Name
Don Haggerty
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-07-03
Deathday
1988-08-19 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
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.Â
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.
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- 1981 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- 1966 The Night of the Grizzly as Sam Podds
- 1950 Armored Car Robbery as Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car
- 1964 The Killers as Mail Truck Driver
- 1962 Hell Is for Heroes as Capt. Mace
- 1949 King of the Rocket Men as Tony Dirken
- 1954 Loophole as Neil Sanford
- 1960 Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge as Wes
- 1954 Naked Alibi as Matt Matthews
- 1955 I Cover the Underworld as Prison Guard (uncredited)
- 1954 Cry Vengeance as Lt. Pat Ryan
- 1951 Cause for Alarm! as Mr. Russell
- 1949 The Crooked Way as Hood
- 1939 Back Door to Heaven as Jail Guard at Desk (uncredited)
- 1957 Chain of Evidence as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
- 1956 Calling Homicide as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
- 1957 Footsteps in the Night as Detective Sergeant Mike Duncan
- 1950 Gambling House as Sharky
- 1958 The Man Who Died Twice as Frank
- 1951 The Stooge as Mr. Winston (uncredited)
- 1953 Take the High Ground! as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
- 1951 Go for Broke! as Wilson Culley
- 1960 Seven Ways from Sundown as Durton
- 1959 The Gunfight at Dodge City as Sheriff Jim Regan
- 1952 Sailor Beware as Lt. Connors (uncredited)
- 1955 The Private War of Major Benson as Harold Hibler
- 1951 Lost Planet Airmen as Tony Dirken
- 1951 Spoilers of the Plains as Ben Rix
- 1965 The Great Sioux Massacre as Senator Blaine
- 1954 The Rocket Man as Officer Mike O'Brien
- 1957 Back from the Dead as John Mitchell
- 1955 Air Strike as Richard Huggins
- 1956 Crashing Las Vegas as Henchman Tony Murlock
- 1950 Storm Over Wyoming as The Marshal
- 1958 Cattle Empire as Ralph Hamilton
- 1957 The Crooked Circle as Adams
- 1950 Dynamite Pass as Sheriff
- 1971 The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler as Jake
- 1952 Bronco Buster as Dobie Carson
- 1959 Gundown at Sandoval as 1st Outlaw
- 1953 Combat Squad as Sgt. Wiley
- 1955 An Annapolis Story as Lt. Prentiss
- 1950 The Asphalt Jungle as Detective Andrews (uncredited)
- 1949 Canadian Pacific as Cagle
- 1950 Vigilante Hideout as Jim Benson
- 1948 That Lady in Ermine
- 1951 Callaway Went Thataway as Director Don
- 1971 Dirty Harry as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1964 The Solid Gold Girl as The Bartender
- 1952 Denver and Rio Grande as Bob Nelson
- 1958 Blood Arrow as Gabe
- 1957 Fight for the Title as Gibson
- 1948 Gun Smugglers as Sheriff Schurslock
- 1948 False Paradise as Deal Marden, chief henchman
- 1954 Return from the Sea as Tompkins
- 1949 Rustlers as Rancher
- 1948 The Dead Don't Dream as Deputy Sheriff
- 1948 Borrowed Trouble as Lippy
- 1956 Somebody Up There Likes Me as Prison Guard (uncredited)
- 1951 Angels in the Outfield as Rube Ronson
- 1954 Phantom Stallion as Foreman Gil
- 1950 Sands of Iwo Jima as Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited)
- 1948 Angel in Exile as Deputy Sheriff
- 1949 Cowboy and the Prizefighter as Steve Stevenson
- 1950 The Sundowners as Sheriff Elmer Gall
- 1948 Sinister Journey as Harmon Roberts
- 1942 USS VD: Ship of Shame as Ship Officer (uncredited)
- 1952 Wild Stallion as Sergeant Keach
- 1957 Spoilers of the Forest as Williams the Ranger
- 1948 Silent Conflict as Rancher #2
- 1951 Quebec as Col. Jean Durossac
- 1950 The Vanishing Westerner as Henchman Art
- 1949 South of Rio as Chuck Bowers
- 1953 Hannah Lee: An American Primitive as Bill Crashaw
- 1955 Texas Lady as Sheriff Herndon
- 1958 Day of the Badman as Deputy Floyd
- 1981 California Gold Rush as Jake Brown
- 1952 The Narrow Margin as Det. Wilson (uncredited)
- 1958 Some Came Running as Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)
- 1948 Pitfall as District Attorney's Man
