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Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 3, 1914
Died
August 19, 1988
Place of Birth
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Donald Francis Haggerty
Don Haggerty
0.5 Popularity
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
5.0
Jake Brown
California Gold Rush
1981
6.0
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
3.0
Sheriff Benedict
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
6.4
Baretta
1975
4.6
Harry O
1974
3.0
Hunter
Starbird and Sweet William
1973
7.4
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dirty Harry
1971
5.4
Jake
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
1971
6.2
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
6.2
Sheriff
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Credits
California Gold Rush
as Jake Brown
1981
5.0
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
6.0
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
as Sheriff Benedict
1977
3.0
Baretta
1975
6.4
Harry O
1974
4.6
Starbird and Sweet William
as Hunter
1973
3.0
Dirty Harry
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1971
7.4
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
as Jake
1971
5.4
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
6.2
The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Sheriff
1967
6.2
Rango
1967
0.0
The Night of the Grizzly
as Sam Podds
1966
5.8
The Loved One
as Haggerty
1965
6.2
My Mother the Car
1965
4.3
The Legend of Jesse James
as Steele
1965
4.8
The Great Sioux Massacre
as Senator Blaine
1965
4.2
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
7.0
The Killers
as Mail Truck Driver
1964
6.9
The Solid Gold Girl
as The Bartender
1964
0.0
My Favorite Martian
as Sgt. Seeley
1963
5.9
Petticoat Junction
as J.C. Albright
1963
5.7
Burke's Law
as Policeman
1963
6.0
The Beverly Hillbillies
as First Policeman
1962
6.9
Hell Is for Heroes
as Capt. Mace
1962
6.5
🎬
The Beachcomber
as Frank Butcher
1962
0.0
🎬
The Beachcomber
as Wharton
1962
0.0
Ben Casey
1961
5.6
The Andy Griffith Show
as Ralph Hanes
1960
7.6
Seven Ways from Sundown
as Durton
1960
5.8
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
as Wes
1960
0.0
Lock-Up
1959
6.2
Laramie
1959
6.6
Riverboat
as Dubois
1959
6.2
Riverboat
as Albert Scott
1959
6.2
Bonanza
as Dolph Rimbeau
1959
7.5
The Gunfight at Dodge City
as Sheriff Jim Regan
1959
5.6
Rawhide
as Brewster
1959
7.2
Rawhide
as Sheriff Brinkley
1959
7.2
Rawhide
as Abe
1959
7.2
Rawhide
as Bartender
1959
7.2
Gundown at Sandoval
1959
0.0
Some Came Running
as Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)
1958
6.9
Bat Masterson
as Jess Porter
1958
6.1
Bat Masterson
as Gordon Hall
1958
6.1
Behind Closed Doors
1958
0.0
The Texan
1958
5.5
Bronco
1958
5.9
The Man Who Died Twice
as Frank
1958
5.6
Cattle Empire
as Ralph Hamilton
1958
6.0
Blood Arrow
as Gabe
1958
7.0
Day of the Badman
as Deputy Floyd
1958
6.5
The Crooked Circle
as Adams
1957
6.0
26 Men
1957
4.2
Leave It to Beaver
1957
6.9
Maverick
1957
6.9
Perry Mason
as Police Chief
1957
7.7
Sugarfoot
as Vance Stanton
1957
4.8
Sugarfoot
as James Reilly
1957
4.8
Sugarfoot
as Sam Booker
1957
4.8
Sugarfoot
as Simon Getty
1957
4.8
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
7.3
Back from the Dead
as John Mitchell
1957
5.0
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Harry Maxton
1957
6.2
Footsteps in the Night
as Detective Sergeant Mike Duncan
1957
5.5
Spoilers of the Forest
as Williams the Ranger
1957
0.0
🎬
Fight for the Title
as Gibson
1957
0.0
Panic!
