Acting · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Born July 1, 1903
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.
MovieA Bewitched Christmas
1994
as Santa Claus
MovieRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
as Self (archive footage)
MovieNickel Mountain
1984
as Doc Cathey
MovieOur Town
1977
as Constable Warren
TVLittle House on the Prairie
1974
MovieHow Do I Love Thee?
1970
as Dr. Littlefield
TVNanny and the Professor
1970
as Mr. Thatcher
MovieGeneration
1969
as Gilbert
MovieThe Impossible Years
1968
as Dr. Elliot Fish
TVMayberry R.F.D.
1968
as G.B. Smith
MovieDo Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967
as Ragle
TVMannix
1967
TVThe Second Hundred Years
1967
as Old Man Tolliver
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Ragle
MovieTexas Across the River
1966
as Mr. Naylor
TVPistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
TVThe Wild Wild West
1965
as Prof. Robey
TVLaredo
1965
TVF Troop
1965
MovieA Very Special Favor
1965
as Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited)
MovieKilroy
1965
as Commissioner
TVBewitched
1964
TVPetticoat Junction
1963
as Dr. Joseph Depew
MovieFor Love or Money
1963
as Milo
MoviePapa's Delicate Condition
1963
as Mayor Ghio's assistant
TVGoing My Way
1962
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Mr. Barmarche
TVEnsign O'Toole
1962
as Admiral Hornsby
MovieJack the Giant Killer
1962
as Imp
MovieSaintly Sinners
1962
as Father Dan Sheridan
TVStraightaway
1961
MovieBoy Who Caught a Crook
1961
as Colonel
TVCain's Hundred
1961
as Clem Burgess
TVRoute 66
1960
The Tom Ewell Show
1960
TVPete and Gladys
1960
MoviePillow Talk
1959
as Mr. Walters
TVThe Alaskans
1959
MovieWarlock
1959
as Doctor Wagner
TVOne Step Beyond
1959
as Doc Simmons
TVRawhide
1959
as Hood
TVLawman
1958
TVThe Texan
1958
TVBronco
1958
MovieBullwhip
1958
as Judge Carr
MovieThe Toughest Gun in Tombstone
1958
as David Cooper
MovieThe Joker is Wild
1957
as Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)
TVMaverick
1957
TVPerry Mason
1957
as George Norris
TVWagon Train
1957
as Judge
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
TVRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Lieutenant Stone
MovieShoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
as Mayor Sam Pelley
MovieInvitation to a Gunfighter
1957
as McKeever
TVThe O. Henry Playhouse
1957
as Maximillian Jones
TVWire Service
1956
as Raisner
The Gale Storm Show
1956
as McDuff
Conflict
1956
as Bob Thompson
TVHey, Jeannie!
1956
as Hornblower
MovieBehind the High Wall
1956
as Todd 'Mac' MacGregor
MovieThe Rawhide Years
1956
as Frank Porter
MovieThe Killer Is Loose
1956
as Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
MovieThe Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Mr. Macy
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Mr. Taylor
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Burt
TVCheyenne
1955
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Halligan
MovieThe Night of the Hunter
1955
as Walt Spoon
MovieTarzan's Hidden Jungle
1955
as Johnson
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Dan Larsen
MovieThe Steel Cage
1954
as Prison Board Member Alan Ferness, segment "The Hostages"
TVFather Knows Best
1954
as Mr. Lydom
MovieA Star Is Born
1954
as Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
TVLassie
1954
A Fair Chance
1954
as Mr. Wilson
MovieJubilee Trail
1954
as Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
MovieRiver of No Return
1954
as Ben (uncredited)
MovieLoophole
1954
as Herman Tate
MovieWyoming Renegades
1954
as Banker Horace Warren
TVPublic Defender
1954
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Uncle Charles
MovieThe Band Wagon
1953
as Producer (uncredited)
MovieCow Country
1953
as Joe Davis
MovieThe System
1953
as Jerry Allen
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Dr. Harvey
MovieThe Clown
1953
as Gallagher
MovieStop, You're Killing Me
1952
as Clyde Post
MovieBlue Canadian Rockies
1952
as Cyrus Higbee
MovieThe Iron Mistress
1952
as Dr. Cuny
TVYour Jeweler's Showcase
1952
as Charlie
TVMr. & Mrs. North
1952
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Mr. Vickers
MovieDon't Bother to Knock
1952
as Mr. Ballew
MovieCarrie
1952
as Mr. Goodman
MovieCarson City
1952
as Charles Crocker
MovieThe Narrow Margin
1952
as Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes
MovieHoodlum Empire
1952
as Sen. Blake
MovieScandal Sheet
1952
as Pete (uncredited)
MovieRoom for One More
1952
as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
MovieMan in the Saddle
1951
as Love Bidwell (uncredited)
MovieThe Unknown Man
1951
as Fingerprint Man
MovieThe Racket
1951
as Mitchell (uncredited)
MovieBehave Yourself!
