Don Beddoe
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
George Norris
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Dr. Blane
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Carter Farraday
1957
Series
Bonanza
Stan Perkins
1959
Series
Mannix
1967
Series
Wagon Train
Judge
1957
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Series
Maverick
1957
Series
Maverick
Price
1957
Series
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Mr. Vickers
1952
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Mr. Thompson
1952
Series
Lassie
1954
Series
Bewitched
1964
Series
Cheyenne
1955
Series
Petticoat Junction
Dr. Joseph Depew
1963
Series
Route 66
1960
Series
The Wild Wild West
Prof. Robey
1965
Series
The Lucy Show
Mr. Barmarche
1962
Series
Rawhide
Hood
1959
Series
Rawhide
Minister
1959
Series
Gunsmoke
Halligan
1955
Series
Lawman
1958
Series
One Step Beyond
Doc Simmons
1959
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Burt
1955
Series
Father Knows Best
Mr. Lydom
1954
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Mr. Taylor
1955
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Mr. Macy
1955
Series
The Texan
1958
Series
Laredo
1965
Series
Bronco
1958
Series
The Millionaire
Dan Larsen
1955
Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Lieutenant Stone
1957
Series
Public Defender
1954
Series
Mayberry R.F.D.
G.B. Smith
1968
Lux Video Theatre
Paul
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Judge
1950
Series
Cain's Hundred
Clem Burgess
1961
Series
F Troop
1965
Series
The Gale Storm Show
McDuff
1956
CBS Playhouse
Ragle
1966
Series
Pete and Gladys
1960
Series
The Alaskans
1959
Series
Nanny and the Professor
Mr. Thatcher
1970
Series
Going My Way
1962
Series
Letter to Loretta
Uncle Charles
1953
Series
Letter to Loretta
Nicholas Barton
1953
Series
Letter to Loretta
Bill Holmes
1953
Series
Letter to Loretta
Mr. Stacy
1953
Series
Ensign O'Toole
Admiral Hornsby
1962
Series
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Series
The Second Hundred Years
Old Man Tolliver
1967
Series
Wire Service
Raisner
1956
Series
Hey, Jeannie!
Hornblower
1956
Series
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
Film
The Night of the Hunter
Walt Spoon
1955
Series
Straightaway
1961
Series
The Tom Ewell Show
1960
Film
A Star Is Born
Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
1954
Conflict
Bob Thompson
1956
Series
General Electric Theater
Dr. Harvey
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Ticket Agent
1953
Film
The Best Years of Our Lives
Mr. Cameron
1946
Film
River of No Return
Ben (uncredited)
1954
Film
Pillow Talk
Mr. Walters
1959
Film
The Band Wagon
Producer (uncredited)
1953
Series
The O. Henry Playhouse
Maximillian Jones
1957
Film
Texas Across the River
Mr. Naylor
1966
Film
Don't Bother to Knock
Mr. Ballew
1952
Film
Warlock
Doctor Wagner
1959
Series
Your Jeweler's Showcase
Charlie
1952
Film
Jack the Giant Killer
Imp
1962
Film
They Won't Believe Me
Thomason
1947
Film
For Love or Money
Milo
1963
Film
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Joey
1947
Film
Room for One More
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
1952
Film
The Talk of the Town
Police Chief
1942
Film
Union Pacific
Reporter (uncredited)
1939
Film
Gun Crazy
Chicago Man (uncredited)
1950
Film
The Joker is Wild
Heckler at Copacabana (uncredited)
1957
Film
The Enforcer
Thomas O'Hara
1951
Film
The Lady Gambles
Mr. Dennis Sutherland
1949
Film
The Narrow Margin
Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes
1952
Film
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
1940
Film
Cyrano de Bergerac
The Meddler
1950
Film
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage)
1991
Film
Buck Privates Come Home
Mr. Roberts (State Department)
1947
Film
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Sheriff Haggerty
1941
Film
Man in the Saddle
Love Bidwell (uncredited)
1951
Film
Carrie
Mr. Goodman
1952
Film
The Man They Could Not Hang
Lieutenant Shane
1939
Film
So You Won't Talk?
