1903-07-01 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Self (archive footage) | 1991-03-10 |
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Nickel Mountain | Doc Cathey | 1984-01-01 |
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Our Town | Constable Warren | 1977-05-30 |
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How Do I Love Thee? | Dr. Littlefield | 1970-10-01 |
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Generation | Gilbert | 1969-12-15 |
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The Impossible Years | Dr. Elliot Fish | 1968-12-05 |
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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night | Ragle | 1967-10-17 |
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Texas Across the River | Mr. Naylor | 1966-10-26 |
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Kilroy | Commissioner | 1965-03-14 |
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A Very Special Favor | Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited) | 1965-08-02 |
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For Love or Money | Milo | 1963-08-07 |
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Papa's Delicate Condition | Mayor Ghio's assistant | 1963-03-06 |
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Saintly Sinners | Father Dan Sheridan | 1962-02-01 |
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Jack the Giant Killer | Imp | 1962-05-18 |
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Boy Who Caught a Crook | Colonel | 1961-10-01 |
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Warlock | Doctor Wagner | 1959-05-15 |
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Pillow Talk | Mr. Walters | 1959-10-07 |
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Bullwhip | Judge Carr | 1958-05-25 |
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The Toughest Gun in Tombstone | David Cooper | 1958-05-14 |
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The Joker is Wild | Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited) | 1957-09-26 |
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Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend | Mayor Sam Pelley | 1957-05-04 |
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The Killer Is Loose | Mr. Freeman (uncredited) | 1956-02-03 |
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Behind the High Wall | Todd 'Mac' MacGregor | 1956-07-01 |
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The Rawhide Years | Frank Porter | 1956-07-01 |
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The Night of the Hunter | Walt Spoon | 1955-07-27 |
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Tarzan's Hidden Jungle | Johnson | 1955-02-16 |
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Jubilee Trail | Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited) | 1954-05-15 |
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A Star Is Born | Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
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Loophole | Herman Tate | 1954-03-28 |
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The Steel Cage | Prison Board Member Alan Ferness, segment "The Hostages" | 1954-12-01 |
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Wyoming Renegades | Banker Horace Warren | 1954-03-27 |
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River of No Return | Ben (uncredited) | 1954-04-30 |
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A Fair Chance | Mr. Wilson | 1954-07-04 |
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The System | Jerry Allen | 1953-04-18 |
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The Clown | Gallagher | 1953-01-16 |
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Cow Country | Joe Davis | 1953-04-25 |
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The Band Wagon | Producer (uncredited) | 1953-08-07 |
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Scandal Sheet | Pete (uncredited) | 1952-01-16 |
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Don't Bother to Knock | Mr. Ballew | 1952-07-18 |
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Stop, You're Killing Me | Clyde Post | 1952-12-10 |
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The Iron Mistress | Dr. Cuny | 1952-11-19 |
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Blue Canadian Rockies | Cyrus Higbee | 1952-11-30 |
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Carson City | Charles Crocker | 1952-06-13 |
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Room for One More | Mr. Taylor (uncredited) | 1952-01-10 |
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Carrie | Mr. Goodman | 1952-07-17 |
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Hoodlum Empire | Sen. Blake | 1952-04-15 |
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The Narrow Margin | Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes | 1952-05-03 |
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Man in the Saddle | Love Bidwell (uncredited) | 1951-12-02 |
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Gasoline Alley | Walt Wallet | 1951-01-02 |
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The Bogus Green | Alonzo | 1951-07-06 |
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Rodeo King and the Senorita | Mr. Richards | 1951-07-15 |
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The Enforcer | Thomas O'Hara | 1951-02-24 |
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The Company She Keeps | Jamieson | 1951-01-06 |
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Behave Yourself! | Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited) | 1951-09-22 |
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The Unknown Man | Ed--Fingerprint Man | 1951-11-09 |
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Corky of Gasoline Alley | Walt Wallet | 1951-09-17 |
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Million Dollar Pursuit | Bowen | 1951-05-30 |
