Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Date of Birth:

Jul 01, 1903

Place of Birth:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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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:

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940

The Heckler The Heckler

1940

Texas Stagecoach Texas Stagecoach

1940

Bride of Vengeance Bride of Vengeance

1949

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

Good Girls Go to Paris Good Girls Go to Paris

1939

Wyoming Renegades Wyoming Renegades

1954

Coast Guard Coast Guard

1939

The Joker is Wild The Joker is Wild

1957

Meet the Stewarts Meet the Stewarts

1942

Power of the Press Power of the Press

1943

Smith of Minnesota Smith of Minnesota

1942

Harvard Here I Come Harvard Here I Come

1941

The Blonde from Singapore The Blonde from Singapore

1941

The Impossible Years The Impossible Years

1968

Getting Gertie's Garter Getting Gertie's Garter

1945

Shut My Big Mouth Shut My Big Mouth

1942

Five Little Peppers in Trouble Five Little Peppers in Trouble

1940

Junior Army Junior Army

1942

Carrie Carrie

1952

Man in the Saddle Man in the Saddle

1951

Before I Hang Before I Hang

1940

Papa's Delicate Condition Papa's Delicate Condition

1963

Konga, the Wild Stallion Konga, the Wild Stallion

1939

Calcutta Calcutta

1946

Sweetheart of the Campus Sweetheart of the Campus

1941

Cow Country Cow Country

1953

Corky of Gasoline Alley Corky of Gasoline Alley

1951

Texas Across the River Texas Across the River

1966

Emergency Wedding Emergency Wedding

1950

The Amazing Mr. Williams The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

Texas Texas

1941

Kilroy Kilroy

1965

Caged Caged

1950

Manhattan Heartbeat Manhattan Heartbeat

1940

A Star Is Born A Star Is Born

1954

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967

A Very Special Favor A Very Special Favor

1965

There's That Woman Again There's That Woman Again

1938

Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter' Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'

2002

Under Age Under Age

1941

Missing Daughters Missing Daughters

1939

She Knew All the Answers She Knew All the Answers

1941

Mandrake the Magician Mandrake the Magician

1940

The Well Groomed Bride The Well Groomed Bride

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

Glamour for Sale Glamour for Sale

1940

Two Latins from Manhattan Two Latins from Manhattan

1941

They Dare Not Love They Dare Not Love

1941

Nickel Mountain Nickel Mountain

1984

Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac

1950

Sing for Your Supper Sing for Your Supper

1941

Military Academy Military Academy

1940

So You Won't Talk? So You Won't Talk?

1940

How Do I Love Thee? How Do I Love Thee?

1970

The Racket The Racket

1951

Tarnished Tarnished

1950

Behave Yourself! Behave Yourself!

