Donald Theophilus Beddoe (July 1, 1903 – January 19, 1991) was an American character actor.

Early years

Born in

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, Beddoe was the son of Dan Beddoe, a Welsh classical singer, and his wife Mary. He graduated from the

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with bachelor's and master's degrees and taught English for three years.

Stage

Beddoe gained much theatrical experience playing in stock theater in Boston, Massachusetts, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Broadway acting debut in 1929, receiving top billing (over a young

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) in ''Nigger Rich''. His other Broadway credits include ''Penny Arcade'' (1930), ''The Greeks Had a Word for It'' (1930), ''Sing High, Sing Low'' (1931), ''The Warrior's Husband'' (1932), ''Man Bites Dog'' (1933), ''The Blue Widow'' (1933), ''Birthright'' (1933), ''The Sky's the Limit'' (1934), ''Nowhere Bound'' (1935), ''First Lady'' (1935), ''Father Malachy's Miracle'' (1937), and ''Winged Victory'' (1943).

Film

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

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in the

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, 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

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shorts '' Three Sappy People'' and '' You Nazty Spy!'' Beddoe appeared in more than 250 films.

Television

Beddoe portrayed Mr. Tolliver in the ABC comedy '' The Second Hundred Years'',Terrace, Vincent (2011). ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 940. 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 on '' Lawman'', three on ''

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'', three on '' Laramie'', three on ''

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'', and three on '' Perry Mason'' including in the 1958 episode 'The Case of the Buried Clock'. He also appeared on the Western aviation series, '' Sky King'', on '' The Alaskans'', on the adventure series, '' Straightaway'', and on the western series, '' The Tall Man''. He appeared too on the sitcoms ''

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'' and ''

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'', and on the drama series, '' Going My Way''. He guest starred on the crime drama, '' Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' and appeared on '' The Lone Ranger'' in the 1950s. Beddoe played the outlaw Black Bart in the 1954 episode "Black Bart The PO8" of the western

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'' Death Valley Days''. In 1965, Beddoe appeared on ''

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'' as “Mr. Halligan” in the episode “Deputy Festus” (S10E17). 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 ''

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and Victor French.

Radio

Beddoe played Pat Grady in the soap opera ''

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''.

Other activities

In 1968, Beddoes proposed construction of a "high-rise trailer park" to be built in Capistrano Beach, California. His plan called for making "more efficient use of land in areas where acreage is too expensive for a trailer park" by building an eight-story structure of concrete and steel and using a crane to lift trailers and insert them into their respective spaces.

Personal life

Beddoe was married to Jessie Evelyn Sebring from May 8, 1944, to her death on January 2, 1974. He later married Joyce Mathews, who had been a showgirl, on August 20, 1974. She survived him.

Death

Beddoe died of

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on January 19, 1991, at age 87.

Selected filmography

* '' The 13th Man'' (1937) - District Attorney's Aide (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Johnson * '' The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt'' (1939) - Inspector Thomas * '' Flying G-Men'' (1939) - W. S. Hamilton * '' Blondie Meets the Boss'' (1939) - Marvin Williams * '' Romance of the Redwoods'' (1939) - Forbes * '' Union Pacific'' (1939) - Reporter (uncredited) * '' Outside These Walls'' (1939) - Dinky * ''

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'' (1939, Serial) - Frank Raymond * '' Missing Daughters'' (1939) - Al Farrow * '' Good Girls Go to Paris'' (1939) - Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Bartender (uncredited) * '' The Man They Could Not Hang'' (1939) - Police Lt. Shane * ''

Konga, the Wild Stallion ''Konga, the Wild Stallion'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Fred Stone, Rochelle Hudson and Richard Fiske. Plot In this drama, a battle has to be fought between rancher Yance Calhoun and farmer Jordan Hadley ...

'' (1939) - Fred Martin * '' Golden Boy'' (1939) - Borneo * ''

Those High Grey Walls ''Those High Grey Walls'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Walter Connolly and Onslow Stevens. It is also known as ''The Gates of Alcatraz''. Plot Dr. MacAuley, a kindly beloved country doctor, is sent to F ...

