Don Haggerty
Known for Acting · 137 credits
- Born
- 1914-07-03
- Died
- 1988-08-19
- Place of birth
- Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Donald Francis Haggerty
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.
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.
Known For
TV Shows (44)
Perry Mason
1957
as Police Chief
Bonanza
1959
as Dolph Rimbeau
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Ralph Hanes
Maverick
1957
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as First Policeman
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Petticoat Junction
1963
as J.C. Albright
Ben Casey
1961
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Cheyenne
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mort Herrick / Marsh Murdock
Rawhide
1959
as Brewster / Abe / Sheriff Brinkley / Bartender
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Frank
Burke's Law
1963
as Policeman
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Curly Williams
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sheriff / Clardy
Bat Masterson
1958
as Jess Porter / Gordon Hall
Baretta
1975
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Sugarfoot
1957
as Vance Stanton / James Reilly / Simon Getty / Sam Booker
The Millionaire
1955
as Detective Ed Murdock
The Texan
1958
Laramie
1959
Telephone Time
1956
My Favorite Martian
1963
as Sgt. Seeley
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Harry Maxton
Harry O
1974
Bronco
1958
as Henry Paddock / Sheriff Sherm Landry
Lock-Up
1959
Studio 57
1954
Riverboat
1959
as Dubois / Albert Scott
State Trooper
1956
as Sheriff Elder
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Sheriff
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Racket Squad
1951
26 Men
1957
Behind Closed Doors
1958
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Joe Wilson / Mike Prichett / Bill Rogers / Mr. Leonard / Bud Martinson
Panic!
1957
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Steele
The Beachcomber
1962
as Frank Butcher / Wharton
Rango
1967
My Mother the Car
1965
General Electric Theater
1953
as Police Lieutenant
Movies (93)
Dirty Harry
1971
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Lost Planet Airmen
1951
as Tony Dirken
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Detective Andrews (uncredited)
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Rube Ronson
Act of Violence
1949
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Killers
1964
as Mail Truck Driver
The Sundowners
1950
as Sheriff Elmer Gall
Hell Is for Heroes
1962
as Capt. Mace
Quebec
1951
as Col. Jean Durossac
Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
as Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited)
The Narrow Margin
1952
as Det. Wilson (uncredited)
The Stooge
1951
as Mr. Winston (uncredited)
Sailor Beware
1952
as Lt. Connors (uncredited)
Some Came Running
1958
as Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)
The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959
as Sheriff Jim Regan
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Crashing Las Vegas
1956
as Henchman Tony Murlock
False Paradise
1948
as Deal Marden, chief henchman
Texas Lady
1955
as Sheriff Herndon
Canadian Pacific
1949
as Cagle
Pitfall
1948
as District Attorney's Man
Phantom Stallion
1954
as Foreman Gil
The Desperate Hours
1955
as Detective (uncredited)
The Loved One
1965
as Haggerty
The Private War of Major Benson
1955
as Harold Hibler
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
as Durton
Gambling House
1950
as Sharky
The Gangster
1947
as Thug Messenger (uncredited)
The Night of the Grizzly
1966
as Sam Podds
Cattle Empire
1958
as Ralph Hamilton
Rhubarb
1951
as Policeman (uncredited)
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Director Don
Rustlers
1949
as Rancher
The Crooked Way
1949
as Hood
Dynamite Pass
1950
as Sheriff
Sinister Journey
1948
as Harmon Roberts
That's My Boy
1951
as Tom - Masseur (uncredited)
Denver and Rio Grande
1952
as Bob Nelson
Go for Broke!
1951
as Sgt. Wilson I. Culley
Wild Stallion
1952
as Sergeant Keach
The Vanishing Westerner
1950
as Henchman Art
Day of the Badman
1958
as Deputy Floyd
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
Loophole
1954
as Neil Sanford
Cause for Alarm!
1951
as Mr. Russell
Borrowed Trouble
1948
as Lippy
Cry Vengeance
1954
as Lt. Pat Ryan
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as Senator Blaine
That Lady in Ermine
1948
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
1971
as Jake
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
as Sheriff Benedict
An Annapolis Story
1955
as Lt. Prentiss
The Kid from Texas
1950
as Morgan
Combat Squad
1953
as Sgt. Wiley
Naked Alibi
1954
as Matt Matthews
The Rocket Man
1954
as Officer Mike O'Brien
Armored Car Robbery
1950
as Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
1949
as Steve Stevenson
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942
as Ship Officer (uncredited)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
as Bill Crashaw
Return from the Sea
1954
as Tompkins
I Cover the Underworld
1955
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Spoilers of the Plains
1951
as Ben Rix
Back from the Dead
1957
as John Mitchell
Silent Conflict
1948
as Rancher #2
Air Strike
1955
as Richard Huggins
Spoilers of the Forest
1957
as Williams the Ranger
Take the High Ground!
1953
as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
California Gold Rush
1981
as Jake Brown
Chain of Evidence
1957
as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
Footsteps in the Night
1957
as Detective Sergeant Mike Duncan
Back Door to Heaven
1939
as Jail Guard at Desk (uncredited)
Gundown at Sandoval
1959
as 1st Outlaw
Vigilante Hideout
1950
as Jim Benson
Fight for the Title
1957
as Gibson
The Crooked Circle
1957
as Adams
Starbird and Sweet William
1973
as Hunter
King of the Rocket Men
1949
as Tony Dirken
Calling Homicide
1956
as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
Roar of the Crowd
1953
as Chuck Baylor
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948
as Bill Cook
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1960
as Wes
South of Rio
1949
as Chuck Bowers
Blood Arrow
1958
as Gabe
Angel in Exile
1948
as Deputy Sheriff
Mobs, Inc.
1956
as Det. Barney Flannery
Storm Over Wyoming
1950
as The Marshal
The Dead Don't Dream
1948
as Deputy Sheriff
The Man Who Died Twice
1958
as Frank
Bronco Buster
1952
as Dobie Carson
Gun Smugglers
1948
as Sheriff Schurslock
The Solid Gold Girl
1964
as The Bartender
Problem Drinkers
1946
as Fred Lane - Alcoholic (uncredited)
About Don Haggerty
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. 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… With 137 credits spanning from 1939 to 1981, Don Haggerty has appeared in 93 films and 44 TV shows.
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- Dirty Harry (1971) — as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Lost Planet Airmen (1951) — as Tony Dirken
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — as Detective Andrews (uncredited)
- Angels in the Outfield (1951) — as Rube Ronson
- Act of Violence (1949) — as Policeman (uncredited)
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