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Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Actor · Died January 19, 1991, aged 87 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

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Born
July 1, 1903
Died
January 19, 1991 (aged 87)
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
104 on MovieCove · 224 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 40% in 30 days

What are Don Beddoe's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
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Crime10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
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Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
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Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
43%
Bonds
28%
Self
13%
Society
6%
Survival
4%
Ideas
3%
Power
3%
Justice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 29 · Serious 11 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 30 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 20 · Charged 20 · Intense 7

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 32 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 13

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 6

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 35 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 46 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Trickster
1 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Joyful
16
Warm
17
Thrilling
10
Romantic
9
Other
37

How their films linger

Feel-good27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy32
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Don Beddoe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 104 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Don Beddoe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

224 credits, 104 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • A Bewitched Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Santa Claus

  • Nickel Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Doc Cathey

  • Our Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Constable Warren

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • How Do I Love Thee?(1970)

    as Dr. Littlefield

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Nanny and the Professor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr. Thatcher

  • Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Gilbert

  • The Impossible Years(1968)

    as Elliot Fish

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Mayberry R.F.D.(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as G.B. Smith

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Ragle

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Second Hundred Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Man Tolliver

  • CBS Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Ragle

  • Texas Across the River(1966)

    as Mr. Naylor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Prof. Robey

  • Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • F Troop(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • A Very Special Favor(1965)

    as Mr. Calvin Ruthledge (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Kilroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Commissioner

  • Bewitched(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Petticoat Junction(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Joseph Depew

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • For Love or Money(1963)

    as Milo

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Papa's Delicate Condition(1963)

    as Mayor Ghio's assistant

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Going My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Lucy Show(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Barmarche

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Ensign O'Toole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Admiral Hornsby

  • Jack the Giant Killer(1962)

    as Imp

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Saintly Sinners(1962)

    as Father Dan Sheridan

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Straightaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Boy Who Caught a Crook(1961)

    as Colonel

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Clem Burgess

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Tom Ewell Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pete and Gladys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Pillow Talk(1959)

    as Mr. Walters

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Alaskans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Stan Perkins

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Warlock(1959)

    as Doctor Wagner

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Doc Simmons

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Hood · as Minister

  • Lawman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bullwhip(1958)

    as Judge Carr

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Toughest Gun in Tombstone(1958)

    as David Cooper

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Joker Is Wild(1957)

    as Heckler at Copacabana (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · as Price

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Carter Farraday · as Dr. Blane · as George Norris

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Lieutenant Stone

  • Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend(1957)

    as Mayor Sam Pelley

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Invitation to a Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as McKeever

  • The O. Henry Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Maximillian Jones

  • Wire Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Raisner

  • The Gale Storm Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as McDuff

  • Conflict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Thompson

  • Hey, Jeannie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Hornblower

  • Behind the High Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Todd 'Mac' MacGregor

  • The Rawhide Years(1956)

    as Frank Porter

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Killer Is Loose(1956)

    as Mr. Freeman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle on 34th Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Mr. Macy

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Macy · as Mr. Taylor

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Burt

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Halligan

  • The Night of the Hunter(1955)

    as Walt Spoon

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Johnson

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Larsen

  • The Steel Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Prison Board Member Alan Ferness, segment "The Hostages"

  • Father Knows Best(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Lydom

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • A Star Is Born(1954)

    as Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • A Fair Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Mr. Wilson

  • Jubilee Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Maury - Hotel Manager (uncredited)

  • River of No Return(1954)

    as Ben (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Loophole(1954)

    as Herman Tate

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Wyoming Renegades(1955)

    as Banker Horace Warren

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Public Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Holmes · as Mr. Stacy · as Nicholas Barton · as Uncle Charles

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Band Wagon(1953)

    as Producer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Cow Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Joe Davis

  • The System (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Jerry Allen

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Harvey · as Ticket Agent

  • The Clown(1953)

    as Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Stop, You're Killing Me(1952)

    as Clyde Post

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Blue Canadian Rockies(1952)

    as Cyrus Higbee

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Iron Mistress(1952)

    as Dr. Cuny

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Your Jeweler's Showcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie

  • Mr. & Mrs. North(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Four Star Playhouse(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Thompson · as Mr. Vickers

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Bother to Knock(1952)

    as Mr. Ballew

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Carrie(1952)

    as Mr. Goodman

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Carson City(1952)

    as Charles Crocker

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Narrow Margin(1952)

    as Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Hoodlum Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Sen. Blake

  • Scandal Sheet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Pete (uncredited)

  • Room for One More(1952)

    as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Man in the Saddle(1951)

    as Love Bidwell (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Unknown Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Fingerprint Man

  • The Racket(1951)

    as Mitchell (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Behave Yourself! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Sgt. O'Neill (uncredited)

  • Corky of Gasoline Alley(1951)

    as Walt Wallet

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rodeo King and the Senorita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Mr. Richards

  • The Bogus Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Alonzo

  • Million Dollar Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Bowen

  • The Enforcer(1951)

    as Thomas O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Company She Keeps(1951)

    as Jamieson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Gasoline Alley(1951)

    as Walt Wallet

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Blades of the Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as King Louis XIII

  • Cyrano de Bergerac(1950)

    as The Meddler

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Southside 1-1000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Slade

  • Emergency Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Forbish - Floorwalker

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge · as Paul

  • Beyond the Purple Hills(1950)

    as Amos Rayburn

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Caged(1950)

    as Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Young Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Charlie Bryan

  • The Great Rupert(1950)

    as Mr. Haggerty

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Tarnished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Curtis Jellison

