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)
Baretta
1975
Perry Mason
1957
as Police Chief
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Ralph Hanes
Bonanza
1959
as Dolph Rimbeau
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as First Policeman
Petticoat Junction
1963
as J.C. Albright
Maverick
1957
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Curly Williams
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Burke's Law
1963
as Policeman
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Frank
Cheyenne
1955
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Harry Maxton
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sheriff / Clardy
Rawhide
1959
as Brewster / Abe / Sheriff Brinkley / Bartender
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mort Herrick / Marsh Murdock
Bat Masterson
1958
as Jess Porter / Gordon Hall
The Millionaire
1955
as Detective Ed Murdock
Ben Casey
1961
My Favorite Martian
1963
as Sgt. Seeley
Telephone Time
1956
Sugarfoot
1957
as Vance Stanton / James Reilly / Simon Getty / Sam Booker
State Trooper
1956
as Sheriff Elder
Studio 57
1954
Laramie
1959
Lock-Up
1959
Racket Squad
1951
The Texan
1958
Harry O
1974
Riverboat
1959
as Dubois / Albert Scott
26 Men
1957
Bronco
1958
as Henry Paddock / Sheriff Sherm Landry
Behind Closed Doors
1958
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Sheriff
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Joe Wilson / Mike Prichett / Bill Rogers / Mr. Leonard / Bud Martinson
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Steele
The Beachcomber
1962
as Frank Butcher / Wharton
Panic!
1957
My Mother the Car
1965
Rango
1967
General Electric Theater
1953
as Police Lieutenant
Movies (93)
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Rube Ronson
Dirty Harry
1971
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Detective Andrews (uncredited)
Some Came Running
1958
as Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)
The Killers
1964
as Mail Truck Driver
Canadian Pacific
1949
as Cagle
The Desperate Hours
1955
as Detective (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
as Durton
Denver and Rio Grande
1952
as Bob Nelson
Texas Lady
1955
as Sheriff Herndon
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Night of the Grizzly
1966
as Sam Podds
Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
as Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited)
Hell Is for Heroes
1962
as Capt. Mace
Naked Alibi
1954
as Matt Matthews
Take the High Ground!
1953
as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
That's My Boy
1951
as Tom - Masseur (uncredited)
Lost Planet Airmen
1951
as Tony Dirken
The Loved One
1965
as Haggerty
Cause for Alarm!
1951
as Mr. Russell
Quebec
1951
as Col. Jean Durossac
Pitfall
1948
as District Attorney's Man
Act of Violence
1949
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Stooge
1951
as Mr. Winston (uncredited)
King of the Rocket Men
1949
as Tony Dirken
The Private War of Major Benson
1955
as Harold Hibler
The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959
as Sheriff Jim Regan
Gambling House
1950
as Sharky
The Gangster
1947
as Thug Messenger (uncredited)
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as Senator Blaine
Go for Broke!
1951
as Wilson Culley
Sailor Beware
1952
as Lt. Connors (uncredited)
Day of the Badman
1958
as Deputy Floyd
That Lady in Ermine
1948
The Rocket Man
1954
as Officer Mike O'Brien
Back from the Dead
1957
as John Mitchell
The Crooked Way
1949
as Hood
The Kid from Texas
1950
as Morgan
Cry Vengeance
1954
as Lt. Pat Ryan
The Vanishing Westerner
1950
as Henchman Art
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
as Sheriff Benedict
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
The Narrow Margin
1952
as Det. Wilson (uncredited)
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Director Don
The Solid Gold Girl
1964
as The Bartender
Gundown at Sandoval
1959
as 1st Outlaw
Armored Car Robbery
1950
as Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car
An Annapolis Story
1955
as Lt. Prentiss
Crashing Las Vegas
1956
as Henchman Tony Murlock
The Crooked Circle
1957
as Adams
Spoilers of the Forest
1957
as Williams the Ranger
Back Door to Heaven
1939
as Jail Guard at Desk (uncredited)
Footsteps in the Night
1957
as Detective Sergeant Mike Duncan
Angel in Exile
1948
as Deputy Sheriff
Chain of Evidence
1957
as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
Calling Homicide
1956
as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
1971
as Jake
Dynamite Pass
1950
as Sheriff
Storm Over Wyoming
1950
as The Marshal
Rhubarb
1951
as Policeman (uncredited)
Cattle Empire
1958
as Ralph Hamilton
Problem Drinkers
1946
as Fred Lane - Alcoholic (uncredited)
Spoilers of the Plains
1951
as Ben Rix
The Man Who Died Twice
1958
as Frank
Sinister Journey
1948
as Harmon Roberts
I Cover the Underworld
1955
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Gun Smugglers
1948
as Sheriff Schurslock
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
as Bill Crashaw
Loophole
1954
as Neil Sanford
Phantom Stallion
1954
as Foreman Gil
California Gold Rush
1981
as Jake Brown
The Dead Don't Dream
1948
as Deputy Sheriff
Borrowed Trouble
1948
as Lippy
Roar of the Crowd
1953
as Chuck Baylor
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948
as Bill Cook
Wild Stallion
1952
as Sergeant Keach
The Sundowners
1950
as Sheriff Elmer Gall
False Paradise
1948
as Deal Marden, chief henchman
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942
as Ship Officer (uncredited)
Bronco Buster
1952
as Dobie Carson
Return from the Sea
1954
as Tompkins
Silent Conflict
1948
as Rancher #2
Fight for the Title
1957
as Gibson
Combat Squad
1953
as Sgt. Wiley
Mobs, Inc.
1956
as Det. Barney Flannery
Air Strike
1955
as Richard Huggins
Starbird and Sweet William
1973
as Hunter
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
1949
as Steve Stevenson
South of Rio
1949
as Chuck Bowers
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1960
as Wes
Vigilante Hideout
1950
as Jim Benson
Blood Arrow
1958
as Gabe
Rustlers
1949
as Rancher
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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- Angels in the Outfield (1951) — as Rube Ronson
- Dirty Harry (1971) — as Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — as Detective Andrews (uncredited)
- Some Came Running (1958) — as Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)
- The Killers (1964) — as Mail Truck Driver
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