Portrait of Don Beddoe

Acting

Don Beddoe

Career

Active from 1938 to 1994, with a break from 1971 to 1983, busiest in 1941 with 13 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 106 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Don Beddoe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Comedy 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Classic Western 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Classic Mystery 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Undercover Agent 2
  • Classic Slapstick Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

224
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
A Bewitched Christmas
A Bewitched Christmas (1994)

as Santa Claus

1980s

1 title
Nickel Mountain
Nickel Mountain (1984)

as Doc Cathey

1970s

4 titles Β· average score 79
Our Town
Our Town (1977)
GoodWatch score 87

as Constable Warren

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show

How Do I Love Thee?
How Do I Love Thee? (1970)

as Dr. Littlefield

Nanny and the Professor
Nanny and the Professor (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as Mr. Thatcher

1960s

29 titles Β· average score 59
Mayberry R.F.D.
Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show Β· as G.B. Smith

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show Β· as Prof. Robey

F Troop
F Troop (1965)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Laredo
Laredo (1965)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show Β· as Dr. Joseph Depew

Jack the Giant Killer
Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

as Imp

Saintly Sinners
Saintly Sinners (1962)

as Father Dan Sheridan

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show Β· as Mr. Barmarche

Boy Who Caught a Crook
Boy Who Caught a Crook (1961)

as Colonel

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1950s

87 titles Β· average score 66
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show Β· as Stan Perkins

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show Β· as Minister / Hood

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as George Norris / Carter Farraday

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show Β· as Judge

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show Β· as Price

Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957)
GoodWatch score 83

as McKeever

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show Β· as Burt

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Corky of Gasoline Alley
Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951)

as Walt Wallet

The Company She Keeps
The Company She Keeps (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jamieson

Tarnished
Tarnished (1950)

as Curtis Jellison

1940s

81 titles Β· average score 61
The Crime Doctor's Diary
The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Phillip Bellem

They Won't Believe Me
They Won't Believe Me (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Thomason

The Boogie Man Will Get You
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

as J. Gilbert Brampton

Shut My Big Mouth
Shut My Big Mouth (1942)

as Hill

The Face Behind the Mask
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara

Texas
Texas (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sheriff

Before I Hang
Before I Hang (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Capt. McGraw

The Spook Speaks
The Spook Speaks (1940)

as Newlywed husband

You Nazty Spy!
You Nazty Spy! (1940)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mr. Amscray (uncredited)

The Heckler
The Heckler (1940)

as Green Sox Manager (uncredited)

Glamour for Sale
Glamour for Sale (1940)

as Frank Regan

Island of Doomed Men
Island of Doomed Men (1940)
GoodWatch score 37

as Brand

1930s

21 titles Β· average score 66
Beware Spooks!
Beware Spooks! (1939)

as Nick Bruno

The Man They Could Not Hang
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lieutenant Shane

The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Detective Deever

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Police Inspector Thomas

Three Sappy People
Three Sappy People (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Rumsford

The Awful Goof
The Awful Goof (1939)

as Drunk (uncredited)

My Son Is Guilty
My Son Is Guilty (1939)

as Duke Mason

Flying G-Men
Flying G-Men (1939)

as W. S. Hamilton

Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet (1939)

as Chick Keller

Outside These Walls
Outside These Walls (1939)

as Dinky

Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Reporter (uncredited)

There's That Woman Again
There's That Woman Again (1938)
GoodWatch score 52

as Johnson