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Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Birthday: 1914-07-03 | Place of Birth: Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1966
The Night of the Grizzly

as    Sam Podds

1964
The Killers

as    Mail Truck Driver

1959
The Gunfight at Dodge City

as    Sheriff Jim Regan

1958
Blood Arrow

as    Gabe

1958
Cattle Empire

as    Ralph Hamilton

1957
Chain of Evidence

as    Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan

1957
Footsteps in the Night

as    Detective Sergeant Mike Duncan

1957
Back from the Dead

as    John Mitchell

1956
Calling Homicide

as    Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan

1956
Crashing Las Vegas

as    Henchman Tony Murlock

1955
Texas Lady

as    Sheriff Herndon

1954
Cry Vengeance

as    Lt. Pat Ryan

1954
Naked Alibi

as    Matt Matthews

1954
Loophole

as    Neil Sanford

1954
The Rocket Man

as    Officer Mike O'Brien

1952
Bronco Buster

as    Dobie Carson

1951
Spoilers of the Plains

as    Ben Rix

1951
Quebec

as    Col. Jean Durossac

1951
Cause for Alarm!

as    Mr. Russell

1951
Lost Planet Airmen

as    Tony Dirken

1950
Armored Car Robbery

as    Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car

1950
The Vanishing Westerner

as    Henchman Art

1950
Vigilante Hideout

as    Jim Benson

1950
Dynamite Pass

as    Sheriff

1950
The Sundowners

as    Sheriff Elmer Gall

1950
Storm Over Wyoming

as    The Marshal

1949
Canadian Pacific

as    Cagle

1949
Cowboy and the Prizefighter

as    Steve Stevenson

1949
King of the Rocket Men

as    Tony Dirken