About
Don Haggerty
Overview
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
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1981 | California Gold Rush | Actor | Jake Brown | 59 Average |
1981 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Actor | 59 Average |
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1977 | Incredible Rocky Mountain Race | Actor | Sheriff Benedict | 58 Average |
1973 | Starbird and Sweet William | Actor | Hunter | N/A N/A |
1971 | Dirty Harry | Actor | Minor Role (uncredited) | 71 Good |
1971 | The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler | Actor | Jake | 58 Average |
1966 | The Night of the Grizzly | Actor | Sam Podds | 58 Average |
1965 | The Loved One | Actor | Haggerty | 59 Average |
1965 | The Great Sioux Massacre | Actor | Senator Blaine | 58 Average |
1964 | The Killers | Actor | Mail Truck Driver | 61 Fair |
1964 | The Solid Gold Girl | Actor | The Bartender | N/A N/A |
1962 | Hell Is for Heroes | Actor | Capt. Mace | 59 Average |
1960 | Seven Ways from Sundown | Actor | Durton | 58 Average |
1960 | Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge | Actor | Wes | N/A N/A |
1959 | The Gunfight at Dodge City | Actor | Sheriff Jim Regan | 58 Average |
1959 | Gundown at Sandoval | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1958 | Some Came Running | Actor | Ted Harperspoon (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
1958 | The Man Who Died Twice | Actor | Frank | 58 Average |
1958 | Cattle Empire | Actor | Ralph Hamilton | 59 Average |
1958 | Blood Arrow | Actor | Gabe | 59 Average |
1958 | Day of the Badman | Actor | Deputy Floyd | 59 Average |
1957 | The Crooked Circle | Actor | Adams | N/A N/A |
1957 | Back from the Dead | Actor | John Mitchell | 58 Average |
1957 | Footsteps in the Night | Actor | Detective Sergeant Mike Duncan | 58 Average |
1957 | Spoilers of the Forest | Actor | Williams the Ranger | N/A N/A |
1957 | Fight for the Title | Actor | Gibson | N/A N/A |
1957 | Chain of Evidence | Actor | Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan | 58 Average |
1956 | Calling Homicide | Actor | Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan | 59 Average |
1956 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Actor | Prison Guard (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
1956 | Crashing Las Vegas | Actor | Henchman Tony Murlock | 58 Average |
1956 | Mobs Incorporated | Actor | Det. Barney Flannery | N/A N/A |
1956 | Mobs, Inc. | Actor | Det. Barney Flannery | 58 Average |
1955 | Texas Lady | Actor | Sheriff Herndon | 59 Average |
1955 | The Desperate Hours | Actor | Detective (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
1955 | The Private War of Major Benson | Actor | Harold Hibler | 59 Average |
1955 | I Cover the Underworld | Actor | Prison Guard (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1955 | Air Strike | Actor | Richard Huggins | 59 Average |
1955 | An Annapolis Story | Actor | Lt. Prentiss | 58 Average |
1954 | Cry Vengeance | Actor | Lt. Pat Ryan | 58 Average |
1954 | Naked Alibi | Actor | Matt Matthews | 59 Average |
1954 | Return from the Sea | Actor | Tompkins | 58 Average |
1954 | The Rocket Man | Actor | Officer Mike O'Brien | 59 Average |
1954 | Loophole | Actor | Neil Sanford | 59 Average |
1954 | Phantom Stallion | Actor | Foreman Gil | N/A N/A |
1953 | Take the High Ground! | Actor | Commanding Officer (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1953 | Combat Squad | Actor | Sgt. Wiley | 58 Average |
1953 | Hannah Lee: An American Primitive | Actor | Bill Crashaw | 59 Average |
1953 | Roar of the Crowd | Actor | Chuck Baylor | N/A N/A |
1952 | Denver and Rio Grande | Actor | Bob Nelson | 58 Average |
1952 | The Narrow Margin | Actor | Det. Wilson (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
1952 | Bronco Buster | Actor | Dobie Carson | 59 Average |
1952 | Wild Stallion | Actor | Sergeant Keach | 59 Average |
1952 | Sailor Beware | Actor | Lt. Connors (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1951 | Callaway Went Thataway | Actor | Director | 58 Average |
1951 | The Stooge | Actor | Mr. Winston (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1951 | Angels in the Outfield | Actor | Rube Ronson | 59 Average |
1951 | Rhubarb | Actor | Policeman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1951 | Lost Planet Airmen | Actor | Tony Dirken | 59 Average |
1951 | Go for Broke! | Actor | Sgt. Wilson I. Culley | 58 Average |
1951 | Cause for Alarm! | Actor | Mr. Russell | 59 Average |
1951 | Quebec | Actor | Col. Jean Durossac | N/A N/A |
1951 | Spoilers of the Plains | Actor | Ben Rix | 59 Average |
1950 | Gambling House | Actor | Sharky | 59 Average |
1950 | Vigilante Hideout | Actor | Jim Benson | N/A N/A |
1950 | Armored Car Robbery | Actor | Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car | 59 Average |
1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Actor | Det. Andrews (uncredited) | 66 Fair |
1950 | Storm Over Wyoming | Actor | The Marshal | 59 Average |
1950 | The Vanishing Westerner | Actor | Henchman Art | 58 Average |
1950 | Dynamite Pass | Actor | Sheriff | 59 Average |
1950 | The Kid from Texas | Actor | Morgan | 58 Average |
1950 | The Sundowners | Actor | Sheriff Elmer Gall | 58 Average |
1950 | Sands of Iwo Jima | Actor | Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
1949 | Cowboy and the Prizefighter | Actor | Steve Stevenson | N/A N/A |
1949 | South of Rio | Actor | Chuck Bowers | N/A N/A |
1949 | King of the Rocket Men | Actor | Tony Dirken | 58 Average |
1949 | Canadian Pacific | Actor | Cagle | 58 Average |
1949 | The Crooked Way | Actor | Hood | 59 Average |
1949 | Rustlers | Actor | Rancher | 58 Average |
1948 | Gun Smugglers | Actor | Sheriff Schurslock | N/A N/A |
1948 | Angel in Exile | Actor | Deputy Sheriff | 58 Average |
1948 | False Paradise | Actor | Deal Marden, chief henchman | 59 Average |
1948 | The Gentleman from Nowhere | Actor | Bill Cook | 58 Average |
1948 | That Lady in Ermine | Actor | 58 Average |
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1948 | Pitfall | Actor | District Attorney's Man | 60 Fair |
1948 | Borrowed Trouble | Actor | Lippy | 59 Average |
1948 | Sinister Journey | Actor | Harmon Roberts | 59 Average |
1948 | The Dead Don't Dream | Actor | Deputy Sheriff | N/A N/A |
1948 | Silent Conflict | Actor | Rancher #2 | N/A N/A |
1946 | Problem Drinkers | Actor | Fred Lane - Alcoholic (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
1942 | USS VD: Ship of Shame | Actor | Ship Officer (uncredited) | 58 Average |
1939 | Back Door to Heaven | Actor | Jail Guard at Desk (uncredited) | 59 Average |