Don Beddoe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

229

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

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • The Man They Could Not Hang

    The Man They Could Not Hang

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • Mayberry R.F.D.

    Mayberry R.F.D.

  • Bronco

    Bronco

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • F Troop

    F Troop

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Caged

    Caged

  • Bullwhip

    Bullwhip

  • Wire Service

    Wire Service

  • Golden Boy

    Golden Boy

  • Pillow Talk

    Pillow Talk

  • Missing Daughters

    Missing Daughters

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • Black Bart

    Black Bart

  • How Do I Love Thee?

    How Do I Love Thee?

  • California

    California

  • Military Academy

    Military Academy

  • Nickel Mountain

    Nickel Mountain

  • Gun Crazy

    Gun Crazy

  • The Clown

    The Clown

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • Carrie

    Carrie

  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

    The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

  • Wyoming Renegades

    Wyoming Renegades

  • The Racket

    The Racket

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

  • Going My Way

    Going My Way

  • The Night of the Hunter

    The Night of the Hunter

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • The Alaskans

    The Alaskans

  • Cow Country

    Cow Country

  • Gasoline Alley

    Gasoline Alley

  • River of No Return

    River of No Return

  • Nanny and the Professor

    Nanny and the Professor

  • Texas

    Texas

  • Easy Living

    Easy Living

  • Tarnished

    Tarnished

  • Warlock

    Warlock

  • Calcutta

    Calcutta

  • Jubilee Trail

    Jubilee Trail

  • The System

    The System

  • Hoodlum Empire

    Hoodlum Empire

  • Under Age

    Under Age

  • Behave Yourself!

    Behave Yourself!

  • Manhattan Heartbeat

    Manhattan Heartbeat

  • Texas Across the River

    Texas Across the River

  • Lucky Legs

    Lucky Legs

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Ensign O'Toole

    Ensign O'Toole

  • Winged Victory

    Winged Victory

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Loophole

    Loophole

  • Kilroy

    Kilroy

  • Crime, Inc.

    Crime, Inc.

  • Emergency Wedding

    Emergency Wedding

  • Cafe Hostess

    Cafe Hostess

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats

    Pistols 'n' Petticoats

  • The Talk of the Town

    The Talk of the Town

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Million Dollar Pursuit

    Million Dollar Pursuit

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • The Second Hundred Years

    The Second Hundred Years

  • Texas Stagecoach

    Texas Stagecoach

  • Jack the Giant Killer

    Jack the Giant Killer

  • Carson City

    Carson City

  • Cyrano de Bergerac

    Cyrano de Bergerac

  • Welcome Stranger

    Welcome Stranger

  • Beware Spooks!

    Beware Spooks!

  • The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

  • The Tom Ewell Show

    The Tom Ewell Show

  • Straightaway

    Straightaway

  • Woman in Hiding

    Woman in Hiding

  • The Great Rupert

    The Great Rupert

  • Room for One More

    Room for One More

  • Unholy Partners

    Unholy Partners

  • The Company She Keeps

    The Company She Keeps

  • The Unknown Man

    The Unknown Man

  • Don't Bother to Knock

    Don't Bother to Knock

  • Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

    Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

  • A Bewitched Christmas

    A Bewitched Christmas

  • A Very Special Favor

    A Very Special Favor

  • Corky of Gasoline Alley

    Corky of Gasoline Alley

  • The Man from Tumbleweeds

    The Man from Tumbleweeds

  • The Band Wagon

    The Band Wagon

  • The Well Groomed Bride

    The Well Groomed Bride

  • The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

    The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

  • The Killer Is Loose

    The Killer Is Loose

  • They Won't Believe Me

    They Won't Believe Me

  • O.S.S.

    O.S.S.