- 1950 The Kid from Texas as Morgan
- 1955 The Desperate Hours as Detective (uncredited)
- 1951 Rhubarb as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1953 Roar of the Crowd as Chuck Baylor
- 1946 Problem Drinkers as Fred Lane - Alcoholic (uncredited)
- 1965 The Loved One as Haggerty
- 1956 Mobs, Inc. as Det. Barney Flannery
- 1973 Starbird and Sweet William as Hunter
- 1977 The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race as Sheriff Benedict
- 1948 The Gentleman from Nowhere as Bill Cook
- 1951 That's My Boy as Tom - Masseur (uncredited)
- 1949 Act of Violence as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1947 The Gangster as Thug Messenger (uncredited)
- 1960 The Andy Griffith Show ( 1 episode ) as Ralph Hanes
- 1955 Cheyenne ( 1 episode )
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Policeman
- 1962 The Beverly Hillbillies ( 1 episode ) as First Policeman
- 1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. ( 1 episode )
- 1975 Baretta ( 1 episode )
- 1963 Petticoat Junction ( 1 episode ) as J.C. Albright
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Police Chief
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Police Lieutenant
- 1957 Leave It to Beaver ( 1 episode )
- 1962 The Beachcomber ( 1 episode ) as Frank Butcher
- 1974 Harry O ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Brewster
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode )
- 1955 The Millionaire ( 1 episode ) as Detective Ed Murdock
- 1965 My Mother the Car ( 2 episodes )
- 1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ( 12 episodes )
- 1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective ( 1 episode ) as Harry Maxton
- 1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ( 1 episode )
- 1949 The Lone Ranger ( 1 episode ) as Curly Williams
- 1959 Lock-Up ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Bat Masterson ( 1 episode ) as Jess Porter
- 1957 Sugarfoot ( 1 episode ) as Vance Stanton
- 1961 Ben Casey ( 2 episodes )
- 1959 Laramie ( 1 episode )
- 1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Riverboat ( 1 episode ) as Dubois
- 1951 Racket Squad ( 1 episode )
- 1958 The Texan ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Rango ( 1 episode )
- 1965 The Legend of Jesse James ( 1 episode ) as Steele
- 1956 Telephone Time ( 1 episode )
- 1956 State Trooper ( 3 episodes )
- 1957 26 Men ( 3 episodes )
- 1957 Panic! ( 1 episode )
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Joe Wilson
- 1958 Behind Closed Doors ( 1 episode )
- 1954 Studio 57 ( 3 episodes )
- 1957 Maverick ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Riverboat ( 1 episode ) as Albert Scott
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Abe
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Brinkley
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Bartender
- 1957 Sugarfoot ( 1 episode ) as James Reilly
- 1957 Sugarfoot ( 1 episode ) as Simon Getty
- 1957 Sugarfoot ( 1 episode ) as Sam Booker
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Clardy
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Mike Prichett
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Bill Rogers
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Leonard
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Bud Martinson
- 1956 State Trooper ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Elder
- 1952 Four Star Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Frank
- 1962 The Beachcomber ( 1 episode ) as Wharton
- 1958 Bat Masterson ( 1 episode ) as Gordon Hall
- 1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff
- 1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ( 1 episode ) as Mort Herrick
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Dolph Rimbeau
- 1963 My Favorite Martian ( 1 episode ) as Sgt. Seeley
- 1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ( 2 episodes ) as Marsh Murdock
- 1958 Bronco ( 1 episode ) as Henry Paddock
- 1958 Bronco ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Sherm Landry
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode )
