American actor (1903–1991)
Donald Theophilus Beddoe (July 1, 1903 – January 19, 1991) was an American character actor.
Early years Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , Beddoe was the son of Dan Beddoe , a Welsh classical singer,[1] and his wife Mary. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with bachelor's and master's degrees and taught English for three years.[2]
Stage Beddoe gained much theatrical experience playing in stock theater in Boston, Massachusetts, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] He made his Broadway acting debut in 1929, receiving top billing (over a young Spencer Tracy ) in Nigger Rich .[3] His other Broadway credits include Penny Arcade (1930), The Greeks Had a Word for It (1930), Sing High, Sing Low (1931), The Warrior's Husband (1932), Man Bites Dog (1933), The Blue Widow (1933), Birthright (1933), The Sky's the Limit (1934), Nowhere Bound (1935), First Lady (1935), Father Malachy's Miracle (1937), and Winged Victory (1943).[4]
Film Beddoe in Behind Green Lights (1946) 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 Forces , 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.[5]
Television Beddoe portrayed Mr. Tolliver in the ABC comedy The Second Hundred Years ,[6] and he was in the cast of Life with Father on CBS.[7]
He also was seen in dozens of television programs. In the 1950s and 1960s, he made four appearances on Father Knows Best Have Gun – Will Travel , three on Lawman , three on Maverick , three on Laramie , three on Lassie , one on Mr. Adams and Eve , and three on Perry Mason including in the 1958 episode 'The Case of the Buried Clock'. He also appeared on the Western aviation series, Sky King , on The Alaskans , on the adventure series, Straightaway , and on the western series, The Tall Man . He appeared too on the sitcoms Pete and Gladys and The Tom Ewell Show , and on the drama series, Going My Way . He guest starred on the crime drama, Richard Diamond, Private Detective and appeared on The Lone Ranger in the 1950s.
Beddoe played the outlaw Black Bart in the 1954 episode "Black Bart The PO8" of the western anthology series Death Valley Days .
In 1965, Beddoe appeared on Gunsmoke as “Mr. Halligan” in the episode “Deputy Festus” (S10E17).
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 .
Radio Beddoe played Pat Grady in the soap opera John's Other Wife .[8]
Other activities In 1968, Beddoe proposed construction of a "high-rise trailer park" to be built in Capistrano Beach, California.[9] His plan called for making "more efficient use of land in areas where acreage is too expensive for a trailer park" by building an eight-story structure of concrete and steel and using a crane to lift trailers and insert them into their respective spaces.[9]
Personal life He married Joyce Rose, who had been a showgirl.[5]
Death Beddoe died of natural causes on January 19, 1991, at age 87.[citation needed ]
Selected filmography The 13th Man (1937) - District Attorney's Aide (uncredited)There's That Woman Again (1938) - JohnsonThe Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) - Inspector ThomasFlying G-Men (1939) - W. S. HamiltonBlondie Meets the Boss (1939) - Marvin WilliamsRomance of the Redwoods (1939) - ForbesUnion Pacific (1939) - Reporter (uncredited)Outside These Walls (1939) - DinkyMandrake the Magician (1939, Serial) - Frank RaymondMissing Daughters (1939) - Al FarrowGood Girls Go to Paris (1939) - Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited)Coast Guard (1939) - Bartender (uncredited)The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) - Police Lieutenant ShaneKonga, the Wild Stallion (1939) - Fred MartinGolden Boy (1939) - BorneoThose High Grey Walls (1939) - JockeyTaming of the West (1939) - Coleman (uncredited)Scandal Sheet (1939) - Chick KellerBeware Spooks! (1939) - Nick BrunoThe Amazing Mr. Williams (1939) - Detective DeeverMy Son Is Guilty (1939) - Duke MasonCafe Hostess (1940) - Customer (uncredited)The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940) - ConroyConvicted Woman (1940) - Hank, a Reporter (uncredited)Blondie on a Budget (1940) - Marvin WilliamsThe