Portrait of Alfonso Bedoya

Alfonso Bedoya

Acting

Biography

Alfonso Bedoya (April 16, 1904 – December 15, 1957) was a Mexican actor who frequently appeared in U.S. films. Bedoya was born in the small town of Vicam, Sonora, Mexico, of Yaqui Indian heritage. He had a nomadic childhood upbringing in Mexico, though he was educated in Houston, Texas. Bedoya found work as a character actor in the US and Mexican film industries in the 1930s to 1940s. During that time, he worked in over 175 Mexican films. His last movie, The Big Country, was released in 1958 after his death.

Born: April 16, 1904

Place of Birth: Vicam, Sonora, Mexico

Filmography

1958
The Big Country

as Ramón Guiteras

1955
Ten Wanted Men

as Hermando

1954
1954
Ricochet Romance

as Alfredo Gonzáles

1954
Border River

as Captain Vargas

1953
Sombrero

as Don Inocente

1952
California Conquest

as José Martínez

1951
Furia roja

as Ignacio 'El Nacho' López

1951
Man in the Saddle

as Cultus Charley

1951
Stronghold

as Ignacio 'Nacho' Lopez

1950
The Black Rose

as Lu Chung

1950
Fortunes of Captain Blood

as Carmilio, Prison Overseer

1949
Border Incident

as Cuchillo

1949
Streets of Laredo

as Charley Calico

1948
Angel in Exile

as Ysidro Álvarez

1947
Albur de amor

as (as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya)

1947
Gran Casino

as El Rayado

1945
Canaima

as Cholo Parima (Pantoja)

1945
The Abandoned

as Gertrudis López, asistente

1944
Mis hijos!

as Borracho cantina (uncredited)

1943
Doña Bárbara

as Peasant

1943
Wild Flower

as Teniente de Rogelio

1942
The Three Musketeers

as Gorila en cabaret

1941
The Unknown Policeman

as Greñas (uncredited)

1940
The Hawk

as Pistoler

1940
El charro Negro

as Police Commander

1940
The Underdogs

as El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla)

1940