Eddie Acuff
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Eddie Acuff has taken roles in front of the camera in American film and television, and the available details are few. The genre that repeats is crime. Most of what is filed is feature work. His most traceable job is 'The Petrified Forest', as Lineman. 'The Walking Dead' is a further entry in the filmography. Age at the first credit: 26.
Eddie Acuff
162 Movies
Eddie Acuff has taken roles in front of the camera in American film and television, and the available details are few. The genre that repeats is crime. Most of what is filed is feature work. His most traceable job is 'The Petrified Forest', as Lineman. 'The Walking Dead' is a further entry in the filmography. Age at the first credit: 26.
Movies
Plays Lineman
The Petrified Forest
1936
Plays Lowery - a Reporter
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
Plays 'Betcha'
The Walking Dead
1936
Plays Ted Metcalf
Black Legion
1937
Plays Mac
The Phantom Creeps
1939
Plays Joe - Hoodlum
Smashing the Rackets
1938
Plays Bob Blair
The Go-Getter
1937
Plays Cabbie
Mr. District Attorney
1941
Plays Sam
The Singing Marine
1937
Plays Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940
Plays Jim
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Plays Policeman at Bentry Mansion Door
Exposed
1947
Plays Henchman Bill
Law of the Underworld
1938
Plays Curly Rogers
Jungle Girl
1941
Plays Clifford Genet, Window Cleaner
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
Plays Clifford Genet
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
Plays State Trooper Stopping Fred
Blind Alley
1939
Plays Dimmie
I Found Stella Parish
1935
Plays Scotty
Cafe Hostess
1940
Plays Alabam
Crash Donovan
1936
Plays Whitey
The Hidden Eye
1945
Plays Spud Warner
Chick Carter, Detective
1946
Plays Chauffeur
Her Lucky Night
1945
Plays Radio Expert
Society Smugglers
1939
Plays Sam
Four Daughters
1938
Plays Jeff Carter
Guns of the Pecos
1936
Plays Clifford
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
Plays Pilot
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
Plays Bill
Here Comes Happiness
1941
Plays Spudsy Drake
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
Plays Taxi Cab Driver
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
Plays Mr. Johnson
Blondie's Reward
1948
Plays Eddie O'Malley
The Law in Her Hands
1936
Plays Andy Carson
Shooting High
1940
Plays Ticket Agent
The Border Legion
1940
Plays Reports Burns is dead
Bad Man of Deadwood
1941
Plays Sig Patton
Jailbreak
1936
Plays Postman
Blondie's Holiday
1947
Plays Tommy Ward
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939
Plays 'Dunk' Glover
Love Is on the Air
1937
Plays Reporter
Wings of the Navy
1939
Plays Bus Driver
Bells of San Angelo
1947
Plays Davis
The Golden Arrow
1936
Plays Peg Leg
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
Plays Bill
The Jungle Captive
1945
Plays Mailman
Blondie's Big Deal
1949
Plays Postman
Blondie in the Dough
1947
Plays Bus Driver
Wake Up and Dream
1946
Plays Boze, the Photographer
She Gets Her Man
1945
Plays Minor Role
Espionage Agent
1939
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Stop, You're Killing Me
Cab Driver
1952
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Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Golden Egg Doorman (uncredited)
1951
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Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Bus Driver (uncredited)
1949
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Johnny Allegro
Sam
1949
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Blondie's Big Deal
Mailman
1949
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Blondie's Secret
Mailman
1948
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Bungalow 13
José Fernando
1948
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Leather Gloves
Duke
1948
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The Timber Trail
Telegraph Operator
1948
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Eddie Acuff still alive?
Eddie Acuff passed away on December 17, 1956 at age 48.
What are the most famous roles of Eddie Acuff?
Eddie Acuff is best known for roles in The Roaring Twenties, The Petrified Forest, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
How many movies has Eddie Acuff been in?
Over a 22-year career (since 1934), Eddie Acuff has appeared in 162 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Eddie Acuff's first movie?
The career of Eddie Acuff began with Here Comes the Navy (1934).
What is Eddie Acuff's most recent movie or series?
Eddie Acuff's most recent release is Stop, You're Killing Me, which premiered on December 10, 1952.
Eddie Acuff
1908-06-03 · Caruthersville, Missouri, USA
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.