'' (1939) - Jockey * ''Taming of the West'' (1939) - Coleman (uncredited) * '' Scandal Sheet'' (1939) - Chick Keller * '' Beware Spooks!'' (1939) - Nick Bruno * '' The Amazing Mr. Williams'' (1939) - Detective Deever * ''

My Son Is Guilty ''My Son Is Guilty'' is a 1939 American action adventure crime film directed by Charles Barton and produced by Jack Fier. It stars Bruce Cabot, Jacqueline Wells, Harry Carey and Wynne Gibson Winifred Elaine "Wynne" Gibson (July 3, 1898 � ...

'' (1939) - Duke Mason * '' Cafe Hostess'' (1940) - Customer (uncredited) * '' The Lone Wolf Strikes'' (1940) - Conroy * ''

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'' (1940) - Hank, a Reporter (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Marvin Williams * ''

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'' (1940) - Morning Express Reporter (uncredited) * '' The Man from Tumbleweeds'' (1940) - Governor Dawson * ''

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise ''Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise'' is a 1940 murder mystery film starring Sidney Toler in his fifth of many performances as Charlie Chan. It is based on the Earl Derr Biggers 1930 novel ''Charlie Chan Carries On''. Plot The famed detective seeks t ...

'' (1940) - James Ross * '' Escape to Glory'' (1940) - Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson * ''

Men Without Souls ''Men Without Souls'' is a 1940 black and white crime movie, starring Barton MacLane Barton MacLane (December 25, 1902 – January 1, 1969) was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He appeared in many classic films from the ...

'' (1940) - Warden Schafer * '' Island of Doomed Men'' (1940) - Brand * '' Texas Stagecoach'' (1940) - Tug Wilson * '' The Lone Wolf Strikes'' (1940) - Police Doctor (uncredited) * ''

Manhattan Heartbeat ''Manhattan Heartbeat'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by David Burton and written by Clark Andrews, Harold Buchman, Jack Jungmeyer and Edith Skouras. It is based on the 1928 novel ''Bad Girl'' by Viña Delmar. The film stars Robert Ste ...

'' (1940) - Preston * '' Girls of the Road'' (1940) - Sheriff * ''

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'' (1940) - Marty Lewis * ''

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'' (1940) - Maj. Blinn * ''

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'' (1940) - Process Server (uncredited) * '' Before I Hang'' (1940) - Capt. McGraw * '' Glamour for Sale'' (1940) - Frank Regan * ''So You Want to Talk'' (1940) - Cop * '' West of Abilene'' (1940) - Forsyth * ''

Beyond the Sacramento ''Beyond the Sacramento'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Luci Ward. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Evelyn Keyes, Dub Taylor, John Dilson, Bradley Page and Frank LaRue. The film was released on Nove ...

'' (1940) - Warden McKay * ''

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date ''The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date'' (1941) is the sixth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures. It features Warren William, in his fourth appearance as the title character Lone Wolf, and Edward Gargan, Lester Matthews and Don Beddoe as the film ...

'' (1940) - Big Joe Brady * '' The Phantom Submarine'' (1940) - Bartlett * '' This Thing Called Love'' (1940) - Tom Howland * '' The Face Behind the Mask'' (1941) - Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara * ''

Outlaws of the Panhandle ''Outlaws of the Panhandle'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and written by Paul Franklin. The film stars Charles Starrett, Frances Robinson, Stanley Brown, Norman Willis, Ray Teal and Lee Prather. The film was released ...

'' (1941) - Sheriff (uncredited) * ''

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance ''The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance'' is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow, which stars Warren William, June Storey, and Henry Wilcoxon. Salkow also wrote the original screenplay, along with Earl Felton, and the film was released ...

'' (1941) - Sheriff Haggerty * '' Under Age'' (1941) - Albert Ward * '' The Big Boss'' (1941) - Cliff Randall * '' She Knew All the Answers'' (1941) - Barber * '' They Dare Not Love'' (1941) - Second Sailor (uncredited) * ''

Sweetheart of the Campus ''Sweetheart of the Campus'' (also released as ''Broadway Ahead'') is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Ruby Keeler, Ozzie Nelson, and Harriet Hilliard. Plot Betty Blake (Ruby Keeler) is a lead vocalis ...