  • Gun Crazy(1950)

    as Chicago Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Woman in Hiding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Fat Salesman

  • Dancing in the Dark(1949)

    as Barney Bassett

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Easy Living(1949)

    as Jaeger

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Flame of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as George Briggs

  • Once More, My Darling(1949)

    as Judge Fraser

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Lady Gambles(1949)

    as Mr. Dennis Sutherland

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bride of Vengeance(1949)

    as Councillor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Crime Doctor's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Phillip Bellem

  • Hideout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Dr. Hamilton Gibbs

  • Another Part of the Forest(1948)

    as Penniman

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Black Bart(1948)

    as J.T. Hall

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • If You Knew Susie(1948)

    as Editor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer(1947)

    as Joey

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • They Won't Believe Me(1947)

    as Thomason

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Welcome Stranger(1947)

    as Mort Elkins

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Blaze of Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Mr. Fell

  • Buck Privates Come Home(1947)

    as Mr. Roberts (State Department)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • California(1947)

    as Stark (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Best Years of Our Lives(1946)

    as Mr. Cameron

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Calcutta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Jack Collins (uncredited)

  • O.S.S.(1946)

    as Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Well Groomed Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Mr. Beatley

  • Behind Green Lights(1946)

    as Yager (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Notorious Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Stonley

  • Getting Gertie's Garter(1945)

    as Clancy

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Midnight Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Detective Lieutenant Max Hurley

  • Crime, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Deputy District Attorney Dixon

  • Winged Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Chaplain on Beach (uncredited)

  • Power of the Press (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Pringle (uncredited)

  • Junior Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Saginaw Jake

  • The Boogie Man Will Get You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as J. Gilbert Brampton

  • Smith of Minnesota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Lew Smith

  • Lucky Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Ned McLane

  • Sabotage Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Police Inspector Hanley

  • The Talk of the Town(1942)

    as Police Chief

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Meet the Stewarts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Taxi Driver

  • Not a Ladies' Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as 'Professor Bigfoot' Johnson

  • Shut My Big Mouth(1942)

    as Hill

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Harvard, Here I Come!(1941)

    as Hypo McGonigle

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Honolulu Lu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Bennie Blanchard

  • Sing for Your Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Wing Boley

  • Unholy Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mike Reynolds

  • The Blonde from Singapore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Sgt. Burns

  • Texas(1941)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Two Latins from Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Don Barlow

  • Sweetheart of the Campus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Sheriff Denby

  • They Dare Not Love(1941)

    as Second Sailor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • She Knew All the Answers(1941)

    as Barber

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Big Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Cliff Randall

  • Under Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Albert Ward

  • Black Eyes and Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Phineas Q. Potts

  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance(1941)

    as Sheriff Haggerty

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Face Behind the Mask(1941)

    as Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Submarine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bartlett

  • This Thing Called Love(1940)

    as Tom Howland

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Sacramento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Warden McKay

  • The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Big Joe Brady

  • West of Abilene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Forsyth

  • So You Won't Talk(1940)

    as Cop

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Glamour for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Frank Regan

  • The Spook Speaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Newlywed husband

  • Before I Hang(1940)

    as Capt. McGraw

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Five Little Peppers in Trouble(1940)

    as Process Server

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Maj. Blaine

  • Military Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Marty Lewis

  • Girls of the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Sheriff

  • Manhattan Heartbeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Preston

  • The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Police Doctor

  • Texas Stagecoach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tug Wilson

  • Escape to Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson

  • Island of Doomed Men(1940)

    as Brand

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Men Without Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Warden Schafer

  • Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Frederick Ross

  • The Man from Tumbleweeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Governor Dawson

  • The Doctor Takes a Wife(1940)

    as Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Blondie on a Budget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Marvin Williams

  • The Heckler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Green Sox Manager (uncredited)

  • Convicted Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Hank, a Reporter (uncredited)

  • The Lone Wolf Strikes(1940)

    as Inspector Conroy

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • You Nazty Spy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mr. Amscray (uncredited)

  • Cafe Hostess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Customer

  • Mandrake the Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Frank Raymond

  • My Son Is Guilty(1939)

    as Duke Mason

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Awful Goof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Drunk (uncredited)

  • Three Sappy People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Rumsford

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams(1939)

    as Detective Deever

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Beware Spooks!(1939)

    as Nick Bruno

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scandal Sheet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Chick Keller

  • Those High Grey Walls(1939)

    as Jockey

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Borneo

  • Konga, the Wild Stallion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Fred Martin

  • The Man They Could Not Hang(1939)

    as Lieutenant Shane

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Coast Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Bartender (uncredited)

  • Good Girls Go to Paris(1939)

    as Attorney Thomas Jamison (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Missing Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Al Farrow

  • Mandrake the Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Frank Raymond

  • Union Pacific(1939)

    as Reporter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Outside These Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Dinky

  • Romance of the Redwoods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Forbes

  • Blondie Meets the Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Marvin Williams

  • Flying G-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as W. S. Hamilton

  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt(1939)

    as Police Inspector Thomas

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • There's That Woman Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Johnson

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 224 titles from 1938 to 1994; peak year 1962.

Biggest box office

The Band Wagon (1953)

$15K worldwide

Highest rated

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19381994

Peak 1962 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting224 of 224: 224 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1930s21 · acting1940s81 · acting1950s87 · acting1960s29 · acting1970s4 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 37 roles
39444954

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Don Beddoe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 83; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 104 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th46
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

59 of their 104 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Crowd Pleaser59
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

The Impossible Years (1968)

53rd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 43 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Don Beddoe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Don Beddoe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wallace MacDonald shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles