Eddie Acuff
Born on June 3rd, 1908
Caruthersville, Missouri, USA
Died on December 17th, 1956
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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.
Filmography Stop, You're Killing Me
1952
Cab Driver
Details Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1951
Golden Egg Doorman (uncredited)
Details Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Details Blondie's Big Deal
1949
Mailman
Details Blondie's Secret
1948
Mailman
Details Bungalow 13
1948
José Fernando
Details The Timber Trail
1948
Telegraph Operator
Details Blondie's Reward
1948
Mr. Johnson
Details Black Bart
1948
Elkins (uncredited)
Details Bandits of Dark Canyon
1947
Faraday
Details Blondie in the Dough
1947
Postman
Details Exposed
1947
Policeman at Bentry Mansion Door
Details The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
Details Swing the Western Way
1947
Mr. Spraggs
Details The Sea of Grass
1947
Cattleman (uncredited)
Details Bells of San Angelo
1947
Bus Driver
Details Blondie's Holiday
1947
Postman
Details Buck Privates Come Home
1947
Soldier (uncredited)
Details Suddenly It's Spring
1947
Man Retrieving Pajamas from Peter
Details Blondie's Big Moment
1947
Mailman (uncredited)
Details Lady in the Lake
1946
Ed, Coroner (Uncredited)
Details Wake Up and Dream
1946
Bus Driver
Details The Bamboo Blonde
1946
M.P. Sergeant (uncredited)
Details Chick Carter, Detective
1946
Spud Warner
Details Blonde Alibi
1946
Ambulance Attendant (Uncredited)
Details The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
Detective Jones (uncredited)
Details The Flying Serpent
1946
Jerry 'Jonesy' Jones
Details Meet Me on Broadway
1946
Waiter (uncredited)
Details Life with Blondie
1945
Mailman (uncredited)
Details On Stage Everybody
1945
George (uncredited)
Details Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited)
Details Between Two Women
1945
Orderly
Details Leave It to Blondie
1945
Mailman (uncredited)
Details Her Lucky Night
1945
Chauffeur
Details She Gets Her Man
1945
Boze, the Photographer
Details Belle of the Yukon
1944
Miner (uncredited)
Details Can't Help Singing
1944
Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
Details Something for the Boys
1944
Blue Army Radio Operator (uncredited)
Details Bride by Mistake
1944
Photographer
Details South of Dixie
1944
Jay Hatcher
Details Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)
Details It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Jim
Details Lost Angel
1943
Policeman (uncredited)
Details Guadalcanal Diary
1943
Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
Details Headin' for God's Country
1943
Hugo Higgins
Details Daredevils of the West
1943
Red Kelly
Details Slightly Dangerous
1943
- (uncredited)
Details The Traitor Within
1942
Tommy
Details Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
Clifford Genet
Details Girl Trouble
1942
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Details Pardon My Sarong
1942
Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
Details Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
Clifford
Details In This Our Life
1942
Worker (uncredited)
Details Take a Letter, Darling
1942
Man Who Picks Teeth (uncredited)
Details Mississippi Gambler
1942
Everett - Desk Clerk
Details Who Is Hope Schuyler?
1942
Arthur Guerney (uncredited)
Details What's Cookin'?
