Don Haggerty
Actor
- Born
- July 3, 1914 · Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
- Died
- August 19, 1988 (age 74)
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.
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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
December 23, 1971
The Asphalt Jungle
May 12, 1950
The Killers
July 7, 1964
The Desperate Hours
October 5, 1955
Somebody Up There Likes Me
July 4, 1956
Sands of Iwo Jima
January 1, 1950
The Narrow Margin
May 3, 1952
Some Came Running
December 25, 1958
Hell Is for Heroes
June 26, 1962
Act of Violence
January 22, 1949
Pitfall
August 11, 1948
Armored Car Robbery
June 8, 1950
Acting95
- 1981California Gold Rush as Jake Brown
- 1981The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- 1977The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race as Sheriff Benedict
- 1973Starbird and Sweet William as Hunter
- 1971Dirty Harry as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1971The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler as Jake
- 1966The Night of the Grizzly as Sam Podds
- 1965The Loved One as Haggerty
- 1965That Funny Feeling as Policeman
- 1965The Great Sioux Massacre