Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Acting
Born 1903-07-01 - Died 1991-01-19Pittsburgh, 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.

Movies (174)

The Night of the Hunter
7.9

The Night of the Hunter

1955Movie7.9
Pillow Talk
7.1

Pillow Talk

1959Movie7.1
The Best Years of Our Lives
7.7

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946Movie7.7
The Iron Mistress
5.3

The Iron Mistress

1952Movie5.3
The Narrow Margin
7.3

The Narrow Margin

1952Movie7.3
Warlock
6.8

Warlock

1959Movie6.8
Jack the Giant Killer
6.6

Jack the Giant Killer

1962Movie6.6
A Star Is Born
7.1

A Star Is Born

1954Movie7.1
River of No Return
6.7

River of No Return

1954Movie6.7
Union Pacific
6.7

Union Pacific

1939Movie6.7
Texas
6.7

Texas

1941Movie6.7
The Company She Keeps
6.2

The Company She Keeps

1951Movie6.2
Carson City
6.2

Carson City

1952Movie6.2
Bullwhip
4.9

Bullwhip

1958Movie4.9
The Lady Gambles
6.1

The Lady Gambles

1949Movie6.1
The Enforcer
7.1

The Enforcer

1951Movie7.1
Hideout
5.9

Hideout

1949Movie5.9
The Band Wagon
7.2

The Band Wagon

1953Movie7.2
Gun Crazy
7.4

Gun Crazy

1950Movie7.4
Caged
7.1

Caged

1950Movie7.1
The Face Behind the Mask
6.5

The Face Behind the Mask

1941Movie6.5
Room for One More
6.6

Room for One More

1952Movie6.6
Texas Across the River
5.6

Texas Across the River

1966Movie5.6
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
6.9

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947Movie6.9
Woman in Hiding
6.3

Woman in Hiding

1950Movie6.3
The Blonde from Singapore
5.8

The Blonde from Singapore

1941Movie5.8
Buck Privates Come Home
6.4

Buck Privates Come Home

1947Movie6.4
The Racket
6.3

The Racket

1951Movie6.3
Cyrano de Bergerac
6.9

Cyrano de Bergerac

1950Movie6.9
The Man They Could Not Hang
6.6

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939Movie6.6
The Clown
5.6

The Clown

1953Movie5.6
The Killer Is Loose
6.7

The Killer Is Loose

1956Movie6.7
Another Part of the Forest
7.8

Another Part of the Forest

1948Movie7.8
A Very Special Favor
5.8

A Very Special Favor

1965Movie5.8
Papa's Delicate Condition
5.5

Papa's Delicate Condition

1963Movie5.5
Man in the Saddle
6.6

Man in the Saddle

1951Movie6.6
The Talk of the Town
7.3

The Talk of the Town

1942Movie7.3
Before I Hang
6.3

Before I Hang

1940Movie6.3
Carrie
6.4

Carrie

1952Movie6.4
Don't Bother to Knock
6.6

Don't Bother to Knock

1952Movie6.6
Unholy Partners
7.6

Unholy Partners

1941Movie7.6
The Amazing Mr. Williams
6.0

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939Movie6.0
The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.8

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940Movie6.8
She Knew All the Answers
6.6

She Knew All the Answers

1941Movie6.6
For Love or Money
6.1

For Love or Money

1963Movie6.1
Wyoming Renegades
6.1

Wyoming Renegades

1954Movie6.1
Midnight Manhunt
4.6

Midnight Manhunt

1945Movie4.6
Flying G-Men
8.0

Flying G-Men

1939Movie8.0
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
6.0

Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend

1957Movie6.0
Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1957Movie
Welcome Stranger
6.9

Welcome Stranger

1947Movie6.9
Tarnished
7.2

Tarnished

1950Movie7.2
The Rawhide Years
5.6

The Rawhide Years

1956Movie5.6
Gasoline Alley
5.8

Gasoline Alley

1951Movie5.8
Golden Boy
6.5

Golden Boy

1939Movie6.5
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
6.6

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939Movie6.6
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
7.2

Five Little Peppers in Trouble

1940Movie7.2
Easy Living
5.7

Easy Living

1949Movie5.7
Southside 1-1000
6.0

Southside 1-1000

1950Movie6.0
So You Won't Talk?
5.8

So You Won't Talk?

