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