1942
Doorman (uncredited)
Details Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
Clifford Genet
Details Fly By Night
1942
Garage Attendantt (Uncredited)
Details Hellzapoppin'
1941
Drafted Devil (uncredited)
Details They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Cpl. Smith (uncredited)
Details Bad Man of Deadwood
1941
Reports Burns is dead
Details Bad Men of Missouri
1941
Peg Leg
Details A Very Young Lady
1941
Sheriff Bill Stone (uncredited)
Details Jungle Girl
1941
Curly Rogers
Details The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
Clifford Genet
Details The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
Details Mr. District Attorney
1941
Cabbie
Details Dutiful But Dumb
1941
Headquarters Guard - Right of Door (uncredited)
Details Here Comes Happiness
1941
Bill
Details Blondie Goes Latin
1941
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Details Robin Hood of the Pecos
1941
Sam Starr
Details The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940
Lowery - a Reporter
Details The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940
Bud - Ranger Stenographer (uncredited)
Details The Border Legion
1940
Ticket Agent
Details The Bank Dick
1940
Reporter (uncredited)
Details Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
Clifford Genet, Window Cleaner
Details One Night in the Tropics
1940
First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
Details The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
Joe (uncredited)
Details Spring Parade
1940
Earl (uncredited)
Details Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
Clifford Genet - an Orderly (uncredited)
Details Flowing Gold
1940
Shorty Smith (uncredited)
Details Money and the Woman
1940
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Details The Boys from Syracuse
1940
Taxi Cab Driver
Details They Drive by Night
1940
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Details Girls of the Road
1940
Bartley, Bus Driver (Uncredited)
Details Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
Truck Driver
Details Shooting High
1940
Andy Carson
Details It's a Date
1940
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Details Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940
Counter Man (uncredited)
Details Charlie Chan in Panama
1940
Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi
Details Castle on the Hudson
1940
Bill - Prisoner Dispensing Clothing (uncredited)
Details Days of Jesse James
1939
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Details On Dress Parade
1939
Fort Lewis Sergeant (uncredited)
Details Meet Dr. Christian
1939
Benson
Details Too Busy to Work
1939
Stage Manager
Details The Roaring Twenties
1939
Cabbie (uncredited)
Details Espionage Agent
1939
Minor Role
Details Two Bright Boys
1939
Washburn
Details Flight at Midnight
1939
Stubby - Passenger Plane Pilot (uncredited)
Details Miracles for Sale
1939
Second Taxi Driver
Details The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
Pilot
Details Blind Alley
1939
State Trooper Stopping Fred
Details Rough Riders' Round-up
1939
Tommy Ward
Details Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
Pots and Pans Peddler (uncredited)
Details Society Smugglers
1939
Radio Expert
Details Wings of the Navy
1939
Reporter
Details Persons in Hiding
1939
Collins (uncredited)
Details The Mysterious Miss X
1939
Pete, a Policeman
Details Breakdowns of 1938
1938
Dunk Glover (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details Next Time I Marry
1938
Gas Station Attendant
Details The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Details Rhythm of the Saddle
1938
Dixie Erwin
Details How to Watch Football
1938
Yelling fan next to Benchley
Details Smashing the Rackets
1938
Joe - Hoodlum
Details Ladies in Distress
1938
Horace (1st Thug)
Details Law of the Underworld
1938
Henchman Bill
Details Hollywood Hotel
1938
Cameraman
Details The Invisible Menace
1938
Corporal Sanger
Details She Loved a Fireman
1937
Skillet Michaels
Details Missing Witnesses
1937
Detective Pete (uncredited)
Details Love Is on the Air
1937
'Dunk' Glover
Details Back in Circulation
1937
Murphy
Details Talent Scout
1937
Musselman - Writer (uncredited)
Details They Won't Forget
1937
Drugstore Clerk
Details What Price Vengeance
1937
Tex McGirk
Details Black Legion
1937
Ted Metcalf
Details Guns of the Pecos
1936
Jeff Carter
Details Laughing at Trouble
1936
Jamie Bradford
Details Let's Make a Million
1936
Character TBA
Details The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
Spudsy Drake
Details The Law in Her Hands
1936
Eddie O'Malley
Details The Walking Dead
1936
'Betcha'
Details The Petrified Forest
1936
Lineman
Details Miss Pacific Fleet
1935
Clarence 'Dutch'
Details I Found Stella Parish
1935
Dimmie
Details Shipmates Forever
1935
Lincoln 'Cowboy'
Details Here Comes the Navy
1934
Marine Orderly (uncredited)
Details