1951
as Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)
MovieCorky of Gasoline Alley
1951
as Walt Wallet
MovieRodeo King and the Senorita
1951
as Mr. Richards
The Bogus Green
1951
as Alonzo
MovieMillion Dollar Pursuit
1951
as Bowen
MovieThe Enforcer
1951
as Thomas O'Hara
MovieThe Company She Keeps
1951
as Jamieson
MovieGasoline Alley
1951
as Walt Wallet
MovieBlades of the Musketeers
1950
as King Louis XIII
MovieCyrano de Bergerac
1950
as The Meddler
MovieSouthside 1-1000
1950
as Slade
MovieEmergency Wedding
1950
as Forbish - Floorwalker
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Paul
MovieBeyond the Purple Hills
1950
as Amos Rayburn
MovieCaged
1950
as Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)
MovieYoung Daniel Boone
1950
as Charlie Bryan
MovieThe Great Rupert
1950
as Mr. Haggerty
MovieTarnished
1950
as Curtis Jellison
MovieGun Crazy
1950
as Chicago Man (uncredited)
MovieWoman in Hiding
1950
as Fat Salesman
MovieDancing in the Dark
1949
as Barney Bassett
MovieEasy Living
1949
as Jaeger
MovieFlame of Youth
1949
as George Briggs
MovieOnce More, My Darling
1949
as Judge Fraser
MovieThe Lady Gambles
1949
as Mr. Dennis Sutherland
MovieBride of Vengeance
1949
as Councillor
MovieThe Crime Doctor's Diary
1949
as Phillip Bellem
MovieHideout
1949
as Dr. Hamilton Gibbs
MovieAnother Part of the Forest
1948
as Penniman
MovieBlack Bart
1948
as J.T. Hall
MovieIf You Knew Susie
1948
as Editor (uncredited)
MovieThe Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Joey
MovieThey Won't Believe Me
1947
as Thomason
MovieWelcome Stranger
1947
as Mort Elkins
MovieBlaze of Noon
1947
as Mr. Fell
MovieBuck Privates Come Home
1947
as Mr. Roberts (State Department)
MovieCalifornia
1947
as Stark (uncredited)
MovieThe Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Mr. Cameron
MovieCalcutta
1946
as Jack Collins (uncredited)
MovieO.S.S.
1946
as Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse
MovieThe Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Mr. Beatley
MovieBehind Green Lights
1946
as Yager (uncredited)
MovieThe Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
as Stonley
MovieGetting Gertie's Garter
1945
as Clancy
MovieMidnight Manhunt
1945
as Detective Lieutenant Max Hurley
MovieCrime, Inc.
