Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 3, 1914
Place of Birth:
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
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Don 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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | |
| 1981 | California Gold Rush | Jake Brown |
| 1977 | The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race | Sheriff Benedict |
| 1973 | Starbird and Sweet William | Hunter |
| 1971 | The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler | Jake |
| 1971 | Dirty Harry | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1966 | The Night of the Grizzly | Sam Podds |
| 1965 | The Great Sioux Massacre | Senator Blaine |
| 1965 | The Loved One | Haggerty |
| 1964 | The Killers | Mail Truck Driver |
| 1964 | The Solid Gold Girl | The Bartender |
| 1962 | Hell Is for Heroes | Capt. Mace |
| 1960 | Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge | Wes |
| 1960 | Seven Ways from Sundown | Durton |
| 1959 | The Gunfight at Dodge City | Sheriff Jim Regan |
| 1959 | Gundown at Sandoval | |
| 1958 | The Man Who Died Twice | Frank |
| 1958 | Cattle Empire | Ralph Hamilton |
| 1958 | Blood Arrow | Gabe |
| 1958 | Day of the Badman | Deputy Floyd |
| 1958 | Some Came Running | Ted Harperspoon (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Chain of Evidence | Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan |
| 1957 | Footsteps in the Night | Detective Sergeant Mike Duncan |
| 1957 | Back from the Dead | John Mitchell |
| 1957 | The Crooked Circle | Adams |
| 1957 | Fight for the Title | Gibson |
| 1957 | Spoilers of the Forest | Williams the Ranger |
| 1956 | Calling Homicide | Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan |
| 1956 | Crashing Las Vegas | Henchman Tony Murlock |
| 1956 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Mobs, Inc. | Det. Barney Flannery |
| 1956 | Mobs Incorporated | Det. Barney Flannery |
| 1955 | I Cover the Underworld | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Private War of Major Benson | Harold Hibler |
| 1955 | Air Strike | Richard Huggins |
| 1955 | An Annapolis Story | Lt. Prentiss |
| 1955 | Texas Lady | Sheriff Herndon |
| 1955 | The Desperate Hours | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Loophole | Neil Sanford |
| 1954 | Naked Alibi | Matt Matthews |
| 1954 | Cry Vengeance | Lt. Pat Ryan |
| 1954 | The Rocket Man | Officer Mike O'Brien |
| 1954 | Return from the Sea | Tompkins |
| 1954 | Phantom Stallion | Foreman Gil |
| 1953 | Take the High Ground! | Commanding Officer (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Combat Squad | Sgt. Wiley |
| 1953 | Hannah Lee: An American Primitive | Bill Crashaw |
| 1953 | Roar of the Crowd | Chuck Baylor |
| 1952 | Sailor Beware | Lt. Connors (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Bronco Buster | Dobie Carson |
| 1952 | Denver and Rio Grande | Bob Nelson |
| 1952 | Wild Stallion | Sergeant Keach |
| 1952 | The Narrow Margin | Det. Wilson (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Cause for Alarm! | Mr. Russell |
| 1951 | The Stooge | Mr. Winston (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Go for Broke! | Sgt. Wilson I. Culley |
| 1951 | Lost Planet Airmen | Tony Dirken |
| 1951 | Spoilers of the Plains | Ben Rix |
| 1951 | Callaway Went Thataway | Director |
| 1951 | Angels in the Outfield | Rube Ronson |
| 1951 | Quebec | Col. Jean Durossac |
| 1951 | Rhubarb | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1951 | That's My Boy | Tom - Masseur (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Armored Car Robbery | Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car |
| 1950 | Gambling House | Sharky |
| 1950 | Storm Over Wyoming | The Marshal |
| 1950 | Dynamite Pass | Sheriff |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Det. Andrews (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Vigilante Hideout | Jim Benson |
| 1950 | Sands of Iwo Jima | Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Sundowners | Sheriff Elmer Gall |
| 1950 | The Vanishing Westerner | Henchman Art |
| 1950 | The Kid from Texas | Morgan |
| 1949 | King of the Rocket Men | Tony Dirken |
| 1949 | The Crooked Way | Hood |
| 1949 | Canadian Pacific | Cagle |
| 1949 | Rustlers | Rancher |
| 1949 | Cowboy and the Prizefighter | Steve Stevenson |
| 1949 | South of Rio | Chuck Bowers |
| 1948 | That Lady in Ermine | |
| 1948 | Gun Smugglers | Sheriff Schurslock |
| 1948 | False Paradise | Deal Marden, chief henchman |
| 1948 | The Dead Don't Dream | Deputy Sheriff |
| 1948 | Borrowed Trouble | Lippy |
| 1948 | Angel in Exile | Deputy Sheriff |
| 1948 | Sinister Journey | Harmon Roberts |
| 1948 | Silent Conflict | Rancher #2 |
| 1948 | Pitfall | District Attorney's Man |
| 1948 | The Gentleman from Nowhere | Bill Cook |
| 1946 | Problem Drinkers | Fred Lane - Alcoholic (uncredited) |
| 1942 | USS VD: Ship of Shame | Ship Officer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Back Door to Heaven | Jail Guard at Desk (uncredited) |