Eddie Acuff
Born: 1908-06-03 in Caruthersville, Missouri, USA
Died: 1956-12-17
Known For: Acting
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. On December 17, 1956, Acuff died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Filmography
1952
- Stop, You're Killing Me as Cab Driver
1951
- Painting the Clouds with Sunshine as Golden Egg Doorman (uncredited)
1949
- Johnny Allegro as Sam
- Miss Grant Takes Richmond as Bus Driver (uncredited)
- The Phantom Creeps as Mac
- Blondie's Big Deal as Mailman
1948
- Black Bart as Elkins (uncredited)
- Blondie's Reward as Mr. Johnson
- Leather Gloves as Duke
- Blondie's Secret as Mailman
- Bungalow 13 as José Fernando
- The Timber Trail as Telegraph Operator
- Slippy McGee as Charlie
1947
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
- Exposed as Policeman at Bentry Mansion Door
- The Sea of Grass as Cattleman (uncredited)
- Blondie's Holiday as Postman
- Blondie's Big Moment as Mailman (uncredited)
- Suddenly It's Spring as Man Retrieving Pajamas from Peter
- Blondie in the Dough as Postman
- Bells of San Angelo as Bus Driver
- Swing the Western Way as Mr. Spraggs
- Bandits of Dark Canyon as Faraday
1946
- Blonde Alibi as Ambulance Attendant (Uncredited)
- Lady in the Lake as Ed, Coroner (Uncredited)
- The Bamboo Blonde as M.P. Sergeant (uncredited)
- Wake Up and Dream as Bus Driver
- The Flying Serpent as Jerry 'Jonesy' Jones
- Chick Carter, Detective as Spud Warner
- Meet Me on Broadway as Waiter (uncredited)
- The Notorious Lone Wolf as Detective Jones (uncredited)
1945
- Life with Blondie as Mailman (uncredited)
- Without Love as Cabbie
- Her Lucky Night as Chauffeur
- The Jungle Captive as Bill
- Flame of Barbary Coast as Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited)
- Between Two Women as Orderly
- On Stage Everybody as George (uncredited)
- The Hidden Eye as Whitey
- Leave It to Blondie as Mailman (uncredited)
- She Gets Her Man as Boze, the Photographer
- Honeymoon Ahead as Connors
1944
- It Happened Tomorrow as Jim
- Belle of the Yukon as Miner (uncredited)
- South of Dixie as Jay Hatcher
- Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)
- Can't Help Singing as Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
- Something for the Boys as Blue Army Radio Operator (uncredited)
- Christmas Holiday as Steve (uncredited)
- Bride by Mistake as Photographer
1943
- Guadalcanal Diary as Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
- Slightly Dangerous as - (uncredited)
- Lost Angel as Policeman (uncredited)
- Daredevils of the West as Red Kelly
- Headin' for God's Country as Hugo Higgins
1942
- Girl Trouble as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Mississippi Gambler as Everett - Desk Clerk
- In This Our Life as Worker (uncredited)
- The Lady Is Willing as Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)
- The Traitor Within as Tommy
- Pardon My Sarong as Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
- Calling Dr. Gillespie as Clifford
- Fall In as Sgt. Topps
- Take a Letter, Darling as Man Who Picks Teeth (uncredited)
- Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant as Clifford Genet
- Fly By Night as Garage Attendantt (Uncredited)
- She's in the Army as Pete
- Dr. Kildare's Victory as Clifford Genet
- What's Cookin'? as Doorman (uncredited)
- Who Is Hope Schuyler? as Arthur Guerney (uncredited)
1941
- They Died with Their Boots On as Cpl. Smith (uncredited)
- The Wagons Roll at Night as Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
- Hellzapoppin' as Drafted Devil (uncredited)
- Mr. District Attorney as Cabbie
- Blondie Goes Latin as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- Jungle Girl as Curly Rogers
- Here Comes Happiness as Bill
- Bad Man of Deadwood as Reports Burns is dead
- Bad Men of Missouri as Peg Leg
- The People Vs. Dr. Kildare as Clifford Genet
- Robin Hood of the Pecos as Sam Starr
- Rags to Riches as Ace
- Dutiful But Dumb as Headquarters Guard - Right of Door (uncredited)
- A Very Young Lady as Sheriff Bill Stone (uncredited)
1940
- They Drive by Night as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
- A Volta do Besouro Verde as Lowery - a Reporter
- The Villain Still Pursued Her as Joe (uncredited)
- One Night in the Tropics as First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
- The Bank Dick as Reporter (uncredited)
- Charlie Chan in Panama as Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi
- Cafe Hostess as Scotty
- Castle on the Hudson as Bill - Prisoner Dispensing Clothing (uncredited)
- Dr. Kildare's Crisis as Clifford Genet, Window Cleaner
- The Border Legion as Ticket Agent
- Flowing Gold as Shorty Smith (uncredited)
- The Texas Rangers Ride Again as Bud - Ranger Stenographer (uncredited)
- Sailor's Lady as Guide
- The Boys from Syracuse as Taxi Cab Driver
- Shooting High as Andy Carson
- Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Clifford Genet - an Orderly (uncredited)
- Money and the Woman as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
- It's a Date as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
- Spring Parade as Earl (uncredited)
- Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! as Counter Man (uncredited)
- Girls of the Road as Bartley, Bus Driver (Uncredited)
- Buck Benny Rides Again as Truck Driver
1939
- The Roaring Twenties as Cabbie (uncredited)
- On Dress Parade as Fort Lewis Sergeant (uncredited)
- Espionage Agent as Minor Role
- The Phantom Creeps as Mac
- When Tomorrow Comes as Second Bus Driver (uncredited)
- Flight at Midnight as Stubby - Passenger Plane Pilot (uncredited)
- Blind Alley as State Trooper Stopping Fred
- Blondie Meets the Boss as Pots and Pans Peddler (uncredited)
- Two Bright Boys as Washburn
- Wings of the Navy as Reporter
- Rough Riders' Round-up as Tommy Ward
- Days of Jesse James as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- The Cowboy Quarterback as Pilot
- Society Smugglers as Radio Expert
- The Mysterious Miss X as Pete, a Policeman
- Persons in Hiding as Collins (uncredited)
- Miracles for Sale as Second Taxi Driver
- Meet Dr. Christian as Benson
- Too Busy to Work as Stage Manager
1938
- The Cowboy and the Lady as Bus Driver (uncredited)
- Hollywood Hotel as Cameraman
- Breakdowns of 1938 as Dunk Glover (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Ladies in Distress as Horace (1st Thug)
- Smashing the Rackets as Joe - Hoodlum
- Next Time I Marry as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- Rhythm of the Saddle as Dixie Erwin
- The Chaser as Photographer
- Four Daughters as Sam
- Law of the Underworld as Henchman Bill
- Youth Takes a Fling as Bum
- How to Watch Football as Yelling fan next to Benchley
- The Invisible Menace as Corporal Sanger
1937
- Black Legion as Ted Metcalf
- The Go-Getter as Bob Blair
- The Singing Marine as Sam
- Love Is on the Air as 'Dunk' Glover
- They Won't Forget as Drugstore Clerk
- What Price Vengeance as Tex McGirk
- She Loved a Fireman as Skillet Michaels
- Missing Witnesses as Detective Pete (uncredited)
- Talent Scout as Musselman - Writer (uncredited)
- Back in Circulation as Murphy
- The Outer Gate as Todd
1936
- The Walking Dead as 'Betcha'
- The Petrified Forest as Lineman
- Boulder Dam as Ed Harper
- Guns of the Pecos as Jeff Carter
- Laughing at Trouble as Jamie Bradford
- Crash Donovan as Alabam
- The Case of the Velvet Claws as Spudsy Drake
- Colleen as (uncredited)
- The Golden Arrow as Davis
- The Law in Her Hands as Eddie O'Malley
- Let's Make a Million
- Jailbreak as Sig Patton
1935
- I Found Stella Parish as Dimmie
- Shipmates Forever as Lincoln 'Cowboy'
- Miss Pacific Fleet as Clarence 'Dutch'
1934
- Here Comes the Navy as Marine Orderly (uncredited)