1945
as Deputy District Attorney Dixon
MovieWinged Victory
1944
as Chaplain on Beach (uncredited)
MoviePower of the Press
1943
as Pringle (uncredited)
MovieJunior Army
1942
as Saginaw Jake
MovieThe Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
as J. Gilbert Brampton
MovieSmith of Minnesota
1942
as Lew Smith
MovieLucky Legs
1942
as Ned McLane
MovieSabotage Squad
1942
as Police Inspector Hanley
MovieThe Talk of the Town
1942
as Police Chief
MovieMeet the Stewarts
1942
as Taxi Driver
MovieNot a Ladies' Man
1942
as 'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson
MovieShut My Big Mouth
1942
as Hill
MovieHarvard Here I Come
1941
as Hypo McGonigle
MovieHonolulu Lu
1941
as Bennie Blanchard
MovieSing for Your Supper
1941
as Wing Boley
MovieUnholy Partners
1941
as Mike Reynolds
MovieThe Blonde from Singapore
1941
as Sgt. Burns
MovieTexas
1941
as Sheriff
MovieTwo Latins from Manhattan
1941
as Don Barlow
MovieSweetheart of the Campus
1941
as Sheriff Denby
MovieThey Dare Not Love
1941
as Second Sailor
MovieShe Knew All the Answers
1941
as Barber
MovieThe Big Boss
1941
as Cliff Randall
MovieUnder Age
1941
as Albert Ward
Black Eyes and Blues
1941
as Phineas Q. Potts
MovieThe Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
as Sheriff Haggerty
MovieThe Face Behind the Mask
1941
as Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara
MovieThe Phantom Submarine
1940
as Bartlett
MovieThis Thing Called Love
1940
as Tom Howland
MovieBeyond the Sacramento
1940
as Warden McKay
MovieThe Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Big Joe Brady
MovieWest of Abilene
1940
as Forsyth
MovieSo You Won't Talk?
1940
as Cop
MovieGlamour for Sale
1940
as Frank Regan
MovieThe Spook Speaks
1940
as Newlywed husband
MovieBefore I Hang
1940
as Capt. McGraw
MovieFive Little Peppers in Trouble
1940
as Process Server
MovieThe Secret Seven
1940
as Maj. Blaine
MovieMilitary Academy
1940
as Marty Lewis
MovieGirls of the Road
1940
as Sheriff
MovieManhattan Heartbeat
1940
as Preston
MovieThe Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940
as Police Doctor
MovieTexas Stagecoach
1940
as Tug Wilson
MovieIsland of Doomed Men
1940
as Brand
MovieMen Without Souls
1940
as Warden Schafer
MovieEscape to Glory
1940
as Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson
MovieCharlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as Frederick Ross
MovieThe Man from Tumbleweeds
1940
as Governor Dawson
MovieThe Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
MovieBlondie on a Budget
1940
as Marvin Williams
MovieThe Heckler
1940
as Green Sox Manager (uncredited)
MovieConvicted Woman
1940
as Hank, a Reporter (uncredited)
MovieThe Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as Inspector Conroy
MovieYou Nazty Spy!
1940
as Mr. Amscray (uncredited)
MovieCafe Hostess
1940
as Customer
MovieMandrake the Magician
1940
as Frank Raymond
MovieMy Son Is Guilty
1939
as Duke Mason
MovieThe Awful Goof
1939
as Drunk (uncredited)
MovieThree Sappy People
1939
as Rumsford
MovieThe Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Detective Deever
MovieBeware Spooks!
1939
as Nick Bruno
MovieScandal Sheet
1939
as Chick Keller
MovieThose High Grey Walls
1939
as Jockey
MovieGolden Boy
1939
as Borneo
MovieKonga, the Wild Stallion
1939
as Fred Martin
MovieThe Man They Could Not Hang
1939
as Lieutenant Shane
MovieCoast Guard
1939
as Bartender (uncredited)
MovieGood Girls Go to Paris
1939
as Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited)
MovieMissing Daughters
1939
as Al Farrow
MovieMandrake the Magician
1939
as Frank Raymond
MovieUnion Pacific
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieOutside These Walls
1939
as Dinky
MovieRomance of the Redwoods
1939
as Forbes
MovieBlondie Meets the Boss
1939
as Marvin Williams
MovieFlying G-Men
1939
as W. S. Hamilton
MovieThe Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Police Inspector Thomas
MovieThere's That Woman Again
1938
as Johnson
