Eddie Acuff
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: June 3, 1908
Place of Birth: Caruthersville, Missouri, USA
Known For
Rags to Riches
A framed cabby rounds up fur thieves and saves his opera-singer girlfriend.
Shooting High
A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead.
The Hidden Eye
A perfumed message provides the only clue for a blind detective bent on clearing a man accused of murder.
The Roaring Twenties
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
Lost Angel
Alpha's been raised along scientific principles, and will make Mike Regan a great human interest story for his paper. But when his interview prompts Alpha to run away from the institute and ask him to show her some magic, Mike gets more responsibility than he bargained for. Especially since another story of his, one involving gangsters, has also come home to roost.
Hellzapoppin'
Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.
The Petrified Forest
Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.
Meet Me on Broadway
Stuffy amateur director Eddie Dolan decides to mount a show for the well-connected patrons of a posh country club. Eddie and his girlfriend, actress Ann Stallings, hope the production will launch their legitimate Broadway careers. But complications arise when Maxine Whitaker, daughter of a wealthy rival club owner, becomes romantically interested in charming Eddie.
Next Time I Marry
Heiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain American." Her late father was afraid a foreign gigolo would steal her heart and money. So Nancy pays Tony Anthony, working on a WPA road project, to marry, then divorce her. When Nancy inadvertently drives off with Tony's dog, Tony seemingly kidnaps her to retrieve the pooch, which leads to a cross-country race between the two to reach Reno and the divorce court since neither one wants to be the second to file papers.
Flowing Gold
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires him as a roughneck.
Filmography
as Cab Driver
as Golden Egg Doorman (uncredited)
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
as Mac
as Sam
as Mailman
as Mailman
as José Fernando
as Duke
as Telegraph Operator
as Mr. Johnson
as Elkins (uncredited)
as Charlie
as Faraday
as Postman
as Policeman at Bentry Mansion Door
as Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
as Mr. Spraggs
as Cattleman (uncredited)
as Bus Driver
as Postman
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Man Retrieving Pajamas from Peter
as Mailman (uncredited)
as Ed, Coroner (Uncredited)
as Bus Driver
as M.P. Sergeant (uncredited)
as Spud Warner
as Ambulance Attendant (Uncredited)
as Detective Jones (uncredited)
as Jerry 'Jonesy' Jones
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Mailman (uncredited)
as Whitey
as George (uncredited)
as Bill
as Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited)
as Connors
as Orderly
as Cabbie
as Mailman (uncredited)
as Chauffeur
as Boze, the Photographer
as Miner (uncredited)
as Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
as Blue Army Radio Operator (uncredited)
as Photographer
as Jay Hatcher
as Steve (uncredited)
as Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)
as Jim
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
as Hugo Higgins
as Red Kelly
as - (uncredited)
as Tommy
as Sgt. Topps
as Clifford Genet
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
as Clifford
as Pete
as Worker (uncredited)
as Man Who Picks Teeth (uncredited)
as Everett - Desk Clerk
as Arthur Guerney (uncredited)
as Doorman (uncredited)
as Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)
as Clifford Genet
as Garage Attendantt (Uncredited)
as Drafted Devil (uncredited)
as Cpl. Smith (uncredited)
as Reports Burns is dead
as Ace
as Peg Leg
as Sheriff Bill Stone (uncredited)
as Curly Rogers
as Clifford Genet
as Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
as Cabbie
as Headquarters Guard - Right of Door (uncredited)
as Bill
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
as Sam Starr
as Lowery - a Reporter
as Bud - Ranger Stenographer (uncredited)
as Ticket Agent
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Clifford Genet, Window Cleaner
as First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
as Joe (uncredited)
as Earl (uncredited)
as Clifford Genet - an Orderly (uncredited)
as Shorty Smith (uncredited)
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
as Taxi Cab Driver
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
as Bartley, Bus Driver (Uncredited)
as Guide
as Truck Driver
as Andy Carson
as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
as Counter Man (uncredited)
as Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi
as Bill - Prisoner Dispensing Clothing (uncredited)
as Scotty
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
as Fort Lewis Sergeant (uncredited)
as Benson
as Stage Manager
as Cabbie (uncredited)
as Minor Role
as Washburn
as Stubby - Passenger Plane Pilot (uncredited)
as Second Bus Driver (uncredited)
as Second Taxi Driver
as Pilot
as State Trooper Stopping Fred
as Tommy Ward
as Pots and Pans Peddler (uncredited)
as Radio Expert
as Reporter
as Collins (uncredited)
as Pete, a Policeman
as Mac
as Dunk Glover (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
as Dixie Erwin
as Yelling fan next to Benchley
as Bum
as Sam
as Joe - Hoodlum
as Photographer
as Horace (1st Thug)
as Henchman Bill
as Cameraman
as Corporal Sanger
as Skillet Michaels
as Detective Pete (uncredited)
as 'Dunk' Glover
as Murphy
as Todd
as Musselman - Writer (uncredited)
as Drugstore Clerk
as Sam
as Tex McGirk
as Bob Blair
as Ted Metcalf
as Jeff Carter
as Jamie Bradford
as Sig Patton
as Alabam
as Spudsy Drake
as Davis
as Eddie O'Malley
as (uncredited)
as Ed Harper
as 'Betcha'
as Lineman
as Clarence 'Dutch'
as Dimmie
as Lincoln 'Cowboy'
as Marine Orderly (uncredited)