Doctor Takes a Wife (1940) - Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)The Man from Tumbleweeds (1940) - Governor DawsonCharlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) - James RossEscape to Glory (1940) - Ship's Chief Engineer AndersonMen Without Souls (1940) - Warden SchaferIsland of Doomed Men (1940) - BrandTexas Stagecoach (1940) - Tug WilsonThe Lone Wolf Strikes (1940) - Police Doctor (uncredited)Manhattan Heartbeat (1940) - PrestonGirls of the Road (1940) - SheriffMilitary Academy (1940) - Marty LewisThe Secret Seven (1940) - Major BlinnFive Little Peppers in Trouble (1940) - Process Server (uncredited)Before I Hang (1940) - Captain McGrawGlamour for Sale (1940) - Frank ReganSo You Want to Talk (1940) - CopWest of Abilene (1940) - ForsythBeyond the Sacramento (1940) - Warden McKayThe Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940) - Big Joe BradyThe Phantom Submarine (1940) - BartlettThis Thing Called Love (1940) - Tom HowlandThe Face Behind the Mask (1941) - Lieutenant James 'Jim' O'HaraOutlaws of the Panhandle (1941) - Sheriff (uncredited)The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941) - Sheriff HaggertyUnder Age (1941) - Albert WardThe Big Boss (1941) - Cliff RandallShe Knew All the Answers (1941) - BarberThey Dare Not Love (1941) - Second Sailor (uncredited)Sweetheart of the Campus (1941) - Sheriff DenbyTwo Latins from Manhattan (1941) - Don BarlowTexas (1941) - SheriffThe Blonde from Singapore (1941) - Sergeant BurnsUnholy Partners (1941) - Michael Z. 'Mike' ReynoldsSing for Your Supper (1941) - Wing BoleyHonolulu Lu (1941) - Bennie BlanchardHarvard, Here I Come (1941) - Hypo McGonigleShut My Big Mouth (1942) - HillNot a Ladies' Man (1942) - 'Professor Bigfoot' JohnsonMeet the Stewarts (1942) - Taxi DriverBlondie for Victory (1942) - Mr. Larkin, Husband Who Nominates Dagwood (uncredited)Sabotage Squad (1942) - Chief HanleyThe Talk of the Town (1942) - Police ChiefLucky Legs (1942) - Ned McLaneSmith of Minnesota (1942) - Lew SmithThe Boogie Man Will Get You (1942) - J. Gilbert Brampton (uncredited)Stand By All Networks (1942) - Enemy Agent (uncredited)Junior Army (1942) - Saginaw JakePower of the Press (1943) - Pringle (uncredited)Winged Victory (1944) - Chaplain on Beach (uncredited)Crime, Inc. (1945) - District Attorney DixonMidnight Manhunt (1945) - Detective Lieutenant Max HurleyGetting Gertie's Garter (1945) - Clancy (uncredited)The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) - StonleyBehind Green Lights (1946) - Dr. G.F. Yager, Medical Examiner (uncredited)The Well-Groomed Bride (1946) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)O.S.S. (1946) - Gates / Rodney ParrishThe Best Years of Our Lives (1946) - Mr. CameronCalifornia (1947) - Stark (uncredited)The Farmer's Daughter (1947) - Einar, Campaign ReporterBuck Privates Come Home (1947) - Mr. RobertsCalcutta (1947) - Jack Collins (uncredited)Blaze of Noon (1947) - Mr. Fell (uncredited)Welcome Stranger (1947) - Mort ElkinsThey Won't Believe Me (1947) - ThomasonThe Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) - JoeyIf You Knew Susie (1948) - Editor (uncredited)Black Bart (1948) - J.T. HallAnother Part of the Forest (1948) - PennimanAn Act of Murder (1948) - PearsonHideout (1949) - Dr. Hamilton GibbsThe Crime Doctor's Diary (1949) - Phillip BellemBride of Vengeance (1949) - CouncilorThe Lady Gambles (1949) - Mr. Dennis SutherlandEasy Living (1949) - JaegerOnce More My Darling (1949) - Judge FraserFlame of Youth (1949) - George BriggsDear Wife (1949) - MetcalfeDancing in the Dark (1949) - Barney BassettThe Great Rupert (1950) - Mr. HaggertyGun Crazy (1950) - Man from Chicago (uncredited)Woman in Hiding (1950) - Fat SalesmanTarnished (1950) - Curtis JellisonYoung Daniel Boone (1950) - Charlie BryanCaged (1950) - Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)Beyond the Purple Hills (1950) - Amos RayburnEmergency Wedding (1950) - Forbish, FloorwalkerSouthside 1-1000 (1950) - Slade Knight, LawyerCyrano de Bergerac (1950) - The MeddlerGasoline Alley (1951) - Walt WalletThe Enforcer (1951) - Thomas O'HaraBelle Le Grand (1951) - Smith (uncredited)The Company