Don Beddoe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

232

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-07-01

Day of death

1991-01-19 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Don Beddoe

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.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Hoodlum Empire

    Hoodlum Empire

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Carson City

    Carson City

  • Texas

    Texas

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • The System

    The System

  • Warlock

    Warlock

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Nanny and the Professor

    Nanny and the Professor

  • Cyrano de Bergerac

    Cyrano de Bergerac

  • Cafe Hostess

    Cafe Hostess

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • F Troop

    F Troop

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • Tarnished

    Tarnished

  • Mayberry R.F.D.

    Mayberry R.F.D.

  • Kilroy

    Kilroy

  • Bronco

    Bronco

  • Cow Country

    Cow Country

  • Welcome Stranger

    Welcome Stranger

  • Winged Victory

    Winged Victory

  • Glamour for Sale

    Glamour for Sale

  • Carrie

    Carrie

  • You Nazty Spy!

    You Nazty Spy!

  • Bride of Vengeance

    Bride of Vengeance

  • Those High Grey Walls

    Those High Grey Walls

  • The Clown

    The Clown

  • Wire Service

    Wire Service

  • Bullwhip

    Bullwhip

  • Gun Crazy

    Gun Crazy

  • The Alaskans

    The Alaskans

  • Going My Way

    Going My Way

  • Loophole

    Loophole

  • Calcutta

    Calcutta

  • Men Without Souls

    Men Without Souls

  • The Lady Gambles

    The Lady Gambles

  • This Thing Called Love

    This Thing Called Love

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • The Band Wagon

    The Band Wagon

  • Beware Spooks!

    Beware Spooks!

  • Shut My Big Mouth

    Shut My Big Mouth

  • The Impossible Years

    The Impossible Years

  • West of Abilene

    West of Abilene

  • For Love or Money

    For Love or Money

  • Straightaway

    Straightaway

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • The Night of the Hunter

    The Night of the Hunter

  • Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

    Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

  • Corky of Gasoline Alley

    Corky of Gasoline Alley

  • The Notorious Lone Wolf

    The Notorious Lone Wolf

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Papa's Delicate Condition

    Papa's Delicate Condition

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Ensign O'Toole

    Ensign O'Toole

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats

    Pistols 'n' Petticoats

  • The Steel Cage

    The Steel Cage

  • California

    California

  • O.S.S.

    O.S.S.

  • The Second Hundred Years

    The Second Hundred Years

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Black Eyes and Blues

    Black Eyes and Blues

  • Young Daniel Boone

    Young Daniel Boone

  • Hideout

    Hideout

  • Pillow Talk

    Pillow Talk

  • River of No Return

    River of No Return

  • Unholy Partners

    Unholy Partners

  • The Big Boss

    The Big Boss

  • The Rawhide Years

    The Rawhide Years

  • Black Bart

    Black Bart

  • The Narrow Margin

    The Narrow Margin

  • Escape to Glory

    Escape to Glory

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

  • Lucky Legs

    Lucky Legs

  • Before I Hang

    Before I Hang

  • A Bewitched Christmas

    A Bewitched Christmas

  • The O. Henry Playhouse

    The O. Henry Playhouse

  • Behave Yourself!

    Behave Yourself!

  • The Talk of the Town

    The Talk of the Town

  • Blondie on a Budget

    Blondie on a Budget

  • The Blonde from Singapore

    The Blonde from Singapore

  • The Racket

    The Racket

  • Sweetheart of the Campus

    Sweetheart of the Campus

  • Jack the Giant Killer

    Jack the Giant Killer

  • The Tom Ewell Show

    The Tom Ewell Show

  • The Killer Is Loose

    The Killer Is Loose

  • Texas Across the River

    Texas Across the River

  • Getting Gertie's Garter

    Getting Gertie's Garter

  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

    The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Room for One More

    Room for One More

  • The Awful Goof

    The Awful Goof

  • Junior Army

    Junior Army

  • The Enforcer

    The Enforcer

  • Don't Bother to Knock

    Don't Bother to Knock

  • Caged

    Caged

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • The Man They Could Not Hang

    The Man They Could Not Hang

  • The Phantom Submarine

    The Phantom Submarine

  • Crime, Inc.

    Crime, Inc.

