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.
Filmography
all 131
Movies 87
TV Shows 44
Director 1
California Gold Rush (1981)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1981)
Baretta (1975)
Harry O (1974)
Starbird and Sweet William (1973)
Dirty Harry (1971)
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971)
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)
Rango (1967)
The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
The Loved One (1965)
My Mother the Car (1965)
The Legend of Jesse James (1965)
The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
The Killers (1964)
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
The Beachcomber (1962)
Ben Casey (1961)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge (1960)
Lock Up (1959)
Laramie (1959)
Riverboat (1959)
The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Gundown at Sandoval (1959)
Some Came Running (1958)
Bat Masterson (1958)
Behind Closed Doors (1958)
The Texan (1958)
Bronco (1958)
The Man Who Died Twice (1958)
Cattle Empire (1958)
Blood Arrow (1958)
Day of the Badman (1958)
The Crooked Circle (1957)
26 Men (1957)
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
Maverick (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
Sugarfoot (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Back from the Dead (1957)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
The George Sanders Mystery Theater (1957)
Footsteps in the Night (1957)
Spoilers of the Forest (1957)
Fight for the Title (1957)
Panic! (1957)
Chain of Evidence (1957)
Calling Homicide (1956)
State Trooper (1956)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Crashing Las Vegas (1956)
Telephone Time (1956)
Mobs, Inc. (1956)
Texas Lady (1955)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
Cheyenne (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
I Cover the Underworld (1955)
Air Strike (1955)
An Annapolis Story (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Cry Vengeance (1954)
Naked Alibi (1954)
Studio 57 (1954)
Return from the Sea (1954)
The Rocket Man (1954)
Loophole (1954)
Phantom Stallion (1954)
Take the High Ground! (1953)
Combat Squad (1953)
Letter to Loretta (1953)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953)
Roar of the Crowd (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Death Valley Days (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Denver and Rio Grande (1952)
The Narrow Margin (1952)
Bronco Buster (1952)
Wild Stallion (1952)
Sailor Beware (1952)
Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
The Stooge (1951)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Rhubarb (1951)
Lost Planet Airmen (1951)
Racket Squad (1951)
Go for Broke! (1951)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (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)
The Lone Ranger (1949)
South of Rio (1949)
King of the Rocket Men (1949)
Canadian Pacific (1949)
The Crooked Way (1949)
Rustlers (1949)
Gun Smugglers (1948)
Angel in Exile (1948)
False Paradise (1948)
That Lady in Ermine (1948)
Pitfall (1948)
Borrowed Trouble (1948)
Sinister Journey (1948)
The Dead Don't Dream (1948)
Silent Conflict (1948)
Problem Drinkers (1946)
USS VD: Ship of Shame (1942)
Back Door to Heaven (1939)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1914-07-03
Deathday1988-06-19 (73 years old)
Birth PlacePoughkeepsie, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDonald Francis Haggerty
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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