Don Haggerty
Acting
- Born:
- 1914-07-03
- Died:
- 1988-08-19
- Place of birth:
- Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
California Gold Rush
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
Baretta
Harry O
Starbird and Sweet William
Dirty Harry
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Rango
The Night of the Grizzly
The Loved One
My Mother the Car
The Legend of Jesse James
That Funny Feeling
The Great Sioux Massacre
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Killers
The Solid Gold Girl
My Favorite Martian
Petticoat Junction
Burke's Law
The Beverly Hillbillies
Hell Is for Heroes
The Beachcomber
Ben Casey
The Andy Griffith Show
Seven Ways from Sundown
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Lock-Up
Laramie
Riverboat
Bonanza
The Gunfight at Dodge City
Rawhide
Gundown at Sandoval
Some Came Running
Bat Masterson
Behind Closed Doors
The Texan
Bronco
The Man Who Died Twice
Cattle Empire
Blood Arrow
Day of the Badman
The Crooked Circle
26 Men
Jet Pilot
Leave It to Beaver
Maverick
Perry Mason
Sugarfoot
Have Gun, Will Travel
Back from the Dead
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Footsteps in the Night
Spoilers of the Forest
Fight for the Title
Panic!
Chain of Evidence
Calling Homicide
State Trooper
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Crashing Las Vegas
Telephone Time
Mobs, Inc.
Texas Lady
The Desperate Hours
Cheyenne
Gunsmoke
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Private War of Major Benson
I Cover the Underworld
Air Strike
An Annapolis Story
The Millionaire
Cry Vengeance
Naked Alibi
Studio 57
Return from the Sea
The Rocket Man
Loophole
Phantom Stallion
Take the High Ground!
Combat Squad
Letter to Loretta
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Roar of the Crowd
General Electric Theater
Four Star Playhouse
Denver and Rio Grande
The Narrow Margin
Bronco Buster
Wild Stallion
Sailor Beware
The Stooge
Callaway Went Thataway
Angels in the Outfield
Rhubarb
Lost Planet Airmen
Racket Squad
That's My Boy
Go for Broke!
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Cause for Alarm!
Quebec
Spoilers of the Plains
Gambling House
Vigilante Hideout
Armored Car Robbery
The Asphalt Jungle
Storm Over Wyoming
The Vanishing Westerner
Dynamite Pass
The Kid from Texas
The Sundowners
Sands of Iwo Jima
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
The Lone Ranger
South of Rio
King of the Rocket Men
Canadian Pacific
The Crooked Way
Rustlers
Act of Violence
Gun Smugglers
Angel in Exile
False Paradise
The Gentleman from Nowhere
That Lady in Ermine
Pitfall
Borrowed Trouble
Sinister Journey
The Dead Don't Dream
Silent Conflict
The Gangster
Problem Drinkers
USS VD: Ship of Shame
Back Door to Heaven