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The Racket | Mitchell (uncredited) | 1951-10-25 |
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Blades of the Musketeers | King Louis XIII | 1950-11-24 |
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Young Daniel Boone | Charlie Bryan | 1950-03-05 |
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Cyrano de Bergerac | The Meddler | 1950-11-16 |
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Beyond the Purple Hills | Amos Rayburn | 1950-07-25 |
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Caged | Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited) | 1950-05-19 |
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Emergency Wedding | Forbish - Floorwalker | 1950-11-15 |
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Woman in Hiding | Fat Salesman | 1950-01-06 |
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Tarnished | Curtis Jellison | 1950-02-28 |
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Gun Crazy | Chicago Man (uncredited) | 1950-01-20 |
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The Great Rupert | Mr. Haggerty (as Donald T. Beddoe) | 1950-03-01 |
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The Crime Doctor's Diary | Phillip Bellem | 1949-03-15 |
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Easy Living | Jaeger | 1949-10-08 |
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Dancing in the Dark | Barney Bassett | 1949-12-02 |
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Hideout | Dr. Hamilton Gibbs | 1949-03-08 |
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Bride of Vengeance | Councillor | 1949-04-07 |
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Once More, My Darling | Judge Fraser | 1949-09-10 |
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Flame of Youth | George Briggs | 1949-09-22 |
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The Lady Gambles | Mr. Dennis Sutherland | 1949-05-20 |
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Another Part of the Forest | Penniman | 1948-05-18 |
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If You Knew Susie | Editor (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
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Black Bart | J.T. Hall | 1948-02-17 |
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They Won't Believe Me | Thomason | 1947-07-16 |
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Welcome Stranger | Mort Elkins | 1947-06-13 |
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Blaze of Noon | Mr. Fell | 1947-05-02 |
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Joey | 1947-09-01 |
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California | Stark (uncredited) | 1947-02-21 |
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Buck Privates Come Home | Mr. Roberts (State Department) | 1947-04-04 |
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The Well Groomed Bride | Mr. Beatley | 1946-05-17 |
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The Notorious Lone Wolf | Stonley | 1946-02-14 |
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Calcutta | Jack Collins (uncredited) | 1946-12-20 |
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The Best Years of Our Lives | Mr. Cameron | 1946-12-25 |
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O.S.S. | Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse | 1946-05-26 |
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Behind Green Lights | Yager | 1946-02-15 |
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Crime, Inc. | Deputy District Attorney Dixon | 1945-04-15 |
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Getting Gertie's Garter | Clancy | 1945-11-27 |
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Midnight Manhunt | Detective Lieutenant Max Hurley | 1945-07-27 |
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Winged Victory | Chaplain on Beach (uncredited) | 1944-12-22 |
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Power of the Press | Pringle (uncredited) | 1943-01-29 |
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Meet the Stewarts | Taxi Driver | 1942-05-28 |
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Lucky Legs | Ned McLane | 1942-10-01 |
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Smith of Minnesota | Lew Smith | 1942-10-15 |
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The Talk of the Town | Police Chief | 1942-08-20 |
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Sabotage Squad | Police Inspector Hanley | 1942-08-27 |
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Shut My Big Mouth | Hill | 1942-02-19 |
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The Boogie Man Will Get You | J. Gilbert Brampton | 1942-10-22 |
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Junior Army | Saginaw Jake | 1942-11-26 |
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Not a Ladies' Man | 'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson | 1942-05-14 |
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Honolulu Lu | Bennie Blanchard | 1941-12-11 |
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The Blonde from Singapore | Sgt. Burns | 1941-10-15 |
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Harvard Here I Come | Hypo McGonigle | 1941-12-18 |
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Under Age | Albert Ward | 1941-04-23 |
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They Dare Not Love | Second Sailor | 1941-05-16 |
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Sing for Your Supper | Wing Boley | 1941-12-04 |
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She Knew All the Answers | Barber | 1941-05-13 |
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The Big Boss | Cliff Randall | 1941-04-28 |
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Black Eyes and Blues | Phineas Q. Potts | 1941-04-18 |
