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Don Haggerty

Born
July 3, 1914
Died
August 19, 1988
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
Dirty Harry
(1971)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Canadian Pacific
(1949)
Cagle
Sands of Iwo Jima
(1950)
Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited)
Some Came Running
(1958)
Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)
Det. Andrews (uncredited)
Pitfall
(1948)
District Attorney's Man
The Killers
(1964)
Mail Truck Driver
Sailor Beware
(1952)
Lt. Connors (uncredited)
The Stooge
(1951)
Mr. Winston (uncredited)
Naked Alibi
(1954)
Matt Matthews
The Loved One
(1965)
Haggerty
The Desperate Hours
(1955)
Detective (uncredited)
Angels in the Outfield
(1951)
Rube Ronson
Hell Is for Heroes
(1962)
Capt. Mace
Rhubarb
(1951)
Policeman (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
(1956)
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Back Door to Heaven
(1939)
Jail Guard at Desk (uncredited)
USS VD: Ship of Shame
(1942)
Ship Officer (uncredited)
Problem Drinkers
(1946)
Fred Lane - Alcoholic (uncredited)
Pitfall
(1948)
District Attorney's Man
Silent Conflict
(1948)
Rancher #2
Gun Smugglers
(1948)
Sheriff Schurslock
The Dead Don't Dream
(1948)
Deputy Sheriff
Sinister Journey
(1948)
Harmon Roberts
Borrowed Trouble
(1948)
Lippy
False Paradise
(1948)
Deal Marden, chief henchman
That Lady in Ermine
(1948)
Angel in Exile
(1948)
Deputy Sheriff
Rustlers
(1949)
Rancher
The Crooked Way
(1949)
Hood
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
(1949)
Steve Stevenson
King of the Rocket Men
(1949)
Tony Dirken
Canadian Pacific
(1949)
Cagle
South of Rio
(1949)
Chuck Bowers
The Sundowners
(1950)
Sheriff Elmer Gall
The Kid from Texas
(1950)
Morgan
The Vanishing Westerner
(1950)
Henchman Art
The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)
Det. Andrews (uncredited)
Vigilante Hideout
(1950)
Jim Benson
Sands of Iwo Jima
(1950)
Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited)
Gambling House
(1950)
Sharky
Armored Car Robbery
(1950)
Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car
Storm Over Wyoming
(1950)
The Marshal
Dynamite Pass
(1950)
Sheriff
Go for Broke!
(1951)
Sgt. Wilson I. Culley
Spoilers of the Plains
(1951)
Ben Rix
Lost Planet Airmen
(1951)
Tony Dirken
Rhubarb
(1951)
Policeman (uncredited)
The Stooge
(1951)
Mr. Winston (uncredited)
Quebec
(1951)
Col. Jean Durossac
Cause for Alarm!
(1951)
Mr. Russell
Angels in the Outfield
(1951)
Rube Ronson
Callaway Went Thataway
(1951)
Director
Bronco Buster
(1952)
Dobie Carson
Denver and Rio Grande
(1952)
Bob Nelson
The Narrow Margin
(1952)
Det. Wilson (uncredited)
Wild Stallion
(1952)
Sergeant Keach
Sailor Beware
(1952)
Lt. Connors (uncredited)
Take the High Ground!
(1953)
Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
(1953)
Bill Crashaw
Combat Squad
(1953)
Sgt. Wiley
Roar of the Crowd
(1953)
Chuck Baylor
Return from the Sea
(1954)
Tompkins
The Rocket Man
(1954)
Officer Mike O'Brien
Naked Alibi
(1954)
Matt Matthews
Cry Vengeance
(1954)
Lt. Pat Ryan
Loophole
(1954)
Neil Sanford
Phantom Stallion
(1954)
Foreman Gil
Texas Lady
(1955)
Sheriff Herndon
The Private War of Major Benson
(1955)
Harold Hibler
Air Strike
(1955)
Richard Huggins
An Annapolis Story
(1955)
Lt. Prentiss
The Desperate Hours
(1955)
Detective (uncredited)
I Cover the Underworld
(1955)
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Mobs, Inc.
(1956)
Det. Barney Flannery
Crashing Las Vegas
(1956)
Henchman Tony Murlock
Calling Homicide
(1956)
Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
Somebody Up There Likes Me
(1956)
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Fight for the Title
(1957)
Gibson
Back from the Dead
(1957)
John Mitchell
The Crooked Circle
(1957)
Adams
Spoilers of the Forest
(1957)
Williams the Ranger
Chain of Evidence
(1957)
Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
Footsteps in the Night
(1957)
Detective Sergeant Mike Duncan
Day of the Badman
(1958)
Deputy Floyd
Some Came Running
(1958)
Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)
Cattle Empire
(1958)
Ralph Hamilton
Blood Arrow
(1958)
Gabe
The Man Who Died Twice
(1958)
Frank
Gundown at Sandoval
(1959)
The Gunfight at Dodge City
(1959)
Sheriff Jim Regan
Seven Ways from Sundown
(1960)
Durton
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
(1960)
Wes
Hell Is for Heroes
(1962)
Capt. Mace
The Killers
(1964)
Mail Truck Driver
The Solid Gold Girl
(1964)
The Bartender
The Great Sioux Massacre
(1965)
Senator Blaine
The Loved One
(1965)
Haggerty
The Night of the Grizzly
(1966)
Sam Podds
Dirty Harry
(1971)
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
(1971)
Jake
Starbird and Sweet William
(1973)
Hunter
California Gold Rush
(1981)
Jake Brown
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1981)
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