1940Movie5.8
Beware Spooks!
8.5

Beware Spooks!

1939Movie8.5
Junior Army
6.3

Junior Army

1942Movie6.3
This Thing Called Love
8.4

This Thing Called Love

1940Movie8.4
Scandal Sheet
7.0

Scandal Sheet

1952Movie7.0
Kilroy

Kilroy

1965Movie
Military Academy
7.0

Military Academy

1940Movie7.0
The Phantom Submarine
6.3

The Phantom Submarine

1940Movie6.3
They Won't Believe Me
6.5

They Won't Believe Me

1947Movie6.5
Winged Victory
6.3

Winged Victory

1944Movie6.3
The Lone Wolf Strikes
6.8

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940Movie6.8
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
6.5

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

1958Movie6.5
Jubilee Trail
5.2

Jubilee Trail

1954Movie5.2
Crime, Inc.
4.8

Crime, Inc.

1945Movie4.8
Blades of the Musketeers
8.0

Blades of the Musketeers

1950Movie8.0
Good Girls Go to Paris
7.1

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939Movie7.1
Black Bart
4.9

Black Bart

1948Movie4.9
Coast Guard
6.0

Coast Guard

1939Movie6.0
Sabotage Squad
7.5

Sabotage Squad

1942Movie7.5
The Notorious Lone Wolf
6.0

The Notorious Lone Wolf

1946Movie6.0
The Great Rupert
5.7

The Great Rupert

1950Movie5.7
A Bewitched Christmas

A Bewitched Christmas

1994Movie
Island of Doomed Men
5.5

Island of Doomed Men

1940Movie5.5
Meet the Stewarts
5.5

Meet the Stewarts

1942Movie5.5
Shut My Big Mouth
8.3

Shut My Big Mouth

1942Movie8.3
The Impossible Years
5.6

The Impossible Years

1968Movie5.6
They Dare Not Love
7.5

They Dare Not Love

1941Movie7.5
Lucky Legs
9.0

Lucky Legs

1942Movie9.0
Blondie on a Budget
6.2

Blondie on a Budget

1940Movie6.2
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
10.0

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967Movie10.0
Hoodlum Empire
6.5

Hoodlum Empire

1952Movie6.5
How Do I Love Thee?
4.2

How Do I Love Thee?

1970Movie4.2
Calcutta
6.4

Calcutta

1946Movie6.4
You Nazty Spy!
7.3

You Nazty Spy!

1940Movie7.3
My Son Is Guilty
7.5

My Son Is Guilty

1939Movie7.5
Bride of Vengeance
5.4

Bride of Vengeance

1949Movie5.4
The Joker is Wild
8.1

The Joker is Wild

1957Movie8.1
If You Knew Susie
7.3

If You Knew Susie

1948Movie7.3
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
5.3

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

1955Movie5.3
California
6.8

California

1947Movie6.8
Mandrake the Magician
5.9

Mandrake the Magician

1939Movie5.9
Honolulu Lu
5.8

Honolulu Lu

1941Movie5.8
Men Without Souls
6.7

Men Without Souls

1940Movie6.7
Three Sappy People
6.7

Three Sappy People

1939Movie6.7
Escape to Glory
7.5

Escape to Glory

1940Movie7.5
The Crime Doctor's Diary
6.3

The Crime Doctor's Diary

1949Movie6.3
Dancing in the Dark
6.0

Dancing in the Dark

1949Movie6.0
The Awful Goof
7.0

The Awful Goof

1939Movie7.0
The Miracle on 34th Street
5.7

The Miracle on 34th Street

1955Movie5.7
Generation
5.5

Generation

1969Movie5.5
Corky of Gasoline Alley
8.0

Corky of Gasoline Alley

1951Movie8.0
Rodeo King and the Senorita
7.0

Rodeo King and the Senorita

1951Movie7.0
The Big Boss
6.1

The Big Boss

1941Movie6.1
Beyond the Sacramento
9.0

Beyond the Sacramento

1940Movie9.0
Stop, You're Killing Me
7.7

Stop, You're Killing Me

1952Movie7.7
O.S.S.
6.9

O.S.S.

