Eddie Acuff
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-06-03
Day of Death
1956-12-17 (48 years old)
Place of Birth
Caruthersville, Missouri, USA
Eddie Acuff
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.
Known For
Acting
(1952)
Stop, You're Killing Me
as Cab Driver
(1951)
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
as Golden Egg Doorman (uncredited)
(1949)
The Phantom Creeps
as Mac
(1949)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
(1949)
Johnny Allegro
as Sam
(1949)
Blondie's Big Deal
as Mailman
(1948)
Black Bart
as Elkins (uncredited)
(1948)
Blondie's Secret
as Mailman
(1948)
Slippy McGee
as Charlie
(1948)
Leather Gloves
as Duke
(1948)
The Timber Trail
as Telegraph Operator
(1948)
Blondie's Reward
as Mr. Johnson
(1948)
Bungalow 13
as José Fernando
(1947)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
(1947)
Bells of San Angelo
as Bus Driver
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
as Cattleman (uncredited)
(1947)
Buck Privates Come Home
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1947)
Suddenly It's Spring
as Man Retrieving Pajamas from Peter
(1947)
Exposed
as Policeman at Bentry Mansion Door
(1947)
Blondie in the Dough
as Postman
(1947)
Blondie's Holiday
as Postman
(1947)
Swing the Western Way
as Mr. Spraggs
(1947)
Blondie's Big Moment
as Mailman (uncredited)
(1947)
Bandits of Dark Canyon
as Faraday
(1946)
The Flying Serpent
as Jerry 'Jonesy' Jones
(1946)
Lady in the Lake
as Ed, Coroner (Uncredited)
(1946)
Blonde Alibi
as Ambulance Attendant (Uncredited)
(1946)
Meet Me on Broadway
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1946)
Wake Up and Dream
as Bus Driver
(1946)
The Bamboo Blonde
as M.P. Sergeant (uncredited)
(1946)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Detective Jones (uncredited)
(1946)
Chick Carter, Detective
as Spud Warner
(1945)
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited)
(1945)
Without Love
as Cabbie
(1945)
Between Two Women
as Orderly
(1945)
On Stage Everybody
as George (uncredited)
(1945)
Her Lucky Night
as Chauffeur
(1945)
The Jungle Captive
as Bill
(1945)
The Hidden Eye
as Whitey
(1945)
She Gets Her Man
as Boze, the Photographer
(1945)
Leave It to Blondie
as Mailman (uncredited)
(1945)
Life with Blondie
as Mailman (uncredited)
(1945)
Honeymoon Ahead
as Connors
(1944)
It Happened Tomorrow
as Jim
(1944)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)
(1944)
Bride by Mistake
as Photographer
(1944)
Something for the Boys
as Blue Army Radio Operator (uncredited)
(1944)
Can't Help Singing
as Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
(1944)
Belle of the Yukon
as Miner (uncredited)
(1944)
South of Dixie
as Jay Hatcher
(1943)
Guadalcanal Diary
as Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as - (uncredited)
(1943)
Lost Angel
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1943)
Daredevils of the West
as Red Kelly
(1943)
Headin' for God's Country
as Hugo Higgins
(1942)
In This Our Life
as Worker (uncredited)
(1942)
Pardon My Sarong
as Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
(1942)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Clifford Genet
(1942)
The Lady Is Willing
as Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)
(1942)
Take a Letter, Darling
as Man Who Picks Teeth (uncredited)
(1942)
Fly By Night
as Garage Attendantt (Uncredited)
(1942)
Fall In
as Sgt. Topps
(1942)
What's Cookin'?
