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  • BIRTH 03/06/1908
  • DEATH 17/12/1956
  • Country United States
  • MOVIES 35

Eddie Acuff

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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.

Eddie Acuff

Movies (35)

The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
Cabbie (uncredited)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake
Ed, Coroner (Uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
- (uncredited)
Black Legion
Black Legion
Ted Metcalf
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
Cattleman (uncredited)
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
Man Who Picks Teeth (uncredited)
Love Is on the Air
Love Is on the Air
'Dunk' Glover
Blind Alley
Blind Alley
State Trooper Stopping Fred
Without Love
Without Love
Cabbie
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps
The Phantom Creeps
Mac
Black Bart
Black Bart
Elkins (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Lowery - a Reporter
Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast
Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited)
Days of Jesse James
Days of Jesse James
Train Conductor (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow
Jim
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
Cpl. Smith (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps
The Phantom Creeps
Mac
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
Dunk Glover (archive footage) (uncredited)
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
Sam
Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel
Cameraman
Daredevils of the West
Daredevils of the West
Red Kelly
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
'Betcha'
The Jungle Captive
The Jungle Captive
Bill
The Flying Serpent
The Flying Serpent
Jerry 'Jonesy' Jones
Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin'
Drafted Devil (uncredited)
Bad Man of Deadwood
Bad Man of Deadwood
Reports Burns is dead
The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest
Lineman
Too Busy to Work
Too Busy to Work
Stage Manager
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick
Reporter (uncredited)
The Golden Arrow
The Golden Arrow
Davis
Charlie Chan in Panama
Charlie Chan in Panama
Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi
They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget
Drugstore Clerk