1946Movie6.9
Getting Gertie's Garter
4.7

Getting Gertie's Garter

1945Movie4.7
Behind Green Lights
5.6

Behind Green Lights

1946Movie5.6
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
7.5

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991Movie7.5
The Unknown Man
5.1

The Unknown Man

1951Movie5.1
There's That Woman Again
6.2

There's That Woman Again

1938Movie6.2
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
6.8

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940Movie6.8
Those High Grey Walls
6.4

Those High Grey Walls

1939Movie6.4
Harvard Here I Come
5.8

Harvard Here I Come

1941Movie5.8
The Well Groomed Bride
5.7

The Well Groomed Bride

1946Movie5.7
The Secret Seven
10.0

The Secret Seven

1940Movie10.0
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
6.2

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940Movie6.2
The Man from Tumbleweeds
5.0

The Man from Tumbleweeds

1940Movie5.0
Glamour for Sale
5.0

Glamour for Sale

1940Movie5.0
West of Abilene
10.0

West of Abilene

1940Movie10.0
The Boogie Man Will Get You
6.2

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942Movie6.2
The Steel Cage
7.0

The Steel Cage

1954Movie7.0
Cow Country
4.6

Cow Country

1953Movie4.6
Behave Yourself!
6.2

Behave Yourself!

1951Movie6.2
Our Town
9.5

Our Town

1977Movie9.5
Blaze of Noon
5.7

Blaze of Noon

1947Movie5.7
Nickel Mountain
4.2

Nickel Mountain

1984Movie4.2
Outside These Walls
8.8

Outside These Walls

1939Movie8.8
Once More, My Darling
6.5

Once More, My Darling

1949Movie6.5
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
6.4

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940Movie6.4
Cafe Hostess
5.4

Cafe Hostess

1940Movie5.4
Missing Daughters
4.3

Missing Daughters

1939Movie4.3
Mandrake the Magician
5.0

Mandrake the Magician

1940Movie5.0
Convicted Woman
4.6

Convicted Woman

1940Movie4.6
Beyond the Purple Hills
9.0

Beyond the Purple Hills

1950Movie9.0
Behind the High Wall
5.5

Behind the High Wall

1956Movie5.5
Blondie Meets the Boss
5.8

Blondie Meets the Boss

1939Movie5.8
The Heckler
7.0

The Heckler

1940Movie7.0
Under Age
7.5

Under Age

1941Movie7.5
Two Latins from Manhattan
6.0

Two Latins from Manhattan

1941Movie6.0
The System
5.3

The System

1953Movie5.3
Smith of Minnesota
9.0

Smith of Minnesota

1942Movie9.0
Emergency Wedding
6.0

Emergency Wedding

1950Movie6.0
Million Dollar Pursuit
6.5

Million Dollar Pursuit

1951Movie6.5
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
6.1

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941Movie6.1
Flame of Youth
10.0

