Eddie Acuff
Acting
Born 1908-06-03
Died 1956-12-17
Caruthersville, Missouri, USA
166 credits
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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.
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They Died with Their Boots On
The Petrified Forest
Guadalcanal Diary
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Roaring Twenties
The Bank Dick
Lady in the Lake
They Drive by Night
In This Our Life
Black Bart
A Volta do Besouro Verde
The Cowboy and the Lady
Black Legion
Hellzapoppin'
Smashing the Rackets
Buck Privates Come Home
Blonde Alibi
The Walking Dead
The Sea of Grass
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Mississippi Gambler
Girl Trouble
One Night in the Tropics
When Tomorrow Comes
Slightly Dangerous
On Dress Parade
The Go-Getter
Breakdowns of 1938
Here Comes Happiness
Crash Donovan
Jungle Girl
The Singing Marine
South of Dixie
It Happened Tomorrow
Flame of Barbary Coast
They Won't Forget
Pardon My Sarong
The Phantom Creeps
The Phantom Creeps
Mr. District Attorney
Charlie Chan in Panama
Belle of the Yukon
Christmas Holiday
Four Daughters
Exposed
Johnny Allegro
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Robin Hood of the Pecos
Wings of the Navy
The Jungle Captive
Boulder Dam
Blind Alley
Ladies in Distress
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Sailor's Lady
Laughing at Trouble
Without Love
Her Lucky Night
Here Comes the Navy
The Chaser
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