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The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance | Sheriff Haggerty | 1941-03-06 |
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Unholy Partners | Mike Reynolds | 1941-11-01 |
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The Face Behind the Mask | Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara | 1941-01-16 |
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Two Latins from Manhattan | Don Barlow | 1941-10-02 |
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Sweetheart of the Campus | Sheriff Denby | 1941-06-26 |
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Texas | Sheriff | 1941-10-09 |
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Military Academy | Marty Lewis | 1940-08-06 |
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Blondie on a Budget | Marvin Williams | 1940-02-29 |
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Beyond the Sacramento | Warden McKay | 1940-11-11 |
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The Doctor Takes a Wife | Morning Express Reporter (uncredited) | 1940-04-25 |
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Escape to Glory | Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson | 1940-05-20 |
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So You Won't Talk? | Cop | 1940-10-02 |
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Convicted Woman | Hank, a Reporter (uncredited) | 1940-01-31 |
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Cafe Hostess | Customer | 1940-01-11 |
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Glamour for Sale | Frank Regan | 1940-09-27 |
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Mandrake the Magician | Frank Raymond | 1940-01-01 |
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The Secret Seven | Maj. Blaine | 1940-08-15 |
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Before I Hang | Capt. McGraw | 1940-09-17 |
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Girls of the Road | Sheriff | 1940-07-24 |
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The Spook Speaks | Newlywed husband | 1940-09-20 |
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Men Without Souls | Warden Schafer | 1940-05-20 |
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The Lone Wolf Strikes | Inspector Conroy | 1940-01-26 |
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Island of Doomed Men | Brand | 1940-05-20 |
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You Nazty Spy! | Mr. Amscray (uncredited) | 1940-01-19 |
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This Thing Called Love | Tom Howland | 1940-12-20 |
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The Man from Tumbleweeds | Governor Dawson | 1940-05-02 |
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Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Frederick Ross | 1940-05-02 |
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Manhattan Heartbeat | Preston | 1940-07-11 |
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Texas Stagecoach | Tug Wilson | 1940-05-23 |
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The Phantom Submarine | Bartlett | 1940-12-20 |
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West of Abilene | Forsyth | 1940-10-20 |
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The Heckler | Green Sox Manager | 1940-02-16 |
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Five Little Peppers in Trouble | Process Server | 1940-09-01 |
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The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady | Police Doctor | 1940-05-30 |
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The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date | Big Joe Brady | 1940-11-02 |
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The Awful Goof | Drunk (uncredited) | 1939-12-20 |
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Those High Grey Walls | Jockey | 1939-09-21 |
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The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt | Police Inspector Thomas | 1939-01-27 |
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Scandal Sheet | Chick Keller | 1939-10-16 |
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Flying G-Men | W. S. Hamilton | 1939-01-28 |
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Golden Boy | Borneo | 1939-09-05 |
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Three Sappy People | Rumsford | 1939-12-01 |
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Blondie Meets the Boss | Marvin Williams | 1939-03-08 |
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Good Girls Go to Paris | Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited) | 1939-06-20 |
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The Amazing Mr. Williams | Detective Deever | 1939-11-22 |
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Coast Guard | Bartender (uncredited) | 1939-08-04 |
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Missing Daughters | Al Farrow | 1939-05-22 |
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My Son Is Guilty | Duke Mason | 1939-12-28 |
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Outside These Walls | Dinky | 1939-05-04 |
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Konga, the Wild Stallion | Fred Martin | 1939-08-30 |
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Mandrake the Magician | Frank Raymond | 1939-05-06 |
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Beware Spooks! | Nick Bruno | 1939-10-24 |
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Romance of the Redwoods | Forbes | 1939-03-29 |
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Union Pacific | Reporter (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
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The Man They Could Not Hang | Lieutenant Shane | 1939-08-17 |
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There's That Woman Again | Johnson | 1938-12-24 |