She Keeps (1951) - JamiesonThree Guys Named Mike (1951) - Mr. Haymes, First 'Wolf' on Plane (uncredited)Francis Goes to the Races (1951) - Dr. Quimby (uncredited)Million Dollar Pursuit (1951) - BowenAs Young as You Feel (1951) - Head of Sales (uncredited)Rodeo King and the Senorita (1951) - Mr. RichardsBehave Yourself! (1951) - Police Sergeant O'Neill (uncredited)Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951) - Walt WalletThe Racket (1951) - Mitchell, Member of Craig's Office (uncredited)The Unknown Man (1951) - EdMan in the Saddle (1951) - Love Bidwell (uncredited)Starlift (1951) - Bob Wayne (uncredited)Room for One More (1952) - Mr. Taylor (uncredited)Scandal Sheet (1952) - Pete (uncredited)Hoodlum Empire (1952) - Senator BlakeThe Narrow Margin (1952) - Detective Sergeant Gus ForbesCarson City (1952) - Zeke MitchellThree for Bedroom "C" (1952) - Well-Wisher at Station (uncredited)Washington Story (1952) - Congressman Reciting Post Office History (uncredited)Carrie (1952) - Mr. GoodmanDon't Bother to Knock (1952) - Mr. BallewThe Big Sky (1952) - Horse Trader (uncredited)The Iron Mistress (1952) - Dr. CunyBlue Canadian Rockies (1952) - Cyrus Higbee (uncredited)Stop, You're Killing Me (1952) - Clyde PostThe Clown (1953) - GallagherThe System (1953) - Jerry AllenCow Country (1953) - Joe DavisThe Band Wagon (1953) - Producer (uncredited)Jubilee Trail (1954) - Maury, Hotel Manager (uncredited)Loophole (1954) - Herman TateRiver of No Return (1954) - Ben (uncredited)A Star Is Born (1954) - Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)The Steel Cage (1954) - Prison Board Member Alan Ferness (segment "The Hostages")Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) - Mr. Johnson (uncredited)Wyoming Renegades (1955) - Horace WarrenThe Night of the Hunter (1955) - Walt SpoonThe Killer Is Loose (1956) - Mr. Freeman (uncredited)The Rawhide Years (1956) - Frank PorterBehind the High Wall (1956) - Todd 'Mac' MacGregorShootout at Medicine Bend (1957) - Mayor Sam PelleyThe Joker Is Wild (1957) - Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958) - David Cooper, AssayerThe Restless Gun (1958) - Henry Peabody in "The Suffragette"Bullwhip (1958) - Judge CarrWarlock (1959) - Dr. WagnerPillow Talk (1959) - Mr. Walters (scenes deleted)Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 27: "The Cuckoo Clock") - BurtThe Wizard of Baghdad (1960) - Caliph Raschid (uncredited)Boy Who Caught a Crook (1961) - ColonelSaintly Sinners (1962) - Father Dan SheridanJack the Giant Killer (1962) - ImpPapa's Delicate Condition (1963) - Mayor Ghio's AssistantCattle King (1963) - John, Cheyenne Club Drunk (uncredited)For Love or Money (1963) - Milo (uncredited)A Very Special Favor (1965) - Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited)Texas Across the River (1966) - Mr. NaylorThe Impossible Years (1968) - Dr. Elliot FishGeneration (1969) - GilbertHow Do I Love Thee? (1970) - Dr. LittlefieldNickel Mountain (1984) - Doc Cathey (final film role)
References ^ a b "Meet the Actors". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . New York, Brooklyn. March 12, 1932. p. 11. Retrieved May 29, 2016 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Veteran Screen Actor Now in the Army Here". The Evening Independent . December 31, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved May 30, 2016 . ^ ibdb.com ^ "Don Beddoe". Playbill Vault . Retrieved May 30, 2016 . ^ a b Conway, Ann (March 24, 1988). "The Stars Shine in Irvine to Aid American Cinema Awards Foundation Cause". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2016 . ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 . McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7 . P. 940. ^ "Life with Father" (PDF) . Broadcasting . November 30, 1953. p. 18. Retrieved May 30, 2016 . ^ "What Do You Want to Know" (PDF) . Radio Mirror . 10 (3): 54. July 1938. Retrieved May 30, 2016 . [permanent dead link ] ^ a b "High Rise Trailer Park Is Proposed". The Spokesman-Review . Associated Press. March 11, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved May 30, 2016 .
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