Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

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.

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Movies starring Eddie Acuff (166)

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)

Golden Egg Doorman (Uncredited)

Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)

Bus Driver (Uncredited)

Bungalow 13 (1948)

José Fernando

The Timber Trail (1948)

Telegraph Operator

Black Bart (1948)

Elkins (Uncredited)

Exposed (1947)

Policeman At Bentry Mansion Door

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

Wells Fargo Cowboy (Uncredited)

The Sea of Grass (1947)

Cattleman (Uncredited)

Buck Privates Come Home (1947)

Soldier (Uncredited)

Suddenly It's Spring (1947)

Man Retrieving Pajamas From Peter

Blondie's Big Moment (1947)

Mailman (Uncredited)

Lady in the Lake (1946)

Ed, Coroner (Uncredited)

The Bamboo Blonde (1946)

M.p. Sergeant (Uncredited)

Blonde Alibi (1946)

Ambulance Attendant (Uncredited)

The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)

Detective Jones (Uncredited)

The Flying Serpent (1946)

Jerry 'Jonesy' Jones

Meet Me on Broadway (1946)

Waiter (Uncredited)

Life with Blondie (1945)

Mailman (Uncredited)

On Stage Everybody (1945)

George (Uncredited)

Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)

Smokey, The Train Engineer (Uncredited)

Leave It to Blondie (1945)

Mailman (Uncredited)

She Gets Her Man (1945)

Boze, The Photographer

Belle of the Yukon (1944)

Miner (Uncredited)

Can't Help Singing (1944)

Cavalry Officer (Uncredited)

Something for the Boys (1944)

Blue Army Radio Operator (Uncredited)

Christmas Holiday (1944)

Steve (Uncredited)

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)

Taxi Driver #1 (Uncredited)

Lost Angel (1943)

Policeman (Uncredited)

Guadalcanal Diary (1943)

Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (Uncredited)

Fall In (1942)

Sgt. Topps

Girl Trouble (1942)

Taxi Driver (Uncredited)

Pardon My Sarong (1942)

Wise Guy At Gas Station (Uncredited)

In This Our Life (1942)

Worker (Uncredited)

Take a Letter, Darling (1942)

Man Who Picks Teeth (Uncredited)

Mississippi Gambler (1942)

Everett - Desk Clerk

Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942)

Arthur Guerney (Uncredited)

What's Cookin'? (1942)

Doorman (Uncredited)

The Lady Is Willing (1942)

Patrolman Murphy (Uncredited)

Fly By Night (1942)

Garage Attendantt (Uncredited)

Hellzapoppin' (1941)

Drafted Devil (Uncredited)

Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)

Reports Burns Is Dead

A Very Young Lady (1941)

Sheriff Bill Stone (Uncredited)

Jungle Girl (1941)

Curly Rogers

The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)

Pickpocket Victim (Uncredited)

Dutiful But Dumb (1941)

Headquarters Guard - Right Of Door (Uncredited)

Blondie Goes Latin (1941)

Cab Driver (Uncredited)

The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)

Bud - Ranger Stenographer (Uncredited)

The Bank Dick (1940)

Reporter (Uncredited)

Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)

Clifford Genet, Window Cleaner

One Night in the Tropics (1940)

First S.s. Atlantica Steward (Uncredited)

Spring Parade (1940)

Earl (Uncredited)

Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)

Clifford Genet - An Orderly (Uncredited)

Flowing Gold (1940)

Shorty Smith (Uncredited)

Money and the Woman (1940)

Mr. Jones (Uncredited)

They Drive by Night (1940)

Driver In Cafe (Uncredited)

Girls of the Road (1940)

Bartley, Bus Driver (Uncredited)

It's a Date (1940)

Ship's Steward (Uncredited)

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! (1940)

Counter Man (Uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

Dance Sailor Suspicious Of Kathi

Castle on the Hudson (1940)

Bill - Prisoner Dispensing Clothing (Uncredited)

Days of Jesse James (1939)

Train Conductor (Uncredited)

On Dress Parade (1939)

Fort Lewis Sergeant (Uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

Cabbie (Uncredited)

Flight at Midnight (1939)

Stubby - Passenger Plane Pilot (Uncredited)

When Tomorrow Comes (1939)

Second Bus Driver (Uncredited)

Miracles for Sale (1939)

Second Taxi Driver

Blind Alley (1939)

State Trooper Stopping Fred

Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)

Pots And Pans Peddler (Uncredited)

Persons in Hiding (1939)

Collins (Uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)

Dunk Glover (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)

Next Time I Marry (1938)

Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

Bus Driver (Uncredited)

How to Watch Football (1938)

Yelling Fan Next To Benchley

The Chaser (1938)

Photographer

Ladies in Distress (1938)

Horace (1St Thug)

Missing Witnesses (1937)

Detective Pete (Uncredited)

Talent Scout (1937)

Musselman - Writer (Uncredited)

Colleen (1936)

(Uncredited)

Shipmates Forever (1935)

Lincoln 'Cowboy'

Here Comes the Navy (1934)

Marine Orderly (Uncredited)

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