'' (1941) - Sheriff Denby * ''

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'' (1941) - Don Barlow * ''

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'' (1941) - Sheriff * '' The Blonde from Singapore'' (1941) - Sgt. Burns * '' Unholy Partners'' (1941) - Michael Z. 'Mike' Reynolds * ''

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'' (1941) - Wing Boley * ''

Honolulu Lu ''Honolulu Lu'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by Charles Barton and written by Eliot Gibbons. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Bruce Bennett, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Gateson, Don Beddoe and Forrest Tucker. The film was released December 11, ...

'' (1941) - Bennie Blanchard * '' Harvard, Here I Come'' (1941) - Hypo McGonigle * ''

Shut My Big Mouth ''Shut My Big Mouth'' is a 1942 American comedy Western film directed by Charles Barton and starring Joe E. Brown. Plot A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west. Cast * Joe E. Brown as Wellington H ...

'' (1942) - Hill * ''

Not a Ladies' Man ''Not a Ladies' Man'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Rian James. The film stars Paul Kelly, Fay Wray, Douglas Croft, Ruth Lee, Lawrence Dixon and Marietta Canty. The film was released on May 14, 1942, by C ...

'' (1942) - 'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson * ''

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'' (1942) - Taxi Driver * ''

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'' (1942) - Mr. Larkin, Husband Who Nominates Dagwood (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Chief Hanley * '' The Talk of the Town'' (1942) - Police Chief * '' Lucky Legs'' (1942) - Ned McLane * '' Smith of Minnesota'' (1942) - Lew Smith * '' The Boogie Man Will Get You'' (1942) - J. Gilbert Brampton (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Enemy Agent (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Saginaw Jake * '' Power of the Press'' (1943) - Pringle (uncredited) * '' Winged Victory'' (1944) - Chaplain on Beach (uncredited) * '' Crime, Inc.'' (1945) - District Attorney Dixon * ''

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'' (1945) - Detective Lt. Max Hurley * '' Getting Gertie's Garter'' (1945) - Clancy (uncredited) * '' The Notorious Lone Wolf'' (1946) - Stonley * ''

Behind Green Lights ''Behind Green Lights'' is a 1946 American crime film directed by Otto Brower. Plot Police Lieutenant Sam Carson spots Walter Bard's bullet-ridden corpse in a car brazenly left in front of the police station. Carson questions Janet Bradley af ...

'' (1946) - Dr. G.F. Yager - Medical Examiner (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1946) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * '' O.S.S.'' (1946) - Gates / Rodney Parrish * '' The Best Years of Our Lives'' (1946) - Mr. Cameron * ''

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'' (1947) - Stark (uncredited) * '' The Farmer's Daughter'' (1947) - Einar - Campaign Reporter * '' Buck Privates Come Home'' (1947) - Mr. Roberts * ''

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'' (1947) - Jack Collins (uncredited) * ''

Blaze of Noon ''Blaze of Noon'' is a 1947 aviation adventure film directed by John Farrow and based on writer and aviator Ernest K. Gann's best-selling novel ''Blaze of Noon'' (1946), a story about early air mail operations. The screenplay was from well-known ...

'' (1947) - Mr. Fell (uncredited) * '' Welcome Stranger'' (1947) - Mort Elkins * ''

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'' (1947) - Thomason * '' The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' (1947) - Joey * ''

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'' (1948) - Editor (uncredited) * '' Black Bart'' (1948) - J.T. Hall * '' Another Part of the Forest'' (1948) - Penniman * '' An Act of Murder'' (1948) - Pearson * ''

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'' (1949) - Dr. Hamilton Gibbs * ''

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'' (1949) - Phillip Bellem * ''

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'' (1949) - Councillor * ''

The Lady Gambles ''The Lady Gambles'' is a 1949 American film noir drama film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston and Stephen McNally. Plot When his estranged wife Joan is found badly beaten after using loaded dice in a back ...

'' (1949) - Mr. Dennis Sutherland * '' Easy Living'' (1949) - Jaeger * '' Once More My Darling'' (1949) - Judge Fraser * '' Flame of Youth'' (1949) - George Briggs * ''

Dear Wife ''Dear Wife'' is a 1949 comedy film starring Joan Caulfield and William Holden. It is the sequel to ''Dear Ruth'', which was based on the Broadway play of the same name by Norman Krasna. Plot Miriam Wilkins is a teenage girl who is campaigning ...

'' (1949) - Metcalfe * '' Dancing in the Dark'' (1949) - Barney Bassett * '' The Great Rupert'' (1950) - Mr. Haggerty * '' Gun Crazy'' (1950) - Man from Chicago (uncredited) * '' Woman in Hiding'' (1950) - Fat Salesman * '' Tarnished'' (1950) - Curtis Jellison * ''

Young Daniel Boone ''Young Daniel Boone'' is a 1950 American Cinecolor Western film directed by Reginald Le Borg and written by Clint Johnston and Reginald Le Borg. The film stars David Bruce, Kristine Miller, Damian O'Flynn, Don Beddoe, Mary Treen and John Myl ...

'' (1950) - Charlie Bryan * ''

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'' (1950) - Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited) * ''

Beyond the Purple Hills ''Beyond the Purple Hills'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by John English and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Gene Autry, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Don Beddoe, James Millican, Don Reynolds and Hugh O'Brian. The film was re ...

'' (1950) - Amos Rayburn * '' Emergency Wedding'' (1950) - Forbish - Floorwalker * '' Southside 1-1000'' (1950) - Slade Knight, Lawyer * '' Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1950) - The Meddler * '' Gasoline Alley'' (1951) - Walt Wallet * '' The Enforcer'' (1951) - Thomas O'Hara * ''

Belle Le Grand ''Belle Le Grand'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Allan Dwan and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars Vera Ralston, John Carroll, William Ching, Hope Emerson, Grant Withers, Stephen Chase, John Qualen and Harry Morgan. The fi ...

'' (1951) - Smith (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1951) - Jamieson * ''

Three Guys Named Mike ''Three Guys Named Mike'' is a 1951 American romantic comedy film directed by Charles Walters and starring Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Howard Keel, and Barry Sullivan.

'' (1951) - Mr. Haymes - First 'Wolf' on Plane (uncredited) * '' Francis Goes to the Races'' (1951) - Dr. Quimby (uncredited) * '' Million Dollar Pursuit'' (1951) - Bowen * ''

As Young as You Feel ''As Young as You Feel'' is a 1951 American comedy film starring Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, and David Wayne, with Marilyn Monroe in a small role. It was directed by Harmon Jones. Plot When printer John R. Hodges is forced to retire at age 65 ...

'' (1951) - Head of Sales (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1951) - Mr. Richards * ''

Behave Yourself! ''Behave Yourself!'' is a 1951 American comedy directed and cowritten by George Beck, starring Farley Granger and Shelley Winters and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Plot Mild mannered young CPA Bill Denny forgets about his and his wife Kate' ...

'' (1951) - Police Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited) * '' Corky of Gasoline Alley'' (1951) - Walt Wallet * '' The Racket'' (1951) - Mitchell - Member of Craig's Office (uncredited) * '' The Unknown Man'' (1951) - Ed * '' Man in the Saddle'' (1951) - Love Bidwell (uncredited) * '' Starlift'' (1951) - Bob Wayne (uncredited) * '' Room for One More'' (1952) - Mr. Taylor (uncredited) * '' Scandal Sheet'' (1952) - Pete (uncredited) * '' Hoodlum Empire'' (1952) - Senator Blake * ''

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'' (1952) - Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes * ''

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'' (1952) - Zeke Mitchell * '' Three for Bedroom "C"'' (1952) - Well-Wisher at Station (uncredited) * ''

Washington Story ''Washington Story'' is a 1952 American drama film directed by Robert Pirosh and starring Van Johnson and Patricia Neal. The screenplay concerns a reporter in search of government corruption who falls for a congressman. Plot On her first trip to ...

