Eddie Acuff
Known for Acting · 166 credits
- Born
- 1908-06-03
- Died
- 1956-12-17
- Place of birth
- Caruthersville, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Edward DeKalb Acuff · Edward Acuff
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eddie Acuff (June 3, 1908 – 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.
Acuff was born Edward DeKalb Acuff in Caruthersville, Missouri. His maternal uncle was a performer on 19th century showboats along the Mississippi River.
Before beginning his Hollywood film career in 1934, Acuff performed in Broadway theatre in the early-1930s. His Broadway credits include Jayhawker (1934), Yellow Jack (1934), John Brown (1934), Growing Pains (1933), Heat Lightning (1933), and The Dark Hours (1932).
He was seen in three film serials — as Curly in Jungle Girl, as Red Kelly, in Daredevils of the West, and as Spud Warner in Chick Carter Detective.
Known For
Movies (166)
The Go-Getter
1937
as Bob Blair
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
1936
as Ed Harper
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Drafted Devil (uncredited)
Jungle Girl
1941
as Curly Rogers
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
Guadalcanal Diary
1943
as Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
1944
as Steve (uncredited)
Fall In
1942
as Sgt. Topps
Four Daughters
1938
as Sam
Johnny Allegro
1949
as Sam
Missing Witnesses
1937
as Detective Pete (uncredited)
Blondie's Big Moment
1947
as Mailman (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Cpl. Smith (uncredited)
Jailbreak
1936
as Sig Patton
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Cattleman (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
1940
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps
1939
as Mac
When Tomorrow Comes
1939
as Second Bus Driver (uncredited)
Black Bart
1948
as Elkins (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
as Jim
Flowing Gold
1940
as Shorty Smith (uncredited)
Lady in the Lake
1946
as Ed, Coroner (Uncredited)
In This Our Life
1942
as Worker (uncredited)
Without Love
1945
as Cabbie
Espionage Agent
1939
as Minor Role
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
On Dress Parade
1939
as Fort Lewis Sergeant (uncredited)
The Walking Dead
1936
as 'Betcha'
Here Comes Happiness
1941
as Bill
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Lowery - a Reporter
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Petrified Forest
1936
as Lineman
Girls of the Road
1940
as Bartley, Bus Driver (Uncredited)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
as Spudsy Drake
Blind Alley
1939
as State Trooper Stopping Fred
Spring Parade
1940
as Earl (uncredited)
Bungalow 13
1948
as José Fernando
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as - (uncredited)
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
as Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited)
Next Time I Marry
1938
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Life with Blondie
1945
as Mailman (uncredited)
What Price Vengeance
1937
as Tex McGirk
One Night in the Tropics
1940
as First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
Hollywood Hotel
1938
as Cameraman
The Jungle Captive
1945
as Bill
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Peg Leg
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Ambulance Attendant (Uncredited)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940
as Bud - Ranger Stenographer (uncredited)
The Singing Marine
1937
as Sam
Bride by Mistake
1944
as Photographer
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Dunk Glover (archive footage) (uncredited)
Black Legion
1937
as Ted Metcalf
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Reporter
Belle of the Yukon
1944
as Miner (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
as Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing
1942
as Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)
The Law in Her Hands
1936
as Eddie O'Malley
Miracles for Sale
1939
as Second Taxi Driver
Two Bright Boys
1939
as Washburn
Slippy McGee
1948
as Charlie
Lost Angel
1943
as Policeman (uncredited)
Here Comes the Navy
1934
as Marine Orderly (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
1937
as Drugstore Clerk
Suddenly It's Spring
1947
as Man Retrieving Pajamas from Peter
Shipmates Forever
1935
as Lincoln 'Cowboy'
The Bank Dick
1940
as Reporter (uncredited)
Blondie's Reward
1948
as Mr. Johnson
Crash Donovan
1936
as Alabam
Love Is on the Air
1937
as 'Dunk' Glover
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
as Man Who Picks Teeth (uncredited)
Blondie Goes Latin
1941
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
as Taxi Cab Driver
The Border Legion
1940
as Ticket Agent
Days of Jesse James
1939
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Bells of San Angelo
1947
as Bus Driver
The Chaser
1938
as Photographer
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
1951
as Golden Egg Doorman (uncredited)
Dutiful But Dumb
1941
as Headquarters Guard - Right of Door (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Bill - Prisoner Dispensing Clothing (uncredited)
The Invisible Menace
1938
as Corporal Sanger
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Guide
Law of the Underworld
1938
as Henchman Bill
The Traitor Within
1942
as Tommy
I Found Stella Parish
1935
as Dimmie
Cafe Hostess
1940
as Scotty
Persons in Hiding
1939
as Collins (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
as Clifford
Laughing at Trouble
1936
as Jamie Bradford
Blondie's Big Deal
1949
as Mailman
Exposed
1947
as Policeman at Bentry Mansion Door
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940
as Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940
as Counter Man (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong
1942
as Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952
as Cab Driver
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939
as Tommy Ward
Money and the Woman
1940
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Daredevils of the West
1943
as Red Kelly
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
as Detective Jones (uncredited)
Something for the Boys
1944
as Blue Army Radio Operator (uncredited)
Blondie's Secret
1948
as Mailman
Smashing the Rackets
1938
as Joe - Hoodlum
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Clifford Genet - an Orderly (uncredited)
Mississippi Gambler
1942
as Everett - Desk Clerk
Flight at Midnight
1939
as Stubby - Passenger Plane Pilot (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody
1945
as George (uncredited)
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
1942
as Arthur Guerney (uncredited)
Leave It to Blondie
1945
as Mailman (uncredited)
It's a Date
1940
as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Pilot
Colleen
1936
as (uncredited)
Can't Help Singing
1944
as Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
as Bum
Bad Man of Deadwood
1941
as Reports Burns is dead
Between Two Women
1945
as Orderly
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
as Clifford Genet
She Gets Her Man
1945
as Boze, the Photographer
Shooting High
1940
as Andy Carson
About Eddie Acuff
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eddie Acuff (June 3, 1908 – 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. Acuff was born Edward DeKalb Acuff in Caruthersville, Missouri. His maternal uncle was a performer on 19th century showboats along the Mississippi River. Before beginning his Hollywood film career in 1934, Acuff performed in Broadway theatre in the early-1930s. His Broadway credits include Jayhawker… With 166 credits spanning from 1934 to 1952, Eddie Acuff has appeared in 166 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eddie Acuff Movies
- The Go-Getter (1937) — as Bob Blair
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) — as Cabbie (uncredited)
- Boulder Dam (1936) — as Ed Harper
- Hellzapoppin' (1941) — as Drafted Devil (uncredited)
- Jungle Girl (1941) — as Curly Rogers
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