  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

    The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

  • Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

    Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

  • Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

    Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Stop, You're Killing Me

    Stop, You're Killing Me

  • Good Girls Go to Paris

    Good Girls Go to Paris

  • Meet the Stewarts

    Meet the Stewarts

  • The Impossible Years

    The Impossible Years

  • Power of the Press

    Power of the Press

  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

    The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

  • Romance of the Redwoods

    Romance of the Redwoods

  • Bride of Vengeance

    Bride of Vengeance

  • Young Daniel Boone

    Young Daniel Boone

  • Flame of Youth

    Flame of Youth

  • The Joker is Wild

    The Joker is Wild

  • Mandrake the Magician

    Mandrake the Magician

  • Man in the Saddle

    Man in the Saddle

  • If You Knew Susie

    If You Knew Susie

  • Not a Ladies' Man

    Not a Ladies' Man

  • There's That Woman Again

    There's That Woman Again

  • Those High Grey Walls

    Those High Grey Walls

  • They Dare Not Love

    They Dare Not Love

  • Before I Hang

    Before I Hang

  • Blades of the Musketeers

    Blades of the Musketeers

  • Black Eyes and Blues

    Black Eyes and Blues

  • Island of Doomed Men

    Island of Doomed Men

  • The Big Boss

    The Big Boss

  • The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

    The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

  • Five Little Peppers in Trouble

    Five Little Peppers in Trouble

  • She Knew All the Answers

    She Knew All the Answers

  • Two Latins from Manhattan

    Two Latins from Manhattan

  • The Steel Cage

    The Steel Cage

  • Men Without Souls

    Men Without Souls

  • The Rawhide Years

    The Rawhide Years

  • Once More, My Darling

    Once More, My Darling

  • Behind Green Lights

    Behind Green Lights

  • The Notorious Lone Wolf

    The Notorious Lone Wolf

  • You Nazty Spy!

    You Nazty Spy!

  • Blaze of Noon

    Blaze of Noon

  • The Lone Wolf Strikes

    The Lone Wolf Strikes

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • For Love or Money

    For Love or Money

  • Another Part of the Forest

    Another Part of the Forest

  • The Lady Gambles

    The Lady Gambles

  • Southside 1-1000

    Southside 1-1000

  • The Iron Mistress

    The Iron Mistress

  • Shut My Big Mouth

    Shut My Big Mouth

  • Dancing in the Dark

    Dancing in the Dark

  • So You Won't Talk?

    So You Won't Talk?

  • Konga, the Wild Stallion

    Konga, the Wild Stallion

  • The Secret Seven

    The Secret Seven

  • West of Abilene

    West of Abilene

  • Beyond the Sacramento

    Beyond the Sacramento

  • Boy Who Caught a Crook

    Boy Who Caught a Crook

  • The Narrow Margin

    The Narrow Margin

  • The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

    The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Blondie on a Budget

    Blondie on a Budget

  • This Thing Called Love

    This Thing Called Love

  • Buck Privates Come Home

    Buck Privates Come Home

  • Papa's Delicate Condition

    Papa's Delicate Condition

  • Outside These Walls

    Outside These Walls

  • Escape to Glory

    Escape to Glory

  • The Enforcer

    The Enforcer

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • Blondie Meets the Boss

    Blondie Meets the Boss

  • Getting Gertie's Garter

    Getting Gertie's Garter

  • The O. Henry Playhouse

    The O. Henry Playhouse

  • Glamour for Sale

    Glamour for Sale

  • Girls of the Road

    Girls of the Road

  • My Son Is Guilty

    My Son Is Guilty

  • Sweetheart of the Campus

    Sweetheart of the Campus

  • Hideout

    Hideout

  • Rodeo King and the Senorita

    Rodeo King and the Senorita

  • Harvard Here I Come

    Harvard Here I Come

  • The Heckler

    The Heckler

  • The Blonde from Singapore

    The Blonde from Singapore

  • Invitation to a Gunfighter

    Invitation to a Gunfighter

  • The Crime Doctor's Diary

    The Crime Doctor's Diary

  • Three Sappy People

    Three Sappy People

  • Behind the High Wall

    Behind the High Wall

  • Coast Guard

    Coast Guard

  • Beyond the Purple Hills

    Beyond the Purple Hills

  • Smith of Minnesota

    Smith of Minnesota

  • Convicted Woman

    Convicted Woman

  • The Awful Goof

    The Awful Goof

  • The Spook Speaks

    The Spook Speaks

  • Flying G-Men

    Flying G-Men

  • The Phantom Submarine

    The Phantom Submarine

  • Mandrake the Magician

    Mandrake the Magician

  • Sabotage Squad

    Sabotage Squad

  • Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

    Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

  • The Doctor Takes a Wife

    The Doctor Takes a Wife

  • Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

    Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

  • Saintly Sinners

    Saintly Sinners

  • Midnight Manhunt

    Midnight Manhunt

  • Junior Army

    Junior Army

  • Blue Canadian Rockies

    Blue Canadian Rockies

  • The Boogie Man Will Get You

    The Boogie Man Will Get You

  • Generation

    Generation

  • Sing for Your Supper

    Sing for Your Supper

  • Honolulu Lu

    Honolulu Lu

  • The Bogus Green

    The Bogus Green

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • A Fair Chance

    A Fair Chance