Don Haggerty
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-07-03
Day of Death
1988-08-19 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Don 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
Acting
(1981)
(1981)
California Gold Rush
as Jake Brown
(1977)
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
as Sheriff Benedict
(1973)
Starbird and Sweet William
as Hunter
(1971)
Dirty Harry
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1971)
(1966)
The Night of the Grizzly
as Sam Podds
(1965)
The Great Sioux Massacre
as Senator Blaine
(1965)
The Loved One
as Haggerty
(1964)
The Killers
as Mail Truck Driver
(1964)
The Solid Gold Girl
as The Bartender
(1962)
Hell Is for Heroes
as Capt. Mace
(1960)
Seven Ways from Sundown
as Durton
(1960)
(1959)
The Gunfight at Dodge City
as Sheriff Jim Regan
(1959)
(1958)
Some Came Running
as Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)
(1958)
Day of the Badman
as Deputy Floyd
(1958)
The Man Who Died Twice
as Frank
(1958)
Cattle Empire
as Ralph Hamilton
(1958)
Blood Arrow
as Gabe
(1957)
Back from the Dead
as John Mitchell
(1957)
Spoilers of the Forest
as Williams the Ranger
(1957)
Footsteps in the Night
as Detective Sergeant Mike Duncan
(1957)
The Crooked Circle
as Adams
(1957)
Chain of Evidence
as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
(1957)
Fight for the Title
as Gibson
(1956)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
(1956)
Mobs, Inc.
as Det. Barney Flannery
(1956)
Crashing Las Vegas
as Henchman Tony Murlock
(1956)
Calling Homicide
as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
(1956)
Mobs Incorporated
as Det. Barney Flannery
(1955)
The Desperate Hours
as Detective (uncredited)
(1955)
An Annapolis Story
as Lt. Prentiss
(1955)
Texas Lady
as Sheriff Herndon
(1955)
The Private War of Major Benson
as Harold Hibler
(1955)
I Cover the Underworld
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
(1955)
Air Strike
as Richard Huggins
(1954)
Naked Alibi
as Matt Matthews
(1954)
Cry Vengeance
as Lt. Pat Ryan
(1954)
Loophole
as Neil Sanford
(1954)
Phantom Stallion
as Foreman Gil
(1954)
Return from the Sea
as Tompkins
(1954)
The Rocket Man
as Officer Mike O'Brien
(1953)
Take the High Ground!
as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
(1953)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
as Bill Crashaw
(1953)
Roar of the Crowd
as Chuck Baylor
(1953)
Combat Squad
as Sgt. Wiley
(1952)
The Narrow Margin
as Det. Wilson (uncredited)
(1952)
Sailor Beware
as Lt. Connors (uncredited)
(1952)
Denver and Rio Grande
as Bob Nelson
(1952)
Wild Stallion
as Sergeant Keach
(1952)
Bronco Buster
as Dobie Carson
(1951)
Cause for Alarm!
as Mr. Russell
(1951)
Go for Broke!
as Sgt. Wilson I. Culley
(1951)
Angels in the Outfield
as Rube Ronson
(1951)
The Stooge
as Mr. Winston (uncredited)
(1951)
Rhubarb
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1951)
That's My Boy
as Tom - Masseur (uncredited)
(1951)
Callaway Went Thataway
as Director
(1951)
Quebec
as Col. Jean Durossac
(1951)
Spoilers of the Plains
as Ben Rix
(1951)
Lost Planet Airmen
as Tony Dirken
(1950)
The Sundowners
as Sheriff Elmer Gall
(1950)
The Asphalt Jungle
as Det. Andrews (uncredited)
(1950)
Sands of Iwo Jima
as Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited)
(1950)
Armored Car Robbery
as Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car
(1950)
The Kid from Texas
as Morgan
(1950)
Gambling House
as Sharky
(1950)
The Vanishing Westerner
as Henchman Art
(1950)
Dynamite Pass
as Sheriff
(1950)
Storm Over Wyoming
as The Marshal
(1950)
Vigilante Hideout
as Jim Benson
(1949)
Canadian Pacific
as Cagle
(1949)
The Crooked Way
as Hood
(1949)
King of the Rocket Men
as Tony Dirken
(1949)
South of Rio
as Chuck Bowers
(1949)
Rustlers
as Rancher
(1949)
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
as Steve Stevenson
(1948)
Pitfall
as District Attorney's Man
(1948)
(1948)
Angel in Exile
as Deputy Sheriff
(1948)
Gun Smugglers
as Sheriff Schurslock
(1948)
Borrowed Trouble
as Lippy
(1948)
Silent Conflict
as Rancher #2
(1948)
Sinister Journey
as Harmon Roberts
(1948)
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as Bill Cook
(1948)
False Paradise
as Deal Marden, chief henchman
(1948)
The Dead Don't Dream
as Deputy Sheriff
(1946)
Problem Drinkers
as Fred Lane - Alcoholic (uncredited)
(1942)
USS VD: Ship of Shame
as Ship Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
Back Door to Heaven
as Jail Guard at Desk (uncredited)