1951

Gun Crazy Gun Crazy

1950

Another Part of the Forest Another Part of the Forest

1948

Black Eyes and Blues Black Eyes and Blues

1941

Pillow Talk Pillow Talk

1959

Convicted Woman Convicted Woman

1940

The Rawhide Years The Rawhide Years

1956

Rodeo King and the Senorita Rodeo King and the Senorita

1951

Midnight Manhunt Midnight Manhunt

1945

Room for One More Room for One More

1952

The Clown The Clown

1953

Romance of the Redwoods Romance of the Redwoods

1939

Sabotage Squad Sabotage Squad

1942

My Son Is Guilty My Son Is Guilty

1939

West of Abilene West of Abilene

1940

Honolulu Lu Honolulu Lu

1941

If You Knew Susie If You Knew Susie

1948

The Doctor Takes a Wife The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

Young Daniel Boone Young Daniel Boone

1950

Escape to Glory Escape to Glory

1940

Blades of the Musketeers Blades of the Musketeers

1950

Lucky Legs Lucky Legs

1942

Generation Generation

1969

Beyond the Sacramento Beyond the Sacramento

1940

California California

1947

Cafe Hostess Cafe Hostess

1940

Union Pacific Union Pacific

1939

Saintly Sinners Saintly Sinners

1962

Behind Green Lights Behind Green Lights

1946

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

Million Dollar Pursuit Million Dollar Pursuit

1951

The System The System

1953

Golden Boy Golden Boy

1939

Woman in Hiding Woman in Hiding

1950

The Lady Gambles The Lady Gambles

1949

The Phantom Submarine The Phantom Submarine

1940

Warlock Warlock

1959

Behind the High Wall Behind the High Wall

1956

Jubilee Trail Jubilee Trail

1954

The Unknown Man The Unknown Man

1951

The Great Rupert The Great Rupert

1950

Hideout Hideout

1949

Carson City Carson City

1952

Scandal Sheet Scandal Sheet

1952

The Awful Goof The Awful Goof

1939

Winged Victory Winged Victory

1944

Flying G-Men Flying G-Men

1939

Not a Ladies' Man Not a Ladies' Man

1942

Flame of Youth Flame of Youth

1949

The Band Wagon The Band Wagon

1953

The Talk of the Town The Talk of the Town

1942

The Narrow Margin The Narrow Margin

1952

Jack the Giant Killer Jack the Giant Killer

1962

Hoodlum Empire Hoodlum Empire

1952

Don't Bother to Knock Don't Bother to Knock

1952

The Boogie Man Will Get You The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942

The Secret Seven The Secret Seven

1940

Blondie Meets the Boss Blondie Meets the Boss

1939

Blondie on a Budget Blondie on a Budget

1940

The Man They Could Not Hang The Man They Could Not Hang

1939

Loophole Loophole

1954

Our Town Our Town

1977

The Face Behind the Mask The Face Behind the Mask

1941

Crime, Inc. Crime, Inc.

1945

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947

Buck Privates Come Home Buck Privates Come Home

1947

The Company She Keeps The Company She Keeps

1951

They Won't Believe Me They Won't Believe Me

1947

The Enforcer The Enforcer

1951

The Spook Speaks The Spook Speaks

1940

Dancing in the Dark Dancing in the Dark

1949

You Nazty Spy! You Nazty Spy!

1940

River of No Return River of No Return

1954

Outside These Walls Outside These Walls

1939

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

1957

Boy Who Caught a Crook Boy Who Caught a Crook

1961

Black Bart Black Bart

1948

The Killer Is Loose The Killer Is Loose

1956

Those High Grey Walls Those High Grey Walls

1939

Men Without Souls Men Without Souls

1940

Gasoline Alley Gasoline Alley

1951

Once More, My Darling Once More, My Darling

1949

For Love or Money For Love or Money

1963

Mandrake the Magician Mandrake the Magician

1939

The Man from Tumbleweeds The Man from Tumbleweeds

1940

Blaze of Noon Blaze of Noon

1947

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

1958

This Thing Called Love This Thing Called Love

1940

Beyond the Purple Hills Beyond the Purple Hills

1950

Beware Spooks! Beware Spooks!

1939

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

The Big Boss The Big Boss

1941

Stop, You're Killing Me Stop, You're Killing Me

1952

Unholy Partners Unholy Partners

1941

O.S.S. O.S.S.

1946

The Iron Mistress The Iron Mistress

1952

The Crime Doctor's Diary The Crime Doctor's Diary

1949

The Lone Wolf Strikes The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940

Girls of the Road Girls of the Road

1940

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

1955

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

The Notorious Lone Wolf The Notorious Lone Wolf

1946

Island of Doomed Men Island of Doomed Men

1940

Three Sappy People Three Sappy People

1939

Blue Canadian Rockies Blue Canadian Rockies

1952

Scandal Sheet Scandal Sheet

1939

Welcome Stranger Welcome Stranger

1947

The Steel Cage The Steel Cage

1954

Easy Living Easy Living

1949

The Bogus Green The Bogus Green

1951

Bullwhip Bullwhip

1958

The Night of the Hunter The Night of the Hunter

1955

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