Don Beddoe
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Don Beddoe in Behind Green Lights (1946)
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Donald T. Beddoe July 1, 1903 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 1991 (aged 87) Laguna Hills, California, U.S |
| Occupation | Film, television and stage actor |
| Years active | 1929–1984 |
| Spouse(s) | Joyce Mathews (1974–1991, his death) Evelyn Beddoe (1943–1974, her death) |
Don T. Beddoe (July 1, 1903 – January 19, 1991) was an American character actor.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Beddoe was the son of a singer, also named Don Beddoe. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with bachelor's and master's degrees and taught English for three years.
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 Spencer Tracy) 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).
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 the Three Stooges shorts Three Sappy People and You Nazty Spy!. Beddoe appeared in over 180 films.
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.
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