'' (1952) - Congressman Reciting Post Office History (uncredited) * '' Carrie'' (1952) - Mr. Goodman * '' Don't Bother to Knock'' (1952) - Mr. Ballew * '' The Big Sky'' (1952) - Horse Trader (uncredited) * '' The Iron Mistress'' (1952) - Dr. Cuny * ''

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'' (1952) - Cyrus Higbee (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952) - Clyde Post * '' The Clown'' (1953) - Gallagher * '' The System'' (1953) - Jerry Allen * '' Cow Country'' (1953) - Joe Davis * '' The Band Wagon'' (1953) - Producer (uncredited) * '' Jubilee Trail'' (1954) - Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited) * '' Loophole'' (1954) - Herman Tate * '' River of No Return'' (1954) - Ben (uncredited) * '' A Star Is Born'' (1954) - Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited) * ''

The Steel Cage ''The Steel Cage'' is a 1954 American film noir drama film directed by Walter Doniger, written by Oliver Crawford, Walter Doniger, Scott Littleton, Berman Swarttz and Guy Trosper, and starring Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, Walter Slezak, J ...

'' (1954) - Prison Board Member Alan Ferness (segment "The Hostages") * ''

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle ''Tarzan's Hidden Jungle'' is a 1955 black-and-white film from RKO Pictures directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Gordon Scott in his first film as Tarzan, taking over the role from Lex Barker, who had in turn followed Johnny Weissmuller ...

'' (1955) - Mr. Johnson (uncredited) * '' Wyoming Renegades'' (1955) - Horace Warren * '' The Night of the Hunter'' (1955) - Walt Spoon * '' The Killer Is Loose'' (1956) - Mr. Freeman (uncredited) * '' The Rawhide Years'' (1956) - Frank Porter * ''

Behind the High Wall ''Behind the High Wall'' is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Abner Biberman starring Tom Tully and Sylvia Sidney. It featured an early performance by John Gavin who had just signed with Universal. It was sometimes referred to as ...

'' (1956) - Todd 'Mac' MacGregor * '' Shootout at Medicine Bend'' (1957) - Mayor Sam Pelley * ''

The Joker Is Wild ''The Joker Is Wild'' is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Charles Vidor, starring Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, and Eddie Albert, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is about Joe E. Lewis, the popular si ...

'' (1957) - Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited) * '' Toughest Gun in Tombstone'' (1958) - David Cooper, Assayer * '' The Restless Gun'' (1958) as Henry Peabody in "The Suffragette" * '' Bullwhip'' (1958) - Judge Carr * '' Warlock'' (1959) - Dr. Wagner * '' Pillow Talk'' (1959) - Mr. Walters (scenes deleted) * '' The Wizard of Baghdad'' (1960) - Caliph Raschid (uncredited) * ''

Boy Who Caught a Crook ''The Boy Who Caught a Crook'' is a 1961 children's film about a young boy who tracks down a gangster. Plot Cast * Wanda Hendrix as Laura * Don Beddoe as Colonel * Roger Mobley Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The g ...

'' (1961) - Colonel * ''

Saintly Sinners ''Saintly Sinners'' is a 1962 American comedy-drama film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Don Beddoe, Ellen Corby, Stanley Clements and Paul Bryar."'Saintly Sinners,' a Comedy, Arrives" ''New York Times'' 29 Mar 1962: 28. Plot Ex-con Josep ...

'' (1962) - Father Dan Sheridan * ''

Jack the Giant Killer "Jack the Giant Killer" is a Cornish fairy tale and legend about a young adult who slays a number of bad giants during King Arthur's reign. The tale is characterised by violence, gore and blood-letting. Giants are prominent in Cornish folklor ...

'' (1962) - Imp * '' Papa's Delicate Condition'' (1963) - Mayor Ghio's Assistant * '' Cattle King'' (1963) - John - Cheyenne Club Drunk (uncredited) * '' For Love or Money'' (1963) - Milo (uncredited) * '' A Very Special Favor'' (1965) - Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited) * '' Texas Across the River'' (1966) - Mr. Naylor * '' The Impossible Years'' (1968) - Dr. Elliot Fish * '' Generation'' (1969) - Gilbert * '' How Do I Love Thee?'' (1970) - Dr. Littlefield * ''

Nickel Mountain ''Nickel Mountain'' is a 1984 drama film produced in Iceland and the United States written and directed by Drew Denbaum. It stars Michael Cole, Heather Langenkamp, Patrick Cassidy, Grace Zabriskie, and Brian Kerwin. The movie is based on th ...

'' (1984) - Doc Cathey (final film role)

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