Cop
1940
Film
The Face Behind the Mask
Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara
1941
Film
The Killer Is Loose
Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
1956
Film
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Mayor Sam Pelley
1957
Film
Beware Spooks!
Nick Bruno
1939
Film
Caged
Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)
1950
Film
If You Knew Susie
Editor (uncredited)
1948
Film
The Racket
Mitchell (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Iron Mistress
Dr. Cuny
1952
Film
This Thing Called Love
Tom Howland
1940
Film
Good Girls Go to Paris
Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited)
1939
Film
Stop, You're Killing Me
Clyde Post
1952
Film
A Very Special Favor
Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited)
1965
Film
Carson City
Charles Crocker
1952
Film
The Company She Keeps
Jamieson
1951
Film
Another Part of the Forest
Penniman
1948
Film
Island of Doomed Men
Brand
1940
Film
Those High Grey Walls
Jockey
1939
Film
Shut My Big Mouth
Hill
1942
Film
Texas
Sheriff
1941
Film
Dancing in the Dark
Barney Bassett
1949
Film
She Knew All the Answers
Barber
1941
Film
Welcome Stranger
Mort Elkins
1947
Film
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Police Inspector Thomas
1939
Film
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
Process Server
1940
Film
Papa's Delicate Condition
Mayor Ghio's assistant
1963
Film
Before I Hang
Capt. McGraw
1940
Film
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Detective Deever
1939
Film
They Dare Not Love
Second Sailor
1941
Film
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Ragle
1967
Film
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Inspector Conroy
1940
Film
The Miracle on 34th Street
Mr. Macy
1955
Film
How Do I Love Thee?
Dr. Littlefield
1970
Film
Getting Gertie's Garter
Clancy
1945
Film
Once More, My Darling
Judge Fraser
1949
Film
The Rawhide Years
Frank Porter
1956
Film
Black Bart
J.T. Hall
1948
Film
Kilroy
Commissioner
1965
Film
My Son Is Guilty
Duke Mason
1939
Film
Corky of Gasoline Alley
Walt Wallet
1951
Film
Harvard Here I Come
Hypo McGonigle
1941
Film
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
Johnson
1955
Film
Golden Boy
Borneo
1939
Film
Boy Who Caught a Crook
Colonel
1961
Film
The Crime Doctor's Diary
Phillip Bellem
1949
Film
Beyond the Purple Hills
Amos Rayburn
1950
Film
The Blonde from Singapore
Sgt. Burns
1941
Film
Easy Living
Jaeger
1949
Film
California
Stark (uncredited)
1947
Film
Blondie Meets the Boss
Marvin Williams
1939
Film
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Stonley
1946
Film
Winged Victory
Chaplain on Beach (uncredited)
1944
Film
Woman in Hiding
Fat Salesman
1950
Film
Blondie on a Budget
Marvin Williams
1940
Film
Power of the Press
Pringle (uncredited)
1943
Film
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Frederick Ross
1940
Film
The Unknown Man
Fingerprint Man
1951
Film
Invitation to a Gunfighter
McKeever
1957
Film
The Well Groomed Bride
Mr. Beatley
1946
Film
Scandal Sheet
Pete (uncredited)
1952
Film
Two Latins from Manhattan
Don Barlow
1941
Film
Hideout
Dr. Hamilton Gibbs
1949
Film
Behind the High Wall
Todd 'Mac' MacGregor
1956
Film
The Boogie Man Will Get You
J. Gilbert Brampton
1942
Film
The Steel Cage
Prison Board Member Alan Ferness, segment "The Hostages"
1954
Film
Girls of the Road
Sheriff
1940
Film
Sing for Your Supper
Wing Boley
1941
Film
Tarnished
Curtis Jellison
1950
Film
Romance of the Redwoods
Forbes
1939
Film
Junior Army
Saginaw Jake
1942
Film
Midnight Manhunt
Detective Lieutenant Max Hurley
1945
Film
Meet the Stewarts
Taxi Driver
1942
Film
Crime, Inc.
