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Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe (Donald Theophilus Beddoe) was born on July 1, 1903 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Welsh classical singer Dan Beddoe and his wife Mary. After completing both a bachelor's and a master’s degree at the University of Cincinnati, he spent three years teaching English before turning his attention to the stage. He cut his theatrical teeth in stock companies in Boston and Philadelphia, and made an impressive Broadway debut in 1929 with a top‑billing role in Nigger Rich, even out‑shining a young Spencer Tracy. Over the next decade he appeared in a string of Broadway productions—including Penny Arcade, The Greeks Had a Word for It, The Warrior’s Husband and the wartime morale‑boosting Winged Victory—building a reputation as a reliable, fast‑talking character actor. His early work laid a solid foundation for a career that would span more than five decades and over two hundred fifty film credits.
In the late 1930s Beddoe transitioned to the silver screen, where his crisp delivery and affable presence made him a natural fit for roles as reporters, clerks, and comic foils. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, performing in the Air Force play Winged Victory before resuming his film work. Notable appearances include the Three Stooges shorts Three Sappy People and You Nazty Spy!, as well as supporting parts in The Best Years of Our Lives and A Star Is Born. On television he became a familiar face in the 1950s and 1960s, guest‑starring on Father Knows Best, Maverick, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke and many other series, and he held regular roles on The Second Hundred Years, Life with Father and Nanny and the Professor. Beddoe married twice—first to Evelyn Beddoe (m. 1943–1974) and later to Joyce Mathews (m. 1974)—and, despite a prolific career, left no recorded children. He died of natural causes on January 19, 1991 in Laguna Hills, California, leaving behind a legacy as one of Hollywood’s most industrious character actors.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Donald Theophilus Beddoe
Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: July 1, 1903
Occupations: film actor, television actor, stage actor
Years Active: 1929-1984
Spouses: Evelyn Beddoe, Joyce Mathews
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Movies Featuring Don Beddoe
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Night of the Hunter
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
The Notorious Lone Wolf
They Won’t Believe Me
The Well Groomed Bride
The Impossible Years
The Rawhide Years
Buck Privates Come Home
Power of the Press
Convicted Woman
Welcome Stranger
Unholy Partners
Easy Living
Woman in Hiding
This Thing Called Love
Texas
Stop, You’re Killing Me
Honolulu Lu
Midnight Manhunt
Once More, My Darling
Caged
If You Knew Susie
She Knew All the Answers
The Great Rupert
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Meet the Stewarts
Gasoline Alley
The Doctor Takes a Wife
You Nazty Spy!
Hideout
Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle
Bride of Vengeance
Crime, Inc.
The Clown
Man in the Saddle
The Enforcer
Calcutta
A Very Special Favor
Carrie
Warlock
Dancing in the Dark
River of No Return
The Narrow Margin
The Joker is Wild
Union Pacific
Jubilee Trail
The Lady Gambles
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Mandrake the Magician
Behave Yourself!
Behind the High Wall
The Heckler
Jack the Giant Killer
The Unknown Man
Island of Doomed Men
The Man from Tumbleweeds
Golden Boy
Texas Across the River
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Loophole
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
For Love or Money
Before I Hang
Black Bart
Wyoming Renegades
Generation
Our Town
The System
The Racket
The Boogie Man Will Get You
They Dare Not Love
Carson City
The Iron Mistress
The Face Behind the Mask
Blondie Meets the Boss
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Scandal Sheet
Sweetheart of the Campus
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Blondie on a Budget
Hoodlum Empire
Papa’s Delicate Condition
Behind Green Lights
The Talk of the Town
Winged Victory
Getting Gertie’s Garter
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise
The Crime Doctor’s Diary
There’s That Woman Again
Cafe Hostess
The Killer Is Loose
My Son Is Guilty
Coast Guard
Three Sappy People
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Cyrano de Bergerac
The Man They Could Not Hang
O.S.S.
The Spook Speaks
Career Timeline
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1957
The Joker is Wild
Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Mayor Sam Pelley
1956
The Rawhide Years
Frank Porter
Behind the High Wall
Todd 'Mac' MacGregor
The Killer Is Loose
Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
1954
River of No Return
Ben (uncredited)
Jubilee Trail
Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Loophole
Herman Tate
Wyoming Renegades
Banker Horace Warren
1952
Stop, You’re Killing Me
Clyde Post
Carrie
Mr. Goodman
The Narrow Margin
Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes
Carson City
Charles Crocker
The Iron Mistress
Dr. Cuny
Scandal Sheet
Pete (uncredited)
Hoodlum Empire
Sen. Blake
1951
Gasoline Alley
Walt Wallet
Man in the Saddle
Love Bidwell (uncredited)
The Enforcer
Thomas O'Hara
Behave Yourself!
Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)
The Unknown Man
Ed--Fingerprint Man
The Racket
Mitchell (uncredited)
1950
Woman in Hiding
Fat Salesman
Caged
Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)
The Great Rupert
Mr. Haggerty (as Donald T. Beddoe)
Cyrano de Bergerac
The Meddler
1949
Easy Living
Jaeger
Once More, My Darling
Judge Fraser
Hideout
Dr. Hamilton Gibbs
Bride of Vengeance
Councillor
Dancing in the Dark
Barney Bassett
The Lady Gambles
Mr. Dennis Sutherland
The Crime Doctor’s Diary
Phillip Bellem
1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
They Won’t Believe Me
Thomason
Buck Privates Come Home
Mr. Roberts (State Department)
Welcome Stranger
Mort Elkins
1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Stonley
The Well Groomed Bride
Mr. Beatley
Calcutta
Jack Collins (uncredited)
Behind Green Lights
Yager
O.S.S.
Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse
1945
Midnight Manhunt
Detective Lieutenant Max Hurley
Crime, Inc.
Deputy District Attorney Dixon
Getting Gertie’s Garter
Clancy
1942
Meet the Stewarts
Taxi Driver
The Boogie Man Will Get You
J. Gilbert Brampton
The Talk of the Town
Police Chief
1941
Unholy Partners
Mike Reynolds
Texas
Sheriff
Honolulu Lu
Bennie Blanchard
She Knew All the Answers
Barber
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Sheriff Haggerty
They Dare Not Love
Second Sailor
The Face Behind the Mask
Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara
Sweetheart of the Campus
Sheriff Denby
1940
Convicted Woman
Hank, a Reporter (uncredited)
This Thing Called Love
Tom Howland
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
You Nazty Spy!
Mr. Amscray (uncredited)
The Heckler
Green Sox Manager
Island of Doomed Men
Brand
The Man from Tumbleweeds
Governor Dawson
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Inspector Conroy
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Police Doctor
Before I Hang
Capt. McGraw
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Big Joe Brady
Blondie on a Budget
Marvin Williams
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
Process Server
Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise
Frederick Ross
Cafe Hostess
Customer
The Spook Speaks
Newlywed husband
1939
Union Pacific
Reporter (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Detective Deever
Mandrake the Magician
Frank Raymond
Golden Boy
Borneo
Blondie Meets the Boss
Marvin Williams
My Son Is Guilty
Duke Mason
Coast Guard
Bartender (uncredited)
Three Sappy People
Rumsford
The Man They Could Not Hang
Lieutenant Shane
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