Flame of Youth

1949Movie10.0
Manhattan Heartbeat
8.0

Manhattan Heartbeat

1940Movie8.0
Young Daniel Boone
10.0

Young Daniel Boone

1950Movie10.0
Sing for Your Supper
8.0

Sing for Your Supper

1941Movie8.0
Saintly Sinners
5.3

Saintly Sinners

1962Movie5.3
Konga, the Wild Stallion
10.0

Konga, the Wild Stallion

1939Movie10.0
Loophole
6.9

Loophole

1954Movie6.9
Sweetheart of the Campus
5.8

Sweetheart of the Campus

1941Movie5.8
Power of the Press
6.5

Power of the Press

1943Movie6.5
The Bogus Green

The Bogus Green

1951Movie
Texas Stagecoach
9.0

Texas Stagecoach

1940Movie9.0
Romance of the Redwoods
7.0

Romance of the Redwoods

1939Movie7.0
Girls of the Road
5.4

Girls of the Road

1940Movie5.4
Boy Who Caught a Crook
5.5

Boy Who Caught a Crook

1961Movie5.5
Scandal Sheet
7.0

Scandal Sheet

1939Movie7.0
The Spook Speaks
6.0

The Spook Speaks

1940Movie6.0
Not a Ladies' Man
6.3

Not a Ladies' Man

1942Movie6.3
Blue Canadian Rockies
7.0

Blue Canadian Rockies

1952Movie7.0
A Fair Chance

A Fair Chance

1954Movie
Black Eyes and Blues
9.0

Black Eyes and Blues

1941Movie9.0

TV Shows (51)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Lassie
6.3

Lassie

1954Series6.3
Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959Series7.5
Wagon Train
6.6

Wagon Train

1957Series6.6
Bewitched
7.9

Bewitched

1964Series7.9
The Lucy Show
7.0

The Lucy Show

1962Series7.0
The Wild Wild West
7.5

The Wild Wild West

1965Series7.5
Maverick
7.0

Maverick

1957Series7.0
Little House on the Prairie
8.0

Little House on the Prairie

1974Series8.0
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

1967Series6.8
Father Knows Best
6.6

Father Knows Best

1954Series6.6
Cheyenne
6.2

Cheyenne

1955Series6.2
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Series7.3
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Lawman
6.0

Lawman

1958Series6.0
Four Star Playhouse
6.8

Four Star Playhouse

1952Series6.8
Route 66
6.7

Route 66

1960Series6.7
Petticoat Junction
5.9

Petticoat Junction

1963Series5.9
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.8

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957Series6.8
One Step Beyond
5.7

One Step Beyond

1959Series5.7
The Millionaire
5.8

The Millionaire

1955Series5.8
The Texan
6.0

The Texan

1958Series6.0
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955Series7.8
The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955Series6.0
Nanny and the Professor
6.7

Nanny and the Professor

1970Series6.7
Bronco
6.0

Bronco

1958Series6.0
Mayberry R.F.D.
6.2

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968Series6.2
F Troop
6.3

F Troop

1965Series6.3
Laredo
6.4

Laredo

1965Series6.4
Public Defender
6.3

Public Defender

1954Series6.3
The Gale Storm Show
6.7

The Gale Storm Show

1956Series6.7
Ensign O'Toole
6.8

Ensign O'Toole

1962Series6.8
Lux Video Theatre
6.7

Lux Video Theatre

1950Series6.7
Mr. & Mrs. North
5.0

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952Series5.0
Cain's Hundred
5.2

Cain's Hundred

1961Series5.2
Pete and Gladys
6.3

Pete and Gladys

1960Series6.3
The Alaskans
6.7

The Alaskans

1959Series6.7
Going My Way
5.8

Going My Way

1962Series5.8
CBS Playhouse
7.0

CBS Playhouse

1966Series7.0
Straightaway
9.0

Straightaway

1961Series9.0
Wire Service
9.0

Wire Service

1956Series9.0
Hey, Jeannie!
6.2

Hey, Jeannie!

1956Series6.2
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
7.6

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1966Series7.6
Conflict
8.0

Conflict

1956Series8.0
The Tom Ewell Show
9.0

The Tom Ewell Show

1960Series9.0
The Second Hundred Years
6.5

The Second Hundred Years

1967Series6.5
General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953Series6.8
Letter to Loretta
6.6

Letter to Loretta

1953Series6.6
The O. Henry Playhouse

The O. Henry Playhouse

1957Series
Your Jeweler's Showcase
7.0

Your Jeweler's Showcase

1952Series7.0