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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A Bewitched Christmas | Santa Claus | 1994-06-23 |
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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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The Toughest Gun in Tombstone | David Cooper | 1958-05-14 |
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Bullwhip | Judge Carr | 1958-05-25 |
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Invitation to a Gunfighter | McKeever | 1957-03-07 |
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Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend | Mayor Sam Pelley | 1957-05-04 |
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The Joker is Wild | Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited) | 1957-09-26 |
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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 Killer Is Loose | Mr. Freeman (uncredited) | 1956-02-03 |
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The Miracle on 34th Street | Mr. Macy | 1955-12-14 |
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Tarzan's Hidden Jungle | Johnson | 1955-02-16 |
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The Night of the Hunter | Walt Spoon | 1955-07-26 |
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A Fair Chance | Mr. Wilson | 1954-07-04 |
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A Star Is Born | Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
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Jubilee Trail | Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited) | 1954-05-15 |
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River of No Return | Ben (uncredited) | 1954-04-30 |
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Wyoming Renegades | Banker Horace Warren | 1954-03-27 |
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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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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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The System | Jerry Allen | 1953-04-18 |
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Stop, You're Killing Me | Clyde Post | 1952-12-10 |
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Blue Canadian Rockies | Cyrus Higbee | 1952-11-30 |
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The Iron Mistress | Dr. Cuny | 1952-11-19 |
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Carrie | Mr. Goodman | 1952-07-17 |
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The Narrow Margin | Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes | 1952-05-03 |
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Carson City | Charles Crocker | 1952-06-13 |
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Hoodlum Empire | Sen. Blake | 1952-04-15 |
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Don't Bother to Knock | Mr. Ballew | 1952-07-18 |
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Scandal Sheet | Pete (uncredited) | 1952-01-16 |
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Room for One More | Mr. Taylor (uncredited) | 1952-01-10 |
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The Racket | Mitchell (uncredited) | 1951-10-25 |
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Rodeo King and the Senorita | Mr. Richards | 1951-07-15 |
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Gasoline Alley | Walt Wallet | 1951-01-02 |
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Man in the Saddle | Love Bidwell (uncredited) | 1951-12-02 |
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The Bogus Green | Alonzo | 1951-07-06 |
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Behave Yourself! | Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited) | 1951-09-22 |
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Corky of Gasoline Alley | Walt Wallet | 1951-09-17 |
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The Enforcer | Thomas O'Hara | 1951-02-24 |
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Million Dollar Pursuit | Bowen | 1951-05-30 |
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The Unknown Man | Fingerprint Man | 1951-11-16 |
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The Company She Keeps | Jamieson | 1951-01-06 |
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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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Cyrano de Bergerac | The Meddler | 1950-11-16 |
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Emergency Wedding | Forbish - Floorwalker | 1950-11-15 |
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The Great Rupert | Mr. Haggerty | 1950-03-01 |
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Gun Crazy | Chicago Man (uncredited) | 1950-01-20 |
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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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Southside 1-1000 | Slade | 1950-11-16 |
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Tarnished | Curtis Jellison | 1950-02-28 |
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Woman in Hiding | Fat Salesman | 1950-01-06 |
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Flame of Youth | George Briggs | 1949-09-22 |
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Bride of Vengeance | Councillor | 1949-04-07 |
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Hideout | Dr. Hamilton Gibbs | 1949-03-08 |
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Easy Living | Jaeger | 1949-10-08 |
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The Crime Doctor's Diary | Phillip Bellem | 1949-03-15 |
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Dancing in the Dark | Barney Bassett | 1949-12-02 |
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Once More, My Darling | Judge Fraser | 1949-09-10 |
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The Lady Gambles | Mr. Dennis Sutherland | 1949-05-20 |
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Black Bart | J.T. Hall | 1948-02-17 |
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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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Welcome Stranger | Mort Elkins | 1947-06-13 |
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Joey | 1947-09-01 |
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Blaze of Noon | Mr. Fell | 1947-05-02 |
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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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They Won't Believe Me | Thomason | 1947-07-16 |
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Calcutta | Jack Collins (uncredited) | 1946-12-20 |
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Behind Green Lights | Yager | 1946-02-15 |
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The Well Groomed Bride | Mr. Beatley | 1946-05-17 |
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The Best Years of Our Lives | Mr. Cameron | 1946-12-25 |
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The Notorious Lone Wolf | Stonley | 1946-02-14 |
