 · The Tom Ewell Show as
- 1960 · Pete and Gladys as
- 1959 · Pillow Talk as Mr. Walters
- 1959 · The Alaskans as
- 1959 · Warlock as Doctor Wagner
- 1959 · One Step Beyond as Doc Simmons
- 1959 · Rawhide as Hood
- 1959 · Rawhide as Minister
- 1958 · Lawman as
- 1958 · The Texan as
- 1958 · Bronco as
- 1958 · Bullwhip as Judge Carr
- 1958 · The Toughest Gun in Tombstone as David Cooper
- 1957 · The Joker is Wild as Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)
- 1957 · Maverick as
- 1957 · Maverick as Price
- 1957 · Perry Mason as George Norris
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Dr. Blane
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Carter Farraday
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 1957 · Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Lieutenant Stone
- 1957 · Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend as Mayor Sam Pelley
- 1957 · The O. Henry Playhouse as Maximillian Jones
- 1956 · Wire Service as Raisner
- 1956 · Hey, Jeannie! as Hornblower
- 1956 · Behind the High Wall as Todd 'Mac' MacGregor
- 1956 · The Rawhide Years as Frank Porter
- 1956 · The Killer Is Loose as Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Burt
- 1955 · Cheyenne as
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Halligan
- 1955 · The Night of the Hunter as Walt Spoon
- 1955 · Tarzan's Hidden Jungle as Johnson
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Dan Larsen
- 1954 · The Steel Cage as Prison Board Member Alan Ferness, segment "The Hostages"
- 1954 · A Star Is Born as Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
- 1954 · Lassie as
- 1954 · Jubilee Trail as Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- 1954 · River of No Return as Ben (uncredited)
- 1954 · Loophole as Herman Tate
- 1954 · Wyoming Renegades as Banker Horace Warren
- 1954 · Public Defender as
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Uncle Charles
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Nicholas Barton
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Bill Holmes
- 1953 · The Band Wagon as Producer (uncredited)
- 1953 · Cow Country as Joe Davis
- 1953 · The System as Jerry Allen
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Dr. Harvey
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Ticket Agent
- 1953 · The Clown as Gallagher
- 1952 · Stop, You're Killing Me as Clyde Post
- 1952 · Blue Canadian Rockies as Cyrus Higbee
- 1952 · The Iron Mistress as Dr. Cuny
- 1952 · Mr. & Mrs. North as
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Mr. Vickers
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Mr. Thompson
- 1952 · Don't Bother to Knock as Mr. Ballew
- 1952 · Carrie as Mr. Goodman
- 1952 · Carson City as Charles Crocker
- 1952 · The Narrow Margin as Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes
- 1952 · Hoodlum Empire as Sen. Blake
- 1952 · Scandal Sheet as Pete (uncredited)
- 1952 · Room for One More as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
- 1951 · Man in the Saddle as Love Bidwell (uncredited)
- 1951 · The Unknown Man as Ed--Fingerprint Man
- 1951 · The Racket as Mitchell (uncredited)
- 1951 · Behave Yourself! as Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)
- 1951 · Corky of Gasoline Alley as Walt Wallet
- 1951 · Rodeo King and the Senorita as Mr. Richards
- 1951 · The Bogus Green as Alonzo
- 1951 · Million Dollar Pursuit as Bowen
- 1951 · The Enforcer as Thomas O'Hara
- 1951 · The Company She Keeps as Detective Jamieson
- 1951 · Gasoline Alley as Walt Wallet
- 1950 · Blades of the Musketeers as King Louis XIII
- 1950 · Cyrano de Bergerac as The Meddler
- 1950 · Emergency Wedding as Forbish - Floorwalker
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Paul
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Judge
- 1950 · Beyond the Purple Hills as Amos Rayburn
- 1950 · Caged as Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)
- 1950 · Young Daniel Boone as Charlie Bryan
- 1950 · The Great Rupert as Mr. Haggerty (as Donald T. Beddoe)
- 1950 · Tarnished as Curtis Jellison
- 1950 · Gun Crazy as Chicago Man (uncredited)
- 1950 · Woman in Hiding as Fat Salesman
- 1949 · Dancing in the Dark as Barney Bassett
- 1949 · Easy Living as Jaeger
- 1949 · Flame of Youth as George Briggs
- 1949 · Once More, My Darling as Judge Fraser
- 1949 · The Lady Gambles as Mr. Dennis Sutherland
- 1949 · Bride of Vengeance as Councillor
- 1949 · The Crime Doctor's Diary as Phillip Bellem
- 1949 · Hideout as Dr. Hamilton Gibbs
- 1948 · Another Part of the Forest as Penniman
