Eddie Acuff

About

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....

Known for

Guadalcanal DiaryMovie • 1943The Secret Life of Walter MittyMovie • 1947The Phantom CreepsMovie • 1939They Drive by NightMovie • 1940In This Our LifeMovie • 1942They Died with Their Boots OnMovie • 1941Lady in the LakeMovie • 1946The Walking DeadMovie • 1936The Roaring TwentiesMovie • 1939Buck Privates Come HomeMovie • 1947The Petrified ForestMovie • 1936The Bank DickMovie • 1940Flame of Barbary CoastMovie • 1945Hellzapoppin'Movie • 1941One Night in the TropicsMovie • 1940Black LegionMovie • 1937The Sea of GrassMovie • 1947Without LoveMovie • 1945They Won't ForgetMovie • 1937It Happened TomorrowMovie • 1944The Cowboy and the LadyMovie • 1938Charlie Chan in PanamaMovie • 1940Pardon My SarongMovie • 1942Four DaughtersMovie • 1938