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