1957
0.0
Chain of Evidence
as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
1957
4.6
Calling Homicide
as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
1956
5.9
🎬
State Trooper
1956
5.0
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State Trooper
as Sheriff Elder
1956
5.0
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
1956
7.3
Crashing Las Vegas
as Henchman Tony Murlock
1956
4.6
Telephone Time
1956
6.3
Mobs, Inc.
as Det. Barney Flannery
1956
4.0
Texas Lady
as Sheriff Herndon
1955
5.4
The Desperate Hours
as Detective (uncredited)
1955
7.0
Cheyenne
1955
6.0
Gunsmoke
as Sheriff
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Clardy
1955
6.6
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Mort Herrick
1955
6.8
The Private War of Major Benson
as Harold Hibler
1955
6.6
I Cover the Underworld
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
1955
6.0
Air Strike
as Richard Huggins
1955
5.0
An Annapolis Story
as Lt. Prentiss
1955
3.3
The Millionaire
as Detective Ed Murdock
1955
5.0
Cry Vengeance
as Lt. Pat Ryan
1954
5.9
Naked Alibi
as Matt Matthews
1954
6.0
Studio 57
1954
0.0
Return from the Sea
as Tompkins
1954
4.5
The Rocket Man
as Officer Mike O'Brien
1954
6.3
Loophole
as Neil Sanford
1954
6.6
Phantom Stallion
as Foreman Gil
1954
0.0
Take the High Ground!
as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
1953
5.9
Combat Squad
as Sgt. Wiley
1953
5.0
Letter to Loretta
as Joe Wilson
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Bill Rogers
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Mike Prichett
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Bud Martinson
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Mr. Leonard
1953
6.5
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
as Bill Crashaw
1953
4.0
Roar of the Crowd
as Chuck Baylor
1953
0.0
General Electric Theater
as Police Lieutenant
1953
6.4
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Frank
1952
6.7
Denver and Rio Grande
as Bob Nelson
1952
5.5
The Narrow Margin
as Det. Wilson (uncredited)
1952
7.3
Bronco Buster
as Dobie Carson
1952
5.0
Wild Stallion
as Sergeant Keach
1952
6.5
Sailor Beware
as Lt. Connors (uncredited)
1952
6.2
Callaway Went Thataway
as Director Don
1951
5.1
The Stooge
as Mr. Winston (uncredited)
1951
6.6
Angels in the Outfield
as Rube Ronson
1951
6.7
Rhubarb
as Policeman (uncredited)
1951
5.3
Lost Planet Airmen
as Tony Dirken
1951
6.0
Racket Squad
1951
6.0
That's My Boy
as Tom - Masseur (uncredited)
1951
5.8
Go for Broke!
as Sgt. Wilson I. Culley
1951
5.8
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
4.5
Cause for Alarm!
as Mr. Russell
1951
5.9
Quebec
as Col. Jean Durossac
1951
0.0
Spoilers of the Plains
as Ben Rix
1951
6.0
Gambling House
as Sharky
1950
6.1
Vigilante Hideout
as Jim Benson
1950
0.0
Armored Car Robbery
as Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car
1950
6.5
The Asphalt Jungle
as Det. Andrews (uncredited)
1950
7.5
Storm Over Wyoming
as The Marshal
1950
5.5
The Vanishing Westerner
as Henchman Art
1950
2.0
Dynamite Pass
as Sheriff
1950
5.9
The Kid from Texas
as Morgan
1950
5.3
The Sundowners
as Sheriff Elmer Gall
1950
5.0
Sands of Iwo Jima
as Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited)
1950
6.4
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
as Steve Stevenson
1949
0.0
The Lone Ranger
as Curly Williams
1949
6.8
South of Rio
as Chuck Bowers
1949
0.0
King of the Rocket Men
as Tony Dirken
1949
5.2
Canadian Pacific
as Cagle
1949
5.0
The Crooked Way
as Hood
1949
6.2
Rustlers
as Rancher
1949
5.3
Act of Violence
as Policeman (uncredited)
1949
6.9
Gun Smugglers
as Sheriff Schurslock
1948
0.0
Angel in Exile
as Deputy Sheriff
1948
5.2
False Paradise
as Deal Marden, chief henchman
1948
4.5
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as Bill Cook
1948
6.0
That Lady in Ermine
1948
5.9
Pitfall
as District Attorney's Man
1948
6.8
Borrowed Trouble
as Lippy
1948
5.9
Sinister Journey
as Harmon Roberts
1948
4.5
The Dead Don't Dream
as Deputy Sheriff
1948
4.0
Silent Conflict
as Rancher #2
1948
4.0
Problem Drinkers
as Fred Lane - Alcoholic (uncredited)
1946
0.0
USS VD: Ship of Shame
as Ship Officer (uncredited)
1942
4.2
Back Door to Heaven
as Jail Guard at Desk (uncredited)
1939
3.7