
Don Haggerty
Known for Acting · 137 credits
- Born
- 1914-07-03
- Died
- 1988-08-19
- Place of birth
- Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Donald Francis Haggerty
Biography
Don Haggerty (b. July 3, 1914, Poughkeepsie, New York – d. August 19, 1988, Cocoa Beach, Florida) was an American film actor appearing in films in the 1940s and 1950s.
Before entering films in 1947, Haggerty was a Brown University athlete and served in the US military. Usually cast as tough policemen or cowboys, he appeared in a number of memorable films including Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), The Asphalt Jungle (1951), Angels in the Outfield (1951) and The Narrow Margin. The B-movie actor continued to appear in films until the early 1980s. In the 1955-1956 season, he appeared as the outlaw Sam Bass in an episode of Jim Davis's syndicated Stories of the Century.
In 1956-1957, Haggerty appeared as Sheriff Elder in Rod Cameron's syndicated western-themed crime drama, State Trooper. He appeared at this time in three episodes of the syndicated western 26 Men about the Arizona Rangers. In 1959, he guest starred in Bruce Gordon's docudrama about the Cold War, Behind Closed Doors. In 1960, Haggerty guest starred on the NBC crime drama Dan Raven starring Skip Homeier. He also appeared as Joe Wine in the 1961 episode "Alien Entry" of the syndicated series The Blue Angels. About this time, he also appeared in the episode "The Green Gamblers" of the crime drama The Brothers Brannagan.
Known For
TV Shows (44)

Perry Mason
1957
as Police Chief

Bonanza
1959
as Dolph Rimbeau

The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Ralph Hanes

Maverick
1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as First Policeman

Petticoat Junction
1963
as J.C. Albright

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mort Herrick / Marsh Murdock

Ben Casey
1961

Cheyenne
1955

Leave It to Beaver
1957
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Frank

Rawhide
1959
as Brewster / Abe / Sheriff Brinkley / Bartender

Burke's Law
1963
as Policeman

The Lone Ranger
1949
as Curly Williams

Gunsmoke
1955
as Sheriff / Clardy

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964

Baretta
1975

Bat Masterson
1958
as Jess Porter / Gordon Hall

My Favorite Martian
1963
as Sgt. Seeley

Sugarfoot
1957
as Vance Stanton / James Reilly / Simon Getty / Sam Booker

The Millionaire
1955
as Detective Ed Murdock

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Harry Maxton

Telephone Time
1956

The Texan
1958

Laramie
1959

Harry O
1974

Riverboat
1959
as Dubois / Albert Scott

Studio 57
1954

Lock-Up
1959
State Trooper
1956
as Sheriff Elder

Bronco
1958
as Henry Paddock / Sheriff Sherm Landry

The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Sheriff

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951

Racket Squad
1951

26 Men
1957

Behind Closed Doors
1958
The Beachcomber
1962
as Frank Butcher / Wharton

The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Steele

Letter to Loretta
1953
as Joe Wilson / Mike Prichett / Bill Rogers / Mr. Leonard / Bud Martinson

Panic!
1957

Rango
1967

My Mother the Car
1965

General Electric Theater
1953
as Police Lieutenant
Movies (93)

Dirty Harry
1971
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Lost Planet Airmen
1951
as Tony Dirken

Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Rube Ronson

The Sundowners
1950
as Sheriff Elmer Gall

The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Detective Andrews (uncredited)

Act of Violence
1949
as Policeman (uncredited)

False Paradise
1948
as Deal Marden, chief henchman

The Stooge
1951
as Mr. Winston (uncredited)

The Killers
1964
as Mail Truck Driver

Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
as Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited)

The Narrow Margin
1952
as Det. Wilson (uncredited)

Phantom Stallion
1954
as Foreman Gil

Quebec
1951
as Col. Jean Durossac

Some Came Running
1958
as Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)

Gambling House
1950
as Sharky

Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
as Prison Guard (uncredited)

The Desperate Hours
1955
as Detective (uncredited)

Sailor Beware
1952
as Lt. Connors (uncredited)

Cattle Empire
1958
as Ralph Hamilton

Hell Is for Heroes
1962
as Capt. Mace

The Loved One
1965
as Haggerty

Canadian Pacific
1949
as Cagle

The Private War of Major Benson
1955
as Harold Hibler

Dynamite Pass
1950
as Sheriff

Crashing Las Vegas
1956
as Henchman Tony Murlock

Rustlers
1949
as Rancher

Pitfall
1948
as District Attorney's Man

The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959
as Sheriff Jim Regan

Rhubarb
1951
as Policeman (uncredited)

