Don Haggerty

Don 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.

Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-07-03

Place of birth

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Images

Cast

The Killers

The Killers

1964

6.88

Loophole

Loophole

1954

6.60

Naked Alibi

Naked Alibi

1954

6.10

The Stooge

The Stooge

1951

6.64

Air Strike

Air Strike

1955

5.00

Combat Squad

Combat Squad

1953

5.00

Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

1971

7.45

Blood Arrow

Blood Arrow

1958

7.00

Rustlers

Rustlers

1949

5.30

Quebec

Quebec

1951

0.00

South of Rio

South of Rio

1949

0.00

Texas Lady

Texas Lady

1955

5.40

Pitfall

Pitfall

1948

6.82

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

1951

5.30

Mobs, Inc.

Mobs, Inc.

1956

4.00

The Gangster

The Gangster

1947

5.10