Eddie Acuff
Actor

Eddie Acuff

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Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
3 June 1903(Caruthersville)
Death:
17 December 1956(Hollywood)
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Eddie Acuff (June 3, 1903 – December 17, 1956) was an American actor. His best-known recurring role is that of Mr. Beasley, the postman, in the Blondie movie series that starred Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake.

Biography

He was born in Caruthersville, Missouri. Acuff's maternal uncle was a performer on 19th century showboats along the Mississippi River. Before beginning his Hollywood film career in 1934, he performed in Broadway theatre in the early-1930s. He died in Hollywood, California, and is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.

Partial filmography

  • I Found Stella Parish (1935)
  • Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)
  • The Petrified Forest (1936) as 1st Lineman
  • The Walking Dead (1936)
  • The Golden Arrow (1936)
  • The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
  • Black Legion (1937) as Metcalf
  • The Go Getter (1937)
  • What Price Vengeance? (1937)
  • The Singing Marine (1937)
  • The Outer Gate (1937)
  • Back in Circulation (1937)
  • Love Is on the Air (1937)
  • She Loved a Fireman (1937)
  • Hollywood Hotel (1937)
  • Guns of the Pecos (1937)
  • The Invisible Menace (1938)
  • Law of the Underworld (1938)
  • Smashing the Rackets (1938)
  • Four Daughters (1938)
  • Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
  • Meet Dr. Christian (1939)
  • The Roaring Twenties (1939) as a Cab Driver (uncredited)
  • Shooting High (1940)
  • They Drive By Night (1940) as Driver at café (uncredited)
  • The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
  • The Bank Dick (1940) (uncredited)
  • Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)
  • Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga (1941)
  • High Sierra (1941) as Bus Driver (uncredited)
  • The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) as Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
  • The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
  • The Great American Broadcast (1941)
  • Jungle Girl (1941 serial)
  • They Died with Their Boots On (1941) (uncredited)
  • Hellzapoppin' (1941) (uncredited)
  • Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) as a Reporter (uncredited)
  • Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
  • Guadalcanal Diary (1943) (uncredited)
  • Hat Check Honey (1944)
  • It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
  • The Clock (1945) (uncredited)
  • Wonder Man (1945) (uncredited)
  • The Jungle Captive (1945)
  • The Flying Serpent (1946)
  • Chick Carter, Detective (1946 serial)
  • Heldorado (1946)
  • Blondie's Holiday (1947)
  • Bells of San Angelo (1947)
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) (uncredited)
  • Down To Earth (1947) (uncredited)
  • Bungalow 13 (1948)