- 1948 · Black Bart as J.T. Hall
- 1948 · If You Knew Susie as Editor (uncredited)
- 1947 · The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer as Joey
- 1947 · They Won't Believe Me as Thomason
- 1947 · Welcome Stranger as Mort Elkins
- 1947 · Blaze of Noon as Mr. Fell
- 1947 · Buck Privates Come Home as Mr. Roberts (State Department)
- 1947 · California as Stark (uncredited)
- 1946 · The Best Years of Our Lives as Mr. Cameron
- 1946 · Calcutta as Jack Collins (uncredited)
- 1946 · O.S.S. as Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse
- 1946 · The Well Groomed Bride as Mr. Beatley
- 1946 · Behind Green Lights as Yager
- 1946 · The Notorious Lone Wolf as Stonley
- 1945 · Getting Gertie's Garter as Clancy
- 1945 · Midnight Manhunt as Detective Lieutenant Max Hurley
- 1945 · 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
- 1942 · The Boogie Man Will Get You as J. Gilbert Brampton
- 1942 · Smith of Minnesota as Lew Smith
- 1942 · Lucky Legs as Ned McLane
- 1942 · Sabotage Squad as Police Inspector Hanley
- 1942 · The Talk of the Town as Police Chief
- 1942 · Meet the Stewarts as Taxi Driver
- 1942 · Not a Ladies' Man as 'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson
- 1942 · Shut My Big Mouth as Hill
- 1941 · Harvard Here I Come as Hypo McGonigle
- 1941 · Honolulu Lu as Bennie Blanchard
- 1941 · Sing for Your Supper as Wing Boley
- 1941 · Unholy Partners as Mike Reynolds
- 1941 · The Blonde from Singapore as Sgt. Burns
- 1941 · Texas as Sheriff
- 1941 · Two Latins from Manhattan as Don Barlow
- 1941 · Sweetheart of the Campus as Sheriff Denby
- 1941 · They Dare Not Love as Second Sailor
- 1941 · She Knew All the Answers as Barber
- 1941 · The Big Boss as Cliff Randall
- 1941 · Under Age as Albert Ward
- 1941 · Black Eyes and Blues as Phineas Q. Potts
- 1941 · The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Sheriff Haggerty
- 1941 · The Face Behind the Mask as Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara
- 1940 · The Phantom Submarine as Bartlett
- 1940 · This Thing Called Love as Tom Howland
- 1940 · Beyond the Sacramento as Warden McKay
- 1940 · The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Big Joe Brady
- 1940 · West of Abilene as Forsyth
- 1940 · So You Won't Talk? as Cop
- 1940 · Glamour for Sale as Frank Regan
- 1940 · The Spook Speaks as Newlywed husband
- 1940 · Before I Hang as Capt. McGraw
- 1940 · Five Little Peppers in Trouble as Process Server
- 1940 · The Secret Seven as Maj. Blaine
- 1940 · Military Academy as Marty Lewis
- 1940 · Girls of the Road as Sheriff
- 1940 · Manhattan Heartbeat as Preston
- 1940 · The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady as Police Doctor
- 1940 · Texas Stagecoach as Tug Wilson
- 1940 · Island of Doomed Men as Brand
- 1940 · Escape to Glory as Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson
- 1940 · Men Without Souls as Warden Schafer
- 1940 · Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise as Frederick Ross
- 1940 · The Man from Tumbleweeds as Governor Dawson
- 1940 · The Doctor Takes a Wife as Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
- 1940 · Blondie on a Budget as Marvin Williams
- 1940 · The Heckler as Green Sox Manager
- 1940 · Convicted Woman as Hank, a Reporter (uncredited)
- 1940 · The Lone Wolf Strikes as Inspector Conroy
- 1940 · You Nazty Spy! as Mr. Amscray (uncredited)
- 1940 · Cafe Hostess as Customer
- 1940 · Mandrake the Magician as Frank Raymond
- 1939 · My Son Is Guilty as Duke Mason
- 1939 · The Awful Goof as Drunk (uncredited)
- 1939 · Three Sappy People as Rumsford
- 1939 · The Amazing Mr. Williams as Detective Deever
- 1939 · Beware Spooks! as Nick Bruno
- 1939 · Scandal Sheet as Chick Keller
- 1939 · Those High Grey Walls as Jockey
- 1939 · Golden Boy as Borneo
- 1939 · Konga, the Wild Stallion as Fred Martin
- 1939 · The Man They Could Not Hang as Lieutenant Shane
- 1939 · Coast Guard as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1939 · Good Girls Go to Paris as Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited)
- 1939 · Missing Daughters as Al Farrow
- 1939 · Mandrake the Magician as Frank Raymond
- 1939 · Union Pacific as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1939 · Outside These Walls as Dinky
- 1939 · Romance of the Redwoods as Forbes
- 1939 · Blondie Meets the Boss as Marvin Williams
- 1939 · Flying G-Men as W. S. Hamilton
- 1939 · The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Police Inspector Thomas
- 1938 · There's That Woman Again as Johnson