Sinister Journey
1948
as Harmon Roberts

Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
as Durton

The Night of the Grizzly
1966
as Sam Podds

The Gangster
1947
as Thug Messenger (uncredited)

Wild Stallion
1952
as Sergeant Keach

Day of the Badman
1958
as Deputy Floyd

Texas Lady
1955
as Sheriff Herndon

The Vanishing Westerner
1950
as Henchman Art

Naked Alibi
1954
as Matt Matthews

That's My Boy
1951
as Tom - Masseur (uncredited)

The Crooked Way
1949
as Hood

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981

Denver and Rio Grande
1952
as Bob Nelson

Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Director Don

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
1971
as Jake

The Kid from Texas
1950
as Morgan

Cause for Alarm!
1951
as Mr. Russell

Borrowed Trouble
1948
as Lippy

Go for Broke!
1951
as Sgt. Wilson I. Culley

Combat Squad
1953
as Sgt. Wiley

That Lady in Ermine
1948

Cry Vengeance
1954
as Lt. Pat Ryan

The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as Senator Blaine

An Annapolis Story
1955
as Lt. Prentiss

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
as Bill Crashaw

Armored Car Robbery
1950
as Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car

Loophole
1954
as Neil Sanford

Silent Conflict
1948
as Rancher #2

I Cover the Underworld
1955
as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Cowboy and the Prizefighter
1949
as Steve Stevenson

Footsteps in the Night
1957
as Detective Sergeant Mike Duncan

Back Door to Heaven
1939
as Jail Guard at Desk (uncredited)

California Gold Rush
1981
as Jake Brown

Air Strike
1955
as Richard Huggins

Return from the Sea
1954
as Tompkins

Spoilers of the Forest
1957
as Williams the Ranger

The Rocket Man
1954
as Officer Mike O'Brien

USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942
as Ship Officer (uncredited)

Spoilers of the Plains
1951
as Ben Rix

Roar of the Crowd
1953
as Chuck Baylor

Chain of Evidence
1957
as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
as Sheriff Benedict

Angel in Exile
1948
as Deputy Sheriff

Calling Homicide
1956
as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan

Starbird and Sweet William
1973
as Hunter

Back from the Dead
1957
as John Mitchell

Vigilante Hideout
1950
as Jim Benson

King of the Rocket Men
1949
as Tony Dirken

Take the High Ground!
1953
as Commanding Officer (uncredited)

South of Rio
1949
as Chuck Bowers

Blood Arrow
1958
as Gabe

The Dead Don't Dream
1948
as Deputy Sheriff

The Man Who Died Twice
1958
as Frank

Gundown at Sandoval
1959
as 1st Outlaw

The Solid Gold Girl
1964
as The Bartender
Fight for the Title
1957
as Gibson

Mobs, Inc.
1956
as Det. Barney Flannery

The Crooked Circle
1957
as Adams

Storm Over Wyoming
1950
as The Marshal

Bronco Buster
1952
as Dobie Carson

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1960
as Wes

Gun Smugglers
1948
as Sheriff Schurslock

The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948
as Bill Cook

Problem Drinkers
1946
as Fred Lane - Alcoholic (uncredited)
About Don Haggerty
Don Haggerty (b. July 3, 1914, Poughkeepsie, New York – d. August 19, 1988, Cocoa Beach, Florida) was an American film actor appearing in films in the 1940s and 1950s. Before entering films in 1947, Haggerty was a Brown University athlete and served in the US military. Usually cast as tough policemen or cowboys, he appeared in a number of memorable films including Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), The Asphalt Jungle (1951), Angels in the Outfield (1951) and The Narrow Margin. The B-movie actor continued to appear in films until the early 1980s. In the… With 137 credits spanning from 1939 to 1981, Don Haggerty has appeared in 93 films and 44 TV shows.
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- Dirty Harry (1971) — as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Lost Planet Airmen (1951) — as Tony Dirken
- Angels in the Outfield (1951) — as Rube Ronson
- The Sundowners (1950) — as Sheriff Elmer Gall
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — as Detective Andrews (uncredited)
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