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Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Birthday: 1908-06-03 | Place of Birth: Caruthersville, Missouri, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1949
Johnny Allegro

as    Sam

1948
Bungalow 13

as    José Fernando

1947
Swing the Western Way

as    Mr. Spraggs

1946
The Flying Serpent

as    Jerry 'Jonesy' Jones

1945
The Jungle Captive

as    Bill

1944
It Happened Tomorrow

as    Jim

1943
Daredevils of the West

as    Red Kelly

1941
Rags to Riches

as    Ace

1941
Here Comes Happiness

as    Bill

1941
Jungle Girl

as    Curly Rogers

1941
Robin Hood of the Pecos

as    Sam Starr

1940
They Drive by Night

as    Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

1939
The Mysterious Miss X

as    Pete, a Policeman

1939
Rough Riders' Round-up

as    Tommy Ward

1938
The Invisible Menace

as    Corporal Sanger

1938
Next Time I Marry

as    Gas Station Attendant

1938
Law of the Underworld

as    Henchman Bill

1937
Love Is on the Air

as    'Dunk' Glover

1937
Guns of the Pecos

as    Jeff Carter

1937
Back in Circulation

as    Murphy

1937
She Loved a Fireman

as    Skillet Michaels

1937
What Price Vengeance

as    Tex McGirk

1937
The Outer Gate

as    Todd

1936
Boulder Dam

as    Ed Harper

1936
The Law in Her Hands

as    Eddie O'Malley

1936
Laughing at Trouble

as    Jamie Bradford

1936
The Petrified Forest

as    Lineman

1936
The Case of the Velvet Claws

as    Spudsy Drake