Don Haggerty
Acting
Born July 3, 1914 · 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.
Films (93)
California Gold Rush
1981
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
Starbird and Sweet William
1973
Dirty Harry
1971
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
1971
The Night of the Grizzly
1966
The Loved One
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
The Killers
1964
The Solid Gold Girl
1964
Hell Is for Heroes
1962
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1960
The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959
Gundown at Sandoval
1959
Some Came Running
1958
The Man Who Died Twice
1958
Cattle Empire
1958
Blood Arrow
1958
Day of the Badman
1958
The Crooked Circle
1957
Back from the Dead
1957
Footsteps in the Night
1957
Spoilers of the Forest
1957
Fight for the Title
1957
Chain of Evidence
1957
Calling Homicide
1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
Crashing Las Vegas
1956
Mobs, Inc.
1956
Texas Lady
1955
The Desperate Hours
1955
The Private War of Major Benson
1955
I Cover the Underworld
1955
Air Strike
1955
An Annapolis Story
1955
Cry Vengeance
1954
Naked Alibi
1954
Return from the Sea
1954
The Rocket Man
1954
Loophole
1954
Phantom Stallion
1954
Take the High Ground!
1953
Combat Squad
1953
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
Roar of the Crowd
1953
Denver and Rio Grande
1952
The Narrow Margin
1952
Bronco Buster
1952
Wild Stallion
1952
Sailor Beware
1952
The Stooge
1951
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
Angels in the Outfield
1951
Rhubarb
1951
Lost Planet Airmen
1951
That's My Boy
1951
Go for Broke!
1951
Cause for Alarm!
1951
Quebec
1951
Spoilers of the Plains
1951
Gambling House
1950
Vigilante Hideout
1950
Armored Car Robbery
1950
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
Storm Over Wyoming
1950
The Vanishing Westerner
1950
Dynamite Pass
1950
The Kid from Texas
1950
The Sundowners
1950
Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
1949
South of Rio
1949
King of the Rocket Men
1949
Canadian Pacific
1949
The Crooked Way
1949
Rustlers
1949
Act of Violence
1949
Gun Smugglers
1948
Angel in Exile
1948
False Paradise
1948
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948
That Lady in Ermine
1948
Pitfall
1948
Borrowed Trouble
1948
Sinister Journey
1948
The Dead Don't Dream
1948
Silent Conflict
1948
The Gangster
1947
Problem Drinkers
1946
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942
Back Door to Heaven
1939