Person Details

Birthday: 1903-07-01 16:44:08

Death: 1991-01-19 16:44:08

Aliases: Donald Beddoe , Donald Theophilus Beddoe , Donald T. Beddoe

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Movie Involvements: 110

TV Involvements: 18


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Lux Video Theatre
Average
6

Lux Video Theatre

(1950) Judge
Rawhide
Average
7

Rawhide

(1959) Minister
One Step Beyond
Average
5

One Step Beyond

(1959) Doc Simmons
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Average
8
Letter to Loretta
Average
6

Letter to Loretta

(1953) Nicholas Barton
Perry Mason
Average
8

Perry Mason

(1957) Carter Farraday
The Millionaire
Average
5

The Millionaire

(1955) Dan Larsen
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Average
6

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

(1957) Lieutenant Stone

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2002 Self (archive footage)
1984 Doc Cathey
1977 Constable Warren
1974 N/A
1970 Dr. Littlefield
Mr. Thatcher
1969 Gilbert
1968 Dr. Elliot Fish
G.B. Smith
1967 N/A
1966 N/A
Mr. Naylor
N/A
1965 Prof. Robey
N/A
N/A
Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited)
1964 N/A
1963 Dr. Joseph Depew
Milo
Mayor Ghio's assistant
1962 N/A
Mr. Barmarche
Admiral Hornsby
Imp
Father Dan Sheridan
1961 N/A
Colonel
Clem Burgess
1960 N/A
N/A
N/A
1959 Mr. Walters
N/A
Doctor Wagner
Doc Simmons
Hood
Minister
1958 N/A
N/A
N/A
Judge Carr
David Cooper
1957 Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)
Price
N/A
George Norris
Dr. Blane
Carter Farraday
N/A
Lieutenant Stone
Mayor Sam Pelley
Maximillian Jones
1956 Raisner
Hornblower
Frank Porter
Todd 'Mac' MacGregor
Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
1955 N/A
Burt
N/A
Halligan
Walt Spoon
Johnson
Dan Larsen
1954 Prison Board Member Alan Ferness, segment "The Hostages"
Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
N/A
Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Ben (uncredited)
Herman Tate
Banker Horace Warren
N/A
1953 Bill Holmes
Nicholas Barton
Uncle Charles
Producer (uncredited)
Joe Davis
Jerry Allen
Dr. Harvey
Ticket Agent
Gallagher
1952 Clyde Post
Cyrus Higbee
Dr. Cuny
N/A
Mr. Vickers
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Ballew
Mr. Goodman
Charles Crocker
Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes
Sen. Blake
Pete (uncredited)
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
1951 Love Bidwell (uncredited)
Ed--Fingerprint Man
Mitchell (uncredited)
Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)
Walt Wallet
Mr. Richards
Alonzo
Bowen
Thomas O'Hara
Detective Jamieson
Walt Wallet
1950 King Louis XIII
The Meddler
Forbish - Floorwalker
Judge
Paul
Amos Rayburn
Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)
Charlie Bryan
Mr. Haggerty (as Donald T. Beddoe)
Curtis Jellison
Chicago Man (uncredited)
Fat Salesman
1949 Barney Bassett
Jaeger
George Briggs
Judge Fraser
Mr. Dennis Sutherland
Councillor
Phillip Bellem
Dr. Hamilton Gibbs
1948 Penniman
J.T. Hall
Editor (uncredited)
1947 Joey
Thomason
Mort Elkins
Mr. Fell
Mr. Roberts (State Department)
Stark (uncredited)
1946 Mr. Cameron
Jack Collins (uncredited)
Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse
Mr. Beatley
Yager
Stonley
1945 Clancy
Detective Lieutenant Max Hurley
Deputy District Attorney Dixon
1944 Chaplain on Beach (uncredited)
1943 Pringle (uncredited)
1942 Saginaw Jake
J. Gilbert Brampton
Lew Smith
Ned McLane
Police Inspector Hanley
Police Chief
Taxi Driver
'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson
Hill
1941 Hypo McGonigle
Bennie Blanchard
Wing Boley
Mike Reynolds
Sgt. Burns
Sheriff
Don Barlow
Sheriff Denby
Second Sailor
Barber
Cliff Randall
Albert Ward
Phineas Q. Potts
Sheriff Haggerty
Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara
1940 Bartlett
Tom Howland
Warden McKay
Big Joe Brady
Forsyth
Cop
Frank Regan
Newlywed husband
Capt. McGraw
Process Server
Maj. Blaine
Marty Lewis
Sheriff
Preston
Police Doctor
Tug Wilson
Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson
Brand
Warden Schafer
Governor Dawson
Frederick Ross
Morning Express Reporter
Marvin Williams
Green Sox Manager
Hank, a Reporter (uncredited)
Inspector Conroy
Mr. Amscray (uncredited)
Customer
Frank Raymond
1939 Duke Mason
Drunk (uncredited)
Rumsford
Detective Deever
Nick Bruno
Chick Keller
Jockey
Borneo
Fred Martin
Lieutenant Shane
Bartender (uncredited)
Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited)
Al Farrow
Frank Raymond
Reporter (uncredited)
Dinky
Forbes
Marvin Williams
W. S. Hamilton
Police Inspector Thomas
1938 Johnson
Year Character Movie/Tv

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