About
Eddie Acuff
Overview
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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.
Known for
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| 1952 | Stop, You're Killing Me | Actor | Cab Driver | 58 Average |
| 1951 | Painting The Clouds With Sunshine | Actor | Golden Egg Doorman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond | Actor | Bus Driver (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1949 | The Phantom Creeps | Actor | Mac | 58 Average |
| 1949 | Johnny Allegro | Actor | Sam | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Blondie's Big Deal | Actor | Mailman | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Blondie's Secret | Actor | Mailman | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Bungalow 13 | Actor | José Fernando | 58 Average |
| 1948 | Leather Gloves | Actor | Duke | N/A N/A |
| 1948 | The Timber Trail | Actor | Telegraph Operator | N/A N/A |
| 1948 | Blondie's Reward | Actor | Mr. Johnson | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Black Bart | Actor | Elkins (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1948 | Slippy McGee | Actor | Charlie | N/A N/A |
| 1947 | Bandits of Dark Canyon | Actor | Faraday | N/A N/A |
| 1947 | Blondie in the Dough | Actor | Postman | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Exposed | Actor | Policeman at Bentry Mansion Door | 59 Average |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Actor | Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1947 | Swing the Western Way | Actor | Mr. Spraggs | N/A N/A |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Actor | Cattleman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Bells of San Angelo | Actor | Bus Driver | 58 Average |
| 1947 | Blondie's Holiday | Actor | Postman | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home | Actor | Soldier (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Suddenly It's Spring | Actor | Man Retrieving Pajamas from Peter | 58 Average |
| 1947 | Blondie's Big Moment | Actor | Mailman (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1946 | Lady in the Lake | Actor | Ed, Coroner (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Wake Up and Dream | Actor | Bus Driver | 59 Average |
| 1946 | The Bamboo Blonde | Actor | M.P. Sergeant (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1946 | Chick Carter, Detective | Actor | Spud Warner | 58 Average |
| 1946 | Blonde Alibi | Actor | Ambulance Attendant (Uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1946 | The Notorious Lone Wolf | Actor | Detective Jones (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1946 | The Flying Serpent | Actor | Jerry 'Jonesy' Jones | 58 Average |
| 1946 | Meet Me on Broadway | Actor | Waiter (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Life with Blondie | Actor | Mailman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1945 | The Hidden Eye | Actor | Whitey | 59 Average |
| 1945 | On Stage Everybody | Actor | George (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
| 1945 | The Jungle Captive | Actor | Bill | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Flame of Barbary Coast | Actor | Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1945 | Honeymoon Ahead | Actor | Connors | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Between Two Women | Actor | Orderly | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Without Love | Actor | Cabbie | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Leave It to Blondie | Actor | Mailman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Her Lucky Night | Actor | Chauffeur | 58 Average |
| 1945 | She Gets Her Man | Actor | Boze, the Photographer | 58 Average |
| 1944 | Belle of the Yukon | Actor | Miner (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1944 | Can't Help Singing | Actor | Cavalry Officer (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys | Actor | Blue Army Radio Operator (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1944 | Bride by Mistake | Actor | Photographer | 59 Average |
| 1944 | South of Dixie | Actor | Jay Hatcher | N/A N/A |
| 1944 | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Actor | Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1944 | It Happened Tomorrow | Actor | Jim | 59 Average |
| 1943 | Lost Angel | Actor | Policeman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal Diary | Actor | Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1943 | Headin' for God's Country | Actor | Hugo Higgins | N/A N/A |
| 1943 | Daredevils of the West | Actor | Red Kelly | N/A N/A |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Actor | - (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | The Traitor Within | Actor | Tommy | N/A N/A |
| 1942 | Fall In | Actor | Sgt. Topps | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant | Actor | Clifford Genet | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Girl Trouble | Actor | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | Actor | Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Calling Dr. Gillespie | Actor | Clifford | 59 Average |
| 1942 | She's in the Army | Actor | Pete | N/A N/A |
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Actor | Worker (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Take a Letter, Darling | Actor | Man Who Picks Teeth (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Who Is Hope Schuyler? | Actor | Arthur Guerney (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Mississippi Gambler | Actor | Everett - Desk Clerk | 59 Average |
| 1942 | What's Cookin'? | Actor | Doorman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Dr. Kildare's Victory | Actor | Clifford Genet | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Fly-By-Night | Actor | Garage Attendantt (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Hellzapoppin' | Actor | Drafted Devil (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Actor | Cpl. Smith (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1941 | Bad Man of Deadwood | Actor | Reports Burns is dead | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Rags to Riches | Actor | Ace | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Bad Men of Missouri | Actor | Peg Leg | 59 Average |
| 1941 | A Very Young Lady | Actor | Sheriff Bill Stone (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Jungle Girl | Actor | Curly Rogers | 59 Average |
| 1941 | The People Vs. Dr. Kildare | Actor | Clifford Genet | 59 Average |
| 1941 | The Wagons Roll at Night | Actor | Pickpocket Victim (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney | Actor | Cabbie | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Dutiful But Dumb | Actor | Headquarters Guard - Right of Door (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Here Comes Happiness | Actor | Bill | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Blondie Goes Latin | Actor | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Robin Hood of the Pecos | Actor | Sam Starr | 59 Average |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Actor | Lowery - a Reporter | 58 Average |
