Don Haggerty

Birthday:

07/03/1914

Place of birth:

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA:

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.



Credits

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