  • Convicted Woman

    Convicted Woman

  • Golden Boy

    Golden Boy

  • Harvard Here I Come

    Harvard Here I Come

  • Your Jeweler's Showcase

    Your Jeweler's Showcase

  • Easy Living

    Easy Living

  • The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

  • Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

    Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

  • They Won't Believe Me

    They Won't Believe Me

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • Invitation to a Gunfighter

    Invitation to a Gunfighter

  • The Crime Doctor's Diary

    The Crime Doctor's Diary

  • Good Girls Go to Paris

    Good Girls Go to Paris

  • Coast Guard

    Coast Guard

  • The Company She Keeps

    The Company She Keeps

  • The Great Rupert

    The Great Rupert

  • Behind the High Wall

    Behind the High Wall

  • There's That Woman Again

    There's That Woman Again

  • Buck Privates Come Home

    Buck Privates Come Home

  • She Knew All the Answers

    She Knew All the Answers

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Woman in Hiding

    Woman in Hiding

  • Nickel Mountain

    Nickel Mountain

  • Wyoming Renegades

    Wyoming Renegades

  • The Doctor Takes a Wife

    The Doctor Takes a Wife

  • The Boogie Man Will Get You

    The Boogie Man Will Get You

  • Honolulu Lu

    Honolulu Lu

  • Three Sappy People

    Three Sappy People

  • Behind Green Lights

    Behind Green Lights

  • The Joker is Wild

    The Joker is Wild

  • Man in the Saddle

    Man in the Saddle

  • My Son Is Guilty

    My Son Is Guilty

  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

    The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

  • If You Knew Susie

    If You Knew Susie

  • Manhattan Heartbeat

    Manhattan Heartbeat

  • The Man from Tumbleweeds

    The Man from Tumbleweeds

  • Gasoline Alley

    Gasoline Alley

  • Dancing in the Dark

    Dancing in the Dark

  • A Very Special Favor

    A Very Special Favor

  • The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

    The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

  • The Miracle on 34th Street

    The Miracle on 34th Street

  • The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

    The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

  • Sabotage Squad

    Sabotage Squad

  • Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

    Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

  • The Iron Mistress

    The Iron Mistress

  • Blaze of Noon

    Blaze of Noon

  • The Lone Wolf Strikes

    The Lone Wolf Strikes

  • The Well Groomed Bride

    The Well Groomed Bride

  • The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

    The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

  • Generation

    Generation

  • Blondie Meets the Boss

    Blondie Meets the Boss

  • Under Age

    Under Age

  • Outside These Walls

    Outside These Walls

  • Southside 1-1000

    Southside 1-1000

  • Meet the Stewarts

    Meet the Stewarts

  • Island of Doomed Men

    Island of Doomed Men

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • Mandrake the Magician

    Mandrake the Magician

  • Two Latins from Manhattan

    Two Latins from Manhattan

  • Jubilee Trail

    Jubilee Trail

  • Beyond the Sacramento

    Beyond the Sacramento

  • Another Part of the Forest

    Another Part of the Forest

  • Emergency Wedding

    Emergency Wedding

  • Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

    Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

  • Million Dollar Pursuit

    Million Dollar Pursuit

  • Once More, My Darling

    Once More, My Darling

  • The Unknown Man

    The Unknown Man

  • Konga, the Wild Stallion

    Konga, the Wild Stallion

  • The Spook Speaks

    The Spook Speaks

  • Five Little Peppers in Trouble

    Five Little Peppers in Trouble

  • Flame of Youth

    Flame of Youth

  • How Do I Love Thee?

    How Do I Love Thee?

  • Girls of the Road

    Girls of the Road

  • Missing Daughters

    Missing Daughters

  • Flying G-Men

    Flying G-Men

  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

    The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

  • Rodeo King and the Senorita

    Rodeo King and the Senorita

  • They Dare Not Love

    They Dare Not Love

  • Smith of Minnesota

    Smith of Minnesota

  • Texas Stagecoach

    Texas Stagecoach

  • Beyond the Purple Hills

    Beyond the Purple Hills

  • Stop, You're Killing Me

    Stop, You're Killing Me

  • Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

    Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

  • The Secret Seven

    The Secret Seven

  • So You Won't Talk?

    So You Won't Talk?

  • Midnight Manhunt

    Midnight Manhunt

  • Blades of the Musketeers

    Blades of the Musketeers

  • Power of the Press

    Power of the Press

  • Saintly Sinners

    Saintly Sinners

  • The Heckler

    The Heckler

  • Sing for Your Supper

    Sing for Your Supper

  • Mandrake the Magician

    Mandrake the Magician

  • Romance of the Redwoods

    Romance of the Redwoods

  • Military Academy

    Military Academy

  • Boy Who Caught a Crook

    Boy Who Caught a Crook

  • Not a Ladies' Man

    Not a Ladies' Man

  • The Bogus Green

    The Bogus Green

  • Blue Canadian Rockies

    Blue Canadian Rockies

  • A Fair Chance

    A Fair Chance