| 1940 | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Actor | Bud - Ranger Stenographer (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | The Border Legion | Actor | Ticket Agent | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare's Crisis | Actor | Clifford Genet, Window Cleaner | 59 Average |
| 1940 | The Bank Dick | Actor | Reporter (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1940 | One Night in the Tropics | Actor | First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | The Villain Still Pursued Her | Actor | Joe (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Spring Parade | Actor | Earl (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Actor | Clifford Genet - an Orderly (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Flowing Gold | Actor | Shorty Smith (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Money and the Woman | Actor | Mr. Jones (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | The Boys from Syracuse | Actor | Taxi Cab Driver | 59 Average |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Actor | Driver in Cafe (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1940 | Girls of the Road | Actor | Bartley, Bus Driver (Uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Sailor's Lady | Actor | Guide | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Actor | Truck Driver | N/A N/A |
| 1940 | Shooting High | Actor | Andy Carson | 59 Average |
| 1940 | It's a Date | Actor | Ship's Steward (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! | Actor | Counter Man (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Charlie Chan in Panama | Actor | Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Actor | Bill - Prisoner Dispensing Clothing (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Cafe Hostess | Actor | Scotty | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Days of Jesse James | Actor | Train Conductor (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1939 | On Dress Parade | Actor | Fort Lewis Sergeant (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Too Busy to Work | Actor | Stage Manager | N/A N/A |
| 1939 | Meet Dr. Christian | Actor | Benson | N/A N/A |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Actor | Cabbie (uncredited) | 64 Fair |
| 1939 | Espionage Agent | Actor | Minor Role | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Two Bright Boys | Actor | Washburn | N/A N/A |
| 1939 | Flight at Midnight | Actor | Stubby - Passenger Plane Pilot (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Miracles for Sale | Actor | Second Taxi Driver | 59 Average |
| 1939 | The Cowboy Quarterback | Actor | Pilot | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Blind Alley | Actor | State Trooper Stopping Fred | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Rough Riders' Round-up | Actor | Tommy Ward | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Blondie Meets the Boss | Actor | Pots and Pans Peddler (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Society Smugglers | Actor | Radio Expert | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy | Actor | Reporter | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Persons in Hiding | Actor | Collins (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1939 | The Mysterious Miss X | Actor | Pete, a Policeman | 58 Average |
| 1939 | The Phantom Creeps | Actor | Mac | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Actor | Dunk Glover (archive footage) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Next Time I Marry | Actor | Gas Station Attendant | 59 Average |
| 1938 | The Cowboy and the Lady | Actor | Bus Driver (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Rhythm of the Saddle | Actor | Dixie Erwin | N/A N/A |
| 1938 | How to Watch Football | Actor | Yelling fan next to Benchley | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Youth Takes a Fling | Actor | Bum | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Four Daughters | Actor | Sam | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Smashing the Rackets | Actor | Joe - Hoodlum | 59 Average |
| 1938 | The Chaser | Actor | Photographer | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Ladies in Distress | Actor | Horace (1st Thug) | N/A N/A |
| 1938 | Law of the Underworld | Actor | Henchman Bill | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Hollywood Hotel | Actor | Cameraman | 58 Average |
| 1938 | The Invisible Menace | Actor | Corporal Sanger | 58 Average |
| 1937 | She Loved a Fireman | Actor | Skillet Michaels | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses | Actor | Detective Pete (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Love Is on the Air | Actor | 'Dunk' Glover | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Back in Circulation | Actor | Murphy | 59 Average |
| 1937 | The Outer Gate | Actor | Todd | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Talent Scout | Actor | Musselman - Writer (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1937 | They Won't Forget | Actor | Drugstore Clerk | 58 Average |
| 1937 | The Singing Marine | Actor | Sam | 58 Average |
| 1937 | What Price Vengeance | Actor | Tex McGirk | 59 Average |
| 1937 | The Go-Getter | Actor | Bob Blair | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Black Legion | Actor | Ted Metcalf | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Guns of the Pecos | Actor | Jeff Carter | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Laughing at Trouble | Actor | Jamie Bradford | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Let's Make a Million | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1936 | Jailbreak | Actor | Sig Patton | 58 Average |
| 1936 | Crash Donovan | Actor | Alabam | N/A N/A |
| 1936 | The Case of the Velvet Claws | Actor | Spudsy Drake | 59 Average |
| 1936 | The Golden Arrow | Actor | Davis | 58 Average |
| 1936 | The Law in Her Hands | Actor | Eddie O'Malley | 58 Average |
| 1936 | Colleen | Actor | (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Boulder Dam | Actor | Ed Harper | 59 Average |
| 1936 | The Walking Dead | Actor | 'Betcha' | 59 Average |
| 1936 | The Petrified Forest | Actor | Lineman | 61 Fair |
| 1935 | Miss Pacific Fleet | Actor | Clarence 'Dutch' | 59 Average |
| 1935 | I Found Stella Parish | Actor | Dimmie | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Shipmates Forever | Actor | Lincoln 'Cowboy' | 59 Average |
| 1934 | Here Comes the Navy | Actor | Marine Orderly (uncredited) | 58 Average |