Deputy District Attorney Dixon
1945
Film
The Impossible Years
Elliot Fish
1968
Film
Rodeo King and the Senorita
Mr. Richards
1951
Film
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Big Joe Brady
1940
Film
There's That Woman Again
Johnson
1938
Film
Blaze of Noon
Mr. Fell
1947
Film
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
David Cooper
1958
Film
Behave Yourself!
Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)
1951
Film
Emergency Wedding
Forbish - Floorwalker
1950
Film
Cafe Hostess
Customer
1940
Film
The Great Rupert
Mr. Haggerty
1950
Film
Not a Ladies' Man
'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson
1942
Film
The Man from Tumbleweeds
Governor Dawson
1940
Film
Wyoming Renegades
Banker Horace Warren
1954
Film
Hoodlum Empire
Sen. Blake
1952
Film
Lucky Legs
Ned McLane
1942
Film
You Nazty Spy!
Mr. Amscray (uncredited)
1940
Film
Sweetheart of the Campus
Sheriff Denby
1941
Film
Unholy Partners
Mike Reynolds
1941
Film
Glamour for Sale
Frank Regan
1940
Film
O.S.S.
Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse
1946
Film
Blades of the Musketeers
King Louis XIII
1950
Film
Jubilee Trail
Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1954
Film
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Police Doctor
1940
Film
Honolulu Lu
Bennie Blanchard
1941
Film
Bullwhip
Judge Carr
1958
Film
The Clown
Gallagher
1953
Film
Coast Guard
Bartender (uncredited)
1939
Film
Bride of Vengeance
Councillor
1949
Film
Men Without Souls
Warden Schafer
1940
Film
Generation
Gilbert
1969
Film
Konga, the Wild Stallion
Fred Martin
1939
Film
Cow Country
Joe Davis
1953
Film
Our Town
Constable Warren
1977
Film
Southside 1-1000
Slade
1950
Film
Behind Green Lights
Yager (uncredited)
1946
Film
Calcutta
Jack Collins (uncredited)
1946
Film
Sabotage Squad
Police Inspector Hanley
1942
Film
Three Sappy People
Rumsford
1939
Film
The Phantom Submarine
Bartlett
1940
Film
Under Age
Albert Ward
1941
Film
Nickel Mountain
Doc Cathey
1984
Film
Escape to Glory
Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson
1940
Film
Mandrake the Magician
Frank Raymond
1939
Film
Young Daniel Boone
Charlie Bryan
1950
Film
A Bewitched Christmas
Santa Claus
1994
Film
Flying G-Men
W. S. Hamilton
1939
Film
Loophole
Herman Tate
1954
Film
Convicted Woman
Hank, a Reporter (uncredited)
1940
Film
West of Abilene
Forsyth
1940
Film
Blue Canadian Rockies
Cyrus Higbee
1952
Film
Million Dollar Pursuit
Bowen
1951
Black Eyes and Blues
Phineas Q. Potts
1941
Film
Scandal Sheet
Chick Keller
1939
Film
Military Academy
Marty Lewis
1940
Film
The System
Jerry Allen
1953
Film
The Secret Seven
Maj. Blaine
1940
Film
Mandrake the Magician
Frank Raymond
1940
Film
The Awful Goof
Drunk (uncredited)
1939
Film
Gasoline Alley
Walt Wallet
1951
Film
The Spook Speaks
Newlywed husband
1940
Film
Texas Stagecoach
Tug Wilson
1940
Film
Beyond the Sacramento
Warden McKay
1940
The Bogus Green
Alonzo
1951
Film
Manhattan Heartbeat
Preston
1940
Film
Outside These Walls
Dinky
1939
Film
Saintly Sinners
Father Dan Sheridan
1962
Film
The Heckler
Green Sox Manager (uncredited)
1940
Film
Missing Daughters
Al Farrow
1939
Film
The Big Boss
Cliff Randall
1941
Film
Smith of Minnesota
Lew Smith
1942
Film
Flame of Youth
George Briggs
1949
A Fair Chance
Mr. Wilson
1954