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O.S.S. | Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse | 1946-05-26 |
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Midnight Manhunt | Detective Lieutenant Max Hurley | 1945-07-27 |
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Getting Gertie's Garter | Clancy | 1945-11-27 |
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Crime, Inc. | Deputy District Attorney Dixon | 1945-04-15 |
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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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Junior Army | Saginaw Jake | 1942-11-26 |
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The Talk of the Town | Police Chief | 1942-08-20 |
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Meet the Stewarts | Taxi Driver | 1942-05-28 |
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The Boogie Man Will Get You | J. Gilbert Brampton | 1942-10-22 |
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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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Not a Ladies' Man | 'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson | 1942-05-14 |
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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 Face Behind the Mask | Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara | 1941-01-16 |
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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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Honolulu Lu | Bennie Blanchard | 1941-12-11 |
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Two Latins from Manhattan | Don Barlow | 1941-10-02 |
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Black Eyes and Blues | Phineas Q. Potts | 1941-04-18 |
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Sweetheart of the Campus | Sheriff Denby | 1941-06-26 |
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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 Big Boss | Cliff Randall | 1941-04-28 |
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She Knew All the Answers | Barber | 1941-05-13 |
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Sing for Your Supper | Wing Boley | 1941-12-04 |
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They Dare Not Love | Second Sailor | 1941-05-16 |
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Texas | Sheriff | 1941-10-09 |
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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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Escape to Glory | Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson | 1940-05-20 |
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The Secret Seven | Maj. Blaine | 1940-08-15 |
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Blondie on a Budget | Marvin Williams | 1940-02-29 |
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The Doctor Takes a Wife | Morning Express Reporter (uncredited) | 1940-04-25 |
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Glamour for Sale | Frank Regan | 1940-09-27 |
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Cafe Hostess | Customer | 1940-01-11 |
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Military Academy | Marty Lewis | 1940-08-06 |
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Beyond the Sacramento | Warden McKay | 1940-11-11 |
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Mandrake the Magician | Frank Raymond | 1940-01-01 |
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The Phantom Submarine | Bartlett | 1940-12-20 |
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Before I Hang | Capt. McGraw | 1940-09-17 |
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You Nazty Spy! | Mr. Amscray (uncredited) | 1940-01-19 |
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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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The Spook Speaks | Newlywed husband | 1940-09-20 |
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Girls of the Road | Sheriff | 1940-07-24 |
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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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Manhattan Heartbeat | Preston | 1940-07-11 |
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Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Frederick Ross | 1940-05-02 |
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Texas Stagecoach | Tug Wilson | 1940-05-23 |
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Five Little Peppers in Trouble | Process Server | 1940-09-01 |
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Island of Doomed Men | Brand | 1940-05-20 |
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West of Abilene | Forsyth | 1940-10-20 |
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The Heckler | Green Sox Manager (uncredited) | 1940-02-16 |
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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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Blondie Meets the Boss | Marvin Williams | 1939-03-08 |
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Beware Spooks! | Nick Bruno | 1939-10-24 |
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The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt | Police Inspector Thomas | 1939-01-27 |
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Three Sappy People | Rumsford | 1939-12-01 |
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Those High Grey Walls | Jockey | 1939-09-21 |
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Scandal Sheet | Chick Keller | 1939-10-16 |
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Outside These Walls | Dinky | 1939-05-04 |
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The Man They Could Not Hang | Lieutenant Shane | 1939-08-17 |
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The Awful Goof | Drunk (uncredited) | 1939-12-20 |
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Good Girls Go to Paris | Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited) | 1939-06-20 |
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Golden Boy | Borneo | 1939-09-05 |
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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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Flying G-Men | W. S. Hamilton | 1939-01-28 |
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Mandrake the Magician | Frank Raymond | 1939-05-06 |
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Union Pacific | Reporter (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
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Romance of the Redwoods | Forbes | 1939-03-29 |
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Konga, the Wild Stallion | Fred Martin | 1939-08-30 |
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The Amazing Mr. Williams | Detective Deever | 1939-11-22 |
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My Son Is Guilty | Duke Mason | 1939-12-28 |
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There's That Woman Again | Johnson | 1938-12-24 |