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1942)
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
as Arthur Guerney (uncredited)
(1942)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Clifford
(1942)
Girl Trouble
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1942)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Clifford Genet
(1942)
She's in the Army
as Pete
(1942)
The Traitor Within
as Tommy
(1942)
Mississippi Gambler
as Everett - Desk Clerk
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Cpl. Smith (uncredited)
(1941)
Hellzapoppin'
as Drafted Devil (uncredited)
(1941)
Robin Hood of the Pecos
as Sam Starr
(1941)
Bad Man of Deadwood
as Reports Burns is dead
(1941)
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
(1941)
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Clifford Genet
(1941)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Peg Leg
(1941)
Blondie Goes Latin
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1941)
Jungle Girl
as Curly Rogers
(1941)
A Very Young Lady
as Sheriff Bill Stone (uncredited)
(1941)
Mr. District Attorney
as Cabbie
(1941)
Here Comes Happiness
as Bill
(1941)
Rags to Riches
as Ace
(1941)
Dutiful But Dumb
as Headquarters Guard - Right of Door (uncredited)
(1940)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Clifford Genet, Window Cleaner
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Bill - Prisoner Dispensing Clothing (uncredited)
(1940)
One Night in the Tropics
as First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
(1940)
Spring Parade
as Earl (uncredited)
(1940)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Clifford Genet - an Orderly (uncredited)
(1940)
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi
(1940)
Girls of the Road
as Bartley, Bus Driver (Uncredited)
(1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Truck Driver
(1940)
The Boys from Syracuse
as Taxi Cab Driver
(1940)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Joe (uncredited)
(1940)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Bud - Ranger Stenographer (uncredited)
(1940)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Lowery - a Reporter
(1940)
The Bank Dick
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1940)
It's a Date
as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
(1940)
Flowing Gold
as Shorty Smith (uncredited)
(1940)
Money and the Woman
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
(1940)
Cafe Hostess
as Scotty
(1940)
The Border Legion
as Ticket Agent
(1940)
Shooting High
as Andy Carson
(1940)
Sailor's Lady
as Guide
(1940)
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
as Counter Man (uncredited)
(1939)
The Roaring Twenties
as Cabbie (uncredited)
(1939)
Meet Dr. Christian
as Benson
(1939)
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Pots and Pans Peddler (uncredited)
(1939)
The Phantom Creeps
as Mac
(1939)
Days of Jesse James
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1939)
Espionage Agent
as Minor Role
(1939)
Two Bright Boys
as Washburn
(1939)
The Mysterious Miss X
as Pete, a Policeman
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Reporter
(1939)
Society Smugglers
as Radio Expert
(1939)
Miracles for Sale
as Second Taxi Driver
(1939)
Blind Alley
as State Trooper Stopping Fred
(1939)
On Dress Parade
as Fort Lewis Sergeant (uncredited)
(1939)
Too Busy to Work
as Stage Manager
(1939)
The Cowboy Quarterback
as Pilot
(1939)
Persons in Hiding
as Collins (uncredited)
(1939)
Rough Riders' Round-up
as Tommy Ward
(1939)
Flight at Midnight
as Stubby - Passenger Plane Pilot (uncredited)
(1938)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
(1938)
Smashing the Rackets
as Joe - Hoodlum
(1938)
Hollywood Hotel
as Cameraman
(1938)
Four Daughters
as Sam
(1938)
The Invisible Menace
as Corporal Sanger
(1938)
Breakdowns of 1938
as Dunk Glover (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1938)
Next Time I Marry
as Gas Station Attendant
(1938)
The Chaser
as Photographer
(1938)
Law of the Underworld
as Henchman Bill
(1938)
Rhythm of the Saddle
as Dixie Erwin
(1938)
Youth Takes a Fling
as Bum
(1938)
How to Watch Football
as Yelling fan next to Benchley
(1938)
Ladies in Distress
as Horace (1st Thug)
(1937)
They Won't Forget
as Drugstore Clerk
(1937)
Black Legion
as Ted Metcalf
(1937)
Back in Circulation
as Murphy
(1937)
Love Is on the Air
as 'Dunk' Glover
(1937)
She Loved a Fireman
as Skillet Michaels
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Bob Blair
(1937)
Talent Scout
as Musselman - Writer (uncredited)
(1937)
Missing Witnesses
as Detective Pete (uncredited)
(1937)
The Singing Marine
as Sam
(1937)
The Outer Gate
as Todd
(1937)
What Price Vengeance
as Tex McGirk
(1936)
The Petrified Forest
as Lineman
(1936)
The Walking Dead
as 'Betcha'
(1936)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Spudsy Drake
(1936)
Colleen
as (uncredited)
(1936)
The Golden Arrow
as Davis
(1936)
Laughing at Trouble
as Jamie Bradford
(1936)
Crash Donovan
as Alabam
(1936)
(1936)
The Law in Her Hands
as Eddie O'Malley
(1936)
Jailbreak
as Sig Patton
(1936)
Boulder Dam
as Ed Harper
(1936)
Guns of the Pecos
as Jeff Carter
(1935)
I Found Stella Parish
as Dimmie
(1935)
Shipmates Forever
as Lincoln 'Cowboy'
(1935)
Miss Pacific Fleet
as Clarence 'Dutch'
(1934)
Here Comes the Navy
as Marine Orderly (uncredited)